But this one, The New Yorker's Obama terrorist cartoon, goes to the bottom of the pile.
That spot's currently held by Radar magazine, which plastered a bare-butt Obama and a horny-looking Hilliary on the cover last year. (Beware of slide 13 in the gallery)
First off, I'd never be caught dead reading a copy of the latte-drinking-elitist-mag that is The New Yorker. And if Obama was really a latte-drinking-elitist (like some of his white supporters are) he would not have come out with an ultra-sensitive response to The New Yorker's "The Politics of Fear" cover story. ...
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Obama's response was to call the piece "tasteless and offensive."
Exactly, tasteless and offensive are the first two considerations magazines make when deciding what goes on the cover. The third consideration is "What's Britney Spears doing?"
Crazy magazine covers always remind me of how much the business is hurting, especially those publications in the high-brow, New York-centric political-culture and commentary genre.
On the one hand, Obama pictured as a flag-burning-turbin-wearing-fist-jabbing-Muslim-terrorist is satire, meant to be funny, but true, and bring home the Right's ridiculous view of presidential hopeful "Barack Hussein."
The cover "combines a number of fantastical images about the Obamas and shows them (the images) for the obvious distortions they are," the magazine's editor said.
This is the sort of news latte-drinking-elitist readers thirst for.
On the other hand, when will this Obama Muslim terrorist satire/joke get old?
Well, don't judge a book by its cover, says a Midwest blogger who actually read the story published in the New Yorker.
New Yorker writer Ryan Lizza eloquently demolishes Obama's oft-stated contention that he's a change agent.
"...He has always played politics by the rules as they exist, not as he would like them to exist," Lizza writes. "He runs as an outsider, but he has succeeded by mastering the inside game."
The cover is satirical and will receive most of the attention, he said. The article is a detail-filled piece on Obama's political skills and should get the most attention.
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By: The Real Issue on 7/14/2008 12:39PM
The Real Issue is the New Yorker should stick to the issues....foreclosures-bank failings-Freddie Mac-Fannie Mae--the world wide economy---the green economy--higher gasoline prices--higher food prices--tainted food (tomatoes/other foods)---jobliness-wages-homeliness--infrastructure etc. etc. I am sure that there are many other things that the New Yorker could write about in a sarcastic way without playing sarcacism on a lie and being racist...........
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By: Brian on 7/14/2008 12:50PM
WHARE THE HELL IS EVERYBODY THIS MORNING I EXPECTED BV TO OPEN UP WITH THIS AS SOON AS I TURNED ON MY COMPUTER!!!!! CNN ALREDY HAS 300 COMMENTS POSTED AND IT WAS BARELY 9AM. THIS IS THE SICKEST PARIGY I'VE SEEN YET. THEY HAVE INSULTED ALL AFERICAN AMERICANS AND MUSLUMS ALIKE IN ONE SWELLD SWOOP. IT JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE!!!!!!
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By: The Truth on 7/14/2008 12:59PM
Senator Obama will be the next president of the United States......They are throwing everything at him and will continue until the election......The Senator will stay above the fray because of the real power....the power above. I have told many, that although a human being who is not perfect, he reminds me of Dr. Martin L. King and Moses.....There hasn't been a candidate since JFK who could attract the masses like he can.......And he is the only one presidential candidate who has been the feature of every national and international newspaper in the world!!!! Dr. Martin Luther King had it and it only comes around occasionally......We all know Moses had it and against adversity, he parted the sea and liberated his people.
We are in crucial times, we have had a non-leader for over 7 years. Leadership is intellect, which McCain does not have....it is spirituality....it means criticism, it means mistakes, it means character, it means someone who can inspire.....someone who is patient....someone who is strong....someone who most of all believes in peace..... someone who can make decisions....someone who will have to change from time to time for moral, political and practical reasons.....
Obama has it locked down......He is a man, he is not God. Dr. MLK was a man......Moses was a man...They were tested, sinned, inspired, led, and impacted the masses besides being remembered. The Senator will do the same. Pray for him and vote for him so we can begin the road of becoming the caring prosperous nation and international power of peace throughout the world.
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By: Joe on 7/14/2008 12:46PM
The cover of that magazing is a great example freedom of speech gone to far. I feel the persons responable for that cover employment should be terminated.
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By: mo'star on 7/14/2008 12:51PM
Just another tactic of the enemy to bring this man, his wife and his candidacy down.They disrespected his wife and children already. It's sad to say, but I am not surprised.
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By: mzguerra on 7/14/2008 12:55PM
well, once again america's media shows how racist it is even though many of the whites who read this will once again say that "WE" are too sensitive & that "RACISM DOES NOT EXIST" in this country. they'll also say that the cover's intent is to "DRAW ATTENTION" so people will pick it up & read the insightful article. it's so sad that in 2008, we still have to deal w/the insecurities of those who still think it's their god given birthright to own, run, & control everything w/o having to share w/others sitting at the table. so, so sad!
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By: james on 7/14/2008 1:26PM
This would be insulting to ANY presidental candidate to be depicted, on the cover of a major magazine, in this manner. How soon we forget, the Bushes have been closer to the Bin laden family than Obama will probably ever be. How soon we forget (selective memory).
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By: li-li on 7/14/2008 1:12PM
The Truth...very nice post!
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By: Botofyah on 7/14/2008 2:56PM
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know who’s behind this racist and hateful cover on The New Yorker Magazine. What group has hated the Arabs since 1948? Like White America, White Jews are just as racist.
It is amazing why Senator Obama wants to be President of these United States. When one has White Americans and White Jews against him in this country, one is in a lose-lose situation. And if this country could recover from all it’s done to the Native Americans, forcibly taking Slaves from Africa, and dropping atomic bombs on Japan and others, it would take Senator Obama to better issues in this country. BUT there is a GOD, and HE is taking revenge upon the guilty.
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By: Jimmy Jam on 7/14/2008 1:20PM
I am not suprised by what they've done, New York is
by far the Largest city in the World but has a LARGE
RASIST PROBLEM. I dispise t he NewYorker and never buy
that SHIT. The Editor needs to be REMOVED IMMEDIATELY
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