When did we get the commercialization of every image?
I can see that a politician would want to dignify himself, however absurdly, by posturing before the flag;
![boehner](http://www.stanwashburn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/boehner1.jpg)
—but you would think that celebrities would object to having their presence brought to a visual standstill by tacky and obtrusive ad walls.
![Emmy-celeb](http://www.stanwashburn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Emmy-celeb1.jpg)
![celeb-272x300](http://www.stanwashburn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/celeb-272x3001.jpg)
And what are we to say about important public events smothered in commercial visuals?
![backgrounds](http://www.stanwashburn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/backgrounds.jpg)