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The Family “Research” Council is putting on its Values Voters Summit right now in Washington, D.C., and it appears that among the “Voter Values” they’re pushing is Aunt Jemimah-like racial caricatures:
adam kautz
September 13th, 2008 | LINK
Conservatives racist? Nah, that don’t surprise me at all. These people talk of opposing racism, but this act reveals that they still hate blacks and always will.
Glen Good
September 13th, 2008 | LINK
You call your people values voters? This is not Gods way. As humans we are all Gods children if you do not believe that I feel sorry for you on judgement day.
Swampfox
September 13th, 2008 | LINK
I don’t think that Obama should be our next president ………. but, I think that the FRC is a group of idiots. And, this little slip-up only proves it.
Timothy Kincaid
September 13th, 2008 | LINK
I find it difficult to believe that there is anyone who would honestly think that this is not offensive. And even if racism wasn’t the original intent, surely they had to have known that it would come off that way.
I can’t see how this is anything other than an appeal to the most base insticts of haters and bigots. I hope that McCain and other conservatives denounce this.
AJD
September 13th, 2008 | LINK
This doesn’t surprise me in the least. Hell, David Barton used to speak at Christian Identity (white supremacist religious movement) gatherings, and Jerry Falwell was a segregationist. These guys gave up their white supremacist ties when it became politically convenient, but that doesn’t mean they stopped being racist.
Swampfox
September 13th, 2008 | LINK
Timothy, sensitively is not something that I think that the Family Research Council is all about. However, I will state that some people on the left appeal to the worst in some people, too. As I say, whoever is elected our President that person will get my prayers. The Presidency of the United States is such a thankless and difficult job, I can’t really conceive of any sane person that would won’t it.
Jason D
September 13th, 2008 | LINK
Didn’t some republican/conservative just call Obama “uppity”? Westmoreland or something?
I recall some flap a few months back where someone took the image of Curious George, put it on a T-shirt with “Obama 2008″ as a “joke” and didn’t think it was offensive. It was even explained to him and he still didn’t get why saying a black man looks like a monkey is racist.
Duncan
September 14th, 2008 | LINK
I find it strange that in Britain it’s quite acceptable to use Scottish or English stereotypes comparable to this. By reason they should be just as offensive.
As for showing Obama as an Arab, i don’t know what is worse: that people think he’s a Muslim or that they think it would matter. Has anyone in politics been fighting accusations of atheism?
MR Bill
September 14th, 2008 | LINK
Jason D, the man in question (and I assume it’s not a rhetorical question) is Rep. Jim Westmorland(R, Georgia, think of him as Newt Gingrich’s replacement), the same clown who was pwned by Jon Stewart when he went on The Daily Show to post the 10 Commandments in every school, courtroom, etc., and was able to name only 3 (and them partially)..
Yes this this racist. I work with guys who hate the Dems, and one (a part time Radio jock, btw) was playing a parody song of Alabama’s ‘Song of the South:
“Song, song of the South,
Show Barak Obama what it’s all about.
Song, song of the South,
Beat a nigger up and burn his house.”
This was considered amusing. The only time I get called ‘faggot’ at work, ’cause I’m not out, is when I try, as a foreman, to stop abusive behavior.
When I told him to shut it down, he said “I ain’t a racist! Don’t be a faggot!”
Sigh.
Jason D
September 14th, 2008 | LINK
It amazes me that people don’t see obvious racism. Part of me wonders if they’re pretending to be ignorant, actually are ignorant, or consider racism an innocent mistake.
I have a friend who is Philipino-American. We went to this Thai restaurant. All the waitstaff dress in black slacks and white shirts. My friend was dressed in red pants, and black sleeveless shirt ( he likes to show off). He was on his way to the bathroom, and some white woman stopped him and impatiently asked him, “excuse me, can we get some more rice??” He was dumbfounded, sneared at her and said, “I DON’T WORK HERE!” On our way out after dinner, he loudly pointed her out to me, “That’s the B*TCH who asked me for more rice!” She covered her face with her napkin.
Later, his white, blonde, boyfriend at the time didn’t understand why it was offensive and thought that it was an “honest mistake” and “no big deal” he honestly didn’t understand what was wrong with her seeing an asian-looking face and assuming the person works there.
Scott
September 15th, 2008 | LINK
Also Tony Perkins, head of the FRC, purchased David Dukes mailing list when he was a campaign head for a Louisana US Senate Candidate.
Eddie89
September 15th, 2008 | LINK
Wow, Dobbs shows his true “colors”.
As a registered Republican since 1986, I have finally had “ENOUGH” of this political party! It wasn’t enough that they throw the gays under the bus when they need to bring out the religious right wingers. But now they show their obvious racism.
Don’t get me wrong. The Democrats share equally in the blame, I.E. Clinton signed DOMA and DADT into law!
We need a friggin viable third party, dammit!
I guess I’ll just register as an Independent, for now. Since the Libertarians have Bob Barr as their Presidential nominee! HAH! What a JOKE! Mr. author of DOMA himself! A Libertarian!
Eddie89
September 15th, 2008 | LINK
Jason D – It was also on Rush Limbaugh’s show where some lady called in and told him about the Obama/curious George and Limbaugh agreed and chuckled.
Then later told his audience he was just being polite to the lady caller and didn’t really know who curious george was at all.
Duncan
September 15th, 2008 | LINK
Yes, Clinton signed DOMA and DADT into law, but DADT was after he failed to get rid of the ban altogether, and DOMA may actually be helping states enact gay marriage by removing the fear that it will cross state lines under the Full Faith and Credit Clause.
Timothy Kincaid
September 15th, 2008 | LINK
Eddie89,
I believe that Bob Barr now reversed his position
Jim Burroway
September 15th, 2008 | LINK
At the risk of shoving this thread further off topic, I can’t help but point out that after Clinton signed DOMA into law, his 1996 presidential campaign bought ads on Christian radio stations to brag about it as proof of his “pro-family” credentials.
I have always found his defense of DOMA as self-serving and not very credible. It boils down to “I wanted to do A, but did B instead, which makes A easier to accomplish than doing A itself.” He often tried that contrarian logic in order to have it both ways on many things he did. I never bought it. Neither should anyone else. That’s the classic definition of talking out of both sides of one’s mouth.
Scott
September 16th, 2008 | LINK
Here’s another link about this “product”. The two guys who produced it have connections to Focus on the Family and Tim LaHaye.
http://www.alternet.org/election08/98908/christian_right_voter_summit_sells_racist_%27obama_waffles%27/
Michigan-Matt
September 16th, 2008 | LINK
Oh, come on guys! This is frickin’ hillary-ous… Obama as a pitchman for waffles… with all the waffling he’s done so far in the campaign? It’s not syrup –it’s waffles you put the AJ syrup on.
It’s dead-on funny. Nothing racist about it. If you want to see real, ugly racism in all it’s glory one only need attend Obama’s former church. Now that’s racial bigotry in daily practice.
Nope, this is just plain ol’ funny and getting our panties in a tight wad isn’t going to change the Obama loss on Election Day. We gotta laugh now because it’s all tears for the next 50 days.
Waffles, not syrup.
Jim Burroway
September 16th, 2008 | LINK
Michigan-Matt,
You are completely off the rails on this one. Even Bishop Harry Jackson, one of the FRC’s Summit participants and sponsors, denounced it as ugly racism.
Jason D
September 16th, 2008 | LINK
Michigan-Matt just doesn’t get it. There’s nothing that ISN’T racist about this.
cowboy
September 16th, 2008 | LINK
We had the same runaround with the people who marketed the SockObama sock puppets. Their ignorance about the racial overtones was blinded by their sheer opportunism to make a buck.
Ephilei
September 25th, 2008 | LINK
I’m not surprised at all they didn’t realize this is racist. If you surround yourself with whites, you have no context to understand what offends anyone else. A reason to purposely expose yourself to diversity.
Raymond Carnation
September 25th, 2008 | LINK
Hello,
My name is Raymond Carnation I was a Phila.Police Officer that opposed racism in the dept. and was fired.I along with two other white ex-officers won a Precedential case and was awarded 10 Million Dolllars. The case was Moore vs. The City Of Philadelphia NOS.03-1465 and 03-1473.To better understand you can Google me or the case.We would like to get this story to the public. If you or your staff could help support this story together we can educateour nation on this ongoing problem.Yours Truly, Raymond Carnation email around4life@aol.com
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