You can get away saying anything raciest to a WHITE president from "Cowboy, Hillbilly, Red Neck". But say something to the Blacks, then it is "racist" all over again. Media has called upon Bush with all the possible names you can think of, portrait him dumb, ignorant Texan who cannot give a descent speech. T-Shirt and Bumper Sticker making fun of him are all over.Although protected by the freedom of speech, there's a hypocrisy in itself, which will be more visible in the coming future once Obama gets elected. If there should be a freedom to make fun of a white president, then it should be the same of the black president.
The burning flag was uncalled for in the cartoon.But Obama in "Nation of Islam" dress (mind you-it's not middle eastern Islam dress) and his wife with a gun is nothing but the media trying to stir up news. When did a women with a gun become a terrorist? Last time I remember the stereotype of a terrorist was someone with bombs strapped on their waist and ski mask, not just with a gun. What now, all the hunters are the new terrorist? Michelle Obama has 2 choices-be mick with low profile like Laura Bush in which she'll be less scrutinized by the media or be like Hillary-powerful- but should be ready for criticism, sometime they can be painful. Obama should be thankful that their kids are not being involved. Remember Jenna Bush and all the dramas... Barack Obama is a Muslim name, he has to live with it. People will make that connections no matter what, it's a human natural behavior irrelevant to race.
For all those Obama fan, race WILL be an issue, be prepared for it. If you think you should be ALLOWED to make fun of Bush regarding his race, it should be the other way around too. Racism exist in every race, not just white, that includes Nepali too.
Ps: I'm going to vote for Obama, not because of his race but of his policy and what he stands. If he start flip flopping more, I'll go with McCain.
My 2 cents.