Racist Obama billboard causes outrage »
Posted By Aidenag 8 months, 3 weeks ago in Political NewsA billboard in West Plains showing a caricature of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama wearing a turban and using his middle name - Hussein - in quotes has sparked outrage and accusations of racism.
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Aidenag8 months, 3 weeks ago
As disturbing as this is, i found it pretty funny that the racist redneck who did this used a "Dastar", which is what Sikhs wear. And has nothing to do with Arabs or Muslims....
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Just goes to show how uneducated Racists truly are. Reminds me of that guy in Florida with the sign that read "Obama is a half-breed Muslin" The local news interviewed the guy, and he had no clue that Muslin is a fabric, and Muslim is the religion...-
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cosmogenium8 months, 3 weeks ago
I agree. Racism comes from fear and ignorance, just like the hate that feeds it. Oh, yeah, and Fox News.
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Candida8 months, 3 weeks ago
The really sad part is that by now this is not surprising at all. This is what I've come to expect from the Republicans. Do Americans care at all what kind of image they project about themselves around the globe?
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We have our elections right now, and it has its minor mud-slinging and occasional slip-ups and ridicule too, but nothing on this scale. I guess everything is larger than life in the US, even bigotry. -
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amervtrn8 months, 3 weeks ago
Sounds like the pot calling the kettle black. Racism knows no color. There are White racist,Black racist,Brown racist, ECT. To some it is a hatred, to some it is distrust, and to others it is a tool of deceit. The last thing the USA needs at this time is an Amateur. There is no time for on the job training. More Socialist debt is definitely not what we need. Research what and who you vote for, check your resources, do not buy into the hype, think and reason for yourself. Being what one "guppy" called an old f*rt, I have already survived this type situation, and really shiver at the thought of having to go through it again. Therefore the inexperience definitely concerns me. The Socialist leaning is a big red flag. His record shows nothing to recommend him. Pretty words and rhetoric may soothe the soul but do nothing to solve problems.
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hyperbola8 months, 3 weeks ago
Well, it seems that part of the GOP is also aghast at the Palin wing and at McCain for letting that wing run over him.
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Republican leaders break ranks with McCain
Senior members of the Republican party are in open mutiny against John McCain's presidential campaign, after a disastrous period which has seen Barack Obama solidify his lead in the opinion polls.
...From inside and outside his inner circle, Mr McCain is being told to settle on a coherent economic message and to tone down attacks on his rival which have sometimes whipped up a mob-like atmosphere at Republican rallies.
Two former rivals for the party nomination, Mitt Romney and Tommy Thompson, went on the record over the weekend about the disarray in the Republican camp. And a string of other senior party figures said Mr McCain's erratic performance risks taking the party down to heavy losses not just in the presidential race but also in contests for Congressional seats....
Some Republicans seeking election to Congress have begun distancing themselves from Mr McCain. In Nebraska, a Republican representative, Lee Terry, ran a newspaper ad featuring support from a woman who called herself an "Obama-Terry voter". ....
http://www.propeller.com/story/2008/10/13/republic...
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HateKoolAid8 months, 3 weeks ago
The same people who see nothing wrong with this sign are the same ones who keep imploring McCain to 'take the gloves off'. You can see McCain wince at those words at one of his rallies because he knows that's code for 'let's start playing dirty because we are falling behind in the polls'. Palin has evidently said to McCain...that's all right John, give me that mud bucket, I know what to do with it.
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Goppy8 months, 3 weeks ago
For a certain percentage of the Republican base ... the their support for the Republican Party is the fact that Republicans fought tooth and nail against desegregation in the south.
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Oh sure, there were people like George Wallace and other 'so called' Democrats ... but everyone in the nation referred to them as 'Dixie-Crats' ... and were essentially Republicans on all social issues.
Changing these attitudes takes GENERATIONS.
But aside from that ... I wanted to point out that our fellow Propeller member Beau7890 has discovered a FASCINATING story that uncovers the SOURCE for much of the Lies about Obama that Republicans have glommed onto.
I strongly urge all of you to check it out.
http://www.propeller.com/story/2008/10/13/the-man-...
Believe me, it's a fascinating discovery.
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Shadowolf8 months, 3 weeks ago
Harry S Truman, were he around today; would probably tear that down, then cuss out both parties for letting things get this bad...
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obiefrommuskogee8 months, 3 weeks ago
Evidently, when Palin needed to make budget cuts, she went to the first dude and asked him what she should cut. Evidently he is the man behind the curtain. Poor Sarah.
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bobo-in-texas8 months, 3 weeks ago
Obama supporters are much more direct. In fact they gather in public with their message of Hope and Tolerance printed on cute matching t-shirts.
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http://www.propeller.com/story/2008/10/13/obama-su...
Very Progressive.
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cloud158 months, 3 weeks ago
In a land as free as ours we regrettably have to put up with idiocy such as this from time to time. Any info on who put it up?
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prater56008 months, 3 weeks ago
He's not Muslim. But thanks for showing how that billboard would make you think so.
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wtagg8 months, 3 weeks ago
Using your logic, the t-shirts that bobo is describing fall into the same deductive rationale concerning Palin.
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At one time, the elective process was an important benchmark of our society. It is comments like yours that make me yearn for times long past.
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ADAGUY8 months, 3 weeks ago
Makes you realize that the character in "Archie Bunker" is all around you!
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BigBadJohn6668 months, 3 weeks ago
Some of these liberal morons think everything is racist. muslim is not a race. I had pizza for breakfast. I suppose that makes me a racist because I didn't have bacon and eggs. You people that keep saying he's not a muslim, he's a christian because he said so are ignorant fools. He was born a muslim. His father and stepfather were both muslims. He was registered as a muslim at the school he went to in Indonesia. He has numerous connections to muslims and other terrorists. He is getting millions of dollars in donations from these same sources but let's not talk about these trivial matters. Let's talk about bigger more important matters like the pregnant Palin girl or tge firing of a worthless PIG.
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bobo-in-texas8 months, 3 weeks ago
Because Obama is "The One" and since he is a person of color, any and all opposition or disagreement is inherently racist. Especially voting against Him.
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Because of this we know that at least 12 million Democrats are racist too. -
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vor8 months, 3 weeks ago
Yes, and I am not a murderer, although I worked and conversed on a daily basis with someone currently accused of such a crime. By the current insinuations involving Obama and Ayres I am an accessory to murder and this person wasn't just an acquaintance but a close friend. .
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Your opinions are xenophobic. You can hide behind your words but they reveal a clear fear of everything foreign. Better to elect the likes of Palin, who is "supposed" to have a worldview despite getting her passport just last year.
And I know you must detest Thomas Jefferson so I will end this with a quote from his autobiography....
"Where the preamble declares, that coercion is a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, an amendment was proposed by inserting "Jesus Christ," so that it would read "A departure from the plan of Jesus Christ, the holy author of our religion;" the insertion was rejected by the great majority, in proof that they meant to comprehend, within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mohammedan, the Hindoo and Infidel of every denomination."
It really wouldn't matter to Jefferson if Obama were a Muslim. Why should it matter to you? You folks have lost all meaning as to what the definition of "an American" truly is.-
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beavith18 months, 3 weeks ago
nobody said O was a terrorist.
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they said his regular association with Ayres questioned O's judgement . same with sitting in a pulpit watching -and never complaining about Wright for 20 years.
in both cases, despite the known characters of these clowns, the only time he distanced himself from them was after he was exposed as being "friends" or a "regular parishoner."
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Bucotch8 months, 3 weeks ago
If it's on private property out of city limits you have to get the county commissioner to have it ordered taken down with some sort of excuse.
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JoseMadre8 months, 3 weeks ago
His middle name is Hussein and here's a picture from his visit to Kenya.
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http://www.kenya-advisor.com/images/barack-obama
-in-somali-elder-clothing.jpg
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prater56008 months, 3 weeks ago
You honestly don't see that this billboard is playing into fears rednecks have of anyone who looks different than them? You don't see that the head dress and use of the middle name is to play into fears rednecks have of dark skinned people from the middle east?
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You can't be this dense, can you? -
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prater56008 months, 3 weeks ago
Every sign like this helps to ensure an Obama victory.
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To the clown who put this up - keep up the good work! -
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4thchance8 months, 3 weeks ago
Boy oh Boy does the truth HURT. Obama in a Turban and they used his real name "Hussein"...TO FUNNY for sure! OMG, it's the end of the world. Look at that guy in a T-shirt.
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Man are you DemoRats ever running scared right now.
Hey I know, why doesn't Obama Just Sue that guy. Ahahahahah!!!! -
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ETproductions8 months, 3 weeks ago
It is encouraging to see that we finally live in an AMerica where such moronic attacks do more to harm the attacker than the target of the smear.
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cloud158 months, 3 weeks ago
The turban doesn't help the billboard. Also the quotes around Hussein show an emphasis on the middle name, clearly trying to link him to Saddam Hussein and others in the region. Its playing on people's fear with no actual credibility and suggests all Muslims are terrorists. Its a totally inappropriate sign.
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purplehazeus8 months, 3 weeks ago
Number One: Am I the only one who is tire of all this hatred toward muslims. Not all of them are bad, actually not even half.Number Two: No I am not a "mooslim" but I'm not christian either. All of you on your high horse are the reason that I'm not. Number 3: Does it matter that his father was muslim or his stepfather or any of that. I grew up catholic, all my family is catholic, I went to a catholic school, I have catholic friends. I am not catholic. Number 4: As far as Acorn goes. Oh my god. A polititian saying he will actually meet with people and address their concerns..GASP!! Wake up. Read about acorn and then step in to the clarity of not being ignorant. Number 5: Obama is half white" which shouldn't even freakin matter" Half his family is white. ooooo. I'm sure you "good god fearin," not judging embracing people will "get em" before he makes anything better for the colored people of America. You can have your pedestal for a little while longer. Don't worry. Who needs Mooslims when you have hate like this right at home. And Lastly: Have any of you really looked at McSame's record. Please let's not dredge up who Obama is associated with, Because you don't want people going down McCain's 40 year rabbit hole. I've got a couple friends that aren't the most socially acceptable people. I like them. Doesn't mean I am them. Don't even get me started with Palin. What a dope. Her own state isn't even voting for her.
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k9kssr8 months, 3 weeks ago
What about "Puck You Palin" from the Phillie crowd? Or a cartoon with a rifle held to her head? Or the ad Obama ran ridiculing McCain for not using a computer and that he was too old, even Biden said that was awful. Do your views against racism extend to sexism and ageism? Or are you one-sided as usual?
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ISITJUSTME8 months, 3 weeks ago
Sexism and ageism is not going to get you killed. Me thinks, racism will and has.
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