On a related note, I remember in 1968 the Nixon masks, complete with the less-than-flattering long pointed nose was very popular at Halloween. Especially in 72 when the Watergate mess started coming to light, the novelty stores could barely keep up with the demand. There were masks available of very president since, and it wasn’t a big deal. But wear an 0bama mask and everyone loses their effing minds.
And remember the rodeo clown who had an Obama mask??,, as I recall, he got fired, and the rest of the rodeo clowns got sent to sensitivity training. We have always been able to make fun of politicians until Obama came along. But now, Obama is somehow so special, he can’t be the butt of the joke.
The late night comedians and John Stewart types, who regularly skewered Bush, almost never target Obama.