This poster depicting President Barack Obama as Heath Ledger's "Joker" character from "The Dark Knight" sparked controversy after it appeared on the streets of Los Angeles in August 2009.
An unknown person or group created this satirical poster calling Obama a "socialist" as they probably believe he is promoting a somewhat socialised theory in the USA.
Here is a link to a news report on the issue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStMLFMdRcQ
Why Obama and the Joker?
I think they believe President Obama is destroying society like the joker does in Batman because he is promoting a kind of socialised system of health care in the USA and many people are against it. It's caused confusion and debate and some people have even labelled it racism (which I don't think it is), and others have said its subversive, or trying to create unrest, therefore making the creator the Joker!!!
At the end of the day, there is freedom of speech, but how far can someone take it? After all, Former President George W Bush has been depicted as everything from Count Dracular to a chimpanzee!!!
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