Obama Voters Express Remorse. Or do they?

This is remarkable. Disenchanted Obama voters, in an echo of 2004's "I'm Sorry Everybody" campaign, hold up signs expressing their remorse over voting for Obama.

Wow, some people sure are fickle huh? And it's surprising, considering that Obama's approval ratings are considerably higher than his victory margin.

But if you're Glenn Reynolds, there could be no doubt.

"I'M SORRY:" Obama voters express their regrets.

Jonah Goldberg eagerly linked to Reynolds's post.

The Obama Apologies Via Instapundit. More of these to come?

But then sometime later, catastrophe! Oh no!!! The images are....gasp....FAKED!

Hastily appended Goldberg:

Update: Several readers want me to know the apologies aren't real. I never really assumed they were. I thougt the joke was obvious. But just in case: It's a joke.

Well, at least now we know what Jonah's tell is. He misspells words. I never would have thougt.

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Fake Obama Remorse Version

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Fake Obama Remorse Version

Michelle Malkin, who may be crazy but is great at spotting fakes (see, e.g., her dissent from the crazy lady with the backwards B carved in her face right wing drama), kindly called it a spoof from minute one.

But does this sound like a spoof? "The drones Obama voters have begun sending me photos expressing their sorrow in voting for the Won."

So I've written the proprietor of the website to ask for the names of the nice folks in the pictures. I was going to play along with the game, but instead I think it will be more amusing to find out where he got the images from.

Another interesting question that Douglas Ross, the website owner will face concerns appropriating the images in question. Sorry Everybody has a standard terms and conditions which gives them permission to display the images and use them however they like, but unless the unlikely scenario of Sorry Everybody photoshopping them took place, that permission does not extend to Mr. Ross's website.

I've taken screenshots of all the relevant sites in anticipation of the Stalinist revisionism that will doubtless ensue.

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Hey, this is James from Sorry Everybody. First of all, hello! It's nice to know that there are still people out there who chafe at my four-year-old website and try stiffly to parody it. But there won't be any legal fallout from Douglas Ross's project. Nor should there be!

Here's the thing about the photos on sorryeverybody.com: they have no legal licensing or protection whatsoever--no Creative Commons, no limited license, no rights reserved. They are public domain. This was on purpose. Submitters understood that under these conditions they had forfeited their reasonable expectation of privacy. They had to fill out zero forms, enter zero personal information, and in return the site made zero commitment to them. When it came time to make a book, I opened up a special submission queue that did have a legal disclaimer attached to it, which is what you'll find at http://sorryeverybody.com/terms.shtml...but that disclaimer doesn't apply to the photos on the site! They have been freely used in music videos, newspaper collages, and just absolutely huge amounts of parody--most of it much, much funnier than Doug Ross. It's what they like to call a free country, when they're feeling spunky! Mr. Ross, if you hear any heavy breathing about legal action, don't worry about it at all, it's totally unwarranted. I have no means nor desire to pursue it. Your creative output should be, and is, its own reward.

Awesome,
James

[twisted-european]

... and what would be the alternative, then? The Rushpublicans?