Days after he first used a logo simlar to the seal of the president his campaign then “retired” the image after, and possibly because of, criticism.

When the altered seal was unveiled last Friday in Chicago, it raised eyebrows and prompted comments about how presidential it looked. The Republican National Committee gleefully ridiculed it as a prop.

Jen Psaki, a spokeswoman for Obama’s campaign, said Monday that the altered seal would not be used again. She said it was only intended for that event, in which Obama held a round-table discussion with Democratic governors.

— Obama campaign retires graphically altered presidential seal 23 Jun 2008

Barack Obama: vero possumus 20 Jun 2008

Herrle’s opened their strawberry fields on Friday, so on Saturday I wanted to go pick some.

Many still had to ripen, but I picked about six pounds of good ripe berries.

The berries are precious cargo. See how they get buckled in.

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