
Posters of President Obama made up as Heath Ledger's Joker with "socialism" written below have been showing up around Los Angeles and it's being greeted with outrage-y outrage from the typically outraged.
Some are calling it racist, others are calling it "dangerous"; I'm calling it: "Steve" — which is Greg for "boring."
The Web site Newsbusters points out that — after all — that former President Bush had been portrayed as everything from Dracula to the Joker to worse: a Texan! And, while media hacks point out that criticizing Obama is unfair because he's only been on the job for six months, that's bat poop.
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Hatred for Bush began the moment he took office and Sarah Palin was only around for a few weeks before lefties were wearing T-shirts with her face and a vulgar word beneath it (hint: It rhymes with bunt.)
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And besides, this Obama Joker face only elevates his hip persona and it's honest. Seriously, we live in a culture where anti-heroes have replaced heroes — hence Ledger's joker is far cooler than Bale's Batman. (At least the Joker didn't yell at his mom at the premiere.)
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The Joker scoffed at tradition, reveled in post-modern humor and, more importantly, was played by a dead guy. You can't get any cooler than that, even if, like me, you do Pilates wearing only body paint.
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Finally, as so many Obama-lovers point out, our president is more than a president, he's a pop culture icon — and you can't go more than five feet without seeing a shirt, a button or a jock strap with his face plastered on it.
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At least with these new posters, the media has a message.
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Greg Gutfeld hosts "Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld" weekdays at 3 a.m. ET. Send your comments to: redeye@foxnews.com
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Just people being bored.
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