An Ode to Cariatures

A 2007 piece from Vanity Fair on Al Gore turned up an interesting tidbit from Dan Rather:

"Particularly in presidential elections … we in the press tend to deal in caricatures," says Dan Rather, who was then anchoring for CBS. "Someone draws a caricature, and it's funny and at least whimsical. And at first you sort of say, 'Aw shucks, that's too simple.' In the course of the campaign, that becomes accepted wisdom." He notes, "I do not except myself from this criticism."

Hmm...lets think of some examples...

The Howard Dean Scream
HRC's Cleavage, Crying, Laugh
Palin's lipstick
Bush the beer drinking chummy frat guy