July 16, 2008 at 6:30 pm
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Anonymous
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Obama’s statement on the The New Yorker cover:
*OBAMA: Well, I know it was the “New Yorker’s” attempt at satire. I don’t think they were entirely successful with it. But you know what, it’s a cartoon, Larry, and that’s why we’ve got the First Amendment. And I think the American people are probably spending a little more time worrying about what’s happening with the banking system and the housing market, and what’s happening in Iraq and Afghanistan, than a cartoon. So I haven’t spent a lot of time thinking about it.*
Sounds to me like he handled it pretty well and doesn’t project any outrage as implied.