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Jul14
The Obama New Yorker Cover: Not Even Close to Funny

Obama_new_yorker_coverThis cover appears on this month's New Yorker magazine. How disappointing for a thinking-man's periodical to stoop to the lowest possible level to explain its position. I am embarrassed to even look at the image.

On so many levels, this is wrong. Just wrong. The image of the militant woman (ostensibly Mrs. Obama) disturbs me more than the parody of Obama in the traditional African garb. The images tell two different stories about how the Obamas are being perceived, even by the most liberal people in American.

Barack Obama's image is almost so literal that it doesn't meet the parody standard. It's simply a cartoon image of something that already came out. Michelle Obama's image is so far off base, so outrageous, it defies explanation. What, just because she has a voice and an opinion, and chooses to use her voice, she all of a sudden becomes a gun-toting Black Panther? It takes a small mind, indeed, to portray her in this way. Parodies are supposed to remind us of some sort of truth, however stereotypical, of the individual portrayed. The recognition of the irony unconsciously makes us laugh, even if it's inappropriate. I don't recognize this image as Michelle Obama. There is nothing in it that even slightly resembles her persona, even though the drawing itself is a remarkable likeness of her face.

I'm glad that most members of the media have come out denouncing the cover. I used to enjoy the New Yorker, but will purposely avoid it now. I don't want to read the prognostications of such juvenille writers and editors. Shame on the editor of the New Yorker for not knowing the difference between satire and racism.


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And to think that I actually believed that I had become too cynical to be appalled by the media any more...

No words can describe how low the "New Yorker" has gone. They are idiots and the editors should be fired. The cover is a disgrace.

Apparently the editorial staff of the "New Yorker" need to pick up a dictionary and open it to "S". Their definition of the word "satire" is more than slightly skewed.

This is so far from funny that you can't even see funny as a speck in the distance from here.

Another personal freedom that you are opposed to when it doesn't fit your own agenda. Let 'em make asses out of themselves. It was thought provoking and got people talking about the issues out loud instead of whispering about it a cowardly manner.

Let's review the casualties in your America.
1.) Freedom of speech. (and that include killing the comment about the new Iowa Democratic Party's Call Center in India, much to the chagrin of laborer across the state.
2.) Smoking (I can' wait til they do something about all you fat people).
3.) Freedom of religion.
4.) Etc. Etc. Etc.

"But don't mess with freedom of choice."

will Borack Hussein Obama help thoes of us who suffer enlarged swollen stinking bleeding infected hemorrhoids and uncontrolable drizzly diarrhea?

Wow... you are definitely a liberal and a kool-aid drinker (see Jonestown, Guyana). It is fun listening to the regular (conservative)listeners of WOWFM rip you a new one as you stumble over trying to logically answer their questions about B.H. Obama and liberal policies. Your appearance on Mac's World and WOWFM just goes to show that we don't need the Fairness Doctrine to listen to wackos on Talk Radio sources do we?

About Borack H. Obama, what can be expected from him? A lot of mistakes can be expected from him. When you are green and unexperienced like Obama or George W. Bush, Sarah Palin, or Jimmy Carter, etc. Obama has duel double citizenship, the USA and Kenya in SE Africa. Obama does not want his patriotism questioned, dodged military service, took 20 years to know his preacher,also campaigned in Kenya for his cousin Raila Odinga ; while campaigning in New Hampshire, USA, etc.Where is the story of Obama's house worth $1,300,000, Sniffing coke in college,friends with William Ayers, Tony Rezko, Rev. Wright that Obama put aside, or Ft. Pflager, etc.? Does he have a church now? Or is Obama still looking? After all he claims to be Christian. But he campaigns for his Muslim family in Africa also.All relatives from his father's side are Muslim in Kenya, SE Africa. Obama owes allegance and loyalty to both the USA and Kenya. Obama has duel Citizenship. That's why he does not put his hand over his heart when the American natioal anthem is played or the pledge of allegance to the American flag is said. Vote for who you want. One who stands up to Bush and his Republican Party 10% of the time like McCain. Or one like Obama ,who never stands up to his Democratic Party anytime? One like McCain who was a prisoner of war in the military? Or one like Obama who dodged military service? Obama never wore a military uniform because he never served or was in the military.

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