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Mostly politics, a few current events, a squirt of seltzer down yer pants .. a little blog for my rambles and rants.

2008/10/17

Shouldn't that be "Inbred Republicans"?

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@ 07:21 AM (12 months, 26 days ago)

No wonder the Republican Party doesn't attract minorities...and no wonder so many decent and fair-minded Republicans are abandoning the party to vote for Obama this year.
 
The negative campaigning of the Republican Party just took another turn for the worst...resorting to racist acts to paint Barack Obama as a no-good, stereotypical black man.
 
So sad and disturbing on so many levels.
 
"The latest newsletter by an Inland Republican women's group depicts Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama surrounded by a watermelon, ribs and a bucket of fried chicken, prompting outrage in political circles. The October newsletter by the Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated says if Obama is elected his image will appear on food stamps -- instead of dollar bills like other presidents. The statement is followed by an illustration of "Obama Bucks" -- a phony $10 bill featuring Obama's face on a donkey's body, labeled "United States Food Stamps." [..]"
 
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_buck16.3d67d4a.html
 
Can't get any more blatantly racist than that, reinforcing the negative stereotypes of black folks...that they're all on welfare and use food stamps.
 
Where's the RNC? If the national party does not want to be thought of as a haven for bigots, they need to come out publicly to condemn this crap...come down like a ton of bricks on the racist who thought this up.
 
But I won't hold my breath...they don't want to upset their base, who eat this racist crap up. Remember the Obama Waffles I wrote about? Sold at a Republican forum where Newt Gingrich spoke? The box played off the old  demeaning stereotype of Aunt Jemima. Obama is portrayed with popping eyes and big, thick lips as he stares at a plate of waffles and smiles broadly.
 
And they can stuff their apologies. Some Republicans have a way of saying the vilest things and then being all cutesy about it, apologizing for whatever has already done immense damage. The "apology" is supposed to absolve them of their bigotry, hatred, and disgusting lack of manners. Their model for this behavior comes straight out of Karl Rove's "play book"...
 

2008/9/22

Mmm...racism for breakfast...

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@ 08:23 AM (13 months, 21 days ago)
 
Regrettably but predictably, Sen. Barack Obama's success has revived traditional knee-jerk racism on the American far right...this latest example is certainly more blatant than latent.
 
"Forum sells 'Obama Waffles' with racial stereotype"
 
Well, they never did say one of their “family values” wasn't racism.
 
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Activists at a conservative political forum snapped up boxes of waffle mix depicting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as a racial stereotype on its front and wearing Arab-like headdress on its top flap.
 
...The box was meant as political satire, said Mark Whitlock and Bob DeMoss, two writers from Franklin, Tenn., who created the mix. They sold it for $10 a box from a rented booth at the summit sponsored by the lobbying arm of the Family Research Council.
 
...Republican Party stalwarts Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney were among speakers at the forum, which officials said drew 2,100 activists from 44 states.
 
While Obama Waffles takes aim at Obama's politics by poking fun at his public remarks and positions on issues, it also plays off the old image of the pancake-mix icon Aunt Jemima, which has been widely criticized as a demeaning stereotype. Obama is portrayed with popping eyes and big, thick lips as he stares at a plate of waffles and smiles broadly.
 
Placing Obama in Arab-like headdress recalls the false rumor that he is a follower of Islam, though he is actually a Christian.
 
On the back of the box, Obama is depicted in stereotypical Mexican dress, including a sombrero, above a recipe for ''Open Border Fiesta Waffles'' that says it can serve ''4 or more illegal aliens.'' The recipe includes a tip: ''While waiting for these zesty treats to invade your home, why not learn a foreign language?''[..]
 
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-Obama-Waffles.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
 
Does each box comes with a free white hood?
 
"Values Voter Summit organizers cut off sales of Obama Waffles boxes on Saturday, saying they had not realized the boxes displayed ''offensive material.'' ..."
 
Yeah right, and if you believe that I've got a bridge to nowhere to sell you.
 
Check out this video:
 
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1463341016/bctid1790977147
 
This appalls but does not surprise me. Cruise some rightwing sites, it is not at all uncommon to see the N-word used.
 
Question -- Did the organizers cut off sales because they “had not realized the boxes displayed offensive material”… or did it finally sink in, after TWO FULL DAYS of this ugliness, just how badly they were embarrassing themselves, and the country?
 
This Palin nomination has really set them free...they’re so sure they’re going to win, it’s time to let their confederate freak flags fly.
 
Funny how, as they celebrate their racism, they'll hypocritically call out sexism at the first hint of anything gender-based.
 
These people don’t represent families in America...they aren’t Christians. They're religious zealots and hypocrites, who worship at the alter of power and greed.
 
The NYT leads..and soon the rest of the mainstream media will be all over this like Obama’s “lipstick on a pig” comment...right?
 
<crickets chirping>