Because every "political" post uses the same tag icon. And it's been the current US president for at least 13 years now.

Originally Posted by Miketheunicycle

i follow, i just don't like seeing obama's picture attached to this

I'm not getting into it.

Originally Posted by StephenYoung

You've been posting news for 13 years here?

I started a version of APnet when I was around 15. I'm 28 now. And we definitely had ~8 years of Bush being the icon, and at least ~4 of Obama.

Originally Posted by kidinthebushes

We shouldn't disrespect MLK with a Obama avatar.

I don't think it's disrespectful at all. I doubt many rational human beings actually do.

Originally Posted by Miketheunicycle

not exactly disrespectful, just has a different taste to it

I thought you weren't getting into it?

Originally Posted by StephenYoung

Wow, I had no idea this site was that old. Wiki tells me AP started in 2000, that's crazy.

I think that's when I actually bought the dot net domain name and made it about a lot of different bands and not just 4 or 5.

absolutepunk.8m.com I think was one of the original places, and then absolutepunk.dhs.org or something ...