of obama 'joker' posters causing a stir in los angeles

Obama 'Joker' Poster Causing a Stir in L.A.: A poster depicting President Obama as a version of Heath Ledger's Joker character in The Dark Knight is creating a stir in Los Angeles.


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A poster showing President Barack Obama as Heath Ledger's "Joker" character from "The Dark Knight" is creating a stir on the streets of Los Angeles where the image began appearing over the weekend.

The Obama-Joker poster shows President Obama with white face paint, dark eye shadow and smudged red lipstick and also has the word "socialism" printed in bold, dark letters under the image of his face.

It's unclear who created the image and who is posting it across the city. No one has taken credit so far.

A poster of Barack Obama in Heath Ledger-style Joker make-up with the legend 'Socialism' beneath it has been popping up recently on surfaces around L.A. [photo via]