First, the case of Obama Waffles<\/a>:<\/p>\n Republican Party stalwarts<\/span> Newt Gingrich<\/span> and Mitt Romney<\/span> were among speakers at the forum, which officials said drew 2,100 activists from 44 states.<\/p>\n While Obama Waffles takes aim at Obama’s politics by poking fun at Placing Obama in Arab-like headdress recalls the false rumor that he is a follower of Islam, though he is actually a Christian.<\/p>\n On the back of the box, Obama is depicted in stereotypical Mexican The novelty item also takes shots at 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry<\/span>, Obama’s wife, Michelle, and Obama’s former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright<\/span>.<\/p>\n The Obama campaign declined to comment.<\/p>\n Wearing white chef’s aprons, Whitlock and DeMoss were doing a brisk Then, the Obama billboard<\/a>:<\/p>\n A billboard in West Plains showing a caricature of Democratic The sign, located south of West Plains on U.S. 63 Outrage “People don’t like it. Estes’ letter sparked responses from locals and “I can find nothing wrong And of course there’s this poor soul protesting Obama yesterday in Ohio:<\/p>\n The theme here is the same old muslim smear – Obama = muslim = Arab = turbans = threat. Even John McCain, in correcting a supporter who insisted Obama was Arab at a campaign rally, implicitly validated the idea<\/a> that Arabs and muslims are inherently suspect. <\/p>\n But really, most of the blame for this lies with Barack Obama himself. I argued early on<\/a> during the primary that Obama could lay the muslim smear to rest by simply saying “I am not a muslim… but so what if I were?” Many in the media are now saying the same thing<\/a>, but the words need to come from Obama himself, and that’s why the muslim smear persists. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Every presidential candidate comes in for their share of partisan bile from their opponents’ more rabid supporters. The generic term for this is X Derangement Syndrome (example, BDS for Bush, etc) and to some extent it is a manifestation of the political passion that drives the system. It’s surely better than outright, pervasive voter apathy.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":165,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[38,111,26,97,95],"class_list":["post-59","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-purple-politics","tag-obama","tag-obama-derangement-syndrome","tag-politics","tag-presidential-campaign","tag-presidential-election"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_RFsc9-yN7W4\/SPTwUun3FoI\/AAAAAAAABPg\/uSo4t6sSDDc\/s400\/obama_waffles.jpg\")
Activists at a conservative political forum snapped up boxes of waffle mix depicting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama<\/span> as a racial stereotype on its front and wearing Arab-like headdress on its top flap.
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\nhis public remarks and positions on issues, it also plays off the old
\nimage of the pancake-mix icon Aunt Jemima<\/span>,
\nwhich has been widely criticized as a demeaning stereotype. Obama is
\nportrayed with popping eyes and big, thick lips as he stares at a plate
\nof waffles and smiles broadly.<\/p>\n
\ndress, including a sombrero, above a recipe for “Open Border Fiesta
\nWaffles” that says it can serve “4 or more illegal aliens.” The recipe
\nincludes a tip: “While waiting for these zesty treats to invade your
\nhome, why not learn a foreign language?”<\/p>\n
\nbusiness at noon Saturday selling the waffle mix to people crowded
\naround their booth. Two pyramids of waffle mix boxes stood several feet
\nhigh on the booth’s table.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
\npresidential candidate Barack Obama wearing a turban and using his
\nmiddle name — Hussein — in quotes has sparked outrage and accusations
\nof racism.<\/p>\n
\nacross from the Dairy Queen, says: “Barack ‘Hussein’ Obama equals more
\nabortions, same sex marriages, taxes, gun regulations.”<\/p>\n
\nover the sign triggered West Plains resident Becky Estes to write a
\nletter in Monday’s edition of the Daily Quill newspaper saying “such a
\ntasteless display merely reinforces the wide-spread belief that
\nOzarkers are ignorant country bumpkins.”<\/p>\n
\nThey’re embarrassed by that sign, ashamed by that sign, horrified by
\nthat sign and outraged by that sign,” Estes told the News-Leader on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
\nout-of-state former residents in Wednesday’s newspaper. The person who
\ncreated the sign remains anonymous.<\/p>\n
\nwith this sign\/cartoon, which is truthful by Obama’s own statements,”
\nwrote James E. (Jay) Gentry Jr. of Mountain Grove. “If this is
\nupsetting to Ms. Estes, then she should do some hard thinking about
\nwhat is forthcoming if he is elected.”<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_RFsc9-yN7W4\/SPTwpReb17I\/AAAAAAAABPo\/jim9TioZNqM\/s400\/ODS_billboard.jpg\")
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