Monday, July 14, 2008

Obama Makes The Cover Of The New Yorker



Isn't it ironic, don't you think?

From Politico:


The New Yorker says it’s satire. It certainly will be candy for cable news.

At a press availability Sunday afternoon in San Diego, Senator Obama was asked, according to the diligent Maria Gavrilovic of CBS News: “The upcoming issue of the New Yorker, the July 21st issue, has a picture of you, depicting you and your wife on the cover. Have you seen it? If not, I can show it to you on my computer. It shows your wife Michelle with an Afro and an AK 47 and the two of you doing the fist bump with you in a sort of turban-type thing on top. I wondered if you’ve seen it or if you want to see it or if you have a response to it?”

Obama (shrugs incredulously): “I have no response to that.”

Go read the whole thing at Politico.

The full article on this is up now.

14 comments:

BabbaZee said...

That is one serious Angela Davis Ohio Players circa 1973 Black Power Fro

She needs a red black and green mojo rake in her left back pocket for the total look though

Pastorius said...

Frankly, Michelle would look a lot better with that fro than she does with her pseudo-Jackie Kennedy hair.

She looks so dumb with her current hairstyle.

But then, so does McCain. Obama actually has real style, for what it's worth, which is just about nothing.

Anonymous said...

The flag in the fireplace is a nice touch. I won't be allowed to comment on this at work. But on the other hand, they do want us to smile at people a lot...

Pastorius said...

Are you allowed to refer to Barack Obama as "The Messiah"?

Pastorius said...

LOL!

Yeah, probably not a good idea.

BabbaZee said...

I agree about the fro pastorius lol

I LIKE fros

my pappa is Jewfro Bodine

LOL

Pastorius said...

I can have a bit of that Jewfro thing happening myself. I used to look like Napoleon Dynamite when I was in high school.

BabbaZee said...

My hair goes all frizz too now
I have classic Nazarene hair

LOL

Anonymous said...

can't wait until the shit hits the fan tomorrow

the stammering will be delightful!

love, joyvox

BabbaZee said...

lol joyvox

nice to see you here

Anonymous said...

I get to spend the entire day at work watching people react to that cover. I'm surprised Borders hasn't issued a statement that it won't carry the New Yorker this week out of concern for the safety of its customers and staff who might be hit by flying arugula.

Pastorius said...

RRA,
May the arugula fly.

Pastorius said...

The more I think about this, the more extraordinary it seems.

The left never says much directly (except that they hate conservatives), so one wonders if this is some kind of twisted warning.

I understand the satire angle. It is funny as satire, but surely the New Yorker knows that not all of their readers understand satire. In fact, the reality is, probably very few of them do, being that most leftists don't understand humor at all.

BabbaZee said...

good point Pastorius

although unsettling

LOL