Welcome to 2L4O!

[Latest update: 2/9/10 at 9:34AM ET. See below.]

Every day, more left-of-center Americans conclude that Barack Obama doesn't represent their liberal values. Yet the mainstream media still treats President Obama's left-side critics as all-but-non-existent.

If you exist, and if you want others to recognize that Obama is mistaken to neglect the liberal base — both for our support and for the advantages of liberal policy — deck yourself out in 2L4O shirt!

When you order, be sure to specify which blog sent you here, and a portion of the proceeds will go to that blog.

Many thanks to Correntewire.com for being the first site to promote 2L4O merchandise! If you're interested in having your site participate, please drop me a line at vastleft AT vastleft DOT com.

Notes:

• Use the order form in the right margin
• Shirts are $16 each
• Shipping (U.S. only at this time) is $4 for the first shirt; add $2 for each additional shirt
• PayPal account not required — just specify a major credit card during checkout
• Shirts are silk-screened, 100% cotton, with white printing on black
• Please allow 2-3 weeks for shipping (though we'll make every effort to ship your order out faster). We could do this faster using a site like Cafepress, but by ordering from a local firm, the quality is much better.
• E-mail confirmations aren't automatic; I'll send you one out manually once I see your order.

Thanks,
Vastleft

Update 2/9/10:

Thanks to Avedon Carol at The Sideshow for promoting 2L4O!

Thanks to Bryan at Why Now?, LarryE at Lotus - Surviving a Dark Time, William at Pa^2 Patois, and SPIIDERWEB™ for posting about 2L4O!

Update 2/7/10:

Thanks to Mike Finnigan at Crooks and Liars for featuring 2L4O in "Mike's Blog Roundup"!

Update 2/5/10:

Thanks to mystrbreeze at UN-Original Thoughts for putting in a nice word for 2L4O.

Note: today is the Day of Shame anniversary.

Update 2/4/10:

Thanks to Tennessee Guerilla Women for becoming the sixth 2L4O promotional partner!

Also, 2L4O is preparing to order its next batch of shirts, which will be union/American-made apparel. We'll be donating a portion of the proceeds from the remainder of the first batch to a charity that helps the Haitian poor and working poor. Details to come.

Update 2/2/10:

Some potential customers have suggested that we use union-made / American-made shirts only. That suggestion rings especially relevant, because the first batch of shirts came in (even our vendor doesn't ordinarily know the manufacturer/origin of the shirts at order time) from Gildan, manufactured in Haiti.

Given concerns about the conditions at such manufacturers, we will be insisting on union-made (and probably American-made) goods for subsequent stock and will offer anyone who's already purchased a shirt from our first batch the option of:

* A refund
* Receiving the items as made
* Receiving a union-made shirt once they become available

It appears that the price will necessarily increase when we switch to union-made shirts, but we will honor the current price for prior purchasers who choose the third option.


Update 2/1/10:

The shirts have arrived! I'll be mailing them out tomorrow. Thanks to all you early supporters of 2L4O!


Update 1/31/10:

Thanks to Wampum, home of the legendary Koufax Awards, for helping promote 2L4O!


Update 1/30/10:

Thanks to montag at The Burned Over District for describing 2L4O as being "part of the vast majority of Americans." If the administration keeps pushing conservative policies and frames, more and more of the majority who voted to get leftward change will inevitably conclude that the president is to the right of their values and political agendas.


Update 1/27/10:

Thanks to Nomi at I Dreamed I Saw Grace P. Last Night for putting in a kind word for 2L4O, with commissions pledged to No Blood for Hubris.


Update 1/24/10:

Thanks to No Blood for Hubris for being the fourth 2L4O promotional partner!

Thanks to Blue Lyon for helping promote 2L4O! She has pledged her commissions to Doctors Without Borders.


Update 1/22/10:

Thanks to all the first-day purchasers!

Thanks to The Widdershins for being the second promotional partner for 2L4O. Madamab has been kind enough to pledge her commissions to Lambert at Correntewire.

And thanks to commenter Alex01 who had this nice thing to say at commondreams.org:

Have you seen the new t-shirts at CorrenteWire.com? They're wonderful! I can't get the graphic to post here, but it says:

"2L4O"
Too Liberal for Obama

Of course, you have to see it, as this description does it no justtice. Here are the links to both CorrenteWire and the original blog for the shirts. I predict they will be very popular, based on the comments at CW!

http://www.correntewire.com/are_you_2l4o

http://2l4o.blogspot.com/