Can you Joke about Obama?

Many pundits have proclaimed that Obama is off limits when it comes to humor. This weeks New Yorker magazine cover (Click to see) has sparked media criticism from all over. Many have attacked the cover, and many Obama's response to the cover.

Pat Buchanan said this:

"Hillary Clinton has been compared to the sex-starved Glenn Close character in "Fatal Attraction." George Bush's verbal gaffes are endlessly panned by late-night comics and Comedy Central. But Barack gets the special-ed treatment. Our first affirmative action candidate."

Really? Our first affirmative action candidate. Pat shows us exactly why the Obama supporters get enraged with this stuff. Its about Race.

No previous Presidential candidate has had their whiteness challenged. No previous candidate has even had secret Email campaign's spouting lies about his faith, his heritage and his families heritage. No white candidate has ever been accused of being where they are because of the color of their skin. Obama supporters couldn't care less if he is the butt of a joke, as long as the joke has nothing to do with his blackness. White folks don't have to put up with it and neither should Black folks.

Race is everywhere this year, the media is having a field day with it. They couldn't wait for the next exit poll showing the difference in the white vote, and the black vote. They chatted for hours over Obama's "Working class White" problem. And the grand daddy of them all, Jeremiah Right. Theres nothing like a black man shouting "God Damn America" to boost ratings. John Stewart correctly proclaimed its like crack cocaine for the mostly white viewing public.

Givin this backdrop, is it any wonder some issues would spark furious backlash from the ardent Obama supporters. They dont mind making fun of Barack as long as its fair, and not about Race.