The Power of Images

We are looking at a guy from Chicago where they have 12 murders a week. Obama was a community leader right? He was ingulfed in the church, right? Just what were Obama's priorities for Chicago's communities? Do we know? For many years Obama was in a position to stop the violence in his city. Yet he did nothing at all - he let the black people down. He and his Rev Wright gave the black community more reasons to hate whites and themselves every Sunday afternoon than a handful of text books in an intergrated school. Think about it - what in the world will happen to other cities and communities if Obama does his community organizing in your home town?

Obama is the picture of a dirty politician, one who will lie, cheat and steal to get what he wants. He's changes his positions on various issues just to suit his cause, he's played the race card as do his followers against anyone who does not stand with him. He lies about his opponents credibility, and tries to down-play their experience and patriotism. Obama would probably sell his soul to the devil just to win. Thankfully enough, when it comes down to it, Obama's platform of change is too radical and the rest of us with more than half a brain will stop him come November.... He's bad for business and he's bad for America.

McCain 2008!

I'd like to leave you Obama-cult members with a little something, I've been visiting these blogs for months, through the Hillary trials, and now the upcoming election. One thing cannot be more evident, and that is the "Obama-haters" as you call them, is growing. People are waking up, and in just enough time to stop this crazy movement. If you don't believe me just look below, there was a time when I'd spend my days going back in forth with you Obama supporters, but now, I don't have to, because there are so many others like me who know the truth, and that is Obama is not going to be President. Not if we can help it! Obama supporters live in a fantasy, and it's time to wake up.

Nice try, Jonathan. The reason I distrust the media (which I formerly admired greatly) is two-fold: the masively one-sided bias of the Dem primary in favor of Obama (I watched several times when "commentators" openly snickered at the mention of her name), and the continuing bias in his favor (ex: how long did the New Yorker cartoon stay on CNN or MSNBC? Not long, of course. I'm sure this doesn't have to be explained to you. As for the Associated Press, the same goes; they have become nothing less than a liberal clearing house. For over 50 years, I've voted straight Democrat; not this time!
James
Garland, Texas

Why isn't the fact that he went to a Muslim school on the Obama website, and why isn't it on the "Fight the Smears" site?

You'd never know Obama went to a muslim school if all you read was the propaganda on his website.

I just read a few more comments. You people are really pathetic and hateful. I'm embarrassed and ashamed for you. After reading these comments, I think EDUCATION should be a bigger campaign issue than even the economy. Egad people, grow up.

I do not believe that he is a Muslim. But the problem with this cartoon is not the implication he is; but it's inherent racism. Islam is a religion of peace and should not be defined by the lunatics who commit unthinkable acts that are strictly forbidden in Islam. Almost 1% of America's population is Muslim, and although that is a small number, American Muslims are good citizens who pay their taxes, care about the their country and carry out their civic duties. The real problem with this cartoon it's racist portrayal of over one billion people in the world.
A Patriotic Muslim

Did anyone even read this article? First of all, yes, Obama does have a HUGE family on his father's side, in Africa. He is close to only 2 of his sisters. I don't think a person's family that they're not even close to should have any bearing on that person. I have a bunch of unsavory characters in my family, as I'm sure most people do, that I met only once 15 years ago and never talk to. Does that mean my character should be judged by them? Of course not. Not to mention, even if Obama WERE close with his African family--so what? Because they're African they're evil? Because they're Muslim they're evil? Hate to break it to all of you ethnocentric, bigoted, racist posters on here--but Islam is one of the biggest religions in the world. Does that make millions of people all evil? Hitler claimed to be a Christian--does that make all Christians evil? What about the Inquisition, in the name of Christianity?
There will always be nutjobs, in every race, religion, ethnicity, gender, etc. You can't vilify an entire demographic simply because of a few crazies. If that were true...hello, look at the Phelps clan right here in America. Look at the Branch Davidians. Look at the Mormon child rapists and Scientology. All of those 'religions' are a site more terrifying than Islam. There are bad people who are Muslim, but there are so many good people that you could meet if you would only allow yourself to stop the blinding hatred of all things that aren't of your WASPish ways.

I read these responses (like those from changospirit and holyroller) and I'm so disheartened by the petty, mean-spirited, uninformed comments made here. I so hoped that this election might be about issues, and that 8 years of ignorance and meanness that is the current White House would make people think a little bit. Chango and Holy sure make me wonder though, so I offer this plea: People, this is a really important election year. Use your brains, learn about the economy, the environment, the international risks and opportunities, and make decisions based on actual information, not some superficial fact or lie, and make yourselves bigger and better this year. Comments like "holding his little hand" are mean and have no place in intelligent discourse.

What the title should be is - " The Power of Images" How the Dems dress up thier trophy wife canadate to help get him elected.

By the way, which of you ranters graduated with high honors from Harvard Law School? Which of you was president of the Harvard Law Review? Which of you was offered cushy six figure salaries to practice law on Wall Street? Which of you turned down the money to go work with the poor? What? None of you? Well then, Maybe Obama is far above you in intelligence, compassion, and the ability to accomplish anything. I know that must hurt. Ranters like you are always mostly mad about your own inadequacies.

The New Yorker knew exactly what they were doing. I'm confident that they, too, are well aware of the power of images and this cover blurred the lines between racism and satire. If the New Yorker wants to even out the playing field, why not a cover showing flip-flopper Joe Lieberman in a military tank waving the Israel flag while plowing down the American flag. Let's discuss THAT cover.