I think it's cute. How the heck do people find such parallels? (Or is it photoshopped?)
Remember, one of the fun things about Da InterWebz is that you get to tap a world's worth of rare talents. So some people have a talent for pattern recognition. So I certainly imagine someone saw that news photo and their brain peeled off the matching cartoon graphic.
It's related to the concept and talent for puns. I have a modest talent for those on "fast" days.
Try these:
A. This food dish:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frittata
Makes me think of:
A1: This person:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelly_Furtado
A2: And this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITDD4doC6iw
"It means no curries, for the rest of your days!"
B. This Collectible Gaming Card:
http://magiccards.info/scans/en/mprp/10.jpg
And this politician:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlen_Specter
