GOP hires Obama impersonator at conference who proceeds to tell racist jokes

[deminks]

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/from-what-were-they-thinking-files.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

From the "what were they thinking? files


NEW ORLEANS — A President Obama impersonator was pulled off the stage Saturday at the Republican Leadership Conference, after telling a string of racially themed jokes about the president.

The impersonator, Reggie Brown, took the stage at the annual presidential cattle call to the Bruce Springsteen song “Born in the USA” — an apparent allusion to the birther controversy. He proceeded to tell a series of off-color jokes poking fun at Obama’s biracial heritage and a gay member of Congress.

Eventually, RLC President and CEO Charlie Davis made the decision to pull him offstage, and a man came onstage to physcially escort Brown off.




‘Obama’ Stuns Crowd at Republican Event

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/18/obama-stuns-crowd-at-republican-event/?smid=tw-nytimes&seid=auto

NEW ORLEANS – The Republican Leadership Conference was interrupted on Saturday by a visit from an actor impersonating President Obama, who offered a mocking assessment of the Republican presidential candidates and joked about the real president’s biracial heritage.

The Louisiana Republican Party hired the impersonator, whose name is Reggie Brown, to appear during the afternoon session of the party’s three-day gathering here. He made derogatory comments about Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Newt Gingrich and Mr. Obama before organizers cut off his monologue by loud music and he was escorted from the stage.



VIDEO: At Republican Leadership Conference, Obama Impersonator Tells Racist Jokes; Audience Laughs

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/06/18/248057/obama-impersonator-srlc/

The nation’s GOP elite gathered in New Orleans this weekend for the Republican Leadership Conference. In attendance were presidential candidates Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, and potential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

Prior to a speech by RNC Chair Reince Preibus, an Obama impersonator took the stage and told a series of racist jokes. A summary from Arron Blake:

[ccharles000]

1. ...

:puke:

[virgogal]

2. The LA GOP should be ashamed of itself.

[47of74]

7. They should...

...but to be ashamed one has to feel shame in the first place.

[malaise]

3. As another DUer pointed out he was only taken off the stage

when he made jokes about the ReTHUGS

[deminks]

5. I gathered that from the video, the racist and anti-gay jokes were funny to them

but the photo of Babs Bush must have been where they drew the line.

[KingFlorez]

4. The R in Republican stands for racist, what else is expected?

Someone else in another thread rightly pointed out that he was not pulled off until he made jokes about the Republican candidates.

[lilyin]

6. Proving once more that

the GOP - not only the tea party - are rabid racists.

[ZombieHorde]

8. Sadly, this seems typical for them. nt

[RandySF]

9. I can't bear to watch.

Did they laugh?