Lacey's description, from Ebay:

The sixth painting in the Gawker series, which is an elaboration on the Rachel Maddow riding a be-saddled Keith Olbermann into battle with a lance and pancake shield against a comparably-though-perhaps-differently-armored Limbaugh riding Hannity suggestion. The suggestion was made before the full assention of Beck and includes a completely gratituous full bodied although one-legged Sarah Palin with pancakes on her head. Obama and Penelope the Unicorn insert themselves into the center of the fray but are powerless to stop the slaughter.

Provocative. Bid on this artwork that you, the Gawker commentariat, spawned, at Ebay.

[Previous paintings in the series here]

This is the sixth painting idea suggested by you, the bored Gawker readership, that pancake painter-to-the-stars Dan Lacey has executed, for the benefit of mankind. Previous works: Rush the Hutt, The Crucifixion of Octomom, S&M Goat Wedding, Mickey Rourke Chihuahua Pee, and Hoda and Kathie Lee Flapjack Wrestling.

Don't miss your chance to purchase this one-of-a-kind work of Tinsley Mortimer art. Bid for it on Ebay now.

It was all a big misunderstanding though. It probably just got flagged for having "Michael Jackson memorial ticket" in the description. So then Ebay put it back. But now they've pulled it down again. "Ebay has told me that they need to consult with their legal department before allowing the painting to be relisted," says Lacey.

What are you afraid of, Ebay? Is the truth about the MJ-JJ-Pancake connection a little "too much" for the boardroom types? We wouldn't want material like this falling into the wrong hands, hmmmm? You cannot hold the people down, Ebay. We are legion.

In the meantime you can buy this other MJ-related painting by Dan Lacey, which is equally dramatic:

It's on Ebay, so bid now. Wouldn't it make a great anniversary present for Frank, Kathie Lee, hmmm? True fact: Dan Lacey was on the front page of the Sunday New York Times one week ago. True fact.

[Previously in "Dan Lacey Paints Your Crazy Ideas": Mickey Rourke's Chihuahua Urine Bath, S&M Goat-Pancake Marriage, The Crucifixion of Octomom, and Rush the Hutt]

As always, you can buy this masterpiece on Ebay.

[Previously in 'Dan Lacey Paints Your Suggestions': Rush the Hutt, Octomom's Crucifixion, and S&M Goat.]

Dan explains: "Oh, the first one is from left to right Mark Levin, Rush Limbaugh (smoking a turd), Glenn Beck crying, Michael Savage, local radio host and Rush fill-in Jason Lewis, and Ann Coulter just for the heck of it."

You can purchase this majestic tableau on Ebay.

[Previously, paintings one and two]

You may buy this masterpiece for yourself, right there on the Ebay. Allegedly, Dan Lacey is going to paint the entire top ten list of your suggestions. A staggering thought. In the meantime here's a 'Where the Wild Obama Are':

As you recall: "Rush Limbaugh with a chained Princess Leia (Sarah Palin) and Michael Steele as C3P0." Winning idea by commenter saythatscool, congratulations! Your prize is a feeling of artistic and cultural satisfaction.

At left you see the early stages of the Rush-as-Jabba-the-Hut painting in progress, which the intrepid artist went ahead and started even before voting had concluded. This vivid tableau narrowly edged out "Rahm Emanuel, riding either a white Siberian tiger or an oversized grey wolf, leaping across a mountain of giant pancakes." Coming in third, with 26% of the vote, was "Rachel Maddow riding a be-saddled Keith Olbermann into battle with a lance and pancake shield against a comparably-though-perhaps-differently-armored Limbaugh riding Hannity."


The good news is that Dan Lacey has vowed to paint all of your finalist suggestions. We'll keep you appraised. Below, an earlier (scrapped) version of the winning Rush painting, which was also nice:

[Dirty Secret: Dan Lacey has vowed on his blog to paint all of the ten finalists, just because. Pictured are two already in progress. Vote anyhow!]

Mr. Lacey has proven to be receptive to suggestions from us, which is how we got that 'Nick Denton With Pancakes' masterpiece. Now we're looking for the single best suggestion from you, the edumacated readers of Gawker. You all love politics, pancakes, paintings, and things that look like they may have been inspired by peyote. It's a natural.

Put your suggestions in the comments. We'll pick the best ones [Note: they do not necessarily have to be pancake-themed], then let you vote on them next week. Then we will tell Dan Lacey to bring the vision to life, and he will, if he feels like it! Actually he says he is "Happy to participate." The last time we ran this sort of poll we created the classic slur "Nilla." That is the level of historic-ness you're dealing with here, people. Submit your ideas now!
[And you can bid on that Michelle Obama painting here]

One dude in Texas is extremely upset that Dan, the sexiest pancake renderer of our generation, is selling this artful version of that nude Madonna picture on eBay:

Well, the more I thought about this just-plain-creepy stuff, the more upset I got about it. This is not really art; it’s just ego-indulgence on the part of the artist. Why in the world anyone would want to buy this is beyond me.

Really.

So i complained to Ebay. The full-frontal stuff is a direct violation of Ebay’s TOS. The “Ugly Betty” stuff is just plain creepy. And the rest is just . . . weirdly inappropriate for a family-oriented site.

Family-oriented? What about the thousands and thousands of sex toys and stuff they sell? Needless to say, hefty bidding on this cartoon will serve as a powerful free market rebuke to the asexual wingnuts. [Fleshbot]

Lacey, our favorite American artist of the Hope Era, just finished this masterwork today. Each pancake represents one blog in Denton's buttery, syrupy media empire. The painting is now listed on eBay, at a starting bid of $0.99. How high could this work go? No amount would surprise me, frankly. It would be quite a coup for Graydon Carter or Tina Brown to have this one hanging on the office wall. Bid now. [Faithmouse.com]