Don’t forget humanity of Barack Obama

Dick Peacock
Published: July 27, 2008

Barack Obama, his wife, Michelle and their two children are human beings that have hearts that pump at 60 beats a minute. The recent New Yorker front-cover cartoon, characterizing Barack and his wife
as Moslem terrorists is a media “terrorist attack” on a smart Afro-American family.

John McCain’s campaign has issued a sharp criticism of this front-cover cartoon. I agree.

I expressed my concerns to two good friends: one a liberal Democrat and another a conservative Republican. The liberal is a former Freedom Rider who was spat upon in Oxford Mississippi. He found the
cartoon to be tasteless, rude and vulgar. The conservative said that many whites consider this magazine a niche publication and would never read it. Unfortunately, he said, they will look at the cover and
make a judgment without reading the favorable article inside. He also said that The New Yorker needs to realize its audience extends beyond Manhattan.

What is one to do? Cancel your subscription to this magazine and donate the proceeds to your favorite charity.

DICK PEACOCK

Manassas