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Iran:Iranian cartoonist talks about Obama

Written byFred Petrossian
Posted 1 May 2009 16 years ago

Nikahang Kowsar, an Iranian blogger,journalist and cartoonist, says: “It's not really easy to make fun of Obama as a person because although he has a sense of humour he is way ahead of most politicians we've seen in recent decade.” Watch his cartoon on Obama's 100 days.

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  • Daniel

    Heh, I dunno about that. Les Guignols l’info (France) seemed to nail him pretty good. I like Obama (at least more than the alternatives), but I would imagine there’s a goldmine of material if you latch on to his use of catch phrases and unrealistic optimism.

    4 May 2009, 2:25 am
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