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Cameron as Obama front page gets spoofed.

By George Eaton Published 06 May 2010 10:56

I suppose Nick Clegg as Obama was just about plausible, but Cameron as Obama? It's come to something when a right-wing tabloid is forced to invoke a left-liberal politician in an attempt to get the vote out for their man.

It's worth remembering, after all, that Rupert Murdoch, like David Cameron, backed John McCain for the US presidency in 2008.

Moreover, as my colleague James Macintyre revealed, Obama was "distinctly unimpressed" by Cameron and considers him "a lightweight".

Unsurprisingly, the parodies are already flooding in. Here are some of our favourites.

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Thu, 2010-05-06 11:12 — Ben Draper (not verified)

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Thu, 2010-05-06 11:28 — Jane Moraghan (not verified)

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Thu, 2010-05-06 11:33 — A Reader (not verified)

Where's some rope?

Thu, 2010-05-06 11:48 — Paul Silcox (not verified)

End of slippery slope

Sat, 2010-05-08 01:20 — kingfelix

Obama is not of the left or a liberal, anymore than Tony Blair was of the left. He is a corporatist and has continued all of the policies of Bush/Cheney regarding illegal detention, military tribunals, etc, along with adding drone strikes in Pakistan to the list and continuing to suppress evidence of the last administration's wrongdoing regarding wireless wiretapping.

Just applying a label does not mean that you have described anything accurately. Don't be so lazy.

Thu, 2010-05-06 12:06 — Tom Hooper (not verified)

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Thu, 2010-05-06 12:41 — Reginald-Fah-fah

How dare you! Our next Prime Minister should be shown respect. The front page of the Sun is marvellous!

Thu, 2010-05-06 12:44 — B Reader (not verified)

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Thu, 2010-05-06 13:56 — Alioqt (not verified)

Abandon hope!

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Thu, 2010-05-06 14:42 — Adam Brown (not verified)

Pick up the Soap!

Sun, 2010-05-30 14:40 — PeeJay (not verified)

For what it's worth, Obama is anything but a Liberal.

Thu, 2010-05-06 15:23 — Lee Urch (not verified)

And the Tory boy is no Luke Skywalker, more like 'We're doomed!'

Thu, 2010-05-06 15:26 — carl edge (not verified)

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Thu, 2010-05-06 15:53 — Huw Spanner (not verified)

How about the opening words of the sign over the door to Dante's Hell:

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Thu, 2010-05-06 16:10 — Ben Watts (not verified)

I relly would've thought Cameron/Murdoch would've known this was a bad idea after the sheer amount of vandalism of Tory posters/billboards all over the country. Hope is something natural - not something that can be forced upon us (unlike a Tory government).