Satire...Or 'Tasteless and offensive'?
A New Yorker magazine cover dominates the political buzz today.
Barack Obama's campaign says the satirical cover showing him dressed as a Muslim and his wife as a terrorist is "tasteless and offensive." Republican John McCain agrees.
The illustration connects to an article, "The Politics of Fear." It was drawn by Barry Blitt, and shows Obama wearing the traditional Muslim sandals, robe and turban, and his wife, Michelle, dressed in camouflage wearing combat boots with an assault rifle strapped over her shoulder, standing in the Oval Office.
In the fireplace, over which hangs a portrait of Osama bin Laden, an American flag is burning.
Barack Obama's campaign says the satirical cover showing him dressed as a Muslim and his wife as a terrorist is "tasteless and offensive." Republican John McCain agrees.
The illustration connects to an article, "The Politics of Fear." It was drawn by Barry Blitt, and shows Obama wearing the traditional Muslim sandals, robe and turban, and his wife, Michelle, dressed in camouflage wearing combat boots with an assault rifle strapped over her shoulder, standing in the Oval Office.
In the fireplace, over which hangs a portrait of Osama bin Laden, an American flag is burning.
Labels: 2008 Presidential Race, Barack Obama, New Yorker Cover
posted by Mike McCarville @ 10:53 AM
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