Monday, September 15, 2008

Right-Wingers Are Only Funny When They Aren't Trying To Be.


I blogged yesterday about the "Value Voter's Summit" sponsored by the fringe-right's Family Research Council.

Their head honcho Tony Perkins has been a welcome guest speaker before white supremacy groups, as I pointed out.

A couple of fools in attendance at this white trash pick-up joint were selling a racist product called "Obama Waffles".

Their packaging mimics that of the old "Aunt Jemima" products, which many view as little more than a negative racial stereotype.

Every black person I know surely feels that way.

Of course, many racists aren't adept at self-awareness, so they often deny that which is obvious to most others.

Self-appointed border czar Lou Dobbs--all asshole, all the time--thought racism in a box was so funny that he just had to get him some.

I found more on this idiot-fest today, and provide the link below for video of the two dopes with the stupid waffles here:

http://www.americannewsproject.com/node/121 

Excerpted from Buzzflash:

While the creators claim their product is satirical and not racist, the FRC felt strongly enough to stop sales. A black pastor and member of the FRC, Harry Jackson, wrote a column on the conservative site Town Hall about the dangers of allowing people such as Whitlock and Moss a voice in this election:
There is one thing that could torpedo McCain's efforts - a sense that McCain is playing the race card against his opponent instead of using a legitimate political strategy. If the race is determined by the content of the candidates' character and a sportsman like contest, Americans will have realized Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream. Therefore, even if Senator Obama is not elected president, the nation will acknowledge this as a watershed moment for the entire country. On the other hand, if racial slurs and prejudice are used by McCain supports it could cause a backlash among undecided voters that will cause the McCain/Palin ticket to lose.

The only negative thing that came out of the Values Voter's Summit was that two men from Franklin, Tennessee (Mark Whitlock and Bob DeMoss) sold a product called "Obama Waffles" at the event until the conference leaders shut them down on Saturday. The Family Research Council issued a statement on behalf of all of the sponsors of the summit that we "strongly condemned the tone and content of the materials" of the product's packaging.
(JackRabbit Café's editor's note: Bullshit. They just got caught.) As far as HILC is concerned, the so-called political "satire" on the boxes of waffles is racist and makes fun of all African Americans - not to mention unfairly demeaning Barak (sic) Obama. Two hundred and six newspaper articles carried the story of the waffles this weekend. Newspapers from Jerusalem to China felt that this story was newsworthy. If this last seven weeks of the campaign becomes a referendum on race, it will hurt race relations and the McCain campaign.
This has become a minor story, getting substantial coverage in the blog world. However, the AP version of the story does not mention that the creators of Obama Waffles had a photo on their Web site of Lou Dobbs, a speaker at the Values Voters Summit, purchasing them and reported that he said "My wife will love this." The photo and story has been removed from the site but bloggers were able to take screen shots before it was taken down.

(JackRabbit Café's editor's note: And I just happened to post it above.)

If you've ever had insomnia and been unlucky enough to see "Red Eye" on FOX News, or their atrocious stab at "Daily Show"-style humor on the mercifully late "1/2 Hour News Hour", or if you've caught anything emanating from the smarmy Dennis Miller since his career tanked and he turned to--what, "political commentary?"--you probably understand what I mean by this post's title. 

Oh, and Lou Dobbs is a dick.

But you knew that.
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