CA GOP Group Puts Obama, Fried Chicken, Watermelon On Food Stamp

[babylonsister]

Inland GOP mailing depicts Obama's face on food stamp

07:07 AM PDT on Thursday, October 16, 2008

By MICHELLE DeARMOND
The Press-Enterprise


The latest newsletter by an Inland Republican women's group depicts Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama surrounded by a watermelon, ribs and a bucket of fried chicken, prompting outrage in political circles.

The October newsletter by the Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated says if Obama is elected his image will appear on food stamps -- instead of dollar bills like other presidents. The statement is followed by an illustration of "Obama Bucks" -- a phony $10 bill featuring Obama's face on a donkey's body, labeled "United States Food Stamps."

The GOP newsletter, which was sent to about 200 members and associates of the group by e-mail and regular mail last week, is drawing harsh criticism from members of the political group, elected leaders, party officials and others as racist.

The group's president, Diane Fedele, said she plans to send an apology letter to her members and to apologize at the club's meeting next week. She said she simply wanted to deride a comment Obama made over the summer about how as an African-American he "doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills."

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http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_buck16.3d67d4a.html

[Muttocracy]

1. uh, in this century food "stamps" are on electronic debit cards... nt

[babylonsister]

4. I think this woman made a vile attempt at humor, was

shot down for her efforts, and rightly so.

[Muttocracy]

11. indeed. I hope it gets gobs of attention and she's shamed into nothingness. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Exactly. Repukes continue to be a bridge back to the past

even when it was their own imperious leader Shrub who made this change.

[orwell]

2. Diane would like to add...

...that she is not racist, just "visually creative".

She also needs some plumbing work on her leaky pipes...

[coffeenap]

3. found a link to them, if interested:

http://www.redcounty.com/sanbernardino/2007/12/chaffey-community-republican-w/

[babylonsister]

7. There's a pic of one at the link in the OP, but

like you, I don't feel like it's necessary to post the spew this woman was trying to sell.
I imagine there's a lot of this going on that we're not hearing about.

[coffeenap]

16. Hope you don't mind that I put it here--it is a direct link to

a place where we can write to her. Thanks for the OP! Best wishes.

[babylonsister]

22. Not at all! This is info clearinghouse-the more links, the better! nt

[bettyellen]

67. the comments are brilliant.

[JerseygirlCT]

5. Oh I see. SHE'S not the racist, he is.

Right.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

6. What's racist about that?

...said the ubiquitous DU racist troll that always shows up in these threads.

[PunkinPi]

8. She said,

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

Yeah, right. :eyes:

[Dr. Death]

13. That is total horseshit - we're supposed to believe that,

out of thousands of possible foods, she just happened to randomly choose 3 that have been commonly associated with racism toward African-Americans? Does she think we're as stupid as her supporters?

[KakistocracyHater]

89. but they've always been that way

even in the 1950s, it was sly & somewhat oblique enough-designed so most would not feel it was too wrong. Halle Berry's Dorothy Dandridge was a good example of how 'polite people' behaved.

[Window]

65. Bullshit. And she actually thought this was funny????

[volstork]

66. Yeah, right.

Where was the pate de foie gras, brie, and Dom Perignon? THAT'S "just food," too.Sevierville, TN 37876

[Dr. Death]

9. Fried chicken, ribs, watermelon - these people are truly sick.

Racist assholes. That's what the GOP base is.

No doubt McCain and Palin will immediately repudiate this.
:sarcasm:

[WeDidIt]

10. Yup, blatantly racist. See for yourself.

[Zodiak]

15. Just so you know

Kool-aid is also pretty racist.

[coffeenap]

18. Do you know what event it refers to? (no offense intended by the question)

[Marrah_G]

28. Kool-aid is a cheap drink poor people drink

It is often associated with black city culture.

[coffeenap]

45. Yes, but this reference is to a specific occurence where the

spiritual leader of a cult ordered all his people to drink actual kool-aid, and they all died because it was poisoned. That is the reference, NOT the racist one you refer to. I would gladly send you to websites about the event if you are interested. Again, this is not meant to be offensive. Best wishes.

[WeDidIt]

51. The context of Koolaid here has nothing to do with Jim Jones.

It's a "food stamp". It has pictures of other racilly stereotypical food with Obama's picture.

Teh koolaid refernce, in context, is racial.

[FatDave]

63. Yup, she's not using it in "drinking the kool-aid" context.

She's using it in a watermellon and fried chicken context. Racist as hell.

Fuck this piece-of-shit woman. Her attempt at humanity failed.

[Marrah_G]

52. I do know the Jim Jones meaning of kool aid. I believe her meaning was the racial one

Since it was surrounded by fried chicken, watermelon and ribs. I think we are going to disagree on this. The meaning you are using makes no logical sense to me.

[4lbs]

59. It's also referenced frequently in the classic 70s TV show "Good Times" ...

which centered on a poor African-American family living in the Chicago projects.

[WeDidIt]

44. Kool-aid costs about 1/10th the cost of real fruit juice.

It keeps the kids happy and is a cheap solution to providing a drink other than water.

[ReadTomPaine]

30. That's about as blatantly racist as you can get. n/t

[Raschel]

71. I hope she gets her picture blasted all over the internet and newspapers.

The bigot would never say anything or show those to a Black person. I hope she gets her ass kicked.

[Karenina]

80. That is truly disgusting.

[ProSense]

12. They're still trying, but it's obviously

desperation

[berni_mccoy]

17. Sad... the GOP is now fully exposed as the KKK.

[Marrah_G]

19. That is shameful. Un-believable

[Brotherjohn]

20. "I didn't see it the way that it's being taken... It was just food to me. It didn't mean anything...

...else."

REALLY.

Fried chicken.
Ribs.
Koolaid.
Watermelon.

And those 4 food items just popped into your head. Randomly.

REALLY?

That kind of bald-faced lying would be funny if it wasn't so scary.

[Dr. Death]

23. Agreed, I just made the same point

In post #13, except I didn't know about the Koolaid association.

[Brotherjohn]

32. Yeah, Koolaid is one of them. It's weird to me, but I guess the (racist) idea is that...

...African Americans can only like "cheap" foods.

I don't know, I LOVE all of these foods (especially Popeye's! I wish I lived near one!), and there's a pitcher of Koolaid in the fridge right now.

Funny how she didn't "randomly" come up with Brie, caviar, roast pheasant, and a nice German Reilsing.

[Dr. Death]

37. I love all those foods too,

but what made me so furious about this is because I grew up in the South and heard all the jokes about them. When I was a little kid, before I knew any better, I laughed at those jokes. When I got older I came to understand why they are so wrong. It pisses me off that racist assholes continue to perpetuate these jokes to their children. I don't want my son to grow up hearing them.

[livedemocarticordie]

49. right on

"Funny how she didn't "randomly" come up with Brie, caviar, roast pheasant, and a nice German Reilsing."


Exactly. ROFLMBAO.

[Marrah_G]

26. What a lying fucking bitch she is. Shameful!

[SemiCharmedQuark]

27. If that's true, she should probably buy a lotto ticket.

[Brotherjohn]

36. LOL! Yeah, she lives in a world where the laws of probability don't apply to her. (nt)

[noiretextatique]

50. right...lying sack of racist shit

she knew exactly what she was doing...and why.

[VenusRising]

21. That's in California - not Ohio.

http://www.sbgop.com/calendar.htm

3rd down on the calendar for the San Bernadino GOP.

[babylonsister]

25. Nice catch-thanks, and edited. nt

[Left Is Write]

24. "I'm not racist! I supported Alan Keyes!"

:eyes:

[Brotherjohn]

35. I bet she has black friends, too! (nt)

[Arugula Latte]

29. Here's the Red County newletter contact info.:

Mailing Address
Partisan Media Group, LLC
17541 17th, Tustin, CA 92780
714.368.0406 phone
714.368.0407 fax

[SemiCharmedQuark]

31. At least the GOP didn't call for Obama to be waterboarded...again.

"The newsletter is not the first such episode Barajas has had to respond to this week. The Sacramento Bee on Wednesday posted an image it said was captured from the Sacramento County GOP Web site that showed Obama in a turban next to Osama bin Laden.

It said: "The difference between Osama and Obama is just a little B.S." The site also encouraged members to "Waterboard Barack Obama," a reference to a torture technique. The Sacramento County party took down the material Tuesday after being criticized. "

[Yes We Did]

33. I got that email over a month ago....

From my "wonderful" repuke step father.

[islandmkl]

34. these rw asshats are giving it up about once a day...

"I didn't mean anything racial."

"I apologize for forwarding something I hadn't really read."

"I never imagined THAT connection."

"This was just an awkward attempt at humor."

unsaid: "Which one of you sonofabitches turned my shit into the press?"

[jberryhill]

38. Say hello...

Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated – meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7pm. Magic Lamp Inn, Rancho Cucamonga

[Every Man A King]

60. Contact Info ;)

http://www.cagop.org/events/

Wed 22 Oct 2008 at 6:00 PM
Meeting Chaffey Community Republican Women

Where: Magic Lamp Inn, 8189 Foothill Blvd. Rancho Cucamonga

When: Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 6:00 PM

$25.00 . Special Guest Speaker: Evan Sayet, Star of the famous Laugh Factory featuring his Right To Laugh Tour. Evan was the Los Angeles Communications Director for President Bush during the 2004 re-election campaign where he offered weekly commentary on KMJ radio and wrote articles for major conservative outlets. Among the rave reviews he has received have come from Michael Medved, David Horowitz, Dennis Prager and Rush Limbaugh. Reservations are required: Contact Diane Fedele at [e-mail] or 909 981-0493

[11 Bravo]

39. Yep, another "accidental" GOP racist. She didn't mean nuthin' by it!

[Abacus]

40. "Club Member Cries"

Sheila Raines, an African-American member of the club, was the first person to complain to Fedele about the newsletter. Raines, of San Bernardino, said she has worked hard to try to convince other minorities to join the Republican Party and now she feels betrayed.

"This is what keeps African-Americans from joining the Republican Party," she said. "I'm really hurt. I cried for 45 minutes."

[elkston]

41. I wish every Black Republican would see this.

This is what happens when the gloves come off. This is what happens when loss of power is imminent. True colors are showing.

How could you dare stand up and support a party that OKs mailers such as these. I don't care if it was denounced later from higher-ups. This is the mindset of the people you are standing up for.

And the damn Uncle Tom ass James T. Harris is up "begging" John McCain to please these folks. Its disgusting.

Look, I know there are legitimate black conservatives that beleive in small government and low taxes. This STILL isn't the party for them.

(P.S. - I'm black so this really pisses me off)

[noiretextatique]

54. it really pisses me off too

how in the hell can any self-respecting black person support the reubliKKKan party? my late uncle was a republican, the only black republican i knew, but he was also a past president of our local NAACP. i have no doubt he'd be voting for obama.

[CakeGrrl]

55. I'm with you

The Republican Party of today is just too toxic for nonwhites - and John McCain has bought into the tactics against his black opponent to further his quest for the Oval Office. It has to create real cognitive dissonance in minorities who want to join the GOP on principle.

[lelgt60]

42. Damn! You're making me hungry. n/t

[NatBurner]

43. you know? these things don't even make me mad anymore

i feel sorry for these assholes

[crankychatter]

46. I lived in a tiny town in California where the only 2 members of the Police Dept. that were not KKK.

.... were the two token Chicanos

SOMEbody had to speak Spanish

Yeah... California is a red state in the middle w/lots of Southern transplants

[noiretextatique]

47. inland empire...racist to the fng core

my parents moved to riverside in the 1980's and the area residents were so hostile, you could literally feel the racism. things have changed since then, but clearly not that much

[KamaAina]

48. never mind

she didn't forget the ribs after all. At least she's a competent racist asshat. :eyes:

[yellowcanine]

53. "I absolutely apologize to anyone who was offended." Uh huh. Alrighty then.

"It was strictly an attempt to point out the outrageousness of his statement. I really don't want to go into it any further," Fedele said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "I absolutely apologize to anyone who was offended. That clearly wasn't my attempt."

First this idiot blames Obama for her bad behavior, then she plays the old chestnut, "I apoligize if you were offended", not "I apologize for being offensive."

[DevonRex]

56. Anybody know if KFC or Kool-Aid might be entitled to legal action

against this woman? She used their brands. Has anybody contacted the companies yet?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

57. Ooo, San Bernardino, Backwardsville, USA.

Although that's where the Rolling Stones had their
very first US concert, which I attended and almost
remember. Today the meth capital of the cosmos.

[Born_A_Truman]

70. San Bernardino County turned BLUE!!

For the first time in seven years, SBC is blue. The SBC GOP is desperate! They were caught using petitions to fake voter registration and Democrats here have filed complaints.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

72. NO WAY! It's OVER!

[progressivebydesign]

58. Nope. No racism in the GOP. Nothing to see here.. move along.

Racism and sexism is very alive today, and it breeds in the cliquish clubs of the republican ladies.

[workinclasszero]

61. When do the republicans put on their hoods and burn crosses?

They already have lynch mobs at every Palin / McKKKain rally. This kind of racial hate will bury the republicans for good.

[Brotherjohn]

73. But sometimes they just "accidentally" put their best white sheets over their heads...

... and they simply "believe in the fire of the Lord!".

Nothing racist meant by it. REALLY!
:sarcasm:

[spanone]

62. racists

[racaulk]

64. That is so disgusting and vile, I just don't have the words...

:puke:

[darkism]

68. Oh COME ON.

Their desperation and frustration means they're really not trying to hide it anymore are they?

For fuck's sake.

[Matariki]

69. That woman better do a whole lot more than just apologize.

She'd better step down. And if she has any decency she'll go to her local community college and take a few African American Studies classes. For starters.

[CitizenPatriot]

74. Is there an island these people can move to?

It's just too much. these people have so humiliated themselves, I am speechless. Their childish excuses just add to the shame. I will be so glad when these 3 year olds are not in charge anymore. Good gracious -- is this how your parents raised you? Is this how you conduct yourself professionally? Do you really believe that God condones your attitude that you are superior to another human being based on your skin color? Oh, shame. Shame shame shame. The ignorance and lack of humility and compassion are simply astounding.

One has to wonder-- are these people human beings? How do you function without an ounce of decency in you? Where were you raised?

Even worse, they have NO sense of shame or honor. it runs in the GOP. No apology from Sarah Palin for her ethics violations. No apology from McCain for the nature of his rallies and the lies he spreads via his running mate (who is in NO position to be throwing stones- her husband would be refused security clearance due to his ties with violent secessionist group, allied with Middle Eastern Terrorists-- and she has the nerve, the gall, the unmitigated audacity to throw stones? Go read your bible, Sarah. You missed a lot of sections).

these people are so shameful. They claim to be different from Bush? How? If anything, they begin to make Bush look decent in comparison. And that takes a lot of work. Indeed, that may be the hardest work they've ever done in their lives. SHAME.

[nolabels]

75. If it's any consolation, parts of republican stronghold known as the "Inland Empire".......

is starting to get overtaken by the Democratic party

San Bernardino County Goes Blue
by: Brian Leubitz
Mon Oct 13, 2008 at 07:29:15 AM PDT
http://calitics.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=7160

[Starbucks Anarchist]

76. I wonder how that black GOP tool Harris (from McCain's rally) feels about this.

[bettyellen]

77. LOOOK: they are having a party- no charge and no reservations required!

totally have to post this isn the Cali forum!!!


An annual tradition in San Bernardino County
is the the Chaffey Community Republican Women
Federated's
The Holly Berry Happening on
Saturday, December 8 , 2007
10:30 A.M - 12:30 at
Etiwanda Gardens
7576 Etiwanda Avenue, Etiwanda
Reservations are not required and there is no charge to attend.

[bettyellen]

78. or we could go to their next meeting......

Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated – meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7pm. Magic Lamp Inn, Rancho Cucamonga

[bettyellen]

79. or write Ms Diane directly, here: her answering machine still has room.

her email doesn;t, but the machine is taking calls. i thanked her heartily.

Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated
P.O. Box 974
Upland, CA 91785
Diane Fedele (President) [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7pm
Magic Lamp Inn, Rancho Cucamonga

[Every Man A King]

81. different email here.

http://www.cagop.org/events /

Wed 22 Oct 2008 at 6:00 PM
Meeting Chaffey Community Republican Women

Where: Magic Lamp Inn, 8189 Foothill Blvd. Rancho Cucamonga

When: Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 6:00 PM

$25.00 . Special Guest Speaker: Evan Sayet, Star of the famous Laugh Factory featuring his Right To Laugh Tour. Evan was the Los Angeles Communications Director for President Bush during the 2004 re-election campaign where he offered weekly commentary on KMJ radio and wrote articles for major conservative outlets. Among the rave reviews he has received have come from Michael Medved, David Horowitz, Dennis Prager and Rush Limbaugh. Reservations are required: Contact Diane Fedele at [e-mail] or 909 981-0493

[bettyellen]

83. thanks, could you post the party invite to the Cali forum- I do not have a star.

Thank you!!

[TheKentuckian]

82. The Republiklans

are vomit worthy, stupid, and evil.

All about the hate all the time.

[Neecy]

84. it's not just the food...

Notice that she calls what's clearly meant to be a food stamp Obama "Bucks", which is a racist term for a black man. That, to me, is far worse than the sterotyped food items she placed within the "buck".

[WinkyDink]

91. I HIGHLY DOUBT this woman was thinking this. "Bucks" IS the low term for "dollars", you know.

[Danger Mouse]

85. Ah, yes, the hilarity of bigotry.

:puke:

[steve2470]

86. AP has the story now

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g7w3PIVHs0pgr7MaboztFMupncHwD93RP68G0

[calmblueocean]

88. Why does this kind of story never get the coverage something like "Joe the Plumber" gets?

It's just crazy to me to see how our media will fall all over themselves sometimes for a blatant Republican talking point, but then, when Dems show that things are not as they seem in Republicanland, the media won't even cover it.

Think of all those videos we've seen of Republicans shouting that Obama is a terrorist, holding toy monkeys and calling them "Little Hussein", etc... why is none of that being covered on the nightly news?

[eridani]

87. What?!?!?! No arugula!?!?!?

Does that mean they're giving up on the "eleitist" meme?

[WinkyDink]

90. Fried chicken and watermelon? So much for being an Arab!

[steve2470]

92. We Dems need to compile a dossier of this nastiness and shove it right back in their faces at the...

right times. The more I learn about the Republican Party, the more I see it's the enemy of the people.