CNN correspondent Jeanne Moos devoted an entire segment to the viral Obama as the Joker image on Tuesday’s Situation Room, and zeroed in on man-on-the-street reactions to it, all of whom expressed leftist horror at the picture. Moos herself suggested that “maybe it’s time to give the Joker joke a rest.” NewsBusters.org and Noel Sheppard's initial post about the posters made a brief appearance during her segment [audio from the entire segment is available here].
The correspondent, who is known for her light and sometimes humorous reports for CNN, chronicled how the Photoshop-style image of the president as Batman’s nemesis is spreading like wildfire on conservative websites, including the Drudge Report and NewsBusters. Throughout the report, she played clips of five men and six women whom the correspondent approached on a New York City street for their reaction to the Joker image. Unsurprisingly, all of the New Yorkers reacted negatively, from an “Oh my goodness” to “shame on them.” The last man stated that he was reminded of racist black-face comedy from the past, and the last woman even shouted, “It’s a right-wing spin- it’s disgraceful, and you shouldn’t even bring any attention to it.”
The only conservative reaction to the Joker image that Moos featured was a clip from Rush Limbaugh, who remarked that “it’s becoming cool to make fun of Obama.” The CNN correspondent called Robert Dougherty of the Associated Content blog (whom she described as a “Joker fan”) for his take, which also seems to be making its way around the Internet: “I think if you’re going to call Obama a socialist and then compare him to an anarchist- I think that undercuts your point.” Moos at least pointed out that former President George W. Bush and Hillary Clinton also had Joker images made of them.
At the end of the report, Moos herself seemed to suggest that the Obama/Joker image’s 15 minutes were up: “According to the Obama socialism wall clock, maybe it’s time to give the Joker joke a rest. Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.”
The full transcript of Moos’s report, which aired at the end of the 6 pm Eastern hour of Tuesday’s Situation Room:
SUZANNE MALVEAUX: Well, a new image of President Obama is making the rounds, and it takes his likeness- transforms it into that of a comic book arch-villain. CNN’s Jeanne Moos checks out reactions to this ‘Moost Unusual’ image of opposition.
JEANNE MOOS: In the words of the Joker-
HEATH LEDGER (as the Joker in The Dark Knight): Why so serious?
MOOS: You’d look serious too if you were the president of the United States being portrayed as the Joker.UNIDENTIFED FEMALE 1: Oh, my god!
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 2: Oh, my god!
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 3: Oh, my goodness!
MOOS: Goodness and the Joker don’t usually go together, but on conservative websites, this image is the latest thing. Someone took Time magazine’s cover and transformed it. Hope was changed to joke. The image is making its way onto T-shirts- and onto a few posters alongside a highway ramp in L.A., accompanied by the word ‘socialism.’ The image got Rush Limbaugh’s attention.
RUSH LIMBAUGH (from his radio program): It’s becoming cool to make fun of Obama.
MOOS: Maybe not quite so much in New York City.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE 1: Yucky.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 4: Extremely disturbing.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE 2: Stupid.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE 3: It seems kind of childish.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE 4: Whether you like the guy or not, you still don’t do that to anybody.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 5: Shame on them.
MOOS: Shame doesn’t seem to be inhibiting critics.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE 5 (from YouTube video, dressed as the Joker): Bravo, Mr. President. Bravo.
MOOS: The White House had no comment on the Joker image. What do the Joker and socialism have to do with one another any way? Writer and Joker fan Robert Dougherty points out that the Joker supports anarchy.
ROBERT DOUGHERTY: I think if you’re going to call Obama a socialist and then compare him to an anarchist- I think that undercuts your point.
LEDGER (as the Joker): The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules.
MOOS: Obama critics could counter the president and the Joker tend to give away money.
JACK NICHOLSON (as the Joker from 1989 Batman movie): Hubba, hubba, hubba- money, money, money. Who do you trust?
MOOS: To cash in, the website Hero Builders plans to sell an Obama Joker action figure for 50 bucks apiece. But for some, the image is down right disturbing.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE 6: I think I do have a problem with the white face. It makes me think of black face
MOOS: Back when President Bush was in office, he got the Joker treatment- so did Hillary Clinton. (audio of Hillary Clinton cackling) But when it comes to the current president-
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 6: It’s a right-wing spin- it’s disgraceful, and you shouldn’t even bring any attention to it. Have a nice day. Bye!
MOOS: According to the Obama socialism wall clock, maybe it’s time to give the Joker joke a rest. Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE 5 (from YouTube video, dressed as the Joker): (imitates Joker’s laugh)
—Matthew Balan is a news analyst at the Media Research Center.
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" maybe it’s time to give
August 4, 2009 - 19:20 ET by Chris Norman" maybe it’s time to give the Joker joke a rest."
Yeah, the media always damns us with the ultmate sin - that conservatives just aren't hip and cutting edge like liberals.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
...yeah lets give it a rest
August 4, 2009 - 20:12 ET by TruthMonger...yeah lets give it a rest - NOW THAT IT'S AIMED AT THEM FOR A CHANGE - WELL F**K THAT LEFTOID SCUM - PAYBACK'S A B*TCH BABY:)
i guess maybe they're thinking "gee this kinda sucks..."
well at least these "people on the street" we're just as OFFENDED by 8 years of the anti-Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld slanderings right...?
Palin/Prejean 2012
Did Moos or any other
August 4, 2009 - 19:25 ET by motherbeltDid Moos or any other "journalist" ever go out and ask Americans what they thought of the Bush as the Joker, or as Hitler, etc? and report on that?
As if!
And here are some of the lovely offerings that went around then....
h/t Michelle Malkin
I agree with the guy that
August 4, 2009 - 19:28 ET by MilfordHavenI agree with the guy that said..."Whether you like this country or not, you still don't do that to any country".
Was he referring to the
August 4, 2009 - 19:41 ET by Chris NormanWas he referring to the guy who made the poster or Obama?
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
To quote Rush
August 4, 2009 - 21:40 ET by lsudolemiteIn any conflict the aggressor sets the rules. Conservatives are simply following the rules of engagement set by the tolerant, compassionate libs.
The leftists are reaping the whirlwind...
August 4, 2009 - 19:51 ET by SlyrrClinton's womanizing and lies made the office of the President a laughing stock for eight years.
Al Gore destroyed all respect for the electoral process with his childish refusal to accept that he lost.
For eight years after that, the Demorats fought like demons to mock, satarize, impugn, deride and belittle President Bush. They and the media made it their mission to make sure that the office of the President was disrespected at every turn.
And now - after sixteen years of belittleing and besmirching what was once the most respected position on the Earth, the Demorats are reaping the bitter harvest of their efforts.
After their constant smear campaigns against presidents they didn't like, and their blatent cover-ups for corrupt presidents they did like, they have soured the American public on the whole concept of 'respect' for the President.
Small wonder no one respects Obama. What did they expect? They labored for over a decade to create a monster. Now they have the nerve to act sad and forlorn now that the beast has turned around and sunk it's putrid fangs into the hands that fed it.
The American people hunger to respect their President again - but first we have to make sure that we elect someone who DESERVES respect instead of a corrupt, know-nothing media-concocted pop star.
Slyrr... That was a
August 4, 2009 - 21:55 ET by bigtimerSlyrr...
That was a masterpiece.
Beautiful.
Of course I couldn't agree more and thank you and posters like you.
You speak so well for me. ..you spoke volumes for millions of us.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Slyrr, You put into words
August 5, 2009 - 00:24 ET by hydrodynDMSlyrr,
You put into words what I'd been thinking of posting for months.
Thanks.
Sometimes a post comes
August 5, 2009 - 00:46 ET by stratmanSometimes a post comes along that is about as perfect as it could be.
You, Slyrr, did that tonight.
Well done!
You are exactly right
August 5, 2009 - 06:47 ET by 10ksnookerAmericans casuing the trouble, bot supposed to happen in Joker's world.
instead of a corrupt, know-nothing media-concocted pop star.
And with that, the gong left the planet!!!!
It's Never Been Wrong To Mock A President
August 4, 2009 - 21:49 ET by Intellectual HonestyI agree with the guy that said..."Whether you like this country or not, you still don't do that to any country".
After Obama's 6 month world wide apology tour, where he consstantly disparaged the US and matched it, if we were lucky, with the faintest of "you're guilty of some stuff too too" to the country he was visiting, are we really not able to make fun of the President? Lord knows, as others have said, that this is standard operating procedure for the left.
Whoever made this poster didn't do anything to this country. They exercised free speech of criticising the top dog. Now, one can argue about using nazi symbols for, say, Bush, was ok from a leftist point of view. One could say "Bush Sr. Should Have Pulled Out" and label that tasteless but it would be allowable. One could make an entire mock documentary about the assasination of not some fictional President but the current office holder and that would actually cusp the fine line of freedom of speech. But it was done and it wasn't banned. One could claim that Obama, with his support for the rationing of healthcare particuarly for the weakest of the young and old, is more in line with Nazi thinking than any Pubbie. That's an opinion and an example of free speech.
The difference though between the Dems and the Pubbies is that the Dems actually are the ones that constantly assault free speech from speech codes, hate crime laws, calling recent Town Hall protesters "extremists" when they asked simple questions like "Will you read the bill first?", etc.
In the end I think this image ticks off the left because this image alteration of Obama is the evil version created by Heath Ledger and not the silly Caesar Romero vs. or the lightly sadistic Jack Nicholson version.
I always thought that being
August 4, 2009 - 22:04 ET by Lord ElicaniI always thought that being made fun of comes with the office. Some of the holders can take it in stride (i.e., Bush) and apparently, some can't.
"So this is how liberty dies... with thunderous applause."
Padmé Amidala, Revenge of the Sith
X President Bush tried his darnest.............
August 5, 2009 - 04:48 ET by old croto bring respect, honor and integrity back to the office of the president after the sleaze of the prior occupant who had dragged it in the mud thru a trailer park.
Kinda reminds me of the time
August 4, 2009 - 19:32 ET by mattmKinda reminds me of the time CNN did an expose' decrying all those Bush-Hitler depictions that were floating around for 8 years. Oh....never mind, I was daydreaming there for a sec.
I cannot stand Moos...never
August 4, 2009 - 19:34 ET by bigtimerI cannot stand Moos...never have cared for her...the only improvement that woman has ever made in all the years I've caught her is she learned to finally wash her hair...
...now if she could just get a hold of Garafalo....teach her a thing about hygiene..or at least take her to whoever it is that washes her hair.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
bt, Notice how her "wryly
August 4, 2009 - 19:45 ET by Chris Normanbt,
Notice how her "wryly humorous" reports always manage to "gently" go against Republicans and deflect criticism from the Dems? Whatever, they always manage to convey the usual bottom line - Democrats are good (and fun) and Republicans are bad (and not so fun).
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Exactly what was "wryly
August 4, 2009 - 19:47 ET by motherbeltExactly what was "wryly humorous" about this report?
I guess you had to be there....
Yikes, mb. It's not like I
August 4, 2009 - 19:57 ET by Chris NormanYikes, mb. It's not like I think her report was humorous - that's why the quotation marks. You know Moos' style. She reads her reports in that Andy Rooney way to make them sound ironic, rueful, and humorous.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Did Jeanne forget about this....
August 4, 2009 - 19:35 ET by superconhttp://yayhaha.com/s...
" if Republicans are able to stop Barack Obama on health care, 'it will be his Waterloo, it will break him...." -Sen. Jim DeMint
Off Topic
August 4, 2009 - 19:52 ET by beauxdogClunkers for Cash protest Obama:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zurwvfj6f_0&feature=related
Thank you.
Beauxdog
Awesome!
August 4, 2009 - 19:58 ET by pwozFree advertising from CNN!
Too bad only 6 people saw it.
pwoz
August 4, 2009 - 20:24 ET by Free StinkerLOL!
And two of those people were Newsbusters bloggers monitoring CNN for bias! ;-)
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
You know what this
August 4, 2009 - 20:23 ET by Free StinkerYou know what this means?
Lots more "2 week wonder" trolls popping up anytime now . . . with their stupid reptitive talking points:
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
Obamabots Never Saw This Coming (Ya Gotta Love It)
August 4, 2009 - 20:37 ET by rammingspeedThe public will decide when (and if) the Joker joke's 15 minutes are up, Jeanne darling. Looks like the publicity has just begun. Obama and the gang must be furious. Oh, that's the point!
poster
August 4, 2009 - 20:49 ET by WesenI posted a copy in a medical clinic and saw several reactions. One woman grew very distressed, grabbed her phone and went to her car. Another looked for an implement to reach in order to take it down.
The emotional instability (immaturity) of Lefties is curious. It is childlike, almost as though they stopped growing emotionally after a childhood event. Psychologists call this "fragile" though the client is capable of performing the tasks necessary for living.
Perhaps Conservatives should be more considerate displaying greater love toward their weaker brothers. This would give them space, time and an environment for wellness.
ROTFLAWMP.
Re fragile
August 4, 2009 - 21:10 ET by slickwillie2001Yes these same people giggled for eight years at pictures of President George W. Bush as Alfred E. Newman, a chimp, Hitler, etc.
I dont't give a damn what they think anymore.
When will Comedy Central
August 4, 2009 - 21:14 ET by Free StinkerWhen will Comedy Central Channel start running a TV show named "That's my 'Bama!" ?
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
slick... Amen! And they
August 4, 2009 - 22:24 ET by Clear thinkerslick...
Amen! And they had the audacity to call us whiners. Obama and his thug followers can all go to hell. I am no longer going to be nice about this. The left has taught me how to play this game, and it's dirty as hell so forgive me for trying to even the odds. Not only do I want Obama to fail, I want him to fail on a historical level!
Obama And His Brown Shirts
http://iamnotaracist.wordpress.com/
Gets easy to feel this way CT
August 4, 2009 - 23:05 ET by general companyWe should temper it with prudence and reality. Civility will win the "long" day. Its importaint that we make this about policy, we do that, the folks win!! But hey, they sure chap my fanny as well!!
But you know this already. : ]
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
so true
August 4, 2009 - 21:26 ET by RayRay"The emotional instability (immaturity) of Lefties is curious. It is
childlike, almost as though they stopped growing emotionally after
a childhood event."
After all, politically correct liberals base their lives (and lies) around rebelling against authority and against any rules or standards - just like permanent teenagers. They have to 'fight the power'.
The white male hetero Christain is supposedly the powerful oppressor. Anybody else is the pure victim. Hence, the #1 sacrament of political correctness is reverse bigotry. That's why they'll stand up for any black who murders non-blacks - like Tookie Williams - and give awards to Jamie Foxx for glamorizing the killer.
The sickest incarnation is how the ACLU has appointed itself as the de facto lobby for child molesters. They so much hate the power of the police that they side with disgusting and brutal perverts. Criminals are, after all, the ultimate rule breakers.
The ACLU, of course, makes up looney rationales about saving the constitution, etc etc etc. But it's all really based on 'fight the power'.
I don't think that's quite correct ...
August 5, 2009 - 06:54 ET by 10ksnookerAfter all, politically correct liberals base their lives (and lies)
around rebelling against authority and against any rules or standards
The left is now making tyranical rules for the rest of us, if this were true there wouldn't be a leftists supporting this crap.
The left bases their reactions to anything, be if global warming or whatever to a pavlovian dog-like response 'what's in it for me'. Same for the state run media. Most media types always like the dictator at first, then when they are the first on the list, things go bad.
But you are right about the childlike left, they quite maturing at about age 10.
With the left it's all emotion, no brains.
Wesen, To expand on what
August 5, 2009 - 00:45 ET by hydrodynDMWesen,
To expand on what RayRay posted, I've found that the liberal view is basically that of a teenager.
Their view is predicated on the assumption that life should be "fair" and if it isn't, something should be done about it (taxing the "rich" and affirmative action).
They want to be able to do what they want in their personal life ("stay out of my life mom") but expect someone to be there to cover for them when things go wrong ("If you don't pay for my college, my life is ruined").
They rebel against authority as a knee-jerk reaction - not because they have any substantive idea to offer instead (which would actually point to some smarts) - but because rejecting what is established is a juvenile attempt to seem smart (um, just about every college student).
rubbing the nose
August 5, 2009 - 12:37 ET by WesenGood tutorials. Correct of course, and the only way to deal with this sort is to rub their noses in reality. Unpleasant for them but it is their liberty if they come around.
How to defuse the Joker situation
August 4, 2009 - 20:52 ET by metaphorsbwithuHere's a tip for the president's advisors.
If Obama really wants to de-fuse the situation and make it go away, he should appear at the next press conference in full Joker makeup. It would show what a good sport he is and really put it to his critics on the right.
I mean ... why be so serious?
Think that'll ever happen?
Maybe after a few beers? In a million trillion years?
Oh, well, we can dream, can't we? :-D
metaphorsbwithu
meta... LOL...now that
August 4, 2009 - 21:05 ET by bigtimermeta...
LOL...now that would be more than priceless!
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
You know BT, the best thing
August 4, 2009 - 21:55 ET by metaphorsbwithuYou know BT, the best thing about all this is that we can have so much fun with it and make our points without going postal.
That totally blows away the hardcore libs who are truly eaten up with their vile hatred, venom, and viciousness.
They don't know how to have good clean fun and they resent that we do.
metaphorsbwithu
Just tell me where I can buy the bumper sticker version
August 4, 2009 - 21:35 ET by krendlerPLEASE.
I love pissing off self-righteous, Obama worshiping liberals. Should earn me a glare or two (or two hundred) during my morning/evening commute.
Merchandise!
August 4, 2009 - 21:37 ET by slickwillie2001Get'em here, -cups, stickers, posters, teeshirts: http://www.cafepress.com
why sssso ssssocialist?
August 4, 2009 - 22:20 ET by katainkent...
bahahahahah!
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Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past - George Orwell - 1984
Talk about reaping what you
August 4, 2009 - 22:34 ET by USA4freedomTalk about reaping what you sow..
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blbushpic8.htm
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blbushpic7.htm
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blbushpic9.htm
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blbushpic10.htm
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blbushpic5.htm
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blbushpic6.htm
http://www.freakingnews.com/Bush-chimp-Pictures-62139.asp
http://www.gwjokes.com/pictures/30years.php
http://www.bushorchimp.com/
I could post pages of this crap, and now we should worry that the left is upset that someone is making fun of their guy?????
Screw em, If they don’t like it, don’t start it!!
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
Now that is what I call "context"
August 4, 2009 - 22:46 ET by general companyThanks,
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
USA.... Thank you...just
August 4, 2009 - 22:59 ET by bigtimerUSA....
Thank you...just looked through all of those.
We cannot back down now...not at all.
They put that link on to report each other on to the WH emails websites, with anything that looks 'fishy' bullshite...we can send them all their own BS that is BS to them in hordes.
No ...we are not going to be intimidate...they can try all they want to control us...they cannot.
What audacity they have...to think we cower to them...this is spooky, sad what I see happening now, but it's been a long time a coming.
...the tea kettle is getting ready to whistle.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Put Obama next to those chimp photos and
August 4, 2009 - 23:48 ET by spmcintyreyou will be #1 on the racist hotsheet
Already been done...........
August 5, 2009 - 04:57 ET by old croremember the cartoon depicting a cop shooting a chimp?
http://www.huffingto...
think i like the crybaby logo as much
August 4, 2009 - 23:45 ET by spmcintyreor more then joker face
Screw you, you stupid cow.
August 4, 2009 - 22:20 ET by Clear thinkerScrew you, you stupid cow. Why was it ok to do the very same thing to an honest man, but it's NOT ok to do this to perhaps the biggest liar we have ever had as a president?
Obama And His Brown Shirts
http://iamnotaracist.wordpress.com/
Think about it...
August 4, 2009 - 23:45 ET by Tom1969caAnd considering Bush's predecessor, that's saying something....
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Daily Sarah Palin fact:
Sarah Palin always tells the truth. Even when she's lying, she's telling the truth.
Looked at the website and
August 5, 2009 - 03:19 ET by Dan The Man 2Looked at the website and the way you put the snitch is chilling.
joker bama
August 5, 2009 - 00:44 ET by 2SloOnly thing wrong with the bama joker picture is his ears are
not large enough.
but,
August 5, 2009 - 12:40 ET by Wesenthey are white and he can't shake them loose.
Los Angeles TV station KTLA - "Obama 'Joker' Poster
August 5, 2009 - 01:49 ET by Rush FanCausing a Stir in L.A."
That is the title of an article on the left-leaning television station's website. From the article:
Surprisingly (it's liberal LA folks), most of the comments accompanying the article are not offended by the Obama joker poster. Here is a sample of the comments:
RF... What a good way to
August 5, 2009 - 02:00 ET by bigtimerRF...
What a good way to say good-night and sweet dreams to when it comes to your last commenter there you have posted...that was precious.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
bt....You have a very restful night as well.
August 5, 2009 - 02:33 ET by Rush FanTalk to you tomorrow.
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“Understand something about liberalism. They never stop until they get what they want, and when they get what they want, it's never enough. That's why it's a constant thing to have to oppose them. You can't join forces with them, you can't moderate them, you can't slow them down by joining them, you can't make them like you and have them change their agenda. They have to be stopped.” ~ Rush Limbaugh
Our lovely Caliberals
August 5, 2009 - 08:48 ET by BlondeI don't seem to remember anyone in California deeming their efforts to rename a sewage treatment plant after George W. Bush "mean spirited and dangerous". Do you?
Silly liberals.
I hope he fails, too.
-
August 5, 2009 - 04:28 ET by merkavaROBERT DOUGHERTY: I think if you're going to call Obama a socialist and then compare him to an anarchist- I think that undercuts your point.
Have you considered that the image is not that literal?
"Well, the Joker's favorite color was green, and as we all know Obama's is blue, soooo I don't really understand the comparison."
Barry is a clown, this is clown make-up from a current, popular movie franchise chosen for its visceral impact. That's it! Barry doesn't hate bats either, as far as I know.
Hey, it's LA... stand by for rioting, looting and burning.
August 5, 2009 - 08:09 ET by SickofLibsHey, it's LA... stand by for rioting, looting and burning any time now.
August 5, 2009 - 10:11 ET by jessieHWhat is disgraceful is the MSM being against the people. They only report what they are told to report. Like lap dogs. Mr. obama isn't the Joker. The Joker was transparent. Mr. obama is more like Two Face. You never only see one side at a time. Patriot & Proud!
go to the upper west side of
August 5, 2009 - 10:30 ET by Infidelphiago to the upper west side of manhattan, that rock solid bastion of true American individualism, to get your man on the street take. nice goin, cnn.
I've seen charicatures of
August 5, 2009 - 15:21 ET by RR GOPI've seen caricatures of Presidents that I do respect and they often made me laugh. I'm glad that I (used to anyway) live in a country that could openly lampoon its political leadership...whether you support those leaders or not isn't the point. This is something that's been done both here and in Western Europe since the Enlightenment.
They're all human (well, except for Barry...he's Super Human of course) and poking fun at them is like the child whispering in a victorious Roman general's ear during his triumphal march through the streets of an adoring Rome.
What I find truly disturbing is that this reporter had no problem in finding an array of people offended by the poster along obviously partisan lines. Were there people who liked it or didn't care and they were just edited out of the report?
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
Accurate
August 5, 2009 - 21:04 ET by ThoreauSome people that know his history have been calling Obama a communist, rather than a socialist, due to his Marxist teachers and friends. But he's very studied in this. He cannot be a communist because Americans would immediately revolt. He and his chief of staff know this and spelled it out in their books(The Plan.Big Ideas for America). Because of this opposition, Obama is in fact a socialist.
The only difference between a socialist and a communist is that a communist tells you that the state owns your property. A socialist doesn't, and then takes it. The end result is the same. America is bound legally to be the opposite of this. We are a Republic. Rights to property are held by the People. And it is an Individual Right.
So I disagree with the "mainstream" traitors that call themselves new channels. The Banks, Fannie/Freddie, Investment firms, Auto Industry, Missile Defense, continued War in Iraq, Social Security/Medicare/Medicaid, 43+ Czars(aka Dictators), and soon to come- your very Lives(Healthcare) are my witness. All of these things are UnConstitutional for a reason. And we'll see exactly why in the coming years. The numbers don't lie.