Apparently, they "fixed" it. It would have been better to explain that it was a metaphor for "bi-partisanship."
On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 9:58 PM, Ray Harrell <[email protected]> wrote: > That’s just silly. I have no trouble with the logo. **** > > ** ** > > REH**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *michael gurstein > *Sent:* Monday, August 08, 2011 10:48 PM > *To:* 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION'; > [email protected] > *Subject:* [Futurework] FW: [TriumphOfContent] Government logo fail of the > day**** > > ** ** > > **** > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *DOUG BURN > *Sent:* Monday, August 08, 2011 6:26 PM > *To:* Triumph of Content; gary > *Subject:* Re: [TriumphOfContent] Government logo fail of the day**** > > **** > > But, what is also very disturbing are the possible antecedent logos from > the 30s in Europe as Italy and Germany embraced modernism and various > nationalist groups such as British Union of Fascist adopted modernist logos. > **** > > **** > > > This looks bad, very bad.**** > > **** > > Doug > > --- On *Mon, 8/8/11, gary <[email protected]>* wrote:**** > > > From: gary <[email protected]> > Subject: [TriumphOfContent] Government logo fail of the day > To: "Triumph of Content" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, August 8, 2011, 7:27 PM**** > > **** > > **** > > **** > Sent to you by gary via Google Reader:**** > > **** > > **** > Government logo fail of the > day<http://michellemalkin.com/2011/08/07/government-logo-fail-of-the-day/> > **** > > via Michelle Malkin <http://michellemalkin.com/> by Michelle Malkin on > 8/7/11**** > > ** ** > > **** > > This is like an Onion parody on steroids. Only it’s 100 percent real.**** > > Inspired by President Obama’s “Sputnik moment” speech back in > January<http://michellemalkin.com/2011/01/26/obamas-sputter-nik-moment-cash-for-education-clunkers/>, > the government-sponsored Smithsonian Institute has launched a new blog > called “Department of > Innovation”<http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/2011/07/welcome-to-the-department-of-innovation/>. > As they describe it:**** > > *Seems a long time ago, but it was only back in January when Barack Obama > told us that America had reached a “Sputnik moment.” He was referring to the > competition with China to be the Big Dog of the 21st century global economy, > but the subtext was that the country needs an attitude adjustment, that we > need to start channeling Silicon Valley, a place where people may pledge to > “Do no evil” but the true religion is innovation.***** > > It made for one fine sound bite. But it hasn’t exactly inspired a bunch of > innovation rallies and bake sales. So *in the spirit of banging the drum > for new ideas and fresh thinking, this blog will track all things > innovative, not just in science and technology, but also in how we live, how > we learn, how we entertain ourselves.***** > > Sharp-eyed reader Rob M. certainly found the “Department of Innovation”s > logo entertaining. You will, too.**** > > Take a closer look:**** > > **** > > As Rob wrote me this morning: “Check out the logo. 3 interlocking gears > arranged in this fashion will not move in any direction. They are > essentially locked in place. Which when you think about it, is a perfect > analogy of today’s government!”**** > > Also a perfect analogy for a hapless administration’s pretense of > entrepreneurial > expertise<http://michellemalkin.com/2011/02/03/white-house-academic-with-zero-business-experience-explains-startup-america/>: > Total non-starter.**** > > And that, my friends, is your government logo fail of the day…**** > > ******* > > Another commenter at the Smithsonian blog also > noticed<http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/2011/07/welcome-to-the-department-of-innovation/#comment-31>: > “I love this feature. I thought, however, that I would comment on the > Department of Innovation meshing gears logo. The gears can’t turn. Perhaps > that was the intended effect?”**** > > Yeah, that’s the ticket.**** > > Our commenter > Cynosura<http://michellemalkin.com/2011/08/07/government-logo-fail-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1159777>adds: > “Not to pick at nits, but the position of the gears (interlocking, > thus unable to turn) is not the only problem with the logo. The gear pitch > (space between tooth centers) is not consistent. I realize that it’s a logo > and not a technical drawing, but it hurts my eyes to look at it. 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