May 16, 2012

Official Portrait

Lisa Benson, 5/15/12:
Knowing Benson's antipathy for Obama, this can be parsed as a slam at him for sullying the grandeur of his office by taking a stand on gay marriage that she personally disagrees with.

But it could also be read as an attack on Newsweek, for denigrating the Presidency by associating our current office-holder with those yucky gay people.

Or, maybe, is she trying to do both at once, and not quite managing to hit both targets at once? You can't be wrong if you caricature someone who is already a caricature, can you?

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