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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 says. "It was just food to me. It didn't mean anything else."
The story also says, "Fedele said she got the illustration in a number of chain e-mails and decided to reprint it for her members in the Trumpeter newsletter because she was offended that Obama would draw attention to his own race."
- jpt
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Thank you Jack Tapper for bringing this type of stuff to our attention. Just when you thought the McCain campaign and the GOP couldn't stoop any lower we get surprised once again. McCain is slinging hate and distortion of the truth all over this country. I have so just tuned him out at this point because everything that is coming out of his mouth is desperate LIES and distortion of the truth. In fact I am listening to a clip of a speech he gave in Charlotte, NC right now on CNN. He is saying that if people make $0 then Obama is going to just give them money. And that is JUST SO NOT TRUE!! Why does he have to keep LYING??? Please McCain you are not what this country needs. He just said he's not going to spend billions bailing out the Wall Street bankers, when he voted for it too. wow! he lies really well. And what's sad is so many people are just listening and following. Please people we cannot be sheep. We are all part of the problem and we ALL have to pitch in to fix it!
Posted by: lkinopfl | Oct 18, 2008 11:08:11 AM
Act innocent Diane.Only "you"know,and of course your followers what your intentions were.It's not too late to change things you know.
Posted by: Jesus | Oct 18, 2008 9:40:17 AM
If McCain does not immediately repudiate this sickening display that is being promoted by his supporters then he in fact is endorsing it.
Posted by: PhilBgood | Oct 18, 2008 9:30:57 AM
McCain calls Obama's refundable tax credits "welfare," but calls his own "reform."
Posted by: Susan-1 | Oct 18, 2008 8:33:05 AM
Obama dispells the notion that food stamps go only to the lazy as opposed to the under-privileged. His mother was on the food stamps that kept him fed enough to make through Harvard, give back to the community, and run for President of the United States. As far as I am concerned, the food stamp program is a SUCCESS!
Obama/Biden 08!
Posted by: Common Sense | Oct 18, 2008 8:20:59 AM
Did you see how the elites Obama/Biden slammed Joe the plumber. It is laughable
Joe the plumber, Bob the builder, Jill the nurse will end up paying more taxes for their success whereas Obama the politician, Bill Ayers the terrorist "professor", Rev Wright the sick preacher, Farrakhan the racist, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton ( where is he these days) , Pelosi/Reid the socialist income distributors will have a FREE reign destroying the country
A McCain Democrat from Massachusetts...
Posted by: vs | Oct 18, 2008 8:01:14 AM
It's amazing how the Republican Party so often spews lies and racist propoganda. Many can be so narrow minded; the only creativity we see from them is the avalanche of excuses they dream up to explain their actions. Diane Fedele is trying to now say it wasn't with racist intentions? Even the most stupid person would not believe that. After 8 years of Republican rule, this country and world are a mess. Compare to how things were in 2000. If you want a world worse than now, and a party whose thinking is more akin to the 1930s than the 21st century, by all means, vote Republican!
Posted by: Shaun | Oct 18, 2008 6:58:23 AM
Accept it and move on. Whether someone choses to vote for Obama or not, should not be about race, but the issues, bottom line. Of note, if some people are voting for Obama because he is black, I would then surmise that some people are voting for McCain because he is white.
Also, Murtha did not say people are racist if they do not vote for Obama. He was just pointing out the obvious racism that looms in that area. Do not be naive.
Vote for who you want to man, just do it for the right reasons. However, a person who votes against his or her own interests is a damm fool.
Posted by: cb | Oct 18, 2008 5:57:01 AM
These people who did this are not racist. They just don't likepoor people. Or that image they see in the mirror every morning. They say a rose by any other name would smell as sweet or something like that. Well, a racist by any other name would still be a bigot. This is 2008 and these people are acting like this is 1950 in the Deep South. I am white. And I want to tell the people who did this and McCain and Palin that I AIN'T ONE OF THEM. With one blood God made all men. Black. White. Poor. Gay. They are all my brothers. I AM ONE OF THEM. So, go ahead and hate me too McCain-Palin Campaign. You hate everything else, except money. The love of money is the root of all evil. These people love money. They say Obama is going to take everyone's money. They look a wonderful American like Obama and see him as a food stamp. Come on. What is wrong with these people? McCain complained that someone compared him to George Wallace. Well, McCain. If you don't want to be compared to George Wallace, stop acting like him and surrounding yourself with people that want to take this country backwards.
Posted by: Not One Of Them | Oct 18, 2008 5:00:55 AM
i don't think this woman is racist. she's just a "silver spoon" and too rich to know what in the world food stamps are.
Posted by: YMAJ | Oct 18, 2008 4:15:17 AM
This disgraceful woman is very representative of the many racists and bigots that we have defeated long ago during the Civil War. Looks like they haven't learned much from our history!!!
Posted by: STP | Oct 18, 2008 3:01:04 AM
The Obamaspendarama will be funded by the Obamarobbahood. And Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country, So says Obamawuss. Obamas box of rocks- no common sense policies. No real energy get off foreign oil policies. Just volunteer and take your free healthcare and foods stamps and don't worry, be happy! Nevermind that the healthcare products from china are subpar with poor quality, workmanship and tainted too. Life isn't fair so Obama wants to give everyone who makes less than 200,000 - a equal opportunity to a worse, poorer life then they would get under the McCain administration. Obama thinks Americans are too stupid,and too lazy to be innovative,tough, hard working, get ahead type of people. Obamawuss policies, Just Not right For America. I'm voting McCain.
Posted by: Don'tTrustObama | Oct 18, 2008 1:04:00 AM
Question: Who makes the laws?
Answer: The U.S. Congress.
Question: Who appropriates the money?
Answer: The U.S. Congress.
The Democratic Party was in control of the U.S. Congress for 40 straight years until 1994. Think I am wrong...check it out!! Then the Republican Party had it for a short period now it is once again controlled by the Democratic Party.
So for you 'mental midgets' out there and on these blogs...whatever is wrong with this country or the political process...or whatever...you only have to look one way...Democratic Party...period!!
Posted by: Sam | Oct 18, 2008 12:45:09 AM
I agree with Free Is Good - If Obama is elected, I am Certianly Not gonna bust my buns to make more money to give to Obamarobbahood. I'll sit tight and sign up for all those freebies, with the rest of my boomerfriends. That's his incentive policies, about as smart as a box of rocks. So are his energy policies,just keep buying that foreign oil, don't drill for our own and make jobs too - too much common sense. And Nuclear subs and ships have been running for 60 years - but Obama won't expand Nuclear power plants to lower or electric bills, and creat jobs either. Common Sense is better than an educated idiot.
Posted by: Don'tTrustObama | Oct 18, 2008 12:12:22 AM
BEFORE MCCAIN CALLS FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO ACORN, WE DEMAND HE ANSWER WHY HE WAY KEYNOTE SPEAKER 2 YEARS AGO FOR ACORN. YOU WERE CAUGHT ON TAPE SIR. WHY WERE YOU THERE. ARE YOU AND RICK DAVIS TRYING TO DESTROY THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. ARE YOU AND THE REPUBLICANS AND GEORGE BUSH TRYING TO DENY PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO VOTE THE SAME WAY YOU DID IN 2004 AND 2006.
Posted by: Voters Right Advocate | Oct 18, 2008 12:11:48 AM
jake, do we get an update here?
has this woman been asked to step down from her post?
what is the current status of this?
Posted by: wow | Oct 18, 2008 12:08:23 AM
SARAH PALIN ATTENDED AND ADDRESSED MEMBERS AT AN ALASKAN INDEPENDENCE PARTY KNOWING THAT THE MILITIA MEMBERS INTIMATELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. THEY HELPED HER GET ELECTED AS MAYOR. SHE REWARDED TERRORIST JOHN STEIN BY ATTEMPTING TO APPOINT HIM AS CITY COUNCIL. WHEN SHE RECEIVED RESISTENCE, HE WAS REJECTED. THIS WASN’T 40 YEARS AGO, THIS WAS RECENTLY. SHE IS THE TERRORIST AND SO IS HER HUSBAND. TODD PALIN, THE FIRST DUDE IS APART OF AN TERRORIST PARTY. SARAH PALIN IS THE PROFESSIONAL DECEIVER AND LIAR.
Todd Palin was apart of this Alaskan Independence Party up until 2008. Sarah Palin recorded a video showing Todd being apart of this group this year. During the 1970s, Vogler founded the Alaskan Independence Party (AIP) and Alaskans For Independence. He also claimed to have organized the meeting which led to the formation of the Libertarian Party in Alaska. The AIP and AFI, as Vogler explained, were intended to function as strictly separate entities — AIP primarily to explore whether the 1956 vote by Alaskans authorizing statehood was legal, and AFI primarily to actively pursue secession for Alaska from the United States.
The Alaskan Independence Party quotes Vogler as stating "I'm an Alaskan, not an American. I've got no use for America or her damned institutions."[1] [2]
Todd Palin first registered to vote in 1989. From 1995 to 2002 he was registered to vote as a member of the Alaskan Independence Party.[11] In late August 2008, The Politico reported that Palin was registered to vote as an independent ("undeclared"), and had never registered as a Republican.[12]
Posted by: No Sarah Palin Ever | Oct 17, 2008 11:57:56 PM
Sarah has no creditability. She has no integrity. You cannot believe anything that she says.
It is blatantly clear that she is not qualified for Vice President, or President and now that
this decision has been confirmed and brought out, it is clear she is not even qualified for Governor either. I am also glad that they are looking into her paying herself taxpayer money for daily per diems including weekends to stay at home. The majority of the people I know work in a different city than where they live, however, they do not get per diems. She took thousands of taxpayers dollars. This is not a woman you want elected and she does not represent true Christianity.
Posted by: American for Change | Oct 17, 2008 11:54:48 PM
SARAH PALIN IS GUILTY OF ABUSE OF AUTHORITY BY A BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION – 10 REPUBLICANS AND 4 DEMOCRATS - THE VERDICT IS IN- SHE VIOLATED HER POSITION AND SHE LIED TO COVER HER ACTIONS!!!!!
The Networks and the McCain Campaign is lying again by saying this was a Partisan decision by the democrats. Just because you are an at-will(can fire for no reason) employee does not mean you can abuse your authority for personal vendettas. They need to fess up and grow up and take responsibility for their actions. This recent decision can bring further and future charges that could lead to censure and/or impeachment of Governor Palin. She is guilty of Abusing her authority as a trusted Government official and she based her qualifications for Vice President and for being a heartbeat away from the Presidency on her experience. She has lied about the reasons for firing the commissioner on several occasions. She personally defamed his character and libelously attacked his creditability without regard to the effect on him and his family for pure political gain and basically projecting herself as a moral Christian with nothing to hide. She initially said that he went on a trip unauthorized until ABC produced the document that said otherwise. Her constituents were not in agreement with her intimidating and threatening tactics, but carried them out for fear of their jobs. She had her husband run meetings and help in this attack even though he is not authorized and she overstepped her authority. She gave him permission to be her strong arm and he is clearly connected to and was a member of the Alaskan Independence Party created by Joe Vogler who was a radical Anti-American terrorist and she tried to appoint one of the radical terrorist, John Stein, to head City Council but it was rejected by the people. She used intimidation, manipulation and domination to run her position and that is illegal.
Posted by: American for Change | Oct 17, 2008 11:53:43 PM
Why can't they take responsibility if they chose to do it? If they cannot, then why do they choose to do it? We see the same going on with McCain and Palin. Say something do something and then say "Oh I didn't mean that". What a disaster it would be if such miserable minds eventually succeed in their tactics and win. We would not be able recognize America after 8 years.
Posted by: jonathanw | Oct 17, 2008 11:45:13 PM
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