Obama as witch doctor: Racist or satirical?

CNN ^ | 9/17/09 | Ashley Franz

[pissant]

Posters portraying President Obama as a witch doctor may be racist, organizers of Tea Party protests say, but they reflect anger about where he is leading the country.

The posters, showing Obama wearing a feather headdress and a bone through his nose, have recently popped up in e-mails, on Web sites and at Tea Party protests.

The image has stoked debate and cast attention on the rallies, which have drawn people Tea Party organizers describe as on the fringe and not representative of the overall movement. Their general viewpoint, leaders say, is that there's been too much federal government intervention, particularly concerning health care and taxes.

The witch doctor imagery is blatantly racist, critics contend.

Others remind that presidents get made fun off all the time, and the election of a black president has only made racially charged political satire more sensitive.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Most reasonable people would agree that the “Joker” poster is clearly not racist.

Some of the other images on this thread are pushing boundaries. Why rush into the trap that the race baiters have ... well, baited?

[Fresh Wind]

Wee wee, oh bah mah
Ting tang walla walla bing bang

[RatsDawg]

And www.protestwarrior.com

[paulycy]

[pissant]

Uh, it was a story by CNN, so I posted it. Besides, I frankly don’t give a flying crap what the commies think is racist. Never have, never will.

[Tarpon]

Is it Indonesian? Hawaian? He has so many choices.

I know his father’s home town in Kenya is still waiting for their bailout money.

I guess dressing up Bush as Hitler was OK.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

It's not a question of what the commies think. It's a question of what they can make reasonable independents believe. Some of these other images simply don't help the good guys — and some might actually help the commies.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Alvin?

Alvin?

ALVINNNNNNNNNNNNN !!!!!!!

[trisham]

In the sign he’s a doctor. That’s complimentary, isn’t it?

[Tidbit]

Racist, probably not. Poor taste, yes.

[pissant]

[pissant]

I’d take any average witch doctor over the marxist as president.

[mcshot]

Hey I don’t think the bastardo has the qualifications to be a witch doctor and witch doctors everywhere should be urined off.

[cripplecreek]

[trisham]

They’d do far less harm.

[RatsDawg]

[pissant]

Might even be pro-America

[rcrngroup]

ROFLMAO!!! This is best picture I have seen of 0bozo!!!!

[Excellence]

My first thought when I saw it was, “By the time 0bama gets rid of all the doctors because they quit, all we will have left are witch doctors.”

[perplyone]

There’s an earworm I’ll never be rid of! LOL!