when he posted this picture on his website as a reprimand, or perhaps as an insult to President Bush. The image is comprised of the photographs of soldiers killed in Iraq. The artist American Left created the image, and agrees with Michael Moore's interpretation of the work. However, in his description of the work, the artist also notes the following (thanks to Michelle Malkin):
I'd also like to point out that 'War President' is an image. It is not a textual statement or rhetorical argument. An image is like an empty room and any message that one reads in that room necessarily came in the baggage one carried when one walked in the door. (emphasis added) If I made a mosaic of George Washington composed of images of the American dead from the revolution, would viewers likely take that image as an indictment of Washington? I submit that they would not. It would be viewed as a monument to the dead and a celebration of a great leader, a somewhat maudlin monument maybe but surely not offensive.
So, basically, take from it what you will - my feeling is along the "monument to the dead" and "celebration of a great leader" lines. You can decide for yourself.
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