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June 21, 2009
Into A Nearby Phone Booth...
Those who complain that the president is being worshipped as some kind of god can now relax. It's become increasingly apparent to me that people do NOT see Barack Obama as a god. No, he's just your basic, ordinary, garden-variety superhero.
My first clue was when I saw this in my local comic shop around the time of the election. But I laughed it off (ha ha ha) and besides, the same company also produced a similar tribute to John McCain.
Then I spotted this just a week or two ago at the same comic shop.
And the coupe de grace? Check out this hilarious video, the latest from the political satirists at Jib-Jab.
So no, he's apparently not a god, just your average faster-than-a-speeding-bullet, more-powerful-than-a-locomotive super dude. Which leaves me wondering: since he's got Air Force One, you think he'd mind if I borrowed the Fantasti-car?
Posted by Leonard Pitts on June 21, 2009 at 03:32 PM
Comments
Surely don't agree with the idea of Obama as "superhero" given the terrible mess he is making, but that is not the purpose of my note! The column about Sarah Palin's daughter: the daughter in question was NOT the 18 year old, but rather Willow, the 14 year old daughter. I don't think most people believe it is very funny to suggest raping a 14 year old.
Posted by: carolyn | Jun 23, 2009 9:46:46 AM
Now I don't have to worry about paying my mortgage or my gas bill. Super O will save me and get those dirty rich white people.
Posted by: James | Jun 28, 2009 10:27:46 PM
Dear Mr. Pitts: Do they all look alike?
Perhaps "the pot is calling the kettle black"
April 27, 2006
"Since we are now talking about Duke, we should talk about it one many levels (this is The SuperSpade, right?). So, building on Sakara R.’s excellent piece, I’d like to look at another aspect of this situation.
In the Duke case, we have another instance of one race accusing another race of a crime. Most people know that this usually leads to complex emotional reactions from the accuser, the accusee, and fellow members of the respective races of both parties. I had a whole piece in my head about this, but I read Malcolm Gladwell’s (author of Blink and The Tipping Point) thoughts on the subject and the broader issue of eyewitness testimony.
I know that I am guilty of saying things like “There are only 5 categories of white people,” and other statements (I know how ignorant that is, but I have said it. Pray for me.). Gladwell says that many innocent people may be locked up because of this mentality. As a Black man, I know that to be the case. The question that must be asked, if we are going to be intellectually responsible, is why do we often reject that this same phenomenon occurs in the opposite direction?
Posted by Garlin II
Filed Under Issues and Politics
Tags: Duke, Race
Posted by: Dann Thompson | Jul 27, 2009 2:58:21 PM
