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		Newsweek cover portrays Obama as Shiva the Destroyer (with pic). EVERYONE PANIC (foxnews.com)		158
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bob_ross		2010-11-22 05:11:51 PM

Psssttt. Hey, Gods don't really exist. *wink*

/you'll get over it

veedeevadeevoodee		2010-11-22 05:12:09 PM

/ too bad it wasn't Gozer the Gozerian

Adjective Bird Whiskey		2010-11-22 05:15:32 PM

Sure, make the black guy better in basketball than he already is.

Retodd		2010-11-22 05:21:06 PM

Oh noes. And Indians are one of the GOP "model minorities." I expect Fox News will make a big show of being their champions.

cameroncrazy1984		2010-11-22 05:25:18 PM

Sekrit Hindu?

Godscrack		2010-11-22 05:36:55 PM

Obama with 6 hands.

HE CAN SMOKE 6 NICOTINE CIGARETTES NOW.

mactobain		2010-11-22 05:37:21 PM

It would have been better if they had him dancing on a dwarf of forgetfulness as a little FoxNews logo

Quasar		2010-11-22 05:37:51 PM

THAT'S SIX HANDS TAKING AWAY YOUR HARD-EARNED MONEY, AMERICA

House of Tards		2010-11-22 05:48:14 PM

Godscrack: Obama with 6 hands.

HE CAN SMOKE 6 NICOTINE CIGARETTES NOW.

WTF are this guy's problems?

Godscrack		2010-11-22 06:03:19 PM

AdolfOliverPanties		2010-11-22 06:25:57 PM

That's disrespectful to the President and to whoever it is that believes in that particular God/Goddess.

I don't particularly care, but I can see how some people with their silly antiquated ludicrous on their face beliefs might have a problem with it.

unyon		2010-11-22 06:35:17 PM

The only problem is that the cover pic (and story) are meant to illustrate him essentially juggling.

Shiva doesn't juggle, shiva is dancing. Notice the difference in the foot and arm positions- they are mid-arch in fluid motion.

If you're gonna bastardize religious iconography, at least get the context right.

Moonbat		2010-11-22 06:40:11 PM

I'm so ashamed.

GAT_00		2010-11-22 07:16:47 PM

We're just getting outraged about this now? It's been out for days.

Weaver95		2010-11-22 08:16:45 PM

His name was ~~Remo~~ Obama.

/obscure?

Mentat		2010-11-22 08:48:43 PM

Hell, I wish he was Shiva. I'd even go for a Kali impression now and then.

FishyFred		2010-11-22 09:02:42 PM

I have just one thing to say to that: Down-Down-Up

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dahmers love zombie		2010-11-22 09:04:01 PM

This cover proves that he is incompetent. IMPEACH.

Valentine Greatraks		2010-11-22 09:25:41 PM

I can't believe the mods at Newsweek greenlighted that cover. I submitted one with a much better artwork of Obama as Vishnu.

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shivashakti		2010-11-22 09:54:09 PM

Don't look at me, man. I told him to go as Krishna. Might piss off the Hare Krishnas, but what are they going to do? Throw vegetarian food at you?

skinnycatullus		2010-11-22 10:14:47 PM

shivashakti: Don't look at me, man. I told him to go as Krishna. Might piss off the Hare Krishnas, but what are they going to do? Throw vegetarian food at you?

You scoff, but have you ever had a falafel in the eye?

shivashakti		2010-11-22 10:16:52 PM

skinnycatullus: You scoff, but have you ever had a falafel in the eye?

Are you kidding? That's how I reached Enlightenment!

dahmers love zombie		2010-11-22 10:32:35 PM

skinnycatullus: shivashakti: Don't look at me, man. I told him to go as Krishna. Might piss off the Hare Krishnas, but what are they going to do? Throw vegetarian food at you?

You scoff, but have you ever had a falafel in the eye?

I don't even know Bill O'Reilly.

yogaFLAME		2010-11-22 11:19:03 PM

veedeevadeevoodee: / too bad it wasn't Gozer the Gozerian

When someone asks you if you are the President, you say YES

BKITU		2010-11-22 11:25:51 PM

cretinbob		2010-11-22 11:48:07 PM

Shiva is really a transformation figure as opposed to a destroyer, among other things.

DavidVincent		2010-11-22 11:54:26 PM

There isn't anything that doesn't offend someone.

Moist Slacks		2010-11-22 11:54:42 PM

I wonder when the Hindus will start calling for death to the publisher and artist.

RoyBatty		2010-11-22 11:55:56 PM

hammettman		2010-11-22 11:56:52 PM

Actually a slick move by the O-man to pose with his 6 arms exposed, as a Hindu god. It throws that whole "non-Christian, secret-Muslim" freak out into a paradox.

CygnusDarius		2010-11-22 11:57:14 PM

In the Yajurveda, two contrary sets of attributes for both malignant or terrific (Sanskrit: rudra) and benign or auspicious (Sanskrit: śiva) forms can be found, leading Chakravarti to conclude that "all the basic elements which created the complex Rudra-Śiva sect of later ages are to be found here." In the Mahabharata, Shiva is depicted as "the standard of invincibility, might, and terror", as well as a figure of honor, delight, and brilliance. The duality of Shiva's fearful and auspicious attributes appears in contrasted names.

The name Rudra (Sanskrit: रुद्र) reflects his fearsome aspects. According to traditional etymologies, the Sanskrit name Rudra is derived from the root rud-, which means "to cry, howl". Stella Kramrisch notes a different etymology connected with the adjectival form raudra, which means "wild, of rudra nature", and translates the name Rudra as "the wild one" or "the fierce god". R. K. Sharma follows this alternate etymology and translates the name as "terrible". Hara (Sanskrit: हर) is an important name that occurs three times in the Anushasanaparvan version of the Shiva sahasranama, where it is translated in different ways each time it occurs, following a commentorial tradition of not repeating an interpretation. Sharma translates the three as "one who captivates", "one who consolidates", and "one who destroys." Kramrisch translates it as "the ravisher".[88] Another of Shiva's fearsome forms is as Kāla (Sanskrit: काल), "time", and as Mahākāla (Sanskrit: महाकाल), "great time", which ultimately destroys all things. Bhairava (Sanskrit: भैरव), "terrible" or "frightful", is a fierce form associated with annihilation.

In contrast, the name Śaṇkara (Sanskrit: शङ्कर), "beneficent"[41] or "conferring happiness" reflects his benign form. This name was adopted by the great Vedanta philosopher Śaṇkara (c. 788-820 CE), who is also known as Shankaracharya. The name Śambhu (Sanskrit: शम्भु), "causing happiness", also reflects this benign aspect.

Point02GPA		2010-11-22 11:57:28 PM

I wonder what type of deodorant he uses?

CygnusDarius		2010-11-22 11:58:18 PM

DavidVincent: There isn't anything that doesn't offend someone.

Risotto ain't offensive.

/In fact
//It's delicious

Albinoman		2010-11-23 12:00:19 AM

Moist Slacks: I wonder when the Hindus will start calling for death to the publisher and artist.

Haha! So much THIS!

foo monkey		2010-11-23 12:00:44 AM

WAIT. Fox News is reporting about Newsweek shooping Obama into something offensive? Doesn't this qualify as some kind of singularity?

skullkrusher		2010-11-23 12:01:19 AM

studebaker hoch		2010-11-23 12:01:30 AM

You can't swing a dead cat without offending somebody these days.

fusillade762		2010-11-23 12:01:47 AM

Oh here we go.

Newsweek? Check.
Foxnews? Check.
Foreigners? Check.
Religion? Check.
Obama? Check.

Grab your popcorn, the Trollapalooza is about to begin!

endtimethirtyfour		2010-11-23 12:04:24 AM

studebaker hoch: You can't swing a dead cat without offending somebody these days.

and if you have six arms, you can swing a healthy clump of 'em.

CygnusDarius		2010-11-23 12:05:02 AM

fusillade762: Oh here we go.

Newsweek? Check.
Foxnews? Check.
Foreigners? Check.
Religion? Check.
Obama? Check.

Grab your popcorn, the Trollapalooza is about to begin!

About to begin? Have you not seen the wave riding? The trollfest has not just begun, it's big.

Picture a Roman Bacchanalia of trolls. Trolls farking, drinking, feasting, pissing, shiatting and vomiting all in the same room. It's a troll debacle.

Tartan69		2010-11-23 12:05:37 AM

It's only offensive if he's pictured handing someone a helmet with a salmon on top

/not obscure

Erebus1954		2010-11-23 12:07:22 AM

$1 well spent.

fresnelmusic		2010-11-23 12:11:35 AM

Would like to have a word with Mr. Obama.

/NUCLEAR hot.

jjorsett		2010-11-23 12:12:10 AM

Just be thankful Shiva wasn't depicted upside down in a jar of urine.

Rashnu		2010-11-23 12:12:50 AM

Moist Slacks: I wonder when the Hindus will start calling for death to the publisher and artist.

Why bother? They'll get theirs in the next life with crappy incarnations.

MightyPez		2010-11-23 12:12:57 AM

Well, it's no Mecha Shiva!
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Stinkyy		2010-11-23 12:13:02 AM

Please don't Jihad Newsweek.

oldebayer		2010-11-23 12:14:03 AM

Weaver95: His name was ~~Remo~~ Obama.

/obscure

He who graciously throttles the universe laughs at your silliness.

Sword and Shield		2010-11-23 12:14:38 AM

CygnusDarius: fusillade762: Oh here we go.

Newsweek? Check.
Foxnews? Check.
Foreigners? Check.
Religion? Check.
Obama? Check.

Grab your popcorn, the Trollapalooza is about to begin!

About to begin? Have you not seen the wave riding? The trollfest has not just begun, it's big.

Picture a Roman Bacchanalia of trolls. Trolls farking, drinking, feasting, pissing, shiatting and vomiting all in the same room. It's a troll debacle.

I've my goggles, and I'll be watching safely from the nearest nuke shelter. Nowhere else is safe.