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Last week, in our catalog of the new cottage industry known as Blagojevich T-shirts, we missed another local artist who began marketing tees proclaiming Illinois the “Republic of Blagovia” way back when impeachment was still just a twinkle in Patrick Fitzgerald’s eye. Steve Harvey — apparently the lesser-known comedian — is a graphic designer employed by Southern Illinois University’s School of Medicine who spends hours in his basement creating designs mainly spoofing politicians and paying homage to retro motorcycles and cars. Originally from London, he’s also appalled by Sarah Palin, and created two shirts in her honor, “Alaskan Wolves for Obama” and “Sarah Palin — pretty vacant.”

“My wife says I like to poke the bear,” Harvey says. He sells his designs on RedBubble.com and Zazzle.com, and says he’s sold about 20 Blagovia shirts. “I don’t know who bought them, except one receipt shows two shirts were paid for with Australian dollars,” he says. Golly, we’re infamous