The New Yorker's Incredible Gaffe

[Terri]

By Carol Devine-Molin
July 17, 2008

It was a massive miscalculation. The liberal intelligentsia over at New Yorker magazine never expected to reinforce the fear-factor felt by many Americans on the subject of Barack and Michelle Obama. The intention of the magazine was to help alleviate concerns about the Obamas and expose the "politics of fear" ostensibly being perpetrated against the couple. However, the magazine's efforts backfired big-time.

Apparently, many Americans didn't appreciate the satirical nature of the magazine's cartoon cover, which depicted Michelle Obama as an afro-coiffed, AK-47 toting, Black Panther wannabe, bumping fists with her husband Barack dressed in full Muslim garb, in what appeared to be the Oval Office setting. Just for good measure, a portrait of terror chieftain Osama bin Laden was hung above a fireplace that contained a burning American flag. The scene was rife with noxious symbolism.

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[sdeakins]

Why do we perpetuate the theme that this perpetuates the Obama muslim fear factor? It's not fear of Obama it's the realization that Obama is a liar, a fraud and a racist.

[STEELMAN]

Oh Oh! The New Yorker is in deep trouble now!

Haven't they heard Obama's proclamation that all that kind of thing is "Forbidden" and "Untouchable?" Why, what would Allah say if Obama let that one slip by without his outright condemnation?

Such punishment would follow! Who wants to be "infested by the fleas of a thousand camels under their armpits!" Now THAT would be bad!

[SeniorAmerican]

Steelman you'll like this - I read elsewhere today that the great concern was not that the liberal intelligentsia would misinterpet the cartoon but that the citizens of Kansas wouldn't understand. Does that sound like an earlier "guns and religion" remark attributed to the "Man of Change".
Keying that caused me to think of Cervantes' windmill tilter. Don Quiote was also somewhat a novice as I recall.

[schillerbjr]

How much of Obama's $52 MILLION take in June went to The New Yorker to do this???




Something "smells" here!!

[dcg309]

Incredible!
The cover summed up very nicely the very real impressions of Mr. Obama and entourage that surfaced during the Hilary vs. Obama match up. Ironically, I believe that a confused liberal media might have caused him even more political damage. The cover represents fear. I do not believe American's on Election Day will vote for him if even one of these impressions might be true. We can project into the future our fate with McCain, but not Obama. We need a proven conservative War-horse to lead us not a junior Senator who just graduated from Washington’s' political K-3 program.
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