Satire or poor taste?

This is the photo The New Yorker is claiming to be satire. The obama camp says that it is in poor taste. The argument from the magazine is that the cartoon points out the ridiculousness of the ideas that have been spread about Senator Obama seems to be a good one. Unfortunately The New Yorker did not explain the photo in any article, and beyond that mostly attacked Senator Obama for his "flip flopping". Most intelligent people can look at this and say it's in poor taste or that it is an attempt at satire. The problem is that people that believe that Obama is a Muslim (12% believe this according to the latest polls, and 1% think he's Jewish and that's just funny) aren't the educated people in our country. I understand the New Yorker's audience is most likely educated enough to not see this as a reality. Unfortunately this picture will circulate through the internet and be used the Republicans (not the McCain camp itself, but some supporters will) to put fear into uneducated white people. It perpetuates the stigmas that have been placed on Barack and Michelle Obama. My final point is that even if this an attempt to tear down stereotypes, this is not the way to do it. For far too long racist caricatures have been a staple in this country. It was used during the time of slavery to denagrate blacks. They were used during segregation to motivate fear that blacks would destroy our country if they were given freedom. Now our country has taken an enormous step forward, and this simply takes back to a time in our history that all Americans should be ashamed of.