Massive Ron Paul Banner Dominates Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester, Mass.—A massive banner featuring Ron Paul's mug is hanging off a building adjacent to Interstate 290 in downtown Worcester. The Osgood-Bradley Building, as it is officially known, is the unofficial headquarters for Paul activists in Massachusetts and in previous years had been leased by various Massachusetts Republican campaigns. 

To put this photo in context, the building is about 100 feet tall, meaning the banner is roughly 18 feet by 25 feet. It was constructed on the building's fourth floor "Liberty Clubhouse." 

According to artist Jon Allen it took three days to build and "hanging it up" was the easiest part.

Comments

[A Serious Man]

And that's the best image they could come up with?

[Shepard Fairey]

I have to pay my legal bills somehow.

[Old Soldier]

Is that the headquarters of KFC?

[sarcasmic]

I was thinking the same thing.

[fried wylie]

To put this photo in context, the building is about 100 feet tall

Or one could notice that it spans about 2 stories...but yeah, it's easier to math-it-out from the total height of the building...

And, Big, sure. Massive? nah.

[Joe M]

Are you suggesting its massless?

[fried wylie]

ohhhh, is that what the headline meant?

[Joe M]

it's

damn it

[Alack]

Today I am not ashamed to live in near Worcester.

[Old Soldier]

Looking at the picture, I'm reminded of one serveral of the many reasons I left.

[Pro Libertate]

Home of Worcestershire Sauce! Almost Boston! Land of the Jolly Free Giant!

[Episiarch]

No, no, and no.

Worcester is a shithole.

[Pro Libertate]

Welcome to Worcester! Pronounced "Spokane!" Means "red stick" in French.

[Episiarch]

I've never been to Spokane, but you can substitute Tacoma there and it still works.

[Pro Libertate]

Pronounced Takoma Park.

I've actually been to Worcester. Once. On the way to Boston in college.

[Name Nomad]

WUSS-TAH.

Funniest sentence said to me in Worchester: "I'm tryin' tah pahk my cah!" It took me a few to figure out what the esteemed gentleman was trying to convey.

[Old Soldier]

Home of dozens of empty factories, numerous second-rate colleges, an abandoned downtown, and an empty mall. I think Kahr Arms still operates a factory in Worcester (ironically given the state's hostility towards the 2nd Amendment).

[Alack]

Say what you will, but there is a gun store located next to a porn shop on Route 9. That alone gives me hope.

And guns. And porn.

[Old Soldier]

Is the "Gun Room" still there? Cool. I know Spag's is gone.

Technically, I think we are talking about Shrewsbury.

[Alack]

Yeah, I think that is Shrewsbury. But it's still Rt9, which is close enough for me. Although Worcester does have SUCH a beautiful, um, IHOP, I guess?

[Old Soldier]

Mechanics Hall was nice - hope they haven't screwed that up. Saw J. Geils, Rush, Dio, a few others back in the day at the Centrum, that was cool.

[Auric Demonocles]

You still should be. The only good thing in Worcester is that cute sales girl from work.

[Auric Demonocles]

And a nympho ex-girlfriend finishing her bachelor's. Not actually sure if that's good or not.

[fried wylie]

area, volume, and mass aside, it's a pretty snappy banner.

[Warren]

SO?

[sarcasmic]

Woostah!

[Jeff P]

But can Paul compete with the giant inflatable Polar Beverages bear?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brushbin/4123796118/

[Fist of Etiquette]

Wicked awesome.

[rho]

I make a motion to force cities to be pronounced as they're spelled.

"Workester"

[Old Soldier]

Wissta.

[Russell]

It would be more encouraging to see his head to replace those of the iron deer on the city's lawns

[Abdul]

Meh.

As they say in Journalism school, "Ron Paul Supporter hangs banner" isn't news.

"Banner hangs Ron Paul supporter," now that would be news.

[James Tran]

Revolution in a heartbeat

[anarch]

Nice, but if it doesn't come down the day he wins, I will shoot myself (thinking of Mao, Lenin, and all those who bozos who plastered their nations with their respective mugs).

Meanwhile, Go RP!

[Brian]

I've seen some epic Phish shows in Worcester. And I'll be there for two more in June. I look forward to seeing the awesome Ron Paul sign in person.

[jon]

Thanks for all the kind words.

[Shepard Fairey]

I have to pay my legal bills somehow.

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