Follow George!

As we've been discussing the Con-Con in class, the idea of following George Washington's actions came up a lot. Many people looked up to him as the most powerful man in America and approved whatever he approved. People worshiped him! And apparently, we should all still follow his example! I was walking through the New Trier library the other day and posted on a bulletin board was this poster. We've all seen the "cover your cough, stop the spread of germs" poster, but I've never seen the George Washington inspired one. It's a remake of his famous portrait by Gilbert Stuart. I thought it was interesting to see our founding father on a national CDC campaign. I wondered why the CDC decided to make this poster with George Washington instead, maybe, Barack Obama. But on the other hand I said to myself, 'hey, if George covers his cough, I'll cover mine', which is the main goal of the CDC. What do you think about the poster? (Sorry for the picture quality. I took it on my phone.)