Race Is NOT The Issue?

[lame54]

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/10/local-gop-group.html



Local GOP Group's Mailing Shows Obama's Face, Watermelon, Ribs, Fried Chicken on Food Stamps
October 17, 2008 8:17 AM

The Press-Enterprise in California reports that a recent newsletter of the Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated, in California, envisions a President Barack Obama putting his face on food stamps, surrounded by a watermelon, ribs and a bucket of fried chicken.

"Obama talks about all those presidents that got their names on bills," reads the newsletter. "If elected, what bill would he be on????? Food Stamps, what else!"

The president of the GOP group, Diane Fedele, says it "was strictly an attempt to point out the outrageousness of his statement. I really don't want to go into it any further. I absolutely apologize to anyone who was offended. That clearly wasn't my attempt."

"I didn't see it the way that it's being taken. I never connected," she said. "It was just food to me. It didn't mean anything else."

[Solly Mack]

1. She's lying

[arbusto_baboso]

2. Typical doublespeak non-apology.

"I'm sorry that you were offended" is what this amounts to.

Of COURSE it was about race! Does she think we're all idiots????

[marmar]

3. "'Cause we use fried chicken and watermelon and stereotypes for white people, too."

I really hate the RepubliKKKan Party. I really do.

[stillcool]

4. Damn. I stopped watching tv..

because of the way I'm feeling right now. :nuke:

[horseshoecrab]

5. Too unintelligent ...

to know that she's an ignorant racist AND she's lying to boot.

My take is that she thought this bs would just circulate like the usual right wing hate-glurge among her little cali republican set who receive her little rethug newsletter. Bet she never considered that this could ever make the national press. Somewhere along the line, fate intervened, in the form of a person of conscience. Thanks to that person.

Lookee here... someone to complain to! I found this info in the comments at the abc blog....
Oh goody....



Chaffey Community RWF - President: Diane Fedele
Email: [e-mail]


horseshoecrab