Scare Tactic — Obama Slams Muslim Portrayal [New Yorker]

Politico ^ | 07/13/08 | Mike Allen

[BunnySlippers]

Scare Tactic — Obama Slams Muslim Portrayal By: Mike Allen

The Obama campaign is condemning as “tasteless and offensive” a New Yorker magazine cover that depicts Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in a turban, fist-bumping his gun-slinging wife.

An American flag burns in their fireplace.

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

The Obama campaign quickly condemned the rendering. Spokesman Bill Burton said in a statement: “The New Yorker may think, as one of their staff explained to us, that their cover is a satirical lampoon of the caricature Senator Obama's right-wing critics have tried to create. But most readers will see it as tasteless and offensive. And we agree."

The issue, which goes on sale Monday, includes a long piece by Ryan Lizza about Obama’s start in Chicago politics.

At a press availability Sunday afternoon in San Diego, Senator Obama was asked, according to a transcript by 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, shrugging incredulously: “I have no response to that.”

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[Onelifetogive]

I hope you are kidding?

It was a play on the incompatibility of iPods and the business model of iTunes...

[BOBTHENAILER]

The same way the Jesse rant helps B. Hussein, this will help. The New Yorker is a lib rag, and I'd wager that Obama's handlers are in on the scam.

I've skimmed thru all posts and yours is the only one I agree with (I coulda missed one).

This is nothing more than an attempt to diffuse the obvious truth depicted and the Obamination and the New Yorker are COUNTING ON THE BACKLASH, to assist the whitewash.

This is NO DIFFERENT than Hillary dumping all sorts of versions of the truth about Bill's predilictions, and/or his accusers, to diffuse the real truth.

[Miss Didi]

Whether it was done to help or hurt Barry, it will still hurt him as it gets people thinking. I believe McCain already responded by saying it was offensive...but then what was he supposed to say.

[flyfree]

Obama: 9/11 Attack The Result Of Attackers’ “Fundamental Absence Of Empathy”

http://minx.cc/?post=268429

[DCPatriot]

I agree.

It’s the ultimate focus group, if it was initiated by the Obama campaign.

If so, they’re peeing into the wind...because as you said it gets people thinking.

Thinking about their backgrounds. Triggering memories of Jeremiah Wright, and not being proud of their country.

LOL! This guy is going down.
But again...who benefits from this cover coming out pre-Denver?

[Gargantua]

Screensaver version for those who want one

[Kiss Me Hardy]

You wrote: “I dropped it because Tina Brown was destroying it.”

Yep. First thing she killed were McPhee’s wonderful pieces on geology and the merchant marine and strange flying machines.

[satan]

This issue of the magazine will get pulled faster than the Obama sock-monkey.

[Jeff Chandler]

You need to host it online somewhere. Then, while viewing the hosted photo in your browser, right-click the photo and select "properties".

Then copy the "location" and paste it in the "Your Reply" box (where you type your post). The location code will look similar to this:

http://b9.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01547/96/74/1547164769_l.jpg

Then type <img src=" before the pasted text and "> after the text so that it looks like this:

<img src="http://b9.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01547/96/74/1547164769_l.jpg">

The photo will then appear on the web page like this:

[princeofdarkness]

The black electorate are the ultimate sheeple. If the Dems stayed in power and wanted to reintroduce slavery, they would still vote 85% to 90% for them.

[jan in Colorado]

Thanks for the ping, Fred!

WOW. I have NEVER seen any liberal publication be so truthful and accurate!

Oh, wait...it's suppose to be satire. LOL

[Selmore]

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:TmNpTA09tvmd6M:http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/Islamic%2520Rage%2520Boy.jpg

[Selmore]

it didnt work

[Selmore]

<img src=http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:PwNUXV3CmUuu1M:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo.cms%3Fmsid%3D2164429

[Selmore]

[schu]

It looks like the Obamination is looking over his shoulder. Who does he think is sneaking up on him?

schu

[Borges]

The only people to read The NYer are lib elites.

That's not true. Their Arts writing is quite good. As is the fiction (sometimes).

[dennisw]

There's nothing counter-intuitive about it. You don't realize how concentrated BHO's image consultants and their friends in the media are on the island of Manhattan. This is not an attack by any means.

Sure it's incestuous over there. But I doubt Obama's people had any influence on the New Yorker cover. At best they got a heads up

My take is the New Yorker did this cover to show it is hip and edgy and to boost circulation. Maybe a few Hillary supporters over there too

[dennisw]

Cartoonist Barry Blitt Defends New Yorker Cover

http://www.theimproper.com/Template_Article.aspx?IssueId=4&ArticleId=1910

[Miss Didi]