Obama Joker artist unmasked: A fellow Chicagoan

http://latimesblogs ^ | August 17, 2009 | Mark Milian

[Rebelbase]

LA times. The creator is a Palestinian living in Chicago. Article at link

[vox_freedom]

Here's the guy's photostream on Flickr:

khateeb88 Flikr page

Obviously has an affinity with Islam... curious, no?

[chris_bdba]

Not all Palestinians are muslin many were Christians and had to flee for their safely.

[GeronL]

Heath Ledger was OK I guess. I always thought he was trying to be a little bit Mel Gibson from Lethal Weapon and a little bit Mel Gibson from Conspiracy Theory...

[OneWingedShark]

>Those are pretty good thoughts for a n00b ;-)

I blame:
1) Having read the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and
2) Being able to think logically (CS major.)

[Windcatcher]

According to the article, this guy did **NOT** create the poster. He only created the Joker image on the Time cover. The person who isolated the Joker image and made the “socialism” poster is still unknown.

[Mount Athos]

I’ve seen so many versions of this but I really like the original one this guy made best.

[GeronL]

bump

[nufsed]

TIME mag Man of the year

[BunnySlippers]

He says he is a Democrat and that Obama is better than Bush. He says he likes Socialism. Whoever posted the posters used his image but added the word Socialsm,

Says he like Democrats on foreign policy, Repubs on domestic.

[Buck W.]

That was obviously painted by Dr. Seuss—the ears are three sizes too small!

[Yardstick]

Nah, he’s a big time Kucinich-voting lefty. This is him going after Obama as insufficiently/inauthentically leftist. The article quotes him as asking “what’s wrong with socialism?” if that tells you anything. (Note: He created the image but apparently someone else — the true hero — added the Socialism caption).

[ejonesie22]

How do we play the race card against a Palestinian?Easy:

Step One: Point out that Palestinians hate Jews.

Step Two: Make lots of videos and twitters and such about how the administration is the Jews best friend.

Step Three: Have an executive declaration by Obama making Sammy Davis Jr's birthday a national holiday.

Step Four: Point out that Sammy Davis Jr. was Jewish, therefore Palestinians must hate black folks.

See, it's easy...

[VisualizeSmallerGovernment]

First of all, who said being a socialist is evil?

By this logic, I guess it would be OK to caption the poster "Jew-Hating Muslim Terrorist" and plaster it all over Los Angeles again.

[Yardstick]

Yes, the usual suspects...

[PhiKapMom]

As far as I am concerned, he created the image which led to the poster. I wouldn’t be shocked to see a conservative put the socialism label on it.

Cannot beieve that Time even put that on their cover. This cracks me up. The only difference is that someone added socialism. Just looked at the picture on Time magazine and it is the same picture.

[Future Snake Eater]

(Note: He created the image but apparently someone else — the true hero — added the Socialism caption).

Ahhhh, that makes sense.

[bareford101]

My hat’s off to you Lurker. Watch for hidden cameras around buildings...

I’ve been trying with magazines in waiting rooms....

[bareford101]

yep, the LA guys really were on this first. God bless ‘em!!

[BAW]

I think it is art. Art makes us “feel.” And this most definitely makes us feel :-)

[rlmorel]

Doesn't like "socialist"? Maybe he will like this one..