New Yorker beats the Repubs

[MontereyVol]

Looks like The New Yorker is going to beat the Republicans to the punch?

Jonathan Martin's Blog: Ya can't make it up - Politico.com

 

[volinbham]

Un-freakin-believable.

 

[myrobbins7]

Wow...

 

[allvol123]

Evil Repubs! That's what we're supposed to get out of this right?

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

Here is a link right below that...

Arnold may consider Obama energy post - Mike Allen - Politico.com

Are you freaking kidding me? What energy experience does he have? And isn't he a Rep or just a RINO?

I'm sick of politics...

 

[myrobbins7]

Im right there with ya Rasp.

 

[volinbham]

Evil Repubs! That's what we're supposed to get out of this right?

Yep. It's the classic strawman tactic.

 

[MG1968]

why is Barack wearing socks with his sandals? I thought he was more hip than that.

 

[TennNC]

Un-freakin-believable.

how come?

is this not the way a portion of the country portrays him and his wife?

 

[Vol Mania 21]

i didn't see any socks on him. is he wearing old man house slippers

 

[Fine Vol]

Obama should try crocs

 

[allvol123]

how come?

is this not the way a portion of the country portrays him and his wife?

What size is this portion? It is one of significance? Or just another easy way to show how the Repubs are stereotyping racists?

 

[volinbham]

how come?

is this not the way a portion of the country portrays him and his wife?

That portion is quite small (my guess would be single digit percentages). For the New Yorker to suggest that any significant number of Republicans view him this way is dishonest and insulting.

 

[tnvolsfan85]

Am I the only one who seems to find that a little funny?!?

 

[Vol Mania 21]

What size is this portion? It is one of significance? Or just another easy way to show how the Repubs are stereotyping racists?[/QUOTE]

plz tell me you aren't saying that repubs are racists

 

[Vol Mania 21]

Am I the only one who seems to find that a little funny?!?

i chuckled a lil, not going to lie

 

[Fine Vol]

i chuckled a lil, not going to lie

Not a great follow up post to the we are not racist post

 

[tnvolsfan85]

i chuckled a lil, not going to lie

Okay...so I did too! How could you not, though?!?

 

[Vol Mania 21]

Not a great follow up post to the we are not racist post

because i laughed at that pic, it automatically makes me a racist. fv i hope ur not serious

 

[Fine Vol]

Okay...so I did too! How could you not, though?!?

Same reason we dont find Bob Sagat funny.

 

[tnvolsfan85]

Same reason we dont find Bob Sagat funny.

Seriously it was a little funny...

 

[Fine Vol]

because i laughed at that pic, it automatically makes me a racist. fv i hope ur not serious

No I dont.

 

[TennNC]

That portion is quite small (my guess would be single digit percentages). For the New Yorker to suggest that any significant number of Republicans view him this way is dishonest and insulting.

Everything I've heard about it is referring to "far right" or "right wing extremist" views, not "all Republicans" or "significant number of Republicans." I can understand you being defensive and feeling it's an attack on your party, the same way I get defensive when people lump me in with left-wing nuts b/c I say I'm going to vote Democrat. The fact is, we both should distance ourselves from lunacy, b/c lunacy sometimes affects public perception.

This election could be within single digits, so that's not insignificant IMO. In fact, it's a significant enough portion of the voting population for Fox News (and others, I'm sure) to report on at least some of these perceptions (Obama dressed in Muslim garb, he and Michelle fist-bumping as a terrorist act, e.g.).

Here's the editor's explanation for it:

David Remnick On That New Yorker Cover: It's Satire, Meant To Target "Distortions And Misconceptions And Prejudices" About Obama

 

[TennNC]

Okay...so I did too! How could you not, though?!?

I did too, but I wonder if we took the same thing away from it. Why did you think it was funny?

 

[allvol123]

This is interesting though, it shows the tightwire act any cartoonist or journalist will have to walk if Obama is elected and they choose to lampoon him. Heck, this guy wasn't even going after Obama here, he was going after people that are supposedly going after Obama. Obama seems to get into the victim role quite often.