SelectPlusMagazine's 'satirical' Obama Cover Stirs OutrageMagazine's 'satirical' Obama Cover Stirs OutrageThe Associated PressA satirical New Yorker magazine cover cartoon depicting Barack Obama and his wife as flag-burning, fist-bumping radicals drew outrage from the Democratic presidential candidate's campaign as it appeared on newsstands Monday. (July 14)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:Vid magazine cover]Barack Obama's campaign is calling it tasteless and offensive.It's a satirical New Yorker magazine cover showing Obama dressed as a Muslim ... his wife as a terrorist. [Notes:SOT Patrick Egan, Assistant Professor of Politics at New York University: "If this were on the cover of Time magazine or Newsweek, I would be more likely to think that this would be perpetuating false beliefs. "] The cover also shows an American flag burning in the fireplace ... and a picture of Osama bin Laden hangs on the wall. [Notes:Vid Obama at presser]When asked about the magazine ... Obama had nothing to say. [Notes:NATS "I have no response to that"] [Notes:VID NYC street]But some New York City resident did. [Notes:SOT Will Minton, New York resident: "I see it more playing into the stereotypes that have been established during the campaign than anything based on racial, but there is definitely going to be that interpretation out there."] [Notes:SOT Anthony Rutkiewicz, New York resident: "Like I said, I see some kind of racism here with that thing on his head and right now he's Christian, most of his people that are voting for him are Christians."][Notes:Vid McCain]And Obama's rival for the White House ... Republican John McCain ... Had this to say: [Notes:SOT John McCain: "totally inappropriate, and frankly I understand if Senator Obama and his supporters would find it offensive."][Notes:Vod shots New Yorker sign] Responding to the cover's criticism .... The New Yorker's editor. [Notes:SOT David Remnick, editor of "The New Yorker": "The intent of the cover is to satirise the vicious and racist attacks and rumours and misconceptions about the Obamas that have been floating around in the blogo-sphere and are reflected in public opinion polls."][Notes:Various vid Obama] The cartoon is not explained inside the magazine. But the issue does feature a 15-thousand-word story about Obama's political education and early years in Chicago. ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE: Sandy Kozel-------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: Nicole Grether------------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: AP--------------------------VIDEO APPROVAL: Donna Starddard------------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: none----------------------------------SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE: BC-Obama-New Yorker, 5th Ld-Writethru,630------------------------------------ Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: new yorker_cover magazine's 'satirical' obama cover stirs outrage Added: July 15, 2008
