Satire: a More Effective Debunker than Seriousness

July 13th, 2008 Posted in Politics

This is a mistake:

The Obama campaign quickly condemned the rendering. Spokesman Bill Burton said in a statement: The New Yorker may think, as one of their staff explained to us, that their cover is a satirical lampoon of the caricature Senator Obama’s right-wing critics have tried to create. But most readers will see it as tasteless and offensive. And we agree.”

Source: Scare tactic - Mike Allen - Politico.com

Images like these are a far more effective counter to right-wing critics than taking their accusations seriously — and nothing we don’t see on the Daily Show … er … daily.

  1. 3 Responses to “Satire: a More Effective Debunker than Seriousness”

  2. By repsac3 on Jul 14, 2008

    I’m with you…
    That so much of the left is whining about it & so much of the right is celebrating it has me dumbstruck…

    As one commenter said (on a rightwing blog, somewhere, after many comments relishing this illustration & all the right seems to think it “shows”), “To be skewered and not even notice it, takes a deft blade.”

    While it appears we hold the minority view, it’s good to know I’m not laughing at the ridiculousness & irony of this whole thing all by myself… And I hope that this isn’t one of those stupid little things that takes on a life of it’s own, devoid of reality, but full of effect, nevertheless…

  3. By Wes on Jul 14, 2008

    I actually wasn’t aware that the right were defending the cover — that’s hilarious.

    We really are catering to the lowest common denominator when we can’t make fun of something offensive without repeating the offense.

    I hope Obama got a chuckle out of the cover, whatever his official campaign statements.

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