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Old 07-15-08, 04:11 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Re: Turban-clad, Fist-Bumping Muslim in the Oval Office!

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Originally Posted by Ikari View Post
I think the problem isn't with the left knowing this is satire, but that the picture is being used by some supporters of the right. Whether they know it as satire or not (I would imagine many would have understood the original intent), apparently this is being used by opponents of Obama to help spread their anti-Obama message.
I find it interesting that anyone would think The New Yorker or its publisher Condé Nast has a "Conservative" agenda.

What is ironic is seeing some who found the portrayal of George Bush as Saddam okay thinking this is more offensive or some kind of underhanded "right wing" conspiracy.
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