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shoe77  ·  4437 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Sneak Peak of next weeks New Yorker Cover:

Is this a clear criticism of Obama's "inept" performance or is there some other connotation that I am not getting?





b_b  ·  4437 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Its the New Yorker. I'm not sure anyone ever really gets it.

thenewgreen  ·  4437 days ago  ·  link  ·  

shoe77, While normally I'd agree with b_b that the New Yorker isn't always the most easily translated cover art, this one seems pretty straight forward. I think it's simply saying Obama didn't "show up" to the debate. He was an "empty chair". There's very little debate from either side as to how poorly he performed.

That's it, I think.

shoe77  ·  4437 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ah okay. I guess I was probably over thinking things. I kept thinking this had something to do with Clint Eastwoods skit at the RNC. I think you're right though.

ecib  ·  4436 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's a double entendre. Absent from debate + Clint speech

thenewgreen  ·  4437 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh, it's definitely a reference to the Clint Eastwood moment too.