Friday, May 11, 2012

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The argument to be taken from this political cartoon is that Obama is riding the "I got Osama" wave way too hard. The idea is to appeal to the readers emotions. We know that when a touchdown is scored, whoever scored is usually so excited that all they can do is slam the ball on the ground. The goal of the cartoon is to make the observer upset because Obama is milking the Osama thing a little too much. I have to agree with the the cartoonist though I acknowledge that it can't all be blamed on Obama. Much of the hype that surrounds this is due to the party wanting something to talk about during election season. Nonetheless, Obama just happened to be president while the military found Osama so taking any credit is a little farfetched. Especially considering we have been working on this for a decade.

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