When cryptic posters portraying President Obama as the Joker from "Batman" began popping up around Los Angeles and other cities, the question many asked was, Who is behind the image? Was it an ultra-conservative grassroots group or a disgruntled street artist going against the grain? Nope, it turns out, just a 20-year-old college student from Chicago. Bored during his winter school break, Firas Alkhateeb, a senior history major at the University of Illinois, crafted the picture of Obama with the recognizable clown makeup using Adobe's Photoshop software. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/08/obama-joker-artist.html I read this on the Huff Post, and you wouldn't believe the hate that came this guy's way. Those posters really don't like anyone having even the slightest criticism of Obama
