[Ctoads] Latest 50 posts for topic: The NEW YORKER HEAPS HUGE NEGATIVES ON OBAMA!

What, EXACTLY, has he done ...

Barns — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:26:15 GMT
What, EXACTLY, has he done to earn his demi-god status? And what, EXACTLY, will he do for ME as president? Thus far, I see much higher taxes and serious international entertainment, the sarcasm variety, and dismissal.

It is part of the rhapsodic...

Barns — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:26:08 GMT
It is part of the rhapsodic perspective on Obama. He is proffered onto the electorate as a prophet. Thus, unassailable and any criticism of him transcends the man. His feverish supporters have elevated the *man* to iconic stature. How can any rational thinker see Obama as our "savior"?

Bless America! Land of the ...

burgermiester — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:13:56 GMT
Bless America! Land of the free! If he and his supporters can’t take it as Senator, What would they do if he were President and open to even more criticism? Maybe we should ban political cartoons like some other country …….. I see the next coverpage as the editors of the New Yorker holding that issue, in front of a firing line, with “President” Obama lighting their last cigarette.

It's not funny. Satire is ...

Backbiter — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:30:37 GMT
It's not funny. Satire is harder to get when it's not funny. Although, it is provoking a conversation about these false perceptions of Obama, I have a feeling that the people who have these false perceptions would never vote for the guy anyway.

Come on people it's a carto...

Grizz — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:01:50 GMT
Come on people it's a cartoon ,Admittedly tasteless and socially irresponsible. But this what happens when you give everyone the right to say what they want when they want with out fear of retribution. By your own Constitution ,nothing is sacred or safe

And what might that be, in ...

chem — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:10:44 GMT
And what might that be, in your opinion?

... And a sufficient portio...

Barns — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:46:11 GMT
... And a sufficient portion of the constituency will not READ, thus, not get that either.
As satire goes, The NEW YORKER (on Barns' perennial reading list, by the way), ignored the best line on the matter, spoken by that most SAGACIOUS OF ALL PHILOSOPHERS, JAY LENO: "What the hell were you thinking?"
The cover is way too ..... well just "too."

The magazine has gone too f...

Spinner — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:40:03 GMT
The magazine has gone too far. However, perhaps the American people will see the Obamas for who they really are and make a better choice come election day.

There is always a large per...

Backbiter — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:30:11 GMT
There is always a large percentage of people who will never get satire. It's a fact. Look at the reception "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift got.

I looked up the magazine co...

Harm — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:34:19 GMT
I looked up the magazine cover. I think it is amusing commentary on all that is said about Obama and Mrs. Obama. I don't like the overall characterizations. They are nasty and not called for, although Mrs. Obama is often a very angry militant person.

Sounds to me like a charact...

Nick — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:31:09 GMT
Sounds to me like a character assassination piece on our new president. That magazine is not going to derail history. Shame on them.