Netanyahu’s cartoon bomb at UN sparks media frenzy

Natasha Mozgovaya
Haaretz
Sept 28, 2012

Benjamin Netanyahu has proved in his UN speeches time and again there are three things he likes best: history, lecturing and props. And when it comes to leaving a lasting impression, the props must be his favorite.

Pundits and the blogosphere instantly went crazy with memes of the Israeli prime minister’s diagram depicting the cartoonish bomb on which he literally drew the famous “red line” for Iran.

There was “Bibi Dylan” with the crudely Photoshopped singer holding Netanyahu’s bomb diagram. There was Netanyahu, holding a picture of Daffy Duck’s head exploding.

The Atlantic magazine correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg defined Netanyahu’s cartoonish bomb as the Israeli leader’s “Clint Eastwood chair,” referring to the film star’s awkward impromptu speech at the Republican National Convention in August, in which he addressed the empty chair symbolizing U.S. President Barack Obama. Other “twitterati” wondered where the bomb was taken from – Super Mario? Daffy Duck? Spy vs Spy?

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This article was posted: Friday, September 28, 2012 at 2:52 am

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