Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Just For Capper

Since he's such a taskmaster, I've decided to humor capper and post a little something I found as I was surfing the Cheddarsphere today. In a post over at his blog, The Way I See It!, Cudahy blogger Randy Hollenbeck posted a few of his favorite pictures of Barack Obama:







Now call me crazy - and you wouldn't be the first to do so - but the pictures above strike me as being more than a little racist, and not even in a subtle, *wink wink, nod nod* kind of way. Now I'm sure some will say, "Zach, don't you think you're making a mountain out of a molehill?" and I'll say I don't think I am. While I know these kinds of prejudiced and racially insensitive aren't representative of how all conservatives feel, they sure don't do much to dispel the idea that there's a large group of conservative folks who can't bear the thought of an African-American serving as President.

EDIT: In order to see the pictures in true size, you'll need to right click and then click on "view image."

EDIT EDIT: I emailed Randy and commented on how racist I felt the pictures were, and his response was to ask what I felt was racist.
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13 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 8, 2008 at 9:44 PM

    Here is Zach’s real email

    No Offense
    Randy:

    If you were intending on offending with that collage of Barack Obama pictures, you've succeeded. Though you and I don't see eye to eye on much, I didn't think you'd resort to posting something as overtly racist as that blog entry of yours.


    "What is racist?"


    I'm sorry you don't see what I'm talking about. Perhaps I just have a different perspective than you, or perhaps I'm a little more in tune with those issues.

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  2. Zach W.July 8, 2008 at 9:52 PM

    Randy, thanks for posting the email, which proves my point.

    The fact that you don't see anything wrong with those pictures speaks volumes.

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  3. capperJuly 8, 2008 at 10:14 PM

    It has to be an act. No one is that clueless.

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  4. grumpsJuly 9, 2008 at 6:17 AM

    Oh, Capper. I'll take two dollars of that bet.

    There's a lot of "clueless" around.

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  5. Other SideJuly 9, 2008 at 7:41 AM

    Wow, what a prick and he is certainly full of himself (and likes to fill himself too by the looks of his picture). Anyone that describes themself as an alpha male has got serious identity issues ... kind of like the Fred Dooley of Cudahy.

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  6. EmilyJuly 9, 2008 at 1:02 PM

    Oh man, and this guy is raising a kid.

    Have you no decency, sir?

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  7. 3rd WayJuly 9, 2008 at 1:51 PM

    It is amazing that someone would gleefully post these pictures next to their own smiling mug.

    There are some astonishingly dim views on some of those communityNow pages. My other favorite is "Hemmer Time".

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  8. AnonymousJuly 9, 2008 at 5:04 PM

    Oh come on, it's not racist if it's "funny".... right? Right?

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  9. xoffJuly 9, 2008 at 7:08 PM

    Isn't this a Journal Company site? Are there no standards? (I guess that's a dumb question; obviously not.)

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  10. Other SideJuly 10, 2008 at 9:26 PM

    Note: You can't get to his site anynmore unless you have a password. Cluck, cluck.

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  11. Other SideJuly 10, 2008 at 9:31 PM

    Double-checked ... the clucker took his post down. Covering your face with a white sheet, posting something and then removing it ... same thing.

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  12. Zach W.July 12, 2008 at 2:23 PM

    Other Side, I don't think he removed it; it was probably taken down by NOW after it was flagged for content.

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  13. Other SideJuly 13, 2008 at 6:45 PM

    Ah. Censorship. Everyone should be allowed to see how moronic this self-proclaimed alpha male is.

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