Mad magazine's shocking Obama cover: What, Barack worry?

[Analog]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.co...1/obama-mad-cover.html

Forget the Time magazine cover. And the New Yorker covers. And even Ebony.

For those Americans of a certain generation, Barack Obama may have been elected the 44th president. But only now has he finally made the Big Time -- the cover of Mad magazine.

Once it was the juvenile equivalent of SNL and the Onion all in one with outrageous and disrespectful jokes and drawings that would deliciously annoy any parent. It's not exactly a must-read anymore. But we had to share the latest cover with you. (Notice how the artist cleverly avoided portraying Obama's ears the same as Alfred E. Neuman's.)

 

[sandorski]

:laugh:

 

[shortylickens]

Thats actually pretty funny.

But in all seriousness the guy knew what he was getting into.
It was NOT a big suprise for him. If he was stressing it was probably way back when the Democratic party first asked him to run.

 

[Queasy]

I thought it was impossible to make fun of Obama?

 

[thegimp03]

That's hilarious. The Pepto bottle really makes it. Hahahah.

 

[Tobolo]

Originally posted by: Queasy
I thought it was impossible to make fun of Obama?

No its racist.

 

[BW86]

lol

 

[jalaram]

Originally posted by: sandorski
:laugh:

 

[abaez]

It's gonna be quarterly now? Dang Used to be one of my favoritate magazines when I was a kid.

 

[rasczak]

you know Obama laughing about this.

:laugh:

 

[Wheezer]

Originally posted by: rasczak
you know Obama laughing about this.

:laugh:

 

[SpiderWiz]

This should fit ok in this thread.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

That's really good. Kudos to Mad..

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: Tobolo

Originally posted by: Queasy
I thought it was impossible to make fun of Obama?

No its racist.

A member named after an early 80's arcade video game should be along anytime now to tell us all just how racist it is.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Tobolo

Originally posted by: Queasy
I thought it was impossible to make fun of Obama?

No its racist.

how is it racist?

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Analog
http://latimesblogs.latimes.co...1/obama-mad-cover.html

Forget the Time magazine cover. And the New Yorker covers. And even Ebony.

For those Americans of a certain generation, Barack Obama may have been elected the 44th president. But only now has he finally made the Big Time -- the cover of Mad magazine.

Once it was the juvenile equivalent of SNL and the Onion all in one with outrageous and disrespectful jokes and drawings that would deliciously annoy any parent. It's not exactly a must-read anymore. But we had to share the latest cover with you. (Notice how the artist cleverly avoided portraying Obama's ears the same as Alfred E. Neuman's.)

I love Mad Magazine. I was wonering how they would do his ears.

its really not that shocking

 

[Oyeve]

Thats funny! man, I still have some mad mags from the 70s. I should add this.

 

[Perknose]

The Mess? Sigh. Ya!

 

[jonks]

That's racist and offensive. I'm never buying mad magazine again.

 

[clamum]

Pretty funny. I don't know where the "shocking" comes from though.

 

[MotF Bane]

:laugh:

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: clamum
Pretty funny. I don't know where the "shocking" comes from though.

Agreed. Shocking not found.

 

[waggy]

im trying to figure out where the racist or offensive stuff is. can someone point it out?

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: clamum
Pretty funny. I don't know where the "shocking" comes from though.

Agreed. Shocking not found.

Double agreed. Mad did a good job, and unlike atot, managed to make some jokes that are about Obama, and not black people.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Tobolo

Originally posted by: Queasy
I thought it was impossible to make fun of Obama?

No its racist.

No, it's funny. :laugh:

I don't see this as making fun of Obama or at all racist. If anything it is making fun of the real mess this country is in currently.