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.
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.)
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.)
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.
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
At least with these new posters, the media has a message.
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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