The New Yorker…Satire at it’s worst?

IF…the people over at The New Yorker is telling the truth about their new cover being a satirical stab at the right wing propaganda machine then it was poorly executed (see press release for more information on what their true thoughts were). The only thing is that because of the natural fear and bias that most Americans exhibit towards people who are different and darker than they are, it only adds fuel to the fire.

Check out more commentary from the LA Times.

The Politics of Fear

Supposedly, the Republicans have issued a statement saying that they felt the cover to be “tasteless and offensive.” (I couldn’t find any mention of it on his website.) The problem with that is they are the ones instigating these caricatures of Barack and Michelle. I believe terms like “naive” and “elitist” are heavily used words that John McCain and his surrogates use to describe Barack Obama. Even the rants over Barack being a Muslim are not strongly refuted by the Republicans.

You don’t have to stick a knife in a person to be convicted for murder. The Republicans are handing the knife to the general public and the right wing media while waiting on the sideline waiting to capitalize on the massacre of Barack’s & Michelle’s reputation. If John McCain was such a noble person with upstanding ideals he would seriously refute any attempts to cast Obama in any other light then a stand up person who has differing views & opinions on the direction America should take. But instead of being a political Maverick, John McCain is showing himself to be a typical Republican whose only concern is winning and maintaining the status quo of class-ism and elitism that currently divides these United States of America.

Politics should be about honesty, vision, leadership, & innovative ideas.

Why isn’t it & what can we do as voters to bring back a sense of pride & trust in American politics?

RgularJoe