NPR: Hillary + Barack = ???

Hillary + Barack = ???

Hillary + Barack = Hillarack.

Nancy Burson, The New Republic

Check out this photo, as featured on the cover of The New Republic.

Clinton and Obama have had heir mugs splashed across the covers of mags like Time and Newsweek. But artist Nancy Burson has taken it a step further. (She's the brains behind The Human Race Machine and the morphing technology in Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video.)

She's used the technology to create a composite image of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. You can check out a larger version on The New Republic blog.

So ... what do you think? Oh, and here's yet another photo mash-up.

Geoffrey Bennett

Tags: Barack Obama | Hillary Clinton

7:45 PM ET | 03-25-2008 | permalink

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Barack in this, as in the campaign, seems to be the dominant figure. I see little recognizable about Hillary here, but recognize Barack in an instant. As someone else has said, perhaps it is that the artist chose Baracks eyes, which are the most expressive part of the face.

Sent by blackton | 9:31 PM ET | 03-25-2008

humm does not seem dark enough for me... and blue eyes is a recessive genetic trait so if it was a boy his eyes would have to be 'bama brown... oh no...this has got me thinking of a redo of MJJ's "Scream"

"i'm gonna be da man, cuz delegates i gots enough"

"but i gots years of experience, did you catch my Bosnia lying stuff? HEEEE!"
Raised 5 million from my WalMart stock, too"

"Huh! Cheating to lie girl, is sho nuff your and William Jefferson modus O 4 sho nuff true..."

"And i just can't take no mo'"

"stop da delegates at me.. stop da delegates, stop da delegates..."

"Just makes me wanna scream!"

Damn where is Chappelle this would be off da hook for a video.. i bet ya my hanging chad.

Sent by K Mjumbe | 1:26 AM ET | 03-26-2008

Nancy Burson is good with photo morphing, but really folks, what's the point here? There's already enough nonsensical reporting and "journalism" in circulation that does little to elevate the intelligence level of the masses.

Sent by Lee | 9:24 AM ET | 03-26-2008

Wow...I'm in Love!

Sent by j | 12:01 PM ET | 03-26-2008

Please!!!!

Sent by Will | 10:48 PM ET | 03-26-2008

this image is interesting given that in some theory, the argument is made that black men are feminized to a great extent and that women like hillary clinton i.e. high achievers have characteristics that men are thought to have the monopoly over like aggression, bossiness, etc.

Sent by aisha | 4:44 PM ET | 03-27-2008

Hm, Looks like Emma Thompson

Sent by David | 11:27 PM ET | 03-27-2008

it does kind of look like emma thompson, but more like jonathan brandis circa 1995...seaquest anyone?

Sent by aliza | 11:17 AM ET | 04-15-2008

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