All That Was Missing Was Aunt Jemima
A vendor at the Values Voter Summit had an idea for a product immortalizing Barack Obama’s position changes on the issues. Pictured is the product they came up with including an interesting caricature of the Illinois Senator.
I am all for a good parody but wouldn’t pancake mix have been a better product? I would think Obama was more of a flip flopper (FISA comes to mind) than a waffler.
Oh and then there is that stereotypical picture thing…but who is surprised? I would bet most attending the so called “Values Voter Summit” are all about stereotypes and many I would guess still strongly believe that Obama is a Muslim.
UPDATE 1:45pm: LGF thinks the waffle mix might have something to do with Obama’s “Why can’t I just eat my waffle” comment so I guess the waffle product is fitting though I still would have gone with pancake/flip flop metaphor, minus the caricature, myself.
The problem is that nobody can parody Obama in any way because people would somehow find a way to characterize it as racist. Why do you think SNL and other venues haven’t parodied Obama (the sketch on the fawning media doesn’t count, becuase it was not about Obama himself).
You pretty much have to use a stock photo of Obama when doing any parody. I am glad I have little, ok no, artistic talent as being a political cartoonist this year could be a bit dicey.
Just ask the New Yorker.