“Obama as Witch Doctor: Racist or Satirical?”

Just a quick post here on something that’s been bothering me.
I don’t know how many of you have been following this “witch doctor” business but it’s more than obnoxious. On CNN’s ticker they posted this article: “Obama as witch doctor: racist or satirical?”(http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/09/17/obama-as-witch-doctor-racist-or-satirical/) Are they kidding me? How on earth anyone could see the images of Obama photoshopped as a “witch doctor” and NOT think it’s racist is beyond me.
But then they go on to say:
“Posters portraying President Obama as a witch doctor may be racist, organizers of Tea Party protests say, but they reflect anger about where he is leading the country.”
Oh, so it’s okay to use racist imagery as long as it’s just because you’re really really upset. Got it.