Posted on 07/13/2008 4:06:45 PM PDT by 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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Yeah, I did ... hope everyone else does. :)
yes!
and, it’s got to be a silver stake.
Only a cropped version is available for Mac users. /sarc
Satire! hell anyone can do satire. When FR does it it's calumny. So there! FR just got a whole bunch of recognition from the Washington Post, yeah the newspaper, for calumny.
Wot?
Good question: why did the ]Leftie] New Yorker do this?
You’re probably right. If it was Winnie, there would have been a burning tire in the drawing.
Because she's anti-second amendment for the people, but pro-gun for herself.
“Only a cropped version is available for Mac users. /sarc”
Nope was able to pull the image just fine on my mac. :D
It's also a caracicature of the Oval Office in the White House. Lampoon or not, that image is intended to show the "real" Obamas after he gets elected.
Even at 1024x768 the fireplace is barely visible without scrolling. At my preferred 800x600 I need to do a lot of scrolling.
Scroll over for cripes sake!
I think it’s cute,, the cover, not them.
I think it’s cute,, the cover, not them.
My first thought.
Hillary is behind this!!!!
Ooops...”caracicature” should read caricature. Typos are the bane of my existence, and spell checker is my friend.
The illustrator’s home phone number is on google. He might want to get that off of there ASAP.
I also checked his name at Open Secrets for donations, but the search returned no results.
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