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President Obama

This is the unaltered, unphotoshopped version of a spoof picture that originated on IMAO.us, a political humor blog, where it was posted on March 4, 2008 under the header, "There Is an International Crisis at 3 A.M.; President Obama Answers the Call." Both the title and the Photoshopped clock on the wall refer to a scenario posed in a TV campaign ad released by Obama's rival, Hillary Clinton, in late February:

 

It's 3 a.m. and your children are safe and asleep. But there's a phone in the White House and it's ringing. Something's happening in the world. Your vote will decide who answers that call. Whether it's someone who already knows the world's leaders, knows the military -- someone tested and ready to lead in a dangerous world. It's 3 a.m. and your children are safe and asleep. Who do you want answering the phone?

 

It could also be regarded as an homage (or a rip-off) of a similar visual joke targeting George W. Bush that circulated in 2005.

 

The Obama spoof picture fooled both hillbillies and racist rednecks who didn't understand "photoshop" being used as a verb and deemed it "of Satan's loins." ©keezy.

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Uploaded on June 23, 2008