Has everyone gone shat-bit crazy?
(Oddly I first heard of the controversy myself from the Glenn Reynolds bon mot: SO IT JUST STRUCK ME AS FUNNY that supporters of Barack "I'm really not a Muslim" Obama are now getting upset about a cartoon.)
Don't even attempt to feed me the "but the public will actually take it seriously!" line. The readers of this blog are better than that (I'd like to think); certainly less patronizing.
Ta-Nehisi Coates says to "Expect that image to be on tee-shirts within two weeks" -- I agree, but because I think it will be pro-Obama people who (rightfully) recapture that image and the satire behind it.
Posted by Matt Bruce at July 15, 2008 11:20 PMI'm outraged by your outrage at their outrage at the New Yorker's outrage at conservative outrage.
Posted by: M.S. at July 17, 2008 05:54 AMI love that the comment above not only has unambiguous meaning but might represent a compelling case; I certainly can't take it another level.
Conservative outrage: out there, and easy to lampoon
New Yorker outrage: can't blame them
"Their" [team Obama et al] outrage: Obama campaign's supposed outrage is transparently cynical; anyone else, meh
My outrage: over-the-top; should've just been a roll of the eyes rather than "is everyone crazy?!"
Posted by: me at July 17, 2008 02:04 PM