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Obama campaign says New Yorker cartoon goes too far
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The cover for the latest issue of New Yorker magazine, which hit newsstands yesterday, shows a turban-clad, robed Obama fist-bumping with an Afro-wearing, machine-gun toting Michelle Obama in the middle of the Oval Office. (article 3)
Above the burning hearth - fueled by an American flag - is a partial portrait of terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden. (article 3)
The cartoon is not explained in the July 21 issue, but the magazine said yesterday that the artist , Barry Blitt, is satirizing " the use of scare tactics and misinformation in the presidential election to derail Barack Obama's campaign. (article 3)
(The New Yorker/Associated Press) The New Yorker magazine has stirred up controversy in the U.S. for a satirical cover that shows Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama dressed as a Muslim and his wife as a terrorist. (article 2)
The illustration by artist Barry Blitt depicts Obama wearing traditional Muslim garb and his wife, Michelle - dressed in camouflage, combat boots and an assault rifle strapped over her shoulder - standing in the Oval Office. (article 2)
The even larger problem, Nichols says, is that " Barack Obama has yet to fully or functionally introduce himself to the American people. (article 8)
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Source articles
- 'Tasteless' cover, fascinating story :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Lynn Sweet (suntimes.com, 07/15/2008, 615 words)
- Obama campaign says New Yorker cartoon goes too far (cbc.ca, 07/14/2008, 612 words)
- Caricature brings attention, irritation (boston.com, 07/15/2008, 464 words)
- Obama team decries cartoon image (BBC News, 07/14/2008, 402 words)
- When Art Gives Offense (Washington Post, 07/14/2008, 369 words)
- Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times, 07/15/2008, 433 words)
- The Boston Globe (boston.com, 07/16/2008, 694 words)
- When Art Gives Offense (Washington Post, 07/14/2008, 515 words)
- Want Obama in a Punch Line? First, Find a Joke (nytimes.com, 07/15/2008, 1411 words)
- Op-Ed Columnist (nytimes.com, 07/16/2008, 782 words)
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