A poster of the US president in Heath Ledger-style Joker make-up hits Los Angeles US President Barack Obama is a lunatic. Or at least that's how one Los Angeles guerrilla street artist feels. u00a0 An unknown artist posted several posters in Los Angeles mixing an image of Obama and Heath Ledger's Joker character from The Dark Knight. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2009/aug/04Obama.jpg" align="right" border="1" />The Obama Joker poster, with the word "socialism" in bold, dark letters printed under the image of his face, has caused a stir on the Web. The original Obama image used for the poster appeared on the cover of the October 23, 2006 edition of Time magazine. The image seems to have first made news this weekend when political pundit Tammy Bruce posted a photo on her Web site of the poster, taken by anonymous photographer identified as "Chris," hanging next to a Los Angeles highway exit ramp. Bruce reported that the poster was also spotted in Hollywood. The poster stands in stark contrast to past remakings of Obama images by artists such as Shepard Fairey, the street artist who created the ubiquitous HOPE poster for Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, depicting a thoughtful, distinguished-looking Obama shaded in red, white and blue. Losing support Obama is apparently losing some support among public for his healthcare plan. If there was some doubt it was cleared with latest survey conducted by New York Times recently. Another survey conducted by Wall Street Journal/NBC News also gives similar feeling that people are increasingly feeling disenchanted with the President's healthcare plan. According to the poll, 46 percent disapprove of his handling of the healthcare issue while 41 approve. Obama has been lobbying hard for universal coverage and end of medical red tape, calling an overhaul of America's ailing health care system the most important issue for the nation's long-term economic stability.

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