Not Barack's Backside in Down and Dirty Magazine Cover

Hey, if you thought politics were dirty before, it just got dirtier.

The cover of November's RADAR magazine features a phony picture of Hillary Clinton naked with Rudy Giulian cuddling up to her and a bogus bare-butt Barack Obama.

Politicians and presidential candidates are open game when it comes to mockery. The term "politically incorrect" does not apply.

But what's this Photoshop cut and paste job trying to accomplish?

First, it's a parody of the once talked about Vanity Fair cover that showed Keira Knightley and Scarlett Johansson undressed with fashion designer Tom Ford (in Giulian's spot).

This cover will fool some, offend others and get lots of laughs in fraternity houses for sure.

But what's really funny is what the scandalous cover says about the magazine. Maybe RADAR is bitter because the candidates would not take a real picture for them or do a real interview.

Well, the truth is, RADAR can hardly be considered a real magazine. Please! A poll on "Who Would Jesus Vote For?"

These sort of silly MAD Magazine slash Weekly World News-esque covers are nothing new for RADAR. It's sorta their shtick when they are not trying to present serious and edgy journalism. And in the magazine business, each issue lives and dies by who's on the cover. RADAR must be on life support, somewhere next to Dennis Kucinich's chances at a presidential bid.

RADAR folded after publishing just three issues in 2005 and then made its most recent comeback with independent backers and hit the newsstands again early this year. Its cult following is sure to love this cover.

Recently, AOL Black Voices did a poll of the best Barack Obama magazine cover shots, real magazine cover shots, and wondered if the publicity could hurt his campaign.

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