The New Yorker: Obama Cover

I spotted this at Bol’s blog and my immediate reaction was “wow, what is this about?”. A little internet research (aka Google) and what came up is that this the newest cover of the New Yorker that came out today. The intention of the cover was to be a satire of the ultra-conservative views of Obama. As a result, there has been lots of split views from the people about the cover. I admit, I am not a reader of the New Yorker and their political perspective, but I think the cover is a like a good joke told by friend who can’t tell a joke. Thanks for ruining a good punchline. A title or some caption would’ve helped. Instead, they are going to make anti-Obama fans feel like they have a new poster to post in their cubicle or college dorm. I am happy to hear that Ta-Nehisi has similar sentiments.  With no direction on how to take the satire, you’ll get some really dumb people not get the joke. Kinda like when frat boys who watched Dave Chappelle and felt it was ok to say, “F*ck, yo’ catch, N!gga.” Not good…