The New Yorker Obama Cover

[sereneorange]

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[squidflakes.livejournal.com]

There is no option for "and I laughed my ass off"

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

heh.. that is what comments are for

[manraysky.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't say I was pisses so much as I think it was a poor choice, and the people who already believe that crap about him aren't going to see as satire.

[jbluemoon.livejournal.com]

Right! Exactly!

[udokeir.livejournal.com]

and the people who already believe that crap about him don't understand satire.

Fixed that for ya.

[wakeupkent.livejournal.com]

But if they already believe that stuff, it's not as though an image of Obama in a Captain America outfit with his wife in a US Army uniform giving George Washington a dap would change their opinions anyway, so what does it matter if they don't see it as satire?

[tydestra.livejournal.com]

The thing is that this is something very in step with the New Yorker magazine, anyone that is a regular reader or view at least of the editorial cartoons, know that this isn't so way out there. Of course with the super sensitivity thanks to this election, they [people on all sides] are making mountains out of molehills.

James William Bottom Tooth

[robert-fox.livejournal.com]

I saaaay yaaaah yeeaaah yeeeng yaaah yeeeh raaah.

[kinvore.livejournal.com]

He's got a bad enough image problem to overcome, this shit doesn't help. It's disgusting, and I'm sure many racists and right wingers are loving the cover (but not everyone who felt this was funny falls under those categories). However, I still support The New Yorker's right to be absolute fucktards.

[theclamsman.livejournal.com]

U r so smrt, it painz me.

[sdx.livejournal.com]

And those people that hold these views were somewhere going to vote for him anyways?

[kinvore.livejournal.com]

Nope but they use this sort of thing to convince others who may.

[juciest.livejournal.com]

No comment...

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaahaaaaahaaahaaaahaahaahaaahaahaaha!!

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

clarify

[juciest.livejournal.com]

Ummm, ok. I'm laughing my ass off because that is exactly the image I had pictured in my head when I thought of him.

I don't like him, I don't like what he stands for, I don't trust him, and I don't believe a word he's said. I'm not racist, I'm not a 'right-winger', I didn't want Hillary. I'm neither Republican nor Democrat; I vote based on the attributes, experience and how convincing I find the candidates to be. I don't feel he believes in this country, and that is based on his actions and his words. When I see him on television I just get a really bad feeling for this country.

[st-ranger.livejournal.com]

If that is the first image you picture in your mind when you think of Obama, then you are indeed a racist. Sorry.

[jbluemoon.livejournal.com]

Buncha haters I say!

They may have a right to say it- but I also have a right to grab and burn every copy that crosses my path!

[theclamsman.livejournal.com]

As an artist myself and an avid reader of TNY, I was able to see it for what it was. It's too bad all of these little effete "intellectuals" including Obama himself couldn't figure out the message to begin with.

[juciest.livejournal.com]

Oooh, the response I just got from a screened comment. If you want to start throwing names, we can just say Obama is racist for refusing to acknowledge his white 'roots'. Geez, back the hell up.

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

how does he refuse to acknowledge his white roots?

[juciest.livejournal.com]

Have you ever seen it? If so, let me know and I'll retract my comment. :)

I hate political discussions...I should have listened to myself and kept out...lol

But it is a funny picture. JMOSHO

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

well, there is the book he wrote where he wrote extensively about his white mother and grandmother.

There is the Television Ad with a photo of his mother and he talks about her dying of cancer.
http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/blog/2007/09/obamas_mother_in_new_ad.html

I could find more, but that seems to be enough, right?

[juciest.livejournal.com]

Yes it does, thank you for clarifying, and I now retract my previous comment. :D

I'm still not a racist, as someone else was rude enough to mention. But whutevah. :P

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

I don't think you are a racist.


(just misinformed *snicker*)

[juciest.livejournal.com]

I tried to go back and edit, but you had already replied...

"Yes it does, thank you for clarifying, and I now retract my previous comment. :D I've not seen the ad or anything else signifying his heritage from his mother's side, nor have I read the book, so that information was not readily available to me. I do know what I have read, how I've seen him portray himself, and I just don't care for any of it. Sorry if that offends anyone.

And I'm still not a racist, as someone else was rude enough to accuse. But whutevah. :P Lahdeedah."

LMAO.

And thank you. You may call me misinformed if that's how you see it. I appreciate any and all constructive criticism, but calling me names does nothing but let me see the true person behind the barb.

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

I haven't read the whole book. Just excerpts. Jack has read it all I think.

[juciest.livejournal.com]

Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! Give me the CliffsNotes version please! lmao

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

lol. You are so up for a "Obama is the Anti-christ" speech

[juciest.livejournal.com]

I already knew that. :|