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Why are people so fascinated by the Obama Joker poster?

06 Aug 04:17pm

Filed under: Barack Obama, Dark Knight, Democrats, Protest, Republicans, Satire

This poster depicting Barack Obama as the Dark Knight Joker is currently causing a stir in America and the rest of the world.

The Obama Joker Socialism poster: why are people so fascinated?

Debate on the subject has been raging online and in papers on what the poster means, from those claiming it shows a backlash against Barack Obama to arguments that it is a popularised racist attack on the President.

But perhaps what is most interesting about the poster is that we’re even surprised that people are now openly mocking the American President. The debate itself is probably an indication of how incredibly popular Obama still is.

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Ben says:

12:29am | 08/08/09

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