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4N6 DNA · 07-15-2008, 11:36 PM

What a coincidence, I was just moments ago discussing a link that I came across. That Obama cover was listed in 10 Magazine Covers that Shook the world.

Is The New Yorker heavily conservative and National Review liberal or something? Seems like it was a cover war.

Normally I think that political cartoons are all in good fun but I think that parts of the Obama one are a bit inappropriate. Political cartoons are usually like caricatures at a theme park where the artist takes a feature that stands out about the person (like a big nose or ears) and exaggerates it. In this case, burning the US flag and framing a picture of Osama Bin Laden is, I feel going a bit too far. Its not exaggerating a belief of Obama's, its fabricating one. The one part I feel is appropriate is the fist bumping part because we've actually seen them do that.

As for the McCain one, exaggerating his health problems (which has a basis in truth) is appropriate as well as the framed picture of Cheney (it isn't a secret how McCain feels about him. I believe his words were "Hell Yea" to keeping him around during his presidency).

Maybe I am over analyzing things.

I just hope that these two covers will not be a catalyst for even more mis-understandings about the presidential candidates. Especially with regards to the Obama one considering a lot of the population still incorrectly thinks he is Muslim. This will not steer them in any direction of the truth.

Thank you for bringing these articles over. And 81rattler, welcome to

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