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(3,044 posts) Mon Dec 12, 2011, 12:05 AM Dec 2011

Kansas tea party illustration draws racism claims [View all]

HUTCHINSON, Kan. | A tea party group in Kansas says its depiction of President Barack Obama as a skunk is satire, not racism as the leader of a civil rights group alleges.

Hutchinson-based Patriot Freedom Alliance says on its website that like the president, the skunk is “half black, half white, and almost everything it does stinks.”

Local NAACP president Darrell Pope sees no humor in the depiction, which he calls a blatant statement of racism.

Local tea party supporter Chuck Sankey says former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been the target of worse insults than what's on the website

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/12/11/3314889/kansas-tea-party-illustration.html#ixzz1gIHCskEo

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Slimey... SoapBox Dec 2011 #1

That's right, Chuckie! Bagger cognitive processing occurs at about the second grade level, I see. Fridays Child Dec 2011 #2

Besides Being Racist DallasNE Dec 2011 #3

Great Point! disndat Dec 2011 #16

Which goes to prove.. AsahinaKimi Dec 2011 #4

Aww give them a little credit. Quantess Dec 2011 #5

Oreo is what liberals called Herman Cain DissedByBush Dec 2011 #40

Ha ha... now try this funny>>> The Enemies of America--TEA, ha ha!! Funny, isn't it? Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha SemperEadem Dec 2011 #6

Funnier is that the party that tried to oust Clinton on moral grounds ScottLand Dec 2011 #7

Sadly, many bigots have no self awareness at all. They really don't know they're offensive. Magoo48 Dec 2011 #8

Swear, I thought your post read "maggots" Control-Z Dec 2011 #24

when ever this shit oozes up to the surface i think of this... madrchsod Dec 2011 #9

I’m really Amazed that anyone is surprised by this. Cigar11 Dec 2011 #10

The SPLC was tracking 149 hate groups when President Obama was elected, the number has grown to 824. mikekohr Dec 2011 #11

The longer Barack Obama is President, the more overt these types of comments will become. AlbertCat Dec 2011 #19

+1 Blue_Tires Dec 2011 #27

Well they look like "good people" Botany Dec 2011 #12

Lapel Pins CAR1999 Dec 2011 #22

? I don't see it. Which race? Islandlife Dec 2011 #13

Which race? AlbertCat Dec 2011 #25

Chuck Sankey is an asshole. Guess what he smells like. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #14

Funny krucial Dec 2011 #15

I agree … the more people like this is shown in the light of day, the better. Cigar11 Dec 2011 #17

Did they paint Herman Cain with a similar brush? classof56 Dec 2011 #18

Did they paint Herman Cain with a similar brush? AlbertCat Dec 2011 #20

Post removed Post removed Dec 2011 #21

So let me get this straight... rexcat Dec 2011 #23

Good Question; Cigar11 Dec 2011 #26

Great profile for a DU member Seedersandleechers Dec 2011 #32

TeaBaggers will not be happy separationcs Dec 2011 #28

Friggin Racists! Little Star Dec 2011 #29

Unfortunately, I know people who would think Worried senior Dec 2011 #30

Pretty sad isn't it? n/t Little Star Dec 2011 #31

It is funny DissedByBush Dec 2011 #36

This was a nice opportunity to test the "ignore" button. It didn't work. Still Blue in PDX Dec 2011 #33

Just because it's satire doesn't mean it isn't racist. surrealAmerican Dec 2011 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author muntrv Dec 2011 #35

"Sarah Palin has been the target of worse insults..." secondvariety Dec 2011 #37

I think the greatest revenge, will be seeing President Obama re-elected MMJjestic Dec 2011 #38

And I hope then the President takes the gloves off, as it were 47of74 Dec 2011 #39

This is why Herman Cain eyewall Dec 2011 #41

It's crap like this that really shows what the other side is like Generic Other Dec 2011 #42

Riddle for Tea Baggers.... radhika Dec 2011 #43