Spoof poster of Obama's face painted as The Joker branded 'dangerous and mean-spirited'

Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | August 4, 2009

[Schnucki]

A poster depicting Barack Obama as Batman villain The Joker has been called 'mean-spirited and dangerous' by the U.S. President's supporters.

The image, which has been adopted by Mr Obama's critics, shows him wearing the white face paint and smudged red lips of the character most recently played by the late actor Heath Ledger. Beneath the picture reads the word 'socialism'.

The creator of the image remains unknown, but the website that first published the image crashed yesterday because so many had been attempting to view it. It has since been spotted in Los Angeles and Atlanta after it appeared in U.S. media.

The right-wing editor of the American Thinker website, Thomas Lifson, wrote today: 'It is starting.

'Open mockery of of Barack Obama, as disillusionment sets in with the man, his policies, and the phony image of a race-healing, brilliant, scholarly middle-of-the-roader.'

But the President's supporters have condemned the image, calling it 'mean-spirited and dangerous.'

A spokesman from the Los Angeles urban policy unit said that depicting the president as demonic and a socialist 'goes beyond political spoofery.'

The image comes as the President faces criticism over his plans to create a $1trillion healthcare programme.

Republican chairman Michael Steele first used the word 'socialism' in relation to Mr Obama two weeks ago as he slammed the President's attempts to push Congress into passing the healthcare reforms.

[Tarpon]

We need to get a joker ‘Harry Reid’ for a complete set of the evil ones.

[mlizzy]

Today, the birthday of Barack Obama, is also the Feast of St. John Vianney. He is well known for his battles with Satan. Here is a paragraph on him:

This extraordinary Saint spent all his time in the church: at the pulpit, confessionary or altar. At night when he returned to his house, one might think he would at least get a deserved rest. But no, a new fight started, this time against the devil. For decades he fought a nightly battle with the devil – whom he called Grapin – in which the devil physically assaulted him and tormented him with deafening noises and insulting words. On the night before a person particularly dominated by the devil would come to confess to St. John Vianney, the devil would inflict stronger torments on the Saint. Once he set fire to the Curé’s bed. In response St. John Vianney used to increase his special penances, flagellations, and prayers to win the graces for his words to effect the needed conversions.

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[pugmama]

Re Bush Hitler posters:

Some of those posters made it down to Argentina. We saw them plastered all over the place during a visit there.
It really made us mad.

[newfreep]

[Liberty Valance]

Here’s another one ...

Obama Image ‘Joker-ized Dark Knight-Style’ around L.A.
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/08/obama-image-joker-ized-dark-knight-style-around-la/

[KosmicKitty]

But portraying Bush as Hitler and making a movie depicting Bush’s assassination wasn’t dangerous or mean-spirited’??

Right!!!!

[Kozak]

Too bad lefties. Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind...

[wbill]

Laughter is the best weapon to use against tyrants.

And, by addressing this, the administration has ensured that millions more people will see the photo. For instance, I'd not heard of it until this thread was put on FR.

[GOPJ]

My point was the MSM was behind the Bush bashing. And the powerless are behind the Joker poster. Dems ARE the Establishment - we’re the radicals.

[astyanax]

Try and keep up.
That image was considered “patriotic dissent”...

[Kartographer]

My version:

[WaterBoard]

More Democrat Hypocrisy!

[WaterBoard]

[HelenaGrace]

It is not dangerous. It is a political/social commentary and both sides do it. And it’s covered by the First Amendment.

[griffin]

I’m making this into a ornament for my rear car window.

[WOBBLY BOB]

if you can send one that’s a full 8-1/2 x 11, I’d be interested in one.

[ichabod1]

I just read that Hitler didn’t have a clear citizenship when he ran for President of Germany for the first time. They had to sneak around and hurry up and appoint him to some civil servant position in Braunschweig, which gave him the necessary qualifications.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

[Dionysius]

I like it! Please, sir, may I have another?