‘Obama Bucks’ Cartoon in GOP Club Newsletter Sparks Outrage

LA Times: A Republican women's club in San Bernardino County sent out a recent newsletter with a photo of Barack Obama surrounded by fried chicken, watermelon and ribs, sparking widespread outrage and rebuke from GOP leaders and Democrats.

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October 17, 2008 at 2:15 pm - CNN/KCAL Los Angeles
Dateline: San Bernardino County, CA
Obama Savior?   October 17th, 2008 - 2:29 pm

Is Obama the Savior or Anti-Christ?

If elected will he survive the term?

American job losses are increasing significantly across the country, GM, FORD, cutting jobs and on the verge of Bankruptcy.

What’s next?

A Market for ObamaBucks?   October 17th, 2008 - 2:33 pm

Great idea, hand these out to the ACORN voters so they can snag a cheap ass pack of cigs or booze!

Give me a Break   October 17th, 2008 - 2:38 pm

That is what is wrong with reporters, they show such shock, such distain, such unbelievable zeal when someone puts a watermelon by obama. Where in the hell are all the reporters when Libs put Govenor Palin is Porn Cartoons, Porn movies. Where is their reporting on something that really matters. Hypicrites.

Shawn   October 17th, 2008 - 2:55 pm

I am a die hard Republican, but if I had to make a choice between condoning this add or voting for Obama,,, I WOULD VOTE FOR OBAMA. This is just wrong. Spin it anyway you want, this is offensive. Not that it matters I am Caucasian

Andy   October 17th, 2008 - 3:05 pm

Every organization has their odd lunatic fringes. Perhaps Diane Fedele was not properly potty trained or something. But there are going to be race haters, bigots, and all the rest in these times. See them personally for what they are, but don’t blame the GOP or other larger organizations for the few rats that sneak in.

Bob P.   October 17th, 2008 - 3:05 pm

Does it not bother Americans that most of the people outside of the US think we’re the laughing stock of the world? Bush is a joke and McCain is just more of the same. Obama is the first breath of fresh air we’ve had in American politics since JFK. To let race destroy our opportunity to elect someone with brains and integrity only reinforces to the rest of the world the belief that while we may be big and powerful, we’re dumb as nails.

Peggy   October 17th, 2008 - 3:07 pm

Get a freaking life! After all the crap that has been posted by the knuckle-dragging LIBERALS about Sarah Palin and her entire family, I can’t get upset about “Obama Bucks.” We are called “crackers”, “honkies,” “whitey” and worse by Obama’s mentor and spiritual advisor, Rev. Wright so suck it up, Libs. Or, do what you usually do and whip out the Race Card and brand everyone a Racist. This is BS!

Mike   October 17th, 2008 - 3:08 pm

I’m not racist, I just hate blacks mexicans and asians. I’m not an anti-semite, I just think jews suck. I’m not sexist I just think Hillary and Sarah should be barefoot and pregnant, cooking me dinner. If they don’t, they’re going to get it…. but I’m not a woman beater.

jandj   October 17th, 2008 - 3:16 pm

shawn you black and you know it all the vulgar cartoons on palin and you say nothing you just an obammy black pole rider

was i sheltered?   October 17th, 2008 - 3:24 pm

This made me think, and I came to a realization that the lady’s husband and daughter are right. Who says that chicken, ribs, watermelon, and kool-aid ™ are stereotypes? I was at least 19 or 20 before I was TOLD (by a black freind) that they were offensive black sterotypes. I just thought they were food. I LOVE ribs and chicken. I LOVE kool-aid (especially with vodka). I used to think I was in heaven when I was eating a watermelon. If anything, these foodstuffs are stereotypical of a lower to middle-class diet. I think this advertisment (while not necessarily in good taste) is ironicaly funny. Think about it. When do you think the last time Mr. Well Educated Rich Man (who was born wealthy so he didn’t have to work for it) Liar (oops, Lawyer) Obama sat down out back by the BBQ (cause there’s no AC in the house) to politely gnosh on some BBQ ribs dripping with sauce, a quarter of beer-can chicken, a huge two handed slice of still-got-the-seeds-in-it-so-you-got-to-spit-em’-out watermelon, and washed it down with the lemonade flavored kool-aid (because you can’t afford the country-time or enough lemons)??? I would venture to say it’s never happened. People don’t traditionally eat that way in Hawaii or Asia. I don’t think I would ever give up doing it. I only got KFC on very special occasions, as we couldn’t afford it. When we were trated to kool-aid, it was usually at a friends house. Ribs were never purchased, the only time I got them was at someone else’s house or after I raised a cow for slaughter. I had grown up thinking that these foodstuffs were stereotypical of people wealthier than I. I called them lucky, not black.

JANDJ   October 17th, 2008 - 3:25 pm

I JUST WISH THEY HAD UH PUT SHAWN AND JOE BIDEN AND THE CLINTONS ON WITH HIM THEY ALL GOT PURPLE LIPS

Other   October 17th, 2008 - 3:25 pm

“Bob P. October 17th, 2008 – 3:05 pm

Does it not bother Americans that most of the people outside of the US think we’re the laughing stock of the world?”

Not at all. Why should I? It doesn’t change anyway they do business or how they honor their treaties. It doesn’t affect us.

mark   October 17th, 2008 - 3:28 pm

Ms. Fedele
and you old bitter hags with your pearl chokers around your jowls.

In your haste to spew your OLD SCHOOL racist garbage you used trademarked corporate logos.
I can’t begin to tell you what a HUGE gaffe that was, and what it will COST Southern CA Women Federated and Ms. Fedele.
I hope you found it worthwhile to spill this BILE.
I would suggest you take up scrapbooking, but I doubt you are going to have any FUNDS left for dumb paper punches or useless bits of crud to glue next to your no neck mealy mouth TRASH grandkids pictures.

JANDJ   October 17th, 2008 - 3:34 pm

OH MARK IS WAS WORTH IT DID YOU SEE THOSE BIG EARS STICKING OUT LOOKS LIKE AN ASS READY TO GRAZE IN HIS FRUITS OF LABOR CANT YOU JUST HEAR OBAMMY AND UH AND UH IF IT LOOKS LIKE WATERMELON ITS GOT TO BE WATERMELON LOL LOL

mark   October 17th, 2008 - 3:37 pm

Ms. Fedele,

Would you say the SAME things you depict in this flyer to Dr. Condi Rice, or Mike Steel to their FACE?

This is why the RNC will go off a cliff in 18 days, because haterful shrews are behind the Palin hate talk express PUSHING it.
As a German Jewish woman Ms. Fedele should be used as a shameful example in Obama mailers to Jewish households…those who stood up for MLK and social justice when it mattered, won’t like this TRASH!

JANDJ   October 17th, 2008 - 3:38 pm

I LIKE THE FOOD STAMP BUT I LIKED THE ONE WHERE HE WAS BEATING HEW BORN BABIES WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THAT SHOWS WHAT KIND OF MAN HE REALLY IS

Phoebe   October 17th, 2008 - 3:40 pm

What’s the big deal? Since when did people with dark skin have the monopoly on enjoying watermelon, ribs, and chicken? Aren’t these things American fare? My skin is not dark but I eat all three of these things on a regular basis! Sometimes all three on the same day. Good Lord! If people are this sensitive, their life must be a self induced living hell.

robert   October 17th, 2008 - 3:44 pm

Oh grow up!

yeah right   October 17th, 2008 - 3:46 pm

that woman is a LIAR.

she new dam well what that stuff meant and she should be FIRED and RETIRED.

This KKK/neanderthal crap needs to end.

mark   October 17th, 2008 - 3:47 pm

to those trying to excuse this garbage and the BACKLASH, on many Right Wing sites.
I suggest you print up thousands of these flyers and hand them out at your local voting site…yeah do THAT…honey.
Maybe open a Kool Aid stand with hot fresh Obama Waffles, and show the Barack photo with a NOOSE attached.
c’ya Nov 5th when there isn’t a hint of the RNC in the Congress or White House.

Terrell   October 17th, 2008 - 3:50 pm

I am a die hard Democrat, but if I had to make a choice between condoning this petty gotcha response to a political add or voting for Obama,,, I WOULD NOT VOTE FOR obama. This is just petty. Spin it anyway you want, this is petty and gotcha. Not that it matters I am African American

rockribbedconservative   October 17th, 2008 - 3:52 pm

right? Yeah, let’s look at who the racists are, shall we? KKK was started in the democrat south, any and all Civil Rights legislation was blocked by Southern Democrats, whether in 1948 when they opposed Truman, 1956 when Southern Gub’ners, Sen’tors and Representives wrote opposing any civil rights to the 64 civil rights act and the 65 voting rights act, which if not for Republicans, would never have been passed.

Jack Kennedy   October 17th, 2008 - 3:53 pm

Bob P. October 17th, 2008 – 3:05 pm said – “Does it not bother Americans that most of the people outside of the US think we’re the laughing stock of the world? Bush is a joke and McCain is just more of the same. Obama is the first breath of fresh air we’ve had in American politics since JFK. To let race destroy our opportunity to elect someone with brains and integrity only reinforces to the rest of the world the belief that while we may be big and powerful, we’re dumb as nails.”

GO LIVE IN ONE OF THE NATIONS THAT IS LAUGHING AT US

OH, YOU WONT WILL YOU – CUZ THE USA IS STILL THE GREATEST IN THE WORLD

something you America haters can not stand and are working to change

obama – change America from being the greatest!!!!

rockribbedconservative   October 17th, 2008 - 3:57 pm

Hey Mark,
Even if Obamma gets in, it won’t be the end.
2010 is just two short years away.
We survived 4 years of Carter, we’ll survive 4 years Barry.
Carter left us with ayatollahs in Iran with our hostages, wonder what barry will leave us with, eh?

rockribbedconservative   October 17th, 2008 - 3:58 pm

BTW Mark, I hear on the down low that Barry is one of you guys. He’ll be a triple threat in the white house.

yeah right   October 17th, 2008 - 4:06 pm

hey “rockribbedconservative”… boy you are really trying to stretch a blanket over reality aren’t you?

1) look up nixon’s infamous “southern strategy”.
2) look up a red/blue map.
3) look up any short history of the civil rights movement and correlate that to when all those southern states changed from blue to red.

it amounts to you getting a big fat clue, which is that: for the last 30 years, KKK types have been voting republican, and some are republicans, like this woman from the Republican women’s club in San Bernardino County! “duh”

Laughing   October 17th, 2008 - 4:07 pm

Crap, I hope I don’t have to give up eating chicken, ribs, and watermelon just because I’m not black. Will blacks have to give up eating tacos, what about all you who eat Spanish rice, are you Spanish? I’m more confused than ever. Oh well, someone from ACORN can help me with my vote then the messiah will get it all redistributed correctly.

m-antony   October 17th, 2008 - 4:08 pm

Fried chicken, I am white and like it. Why is fried chicken for black people? And the watermelon? Is it because black people “back in the day” used to steal them from watermelon patches? I tried to research this in the urban dictionary on the internet that Al Gore invented.It links the words to the n….. word. So, I guess fried chicken and watermelon is racist. Urban dictionary does suggest grape soda as opposed to kool-aide. Ribs , well I did not get that far.

Shawn you are a liberal.
Bob P. f(ck the French!

Dave   October 17th, 2008 - 4:15 pm

You have to be a moron to not see that this is racist.

TERESA   October 17th, 2008 - 4:15 pm

I HAVE NEWS FOR ALL OF YOU. I’M FROM THE SOUTH AND THAT’S OUR STAPLE FOOD.. YOU ALSO FORGOT ABOUT PORK BELLY RINDS, HOG JOWELS, BLACK EYE PEAS, FAT BACK, CHITTLINS, ETC….THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. SO DON’T BE SO DAMN SENSITIVE. YOU RACISTS ARE JUST CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO FIND ANYTHING YOU CAN TO CLAIM RACISM..YOU FRIGGON OBAMA FREAKS MAKE ME SICK.

peter c   October 17th, 2008 - 4:27 pm

Looks like a Duck….must be a Duck. Obama asked for this by saying he doesn’t look like anyone on our money. And 97% of Blacks are voting for him…most because he is Black.but if anyone says that that are called racists. That’s just Communist Jive.

Mark Carlton   October 17th, 2008 - 4:30 pm

Like it or not, if Obama is elected we’ll see a lot more of this over the coming years.

It is ironic, though, that if he is elected racism will have been the thing that put him over the top.

CDuguay   October 17th, 2008 - 4:35 pm

GOOD LORD PEOPLE – who would defend this cartoon?!! I am a Republican and this is shameful! I don’t care who eats what – only an outright retarded person would fail to recognize how foul this cartoon is. Only a moron would argue otherwise. Some idiot wrote “I am white and I eat chicken.” Really? REALLY? You believe that? God help you, then — you are blind. You have brainwashed yourself. It is pathetic that anyone even needs to argue this point. There are fools in both parties, but the fools in my party are the worst. This makes me sick. Where are these morons bred?

mark   October 17th, 2008 - 4:36 pm

I’ll wager not ONE of these hags show up for their monthly meeting at the Magic Lantern Inn Oct 22….and there won’t be a meeting scheduled in Nov after the elction

David   October 17th, 2008 - 4:41 pm

This is all about the seeds of hate the dems and their media pals have sowed non-stop for 8 years!!! If you tell a lie enough… What lies? Bush lied about Iraq, Katrina, fannie, freddie , gitmo, etc etc. MARK CARLTON how much racism did you see with Condi drawn as a parrot with Loooooooooooong lips? Were you outraged about that? Ofcourse not she was an uncle tom right? And Cheney was bad and rumsfield was bad and roberts was bad and oh I get it all Republicans are bad. ALL YOU NEED FOR BIG BROTHER IS A POLITICAL PARTY IN POWER THAT IS IN BED WITH THE MEDIA/PRESS. I thought young people were cool and street wise and hard to fool but the young “cool” people are robots that believe anything their teachers tell them.

mark   October 17th, 2008 - 4:42 pm

Freedom Summer in Mississippi
Goodman and Schwerne WERE murdered by the klan and dumped in a dam site.
Ms. Fedele and this filth SPITS on their heroism.

hick   October 17th, 2008 - 4:49 pm

this was awesome! hahaaa obamabucks with koolaid and a donkey! These white guilts are idiots if they think this is racist. EVERYBODY EATS CHICKEN RETARDS! Just because you think it has to do with black people doesn’t mean everyone gets your joke! Even though your joke is probably half true anyway. Look if I’m a black guy and I’m lookin at this and I like chicken, I’d say of course this is the right food to choose….who would put broccoli in place of some damn good chicken?

ooga booga   October 17th, 2008 - 5:00 pm

Oh, I don’t know.

If they had put Little Black Sambo there instead of Obama it might have been considered racist.

JANDJ   October 17th, 2008 - 5:00 pm

MARK THAT SOUNDS LIKE A THREAT TO THESE WOMEN MABEY YOU GOT A BLACK TERRIST GROUP SOUNDS LIKE THE WHITES MIGHT NEED TO CALL OUT SOME HELP

Dems are Thin Skined   October 17th, 2008 - 5:13 pm

Compared to the Palin is a C- – t tee-shirt it is child’s play. If you can’t stand the heat etc, etc.
Stop being vulgar or stop whining about payback.

TruthTeller   October 17th, 2008 - 5:28 pm

OK- let me get this straight:

If I vote AGAINST Obama because he’s black, then I’m a racist.

However…
If I vote FOR Obama because he’s black, that’s OK, and good for America.

No black = BAD
Yes black = GOOD, right?
,b.I begin to weep for my once proud, strong, beautiful country…,/b.

Alex   October 17th, 2008 - 5:28 pm

Are you willing to put up with four long years of this crap?

Be careful what you wish for, for you may very well get it!

Alex P   October 17th, 2008 - 5:29 pm

Again, Truth Teller is a man of infinate wisdom!

mark   October 17th, 2008 - 5:44 pm

Dems are thinned skinned

Your candidate McLoser PUBLICLY called his “trollop” blonde pillionaire 2nd wife a C***, in front of many republican witnesses because she teased he was balding.

mark   October 17th, 2008 - 5:49 pm

JANDJ

I threatened NO ONE, and since I live in Louisiana, I would have no idea who may or may not show up at that meeting. I do know online the meeting time and location is easy to find, and I’ve heard dozens of Ms. Fedele’s chapter of GOP women, have issued an apology for the offensive newsletter.

mark   October 17th, 2008 - 5:56 pm

“Earlier this week, a group of Republicans in Sacramento County stirred up controversy by posting a series of violent anti-Obama images on an official state GOP website. Obama was depicted in a turban and paired with images of Osama bin Laden, with a caption that read: “The only difference between Obama and Osama is BS.” Below that were the words “Waterboard Barack Obama!” After briefly defending the image, the head of the Sacramento County Republican Party apologized. “Let’s face it, I screwed up,” Craig MacGlashan said. “At first, I did not realize how offensive the material was, and in the rush to move past it, I didn’t take it seriously enough.”

While state GOP leaders have roundly condemned both sets of images, calling them “hateful, stupid, and offensive,” Democrats across the state say they are still disturbed by what they believe are increasingly crude representations of their party’s candidate.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/10/17/california-republican-groups-in-hot-water-over-controversial-anti-obama-campaigns.html

mark   October 17th, 2008 - 5:58 pm

I noticed the big Closet Case David Dreier shows up at these hags conventions…no doubt he does their blue hair, and plucks their moustaches.

bob   October 17th, 2008 - 6:36 pm

the sisters just mad cause the obama bucks arnt real
and she wanted some chik’n tonite.

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JANDJ   October 17th, 2008 - 6:48 pm

HEY MARK GO EAT YOUR WATERMELON AND LET OBAMMMY RUN CHILLS UP YOUR LEG BUT YOU AINT GONNA GET YOUR WELFARE CHECK

Joe D   October 17th, 2008 - 6:52 pm

@Shawn October 17th, 2008 – 2:55 pm

I am a die hard Republican, but if I had to make a choice between condoning this add or voting for Obama,,, I WOULD VOTE FOR OBAMA. This is just wrong. Spin it anyway you want, this is offensive. Not that it matters I am Caucasian

Shawn, your no Republican youj are a lier, you are no Caucasion either only a wannabe. Nice try, I don’t blame you for wanting to be white we are so much more smarter and civilized but you have to accept yuorselve the way God made you.

Only Minorites, perverts and gun controal nuts like you will vote for Obamination. Thank Got there arent enough of you to make a difference and even if there was you are too lazy to get up off your fat buts and go vote.

Det 2   October 17th, 2008 - 6:55 pm

JANDJ, the boy is talking.

JANDJ   October 17th, 2008 - 6:57 pm

JOE D YOU ARE RIGHT SHAWN IS JUST AN OBAMMMY LOVER HE JUST WANTS A WELFARE CHECK AND OBAMMYS BLACK POLE JUST LIKE BARBRA WALTERS AND OPRAH

Dixie Ipsit   October 17th, 2008 - 7:23 pm

@ rockribbedconservative October 17th, 2008 – 3:52 pm

right? Yeah, let’s look at who the racists are, shall we? KKK was started in the democrat south, any and all Civil Rights legislation was blocked by Southern Democrats…

Atta boy. You tellin’ the trooth. The Dumbocraks is the Rascist Party. We Republicans accept and respect Backs, Coloreds, N—s, Afro-Americans, half-breeds, and all minorities but they are too dumb to know it.

rockribbedconservative   October 17th, 2008 - 7:47 pm

Nice Try Mark. Whenever you g*ys can’t rebut with facts, you say things that only makes you look like a fool. Such as your alter ego Right, yeah. If you can’t rebut with facts, then you say whatever is on the top of your head.

rockribbedconservative   October 17th, 2008 - 7:58 pm

BTW Yeah, How many of the signers of the 1956 Southern Manifesto died while still being democrats. Damn near all of them?
They never changed from Blue to Red, eh?
BTW with respect to Obamma, his color is irrelevant, it’s what his opinion of the Gub’mint is that matters, as in “spread the wealth around”
From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.

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capt.reality   October 20th, 2008 - 4:30 pm

I don’t get it….why is a political joke picture causing so much anger…Every day I see pictures of McCain and Obama drawn by newspaer cartoonists and it’s satire…Whats wrong,libs can’t take a joke….That must be it…But I see the lib’s don’t mind it when it’s not the blessed one who’s being portrayed in a negative light…Grow up,if blacks and liberals have such problems about watermelon and ribs then they should get the ball rolling and quit calling whites honky and craka…but I guess blacks think they are priviledged and beyond any kind of remarks that they may find the least bit offensive…Strange…considering blacks make up 14% of the population and commit 70% of violent crime mostly against whites…My advice will be the same as the black writer said to whites that were outraged about the Christian/Newson murders in Knoxville…”Cry me a river”……

Herr Groobee   October 21st, 2008 - 1:28 pm

nggers hate the truth, go to any KFC or Churchs and you will see a sea of black faces and fat greasey smiling lips.

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