Once again the US media via newspapers, news, magazines and cartoonist have decided that it was funny to place a picture of Barack and his wife on the cover as terrorist and flag burning revolutionaries. Why is America so afraid to see images of positive African Americans who have an opportunity to make key decisions in today's spoiled politics and economy? Although no one is immunue to satire in pop culture and especially the political world this was distasteful and a poor decision to confuse the masses of people who are still undecided about supporting a black candidate who has a background in grassroots organizing.
The New Yorker magazine is known for doing controversial covers that have nothing to do with the actual issue. This choosen cover does not damage the Obama campaign but its doesn't help either to clarify that he is not a muslim and that his wife is not out to hunt "whitey". John Mccain voted against MLK Day and no one has accused him of being a racist for voting against a day that millions of Americans are proud to celebrate. Why? Now ask yourself the same question.
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