Designs for Democracy

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The mid October public service announcement from MoveOn.org followed a familiar pattern. A high profile director, in this case The Bourne Identity's Doug Liman, filmed celebrity actors from the cast of soap opera Gossip Girl and photogenic "real" people promoting a message in support of Barack Obama. In this particular ad, teen heartthrob Penn Badgley brandishes a baseball cap printed with the slogan "Drill Baby Drill" in outrage at the sentiment of the Republican slogan.