A local newspaper columnist, in a spoof of Obama's platform, wrote in one recent piece that the Democrat would hire the rapper Ludacris to paint the White House black (a reference to a pro-Obama song by Ludacris), and divert more foreign aid to Africa so "the Obama family there can skim enough to allow them to free their goats and live the American Dream." He joked that Obama would replace the 50 stars on the U.S. flag "with a star and crescent logo," an Islamic symbol, and that his policy on drugs would be to "raise taxes to pay for Obama's inner-city political base."The columnist, Bobby May, is also treasurer of the Buchanan County Republican Party and was listed in a July news release as the county's representative on McCain's Virginia leadership team, though he said his column reflected his views alone, and he denied it was racist.
A pdf of the actual column is here.
No that's not racist at all. I would like to see if either McCain or Sarah Palin would like to publicly renounce this person. It's bad enough the Virginia had to deal with George Allen. I will be waiting for the campiagn's response.
Looking at the GOP reception of Palin -- it's like some Christians have rediscovered the Golden Calf all over again -- yet another false idol to worship.
I can at least justify my support of Obama and Biden based on records, resumes, and policies.
I hope like heck that the Obama campaign is able to get Jim Webb to go down to SW Virginia and campaign. The word that i am getting is that people down there still aren't sold.
That is the response they are eluding to with this. The use of race (as if race matters) and the imagery of poor africans and city folks deliberately panders to the racist inclinations of some in the electorate.
It is much the same as when you hear someone say something like "These four black guys were walking down the street....." Using black is not needed in the phrase, by it is there for a real purpose.
nice, really nice.