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Obama Camp Rips New Yorker Caricature

Posted Jul 14, 08 3:15 AM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Barack Obama's campaign has ripped an "offensive" New Yorker cover illustration depicting the candidate in a turban, fist-bumping his afro-sporting, AK-47-toting wife, Politico reports. The cover, intended by the magazine to lampoon the cartoonish image of Obama propagated by some of his right-wing critics, has sparked a flurry of denunciations.

The cover, an illustration entitled "The Politics of Fear," by Barry Blitt, may be intended as a satire, said a spokesman for the Obama campaign. “But most readers will see it as tasteless and offensive—and we agree." Even John McCain's camp is condemning the cover as “tasteless.” But not all are outraged. “It's just lampooning all the crazy ignorance out there," writes Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune.

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The Barack Obama campaign is criticizing a New Yorker cartoon depicting him in a turban.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A volunteer holds U.S flags and a poster supporting Barack Obama.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at the National Council of La Raza Convention in San Diego, Calif., Sunday, July 13, 2008.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
The latest issue of the New Yorker features a cover illustration titled "The Politics of Fear," which features Barack Obama in a turban fist-bumping his gun-slinging wife.   (New Yorker/Barry Blitt)
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