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Ya can't make it up (New Yorker Obama Cover)
Politico ^ | July 13, 2008 | Mike Allen

Posted on 07/13/2008 3:32:05 PM PDT by Vision

The New Yorker says it’s satire. It certainly will be candy for cable news.

At a press availability Sunday afternoon in San Diego, Senator Obama was asked, according to the diligent Maria Gavrilovic of CBS News: “The upcoming issue of the New Yorker, the July 21st issue, has a picture of you, depicting you and your wife on the cover. Have you seen it? If not, I can show it to you on my computer. It shows your wife Michelle with an Afro and an AK 47 and the two of you doing the fist bump with you in a sort of turban-type thing on top. I wondered if you’ve seen it or if you want to see it or if you have a response to it?”

Obama (shrugs incredulously): “I have no response to that.”

Priceless stage direction by Maria.

The magazine explains at the start of its news release previewing the issue: “On the cover of the July 21, 2008, issue of the The New Yorker, in ‘The Politics of Fear,’ artist Barry Blitt satirizes the use of scare tactics and misinformation in the Presidential election to derail Barack Obama’s campaign.”

I’m sure Senator Obama is oh-so appreciative for The New Yorker’s help.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: blueturban; husseinobama; newyorker; obama; propagandawingofdnc
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To: FunkyZero
hey, that could just as easily be a mini 14

The lib artist wouldn't know the difference, or care.

81 posted on 07/13/2008 5:10:49 PM PDT by Misterioso
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To: rbg81
The cover is an instant classic. I want the poster!!

It could turn out to have historic significance, like the daisy-child in 1964.

82 posted on 07/13/2008 5:12:58 PM PDT by Misterioso
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To: Sunbunny

Looks like the American Flag to me as well.


83 posted on 07/13/2008 5:16:31 PM PDT by Northern Yankee (Freedom Needs A Soldier)
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To: Vision

Satire my foot. They know that 90% of the people who see this cover will just take it as The New Yorker’s POV. The highbrow left just shot a torpedo at Obama.


84 posted on 07/13/2008 5:17:33 PM PDT by TigersEye (Berlin '36 Olympics for murdering regimes Beijing '08)
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To: Vision
Indexing RELATED threads:
Ya can't make it up (Obama in turban and Michelle w/ Afro toting AK-47 on The New Yorker cover)
 
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Ya can't make it up (New Yorker Obama Cover)
 
07/13/2008 3:32:05 PM PDT · by Vision · 82 replies · 2,270+ views
Politico ^ | July 13, 2008 | Mike Allen

85 posted on 07/13/2008 5:20:43 PM PDT by RonDog
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To: Vision
perhaps this will be the equivalent of dukakis in a tank or kerry trying to look tan.


86 posted on 07/13/2008 5:21:20 PM PDT by new cruelty (don't believe the hype)
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To: brushcop
That is one heck of a hard-hitting cartoon! Good stuff. Down with the Marxists!! I don’t know the cartoonist’s real intent here but it’s sure NAIL = HEAD.

From what I understand the artist's real intent was to satirize people like you (and me)! :-)

87 posted on 07/13/2008 5:30:02 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: Vision

Notice that his “left” foot is standing on the American Eagle’s throat


88 posted on 07/13/2008 5:33:11 PM PDT by 101viking
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To: Vision

Keyword blueturban added.


89 posted on 07/13/2008 5:38:22 PM PDT by OKSooner
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To: new cruelty

Each picture sums up the loser quite nicely.


90 posted on 07/13/2008 5:40:09 PM PDT by Vision (The light of the body is the eye, if your eye is true all your body will be full of light. Matt 6:22)
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To: 101viking

Didn’t notice that. Perfect.


91 posted on 07/13/2008 5:40:42 PM PDT by Vision (The light of the body is the eye, if your eye is true all your body will be full of light. Matt 6:22)
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To: Vision
I truly cannot believe how many people on this thread actually think this is a hard-hitting depiction and either a) feel sorry for Obama or b) think this is the work of HRC's people behind the scenes.

Please get with it.

The advert, profile, focus group, and image people working for Obama live and usually work within walking distance of the cartoonists, writers and editors for the New Yorker. They go to the same parties and have drinks (and sex) with each others wives and/or boyfriends. This cartoon is part of the makeover Obama is currently enjoying by virtue of his -- completely unchallenged -- move to the center. This cover will generate gazillions of dollars in free publicity and was undoubtedly timed to go on sale and was thoroughly vetted and coordinated by Obama's people. The best thing you could do is ignore it. It's not a cheap shot at Obama. It's the furthest thing from that. It's also not simply making fun of people like us. It's an attempt to draw the uncommitted into the "kewl kidz kamp" by getting them to identify with how ridiculous it is to portray these nice middle American folks as leftists or race baiters.

Its all part of the BIG SHOW.

92 posted on 07/13/2008 5:46:55 PM PDT by FredZarguna (This tag line dedicated "To the Socialists of all Parties." Even those posting on FR.)
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To: ken21
"do you get the idea that some liberals are quietly sabotaging al obama’s campaign?"

Did the movie "Wag the Dog" hurt Clinton? All of this is truth as fiction before the election. Soon it is "old loonie toons right wing conspiracy stuff".

These guys are experts at propaganda.

yitbos

93 posted on 07/13/2008 5:58:15 PM PDT by bruinbirdman ("Those who control language control minds." - Ayn Rand)
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To: bruinbirdman

Finally somebody who gets it. See post #92.


94 posted on 07/13/2008 6:00:23 PM PDT by FredZarguna (This tag line dedicated "To the Socialists of all Parties." Even those posting on FR.)
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To: 101viking

And Obamao voted to ban Ak-47’s....

Spot on Cartoon, notice the sly look the Obamao is giving over his “left” shoulder?


95 posted on 07/13/2008 6:01:53 PM PDT by padre35 (Conservative in Exile/ Romans 10.10/Eze 11.2)
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To: bruinbirdman

are you a frat man?


96 posted on 07/13/2008 6:07:44 PM PDT by ken21 ( people die + you never hear from them again.)
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To: Chgogal
"Did the New Yorker include the pictures of Obama’s Texas Staff with their delightful posters of Che in their office?"


yitbos

97 posted on 07/13/2008 6:11:17 PM PDT by bruinbirdman ("Those who control language control minds." - Ayn Rand)
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To: plain talk
“From what I understand the artist's real intent was to satirize people like you (and me)! :-) “

Of course that is the reason, they would certainly all be Obama supporters there.

But I think they made a mistake doing this and it will hurt their guy Obama.

I will buy my first copy of the New Yorker.

98 posted on 07/13/2008 6:21:37 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland ("We have to drain the swamp" George Bush, September 2001)
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To: bruinbirdman; Squantos
Much appreciated bruinbirdman and I know you will appreciate pictures of Obama’s finer acquaintances, Squantos. /s
99 posted on 07/13/2008 6:37:32 PM PDT by Chgogal (Voting "Present" 130 times might be a sign of a smart politician. It is not a sign of a good leader.)
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To: Misterioso

It could turn out to have historic significance, like the daisy-child in 1964.


Concur.


100 posted on 07/13/2008 6:40:58 PM PDT by rbg81 (DRAIN THE SWAMP!!)
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