Racist? Kentucky Man Under Fire for Effigy of Obama Eating Watermelon
(Gawker)
A Kentucky man has sparked a public outcry after he put up a statue of President Barack Obama eating watermelon. His critics say the display is blatantly racist.
When asked why he chose to depict Obama, the nation’s first black president, eating watermelon, Danny Hafley said he “might get hungry standing out here.”
Hafley told LEX18 in Lexington said he is merely exercising his right to free speech and the statue is protected under the First Amendment.
βThe way I look at it, itβs freedom of speech,β he said. βI donβt know how other people will take it.β
Hafley reportedly bought the Obama mask on the statue after Halloween and erected the display around the time of the November election.
“The mannequin, dressed in a grey suit, clip-on tie and blue-collared shirt, was originally standing in Hafleyβs yard but the homeowner decided it would look better near the road,” LEX18 reports.
“That’s my buddyβ¦He don’t talk. Don’t make no smart comments. If I had a dollar for everyone who stopped and took a picture of it I’d be a millionaire,” Hafley added.
One neighbor said the Obama figure initially had a sign asking people to pray Obama won’t destroy the United States.
Several other neighbors reportedly felt there was nothing wrong with the display and said Hafley had the right to leave it up.
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Comments (446)
civilwarcometh
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:18pmYes it’s racist. So is 95% of black people voteing for color of skin only. Obama IS a racist and hates white men. So expect white men to fight back you tool….
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soldado2187
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:17pmWhat about ALL those democrats that voted for Barack Hussein Obama just because he is black, are they racist too?
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seek.the.truth
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 10:00pmYes!
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checkingbothsides
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 4:51pmI didn’t vote for Obama because he was Black. I definitely didn’t vote for him because he’s a liberal (because he’s not). I voted AGAINST Romney because he’s a tool. The man is a vulture capitalist (to quote both Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry) who had no idea how to build a successful company, just run them into the ground as he stripped off all of their assets.
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zombieocracy
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:15pmNah, this isn’t racism. Racism is Jamie Foxx doing anything. Oops, guess I’m a racist too.
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gyro
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:19pmbad bad you
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michaelmoron
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:20pmThis is called Free Speech.
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doomytram
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:20pmChicago-Golf-Chicago-Golf-Food Stamps-apartment. I know these words are racist, but Gov’t isn’t my God.
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:28pmYou’re so right. Jamie Foxx is a racist, but no one dares to expose him.
He went on SNL and said how great it was, that he kills all the White people in his new movie.
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 11:10pmHe’s in a nice suit, if he wanted it to be racist, don’t you’d think he would put the mannequin in chains?
Racism is the new word for you new, hip lib-tards. These days, it’s more is a badge of honor to be called racist. This means you have pissed off the liberals, which is always fun.
Lexington is around close to my neck of the woods. I live about 60 miles north of there, across the Ohio River. I just went through Lexington yesterday on my way to Florida, where I am now. Palm Coast.
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katzkiner
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 7:03amI worked in an 80% black workforce for 40 years. Whites have NO idea how racist blacks really are. Even Glenda would figure it out FAST. They make old kkk look like boy scouts.
You will find out.
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lassiegirldawn
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:13pmThe only picture of the commie in chief that I would think about hanging in my house.
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M13
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 11:16pmThen you have not seen the Obama Chia Pet on sale now at some of Americas finest retailers.
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ltb
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:13pmRacist? Yawn. Snore. ZZZZzzzzz.
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RightWingLeftyGolfer
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:09pmGet your feelings off your shoulder!
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doomytram
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:08pmDepends on the meaning of the work racist, because Obozo drones think that if you don’t like Obozo then your racist. If a person puts a watermelon slice in the hands of an Obozo then it only means he is racist if he doesn’t like black people. People like Toure’ and you (apparently) think this is racist (automatically). Because for all you and Toure’ know the man loves black people and is married to an
African American.
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dealer@678
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:04pmThat might fetch more money than Becks ” obama In Pee Pee”
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Dkoonz
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:11pmHey where is the bucket of chicken?
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Ivehadenoughtofthisgovenmentcrap
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 10:01pmHay I’m white….I like chicken…..I like water mellon…..I like malt liquer……I like women with great arms….Dose that make me a raceist, no. But if I don’t like socializum…..I’m raceist. Right ?
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chips1
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 11:01pmWould you date Shiela Jackson Lee?
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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:03pm.
Winner……..
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ICSPADES
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 8:11amChicken
Watermelon
Cadillac car
We ain’t as dumb
As you think we is.
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BODYBAG
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:02pmClick on username:
USER PROFILE: GLENNDA
Member Since: December 23, 2012
= TROLL
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Fubared
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 8:11amGlennda is most likely panloadian/wango. Ask it to share about being the hero of Fallujah 2 and all that happy crap. Most likely also a hairy, trucker, lesbian.
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anothercomment
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 3:21pmMan, my list of TROLLS has grown to 44 names. Incredible. I wonder how many of these are the same person, using the multiple email addresses supplied by their ISP?
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:59pmThat fake Obama dummy is doing no harm.
Unlike the real dummy, in the White House.
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8YRSOFHELL
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:09pmNow that’s funny!!!!
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gyro
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:19pmWinner
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TPartyXpress
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:51pmDang! You beat me to the punch!
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Rayblue
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:57pmMaybe an eagle will crap on it.
Squirrels hide it’s nuts.
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TSUNAMI_22
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:53pmI should put one in my yard of Obama taking a big deuce on a replica of the Constitution, with the American flag on a toilet paper roll next to him.
I wonder how that would go over?
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RamonPreston
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:03pmI would come over and take pictures of it to hang on my wall.
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chips1
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:52pmI call BS. That’s Harry Belefonte.
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SCREW-WINDOWS
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:51pmWhat black people don’t eat watermelon ?
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BODYBAG
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:13pmRight.
They also drink malt liquor, eat fried chicken, fried fish, hell fried ANYTHING,
hog maws, chitlins, collard greens, pickled pigs feet, smoke “blunts”
Since when is saying what someone actually does racist?
You’ve been CONDITIONED friends.
You’re here on this site thinking you’re part of the Patriot Games and if you
actually think this is really racist then you’re nothing more than a programmed tool.
Go carry Chris Matthews water for him.
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BODYBAG
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:21pmBy the way, white people eat those things too crackers.
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TERossi
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:51pmIf you’re white and accused of being racist, then you’re doing the right thing.
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Joss
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:50pmGood ole White Trash. Those are my roots.
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countryfirst
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 10:51amI know itβs not seedless, Obama would swallow the seeds for redistribution. A complete waste full of waste.
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mrunner
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:47pmBetter a watermelon than a dog I guess.
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Gregb
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:55pmI think that the communist in chief is more likely to smoke a joint and drink a beer and be prejudice against whites
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bannedfromCNN
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 11:45pmWoof.
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doomytram
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:45pmAre Obozo’s minions and shill drones going to make a federal hate case out of this or is this just yesterday’s old news?
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doomytram
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:15pmTroll, said what?
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TH777
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:15pm@Glennda: Moochelle may grow veggies but she eats ice cream and hamburgers. Go figure! When you “speak” of someone make sure you have gathered and present “ALL” the facts. Don’t just pick and choose.
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banjarmon
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:19pmhey glenda dose ms “O” grow watermelons and sweet taters?? Dose she make koolaid for you??
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crueltiming
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:20pmso much for the garden…
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389×6215657
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MAULEMALL
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:28pmWe don’t care about the vegies she “grows”…
We just want to know how we can get her to stop blocking the sun every time she bends over to do a “Weed”..
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michaelmoron
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:30pmAre those genetically modified Fruits and vegetables?
Like fish DNA in tomatoes ?
Yeah, those Bland things you get at the fast food troughs.
They look like they came from three mile island. crunchy, no taste and almost white.
All our fruits and veggies are crossed with other things DNA these days.
It’s all about profit because these new mutant veggies and fruits are bug resistant, last longer, grow faster and larger.
It’s also about the poor African kid too. (gimme’ a break)
The Africa kids are starving because liberals are more concerned with a Delta smelt than billions of pounds of food to feed the hungry.
There is a legitimate reason that I can’t get Florida Oranges in Florida anymore (sarcasm)
There is a ligitimate reason I can’t get REAL (Non-GMO) tomatoes from my area and must buy GMO tomatoes from Argetina. (sarcasm)
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doomytram
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:36pmThinks for the link Crueltiming, because I knew I remembered reading that Mrs. Obozo’s garden project was toast but I didn’t where to link it. Also, I read somewhere that all of the public school 4×8 garden plots are just another in the unabridged dictionary sized wasteful projects in the non-edumacation indoctrination centers(public schools) Turns out that almost no food was grown and that most of what did get grown was just thrown away, because the kids don’t eat it. If the Obozo gardens don’t grow Chicken McNuggets, Snickers, and Pizza then the kids don’t eat it. Water the plants with Gatorade and the Skittles will be grown. Ebononomics.
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rawmilker
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 11:06pmIt takes alot of work to maintain & produce in a garden. we all know that lard a$$ doesn’t want to work. All that amazon wants to do is vacay on our dime. Lead in the soil?? psssst!
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circleDwagons
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:43pmArt
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Polarized America
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:57pm.ART …….
….i guess he didn’t have a bottle big enough to pee in ………
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Polarized America
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:00pm.
i mean ..a bottle big enough to put the”" EFFIGY”" in,,,,awww you get my point /;-)
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Critters58
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:42pmHe should have had him eating a dog and then it would not be racist!
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gyro
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:20pmdinner
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CincinnatiJim
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:42pmummm….i’m sorry, what law was broken? As tasteless as it seems it is still his right
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Gregb
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:02pmexactly
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John655
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:41pmConsidering BO uses a “black voice” everytime he’s in front of a black audience, I say turn about is far play. He was racist first.
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John655
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:50pmthat’s “fair play”..sigh…I need to type slower.
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Steelhead
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:53pmstories like this always expose the Blazers for what they are….
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Polarized America
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:10pmSTEELHEAD…. i find it funny, so you found out that i have a sense of humor, that’s what i exposed
and i bet many others did as well SteelHead = DeadHead
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dealer@678
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:12pmTsunami kicks and he scores with no time left on the clock !!! Sorry Steelhead, you lose again
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TSUNAMI_22
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:21pmdealer@678
Tsunami kicks and he scores with no time left on the clock !!! Sorry Steelhead, you lose again
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ain’t it interesting how my totally accurate and non-offensive post got deleted? Score another one for me.
Tsunami_22 = 2
Steelhead = 0
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crueltiming
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:26pmconsidering O’******* is a hell of a lot more muslim than black,the race card does not apply!
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seek.the.truth
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:50pmGlennda — as I peruse the comments on this thread, I see many objections from you about “racism” towards Obama. Only one problem, Barack and Michelle Obama are more racist than anyone on this sight. Don’t you think its a little unfair to call people out on an issue for which our potus is himself guilty?
Perhaps Obama’s racism is what provoked the display in the first place? Just a thought.
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banjarmon
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:40pmKenyans don’t eat watermelons!
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BODYBAG
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:17pm@GLENNDA
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:01pm
Conservatives donβt wipe.
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you’re gone soon troll. watch.
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Glennda
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:26pmBuddyBag . . .ooooh . . . .thin hypocritical bravado masquerading as real genetic machismo. Hey, nice T-shirt. Yes, the stuff true blue values are made of. Honesty in 100% cotton. You go, girl. Get your “report” on like a good little hall monitor. Whine to the authorities. They’ll pat you on the head, promise. But please, even then, don’t put the cat in the dryer again.
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TH777
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:33pm@Glennda: Another troll that’s craving attention. So freakin sad!
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civilwarcometh
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 9:44pm@GLENNDA: You come on here just to throw insults at people you think is the otherside/enemy. Well let me tell you that thow they think you are childish and an A$$hat most still say a prayer for you. Hard to believe huh?
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vtxphantom
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:37pmHe should put a KFC bucket on the ground asking for donations.
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Marine25
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:47pmHe absolutely has the right to express his opinion and his racism, as do you. You also have the right to complain when others call you on your racism and continue to paint all conservatives/Republicans as racists.
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Kylestarr
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 10:22pmMARINE 25
Yes, everyone including you have a right to their opinion but I am so sick and tired of people like you who call anyone and everyone who disagrees with or paints Obama in a bad light as racise.
It was ok to attack Bush who was President but white.
Would that not also make them racise?
Obama is the President first, a black man second. If it was ok to attack past Presidents then it should be ok to do the same now.
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vtxphantom
Posted on December 27, 2012 at 10:48pmMarine25
Only democrats are racist.
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CamusAcolyte
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 3:49amThere is a difference between calling everyone who attacks the president racist and calling those who make watermelon and fried chicken comments racist. People making those comments are clearly racist. And racism is disgusting. Thats not really up for debate.
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Marine25
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 7:34am@kylestarr
It’s one of the oldest stereotypes concerning African-Americans. Not the ‘it’s okay it’s based on a truth” kind of stereotype, either. The image of blacks eating watermelon was originally used to create the idea that slaves were so simple they enjoyed being a slave, and the treats that came with it. You say you are “so sick and tired of people like you who call anyone and everyone who disagrees with or paints Obama in a bad light as racist.” First of all, that’s not what is going on here. This guy isn’t disagreeing with Obama, he is mocking his ethnicity, no one can dispute that. Second, the reason some people do call people who honestly disagree with Obama racist is because they lump them in with this guy and the thousands of others who are racists and welcomed and cheered by conservatives, I was at a tea party event in DC a couple years ago and a guy with a microphone conducted a ‘best sign’ contest. They cheered and cheered for not the clever tax slogans, but the hateful racist stuff that included nooses and references to the N-word. These new ‘conservatives’ approve, or at least condone, these types of racists and dismiss intellectuals as ‘elites’. Read the Blaze. This type of racist, bigoted and hateful commentary is never condemned, usually embraced. That’s why you have become the party of racists. Together with guns and gods, it’s apparently all you have.
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Begbie
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 8:23amMarine25, I joined to comment on your post. I agree with you, the watermelon thing is unnecessary.
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Fubared
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 8:25am25
0 is half black, and you are no marine. Next.
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usedCZARsalesman
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 10:55amMARINE…
First, this “new wave” of Conservative “racism” has much more to do with what is called a self fulfilling prophecy than actual animus towards blacks. ALL conservatives have spent the past couple of decades being labelled as racist and bigoted for EVERY SINGLE WORD they say that doesn’t tow the liberal line. This trend has only been placed on steroids by the likes of Chris Matthews and Barack Obama. EVENTUALLY, after people are dishonestly bashed like that for years, they begin to lash out.
Second, you are simply lying about that “Tea Party Rally”…huffington, MSNBC, ect, all scoured the country side TRYING to find racist signs and t-shirts from TP rallies and NEVER FOUND A SINGLE instance of the N word being used or played on. Instead, they simply took totally NON racist signs and shirts and FORCED racism on them. If those powerful, national outlets couldn’t find them, you sure as HELL didn’t randomly stumble upon a few at a DC rally of all places.
Finally, maybe you should review the posts on this thread again…I have seen at least a DOZEN Blaze posters (many of whom post regularly) that called this mans “display” racist. I don’t call it racist only because I REFUSE to use that word unless someone is actively trying to hold someone back or HARM them because of their race. Call a black man a n***er, NOT racist (just ignorant). Beat him into the ER because he is black, or deny him a promotion because he is black, racist. But that’s ju
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Kylestarr
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:30pm@MARINE25
I do not look at the world in stereotype and I do dispute it.
I do read the Blaze, thank you and I do not see what you think you read. Have you checked out any of the comments on any of the shows on MSNBC? You will find 85% more there then you ever will here.
Also do not lump me in your idea of a make believe party of racists that does not exist. As I said before, I see the President first.
One more comment, I have yet to hear any condemned commentary when the other side is attacked!
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