Monday, July 14, 2008
Magazine cover ’satirizes’ Barack Obama criticism
The New Yorker magazine claims that the cover of it’s July 21 issue is meant to be satirical. They claim that artist Barry Blitt is satirizing the use of scare tactics and misinformation in the Presidential election to derail Barack Obama’s campaign.
Really? Did anyone ever claim that Michelle Obama walks around wearing camouflage clothing with a AK-47 strapped to her back? I must have missed that one. When did anyone ever claim that they use the American Flag for firewood? Did anyone ever say anything about a framed portrait of Usama bin Ladin?
This cover makes it seem that any criticism, even valid criticism, pertaining to Barack Obama is unwarranted. There’s a difference between satirizing misinformation and just making stuff up. I fully believe there is more then enough to criticize Barack Obama about without having to resort to making stuff up about him.
The story that resonates the most with me is the one about him attending a church for twenty years lead by a hateful whack job of a pastor that believed the United States government created the AIDS virus. A man who when speaking about President Bill Clinton, actually humped the pulpit.
This story, unlike all the made up ones, is actually true.
