Posters spotted portraying Obama as 'The Joker'

Washington, Aug.4 (ANI): A slew of posters have been spotted throughout Los Angeles that portray President Barack Obama as "The Joker" from "The Dark Knight," with the word "socialism" printed in black above and below his face.

According to Fox News, Obama's been called a lot of things -- but this is probably the first time any campaign has tried to peg him as flat-out creepy.

The posters show the president decked out in the kind of unnerving makeup Heath Ledger used in the latest Batman. Obama's face is painted white, his eyes have dark circles around them and two red scars curl up from the corner of his mouth.It's unclear who is producing and distributing the sinister posters. They come as Democrats and Republicans continue to battle over health care reform -- which some critics warn will lead to a government takeover of health care. (ANI)