Just listened to an interesting discussion of the cover on Here and Now on NPR. I agree with their guest who said it was a failure at trying to be a satire. The subject of the illustration, for it to be successful satire, would have illustrated those who are plotting such lies about Obama, not the Obamas themselves. As it is, the image just illustrates the lies, which is why I said it may have worked next to the article itself. There is a difference between just illustration and satirical illustration. Listen here click