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April 11, 2008

This Just In: Dodgers Have a New Official Baseball Jersey

Obama Dodgers Shirt 08
Photo by LAist News Editor Andy Sternberg

Wait, cancel that, reports The Smoking Gun in March:

Major League Baseball has forced the closure of an online business run by a Barack Obama supporter who tweaked team logos to create t-shirts promoting the Illinois Democrat's presidential bid. The web site Obamaofdreams.com began selling the $19.99 shirts last month and had more than a dozen versions available when an MLB lawyer sent proprietor Morris Levin a cease and desist letter threatening legal action...

The website, www.obamaofdreams.com is currently not accepting orders.

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The shirts were designed by Scott M.X. Turner from Superba Graphics and Uni Watch. I was going to buy the Dodgers tee even though the concept seemed a little inappropriate to me since Barack is a White Sox fan and the Dodgers have nothing to do with politics. I waited too long.

 

hmm a guy in one of my English classes has that shirt.

 
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