New Republic Makes Suggestions for Newsweek Obama Gay Marriage Cover
The world awaits a momentous decision in a few days. According to the New Republic staff, Newsweek editor Tina Brown must decide what Newsweek cover to use to illustrate President Obama's announced support for gay marriage. To aid Ms Brown in making her choice, the New Republic staffers provided a gallery of illustrations for the Newsweek cover including the Obama rainbow umbrella man at the top of this story.
You can see several of the New Republic suggested illustrations below the fold. I must give them credit for extreme creativity although I am slightly disappointed that they didn't suggest a Tinker Bell Obama with transparent wings hovering above us all while tinkling stimulus pixie dust over the land.
Putting Obama in the Village People as a construction worker was a stroke of genius on the part of the New Republic staff. It evokes memories of those shovel ready jobs that were promised three years ago.
The purple Teletubby Obama is another great suggestion since it suggests a patriotic "America the Beautiful" song:
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple teletubbies
Above the fruited plain!
Okay, close enough. And finally the Obama Muppet:
Check out the New Republic gallery links at the bottom of the article to see even more of their Newsweek cover suggestions. I sure do hope that Tina Brown chooses one of their illustration suggestions since they sure do seem to have their hearts set on this:
Since Tina Brown became editor of the newsweekly a year ago, it has earned something of a reputation for producing attention-grabbing covers. We can imagine Brown now, sitting in her office and mulling the options. The expectations are high (especially now that Time has beaten her at her own game), so we thought we’d offer some friendly suggestions. No need to thank us, Tina!
Perhaps there is no need for Tina to thank you but I sure would like to thank you for the incredible laughs (and I am rooting for her to choose the Obama rainbow umbrella man).
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I pick the pic of Joe and Baracka kissing.
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 12:23am.
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Maybe a "baseball" picture....
Submitted by bigdaddy on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 10:48am.
....pitcher and catcher???
For some reason, that photo
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 12:44am.
For some reason, that photo of Boy Baraka as the gay leader of the gay parade seems quite realistic, and natural!!!!
Although the Village People photo is 'cute'...........with Barry, it would need to be 'Baraka Obama and the Village People', because he could never share the spotlight with anybody else!!! And since they have an Indian Chief, and a construction worker, and some cop or authority figure, I think Barry's costume should be an Egyptian Pharoh......with the big gold head dress, and the white flowing robes!!! And he could be bigger than both Allah AND Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooohammed!!!!!
plus one.
Submitted by almostacowboy on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 8:25am.
I literally couldn't stop laffing at Boy Bo in that white suit. :-D
You couldn't be more correct.
Submitted by Jimcinsc on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 12:48am.
Bill Clinton was lauded as the country's first 'black' president. Maybe Obama's legacy will show he was the first gay president.
Besides buying the homosexual
Submitted by ex buff e-dub on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 9:54am.
Besides buying the homosexual vote, this is all a giant trial balloon so Barry can come out of the closet post presidency...
This is a liberal leaning rag?
Submitted by Texndoc on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 12:56am.
I can imagine the HOMOPHOBIA! cries if this bit of humor was courtesy National Review Online.
I'm partial to
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 9:04am.
this one. Though his Adam Lambart impression isn't bad either. Or maybe better yet, his Lt. Dangle costume. Then again, maybe he needs something more contemporary...
Jeez, BK.............it's
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 12:32pm.
Jeez, BK.............it's 6:30 AM over here in Asia/Hawaii - and I just started on my coffee.....................I SHOULDN'T have opened your links..............I SHOULD'VE known better!!!! What a way to start the day!!! Somebody poke a stick in my mind's eye!!!
You're a sick man and you need help................
How about this one.
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 11:33am.
If Duh Bumbler comes out of the closet, any time you disagree with his policies you're a racist and and and wait for it, homophobic.
Nice!