Radek Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Does anyone know what OBAMAR8CK means? I can't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Where did you find that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairounette Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplayisawesome Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 it is supposed to represent BARACK OBAMA :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Well, the band while they were touring (before the 2008 election) were supporters of Barack Obama as the US President (why they would care about the US president so much I don't know) And since it says "OBAMA"R8CK I'm assuming it has to do with him. They were pretty outspoken about it (and still are) so I believe that is what it is referring to. Also, in the US that year, there was a liberal campaign to "Rock the Vote" that a lot of musicians supported. Basically, it was an effort to persuade young people to vote (because they usually vote liberally) and the unofficial symbol for it was R8CK (as in, rock in 2008). So that's what it means: Obama Rock 08 Hope I helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#42vera.inês Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Well, the band while they were touring (before the 2008 election) were supporters of Barack Obama as the US President (why they would care about the US president so much I don't know) And since it says "OBAMA"R8CK I'm assuming it has to do with him. They were pretty outspoken about it (and still are) so I believe that is what it is referring to. Also, in the US that year, there was a liberal campaign to "Rock the Vote" that a lot of musicians supported. Basically, it was an effort to persuade young people to vote (because they usually vote liberally) and the unofficial symbol for it was R8CK (as in, rock in 2008). So that's what it means: Obama Rock 08 Hope I helped. Thank you! It really helped! :) I've always wondered what that could mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackplay Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Yep, I remember this. Barack Obama in '08. @baw8cc, the US elections are followed worldwide and very closely. The USA is (economic problems or not) the most influential and powerful country. Whatever happens here will have a domino effect around the world. And other nations care because the USA put their nose in everybody else business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James. Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Nah, obviosuly you're all wrong and the CK stands for Car Kids :wacky: .... Sorry. :escaping: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kover Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I thought Coldplay were conservatives... I heard they supported conservative PM David Cameron and i'm pretty sure Fair Trade is a conservative thing. Maybe I'm wrong or maybe Coldplay is independent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplaymom Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I thought Coldplay were conservatives... I heard they supported conservative PM David Cameron and i'm pretty sure Fair Trade is a conservative thing. Maybe I'm wrong or maybe Coldplay is independent? You're mistaken. Coldplay, through Chris Martin, are very much liberal. Chris' parents were conservative though. I don't know if they still are. Make Trade Fair which is about showing fairness to farmers from 3rd world countries by not inundating their markets with subsidized and cheap goods from the west couldn't possibly be a conservative issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 @baw8cc, the US elections are followed worldwide and very closely. The USA is (economic problems or not) the most influential and powerful country. Whatever happens here will have a domino effect around the world. And other nations care because the USA put their nose in everybody else business. I'm aware, I was just hoping to buck the stereotype when it comes to typical US conceit. I thought Coldplay were conservatives... I heard they supported conservative PM David Cameron and i'm pretty sure Fair Trade is a conservative thing. Maybe I'm wrong or maybe Coldplay is independent? Psssh. MTF is one of the most liberal organizations around. The entire method of conservative economics are free market domination, so big businesses are more ruthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplayisawesome Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 @baw8cc, the US elections are followed worldwide and very closely. The USA is (economic problems or not) the most influential and powerful country. Whatever happens here will have a domino effect around the world. And other nations care because the USA put their nose in everybody else business. I'm aware, I was just hoping to buck the stereotype when it comes to typical US conceit. well, Chris's wife is also American and some (if not all) of the Coldplay boys do own houses in America, so it's not like they're totally unaffected by what goes on here. :shrug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoryABjerre Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 bah you know in the Pub Bar English for singles where I go, across from the Casino they are advertising with the image of Obama . I think he has put this time in 2008 not to campaign but more to advertise their Pub Bar for the smokers in room and track dancing :shrug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoryABjerre Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 You're mistaken. Coldplay, through Chris Martin, are very much liberal. Chris' parents were conservative though. I don't know if they still are. Make Trade Fair which is about showing fairness to farmers from 3rd world countries by not inundating their markets with subsidized and cheap goods from the west couldn't possibly be a conservative issue. I'm just off a thread, you know that the Swiss state does not much for Swiss farmers. the farmers have always demand to the state for their right to survive. and I forget the Swiss multinationals food kills them too. Make Trade Fair this is a good consept for multinational make better business by exploiting the poor more. Make Tade Fair for the bosses : people poors need not much money but stability and gives them little . and multinational to pay twice as much to consumers so the other half goes into the pockets of the bosses multinational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplaymom Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I'm just off a thread, you know that the Swiss state does not much for Swiss farmers. the farmers have always demand to the state for their right to survive. and I forget the Swiss multinationals food kills them too. Make Trade Fair this is a good consept for multinational make better business by exploiting the poor more. Make Tade Fair for the bosses : people poors need not much money but stability and gives them little . and multinational to pay twice as much to consumers so the other half goes into the pockets of the bosses multinational. I know that is not the Make Trade Fair that Oxfam and Coldplay advocate at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackColdplay Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 (why they would care about the US president so much I don't know) America is the most powerful and influential nation in the world so of course people care. The saying goes, if America sneezes the world catches a cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2GZWSqNviU]Mishka the Husky says "Obama"! - Dog Talking - YouTube[/ame] :smug2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crests Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 OMG CK IT MUST STAND FOR CAR KIDS!!111ONE edit: Nah, obviosuly you're all wrong and the CK stands for Car Kids :wacky: .... Sorry. :escaping: Oh, I got beat to it. :disappointed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carefulwhereyoustand Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I don't see how they could still follow Obama after everything he did (Or didn't do is what I should be saying) in the last 4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carefulwhereyoustand Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 America is the most powerful and influential nation in the world so of course people care. The saying goes, if America sneezes the world catches a cold. Really? Is that what they think about us in Europe? I always thought whenever we came up it was jokes about hamburgers in a southern accent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoryABjerre Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 well, Chris's wife is also American and some (if not all) of the Coldplay boys do own houses in America, so it's not like they're totally unaffected by what goes on here. :shrug: his wife Gwyneth is known at the same level of Obama so it is what influences people too. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/260429/20111202/gwyneth-paltrow-obama-gq-influential-list.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennartkbh Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Interesting Fact I don't really know, if this was meant to mean it, but i found out something really interesting: If you read the letters in a specific order, than it could mean the following: Barack Obama 8. I've made a picture to illustrate and explain clearer what has been said so far: https://www.dropbox.com/s/dl2zfklqtan5d4i/OBAMAR8CK.png Hope you can all open the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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