Topic: Missouri Fair clown draws criticism for Obama mask
msharmony's photo
Fri 08/16/13 02:02 PM

So when is someone gonna get riled up over the Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan masks?


when someone suggests a bull running them down at a STATE SPONSORED EVENT,, DURIMG THEIR PRESIDENCY,,,,Perhaps,,,,lol

willing2's photo
Fri 08/16/13 02:06 PM
I'd have paid to see that.

Conrad_73's photo
Fri 08/16/13 02:39 PM
pitchfork pitchfork pitchfork

msharmony's photo
Fri 08/16/13 02:40 PM

I'd have paid to see that.


go to texas and IM sure you can find plenty of opportunities to see things like that,,

no photo
Fri 08/16/13 02:50 PM
Edited by alleoops on Fri 08/16/13 02:51 PM
If he acted stupidly,
Why hasn't Obama invited him to the White House for a beer?

Lpdon's photo
Fri 08/16/13 02:58 PM

All presidents get mocked. The problem with this incident is that a state fair is neither the time nor place for politics. It's a family-friendly venue, not a rally, and not a partisan event. It's also paid for with state money (non-partisan money). There has to be some times and some places where we don't have to deal with politics, and this should be one of them.


Neither is Walter Reed hospital.

Lpdon's photo
Fri 08/16/13 02:58 PM






Really? What that "clown" did was wrong. Even conservatives and Republicans know it.


and how was it wrong? freedom of expression and speech, does that ring a bell?


It was paid for with state money and it was a family event. That's not the time or place for freedom of expression and speech.





i guess we should ask the liberals when and where we can have free speech...whoa


Hey, they are all for free speech, until it is about them.

Lpdon's photo
Fri 08/16/13 03:00 PM

That particular clown has been banned from working that show.

Communists used to be blackballed for disrespecting parties , making political cartoons of presidents.

What became of the announcer who asked who wanted to see him run over?


The NAACP, Uncle Jesse and the Dishonorable Al are all calling for the Feds to go after the clown(they still ignore the real problems like 94% of all black men are killed by other black men).

Lpdon's photo
Fri 08/16/13 03:02 PM

He got his free speech. The First Amendment is the reason why he isn't in jail.


He will be, and im sure the IRS is looking at him and the FBI is already going over every inch of his life. That's how Obama rolls.

Lpdon's photo
Fri 08/16/13 03:04 PM



junior is also a way to reference someone named a child after the father

which , although they left out HERBERT, they obviously did

no biggy though,, to be formal,, President George W Bush was still afforded certain respect during his presidency at any government sponsored event

just as his father George HW Bush was,,,,


Actually no he wasn't. Mellencamp played Rodeo Clown at Walter Reed in 2007 for wounded soldiers.



are you sure about that

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/27/AR2007042702717.html


Yes I am, and they kicked out his friend noted Socialist Joan Baez who was going to do a Duet with him after that on another inappropriate song Jim Crow.

Both songs were played at Walter Reed.

msharmony's photo
Sat 08/17/13 02:47 AM
OR NOT


John Mellencamp didn't play "Texas Bandido" or "Rodeo Clown," two songs he wrote about George Bush, a few nights ago at a concert he did for 200 wounded veterans and their families at Walter Reed Hospital. He did a sweaty 14 song set featuring bipartisan crowd pleasers like "Jack & Diane," "Hurts So Good," "Small Town," and "Little Pink Houses." - See more at: http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2007/04/john-mellencamp-supporting-troops-not.html#sthash.3mesNnDB.dpuf

Sojourning_Soul's photo
Sat 08/17/13 06:21 AM
Edited by Sojourning_Soul on Sat 08/17/13 06:30 AM


So when is someone gonna get riled up over the Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan masks?


when someone suggests a bull running them down at a STATE SPONSORED EVENT,, DURIMG THEIR PRESIDENCY,,,,Perhaps,,,,lol


You mean like they did to Bush in '94? Funny, no one screamed the race card or threatened anyone then.....

but then Bush wasn't black, or Dumbocrap, or mired in scandal, or killing and spying on EVERY American, persecuting whistleblowers, arming our enemies or drug cartels, or using the IRS as his personal goon squad...


msharmony's photo
Sat 08/17/13 06:43 AM



So when is someone gonna get riled up over the Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan masks?


when someone suggests a bull running them down at a STATE SPONSORED EVENT,, DURIMG THEIR PRESIDENCY,,,,Perhaps,,,,lol


You mean like they did to Bush in '94? Funny, no one screamed the race card or threatened anyone then.....

but then Bush wasn't black, or Dumbocrap, or mired in scandal, or killing and spying on EVERY American, persecuting whistleblowers, arming our enemies or drug cartels, or using the IRS as his personal goon squad...





again, BUSH wasnt sitting president in 1994

bush jr was 2001/2009 and bush sr was, BUSH SR was 1989-1993



TJN's photo
Sat 08/17/13 10:05 AM




So when is someone gonna get riled up over the Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan masks?


when someone suggests a bull running them down at a STATE SPONSORED EVENT,, DURIMG THEIR PRESIDENCY,,,,Perhaps,,,,lol


You mean like they did to Bush in '94? Funny, no one screamed the race card or threatened anyone then.....

but then Bush wasn't black, or Dumbocrap, or mired in scandal, or killing and spying on EVERY American, persecuting whistleblowers, arming our enemies or drug cartels, or using the IRS as his personal goon squad...





again, BUSH wasnt sitting president in 1994

bush jr was 2001/2009 and bush sr was, BUSH SR was 1989-1993




so if the rodeo clown would have waited till 2015 to do it then it would have been ok?

msharmony's photo
Sat 08/17/13 11:08 AM





So when is someone gonna get riled up over the Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan masks?


when someone suggests a bull running them down at a STATE SPONSORED EVENT,, DURIMG THEIR PRESIDENCY,,,,Perhaps,,,,lol


You mean like they did to Bush in '94? Funny, no one screamed the race card or threatened anyone then.....

but then Bush wasn't black, or Dumbocrap, or mired in scandal, or killing and spying on EVERY American, persecuting whistleblowers, arming our enemies or drug cartels, or using the IRS as his personal goon squad...





again, BUSH wasnt sitting president in 1994

bush jr was 2001/2009 and bush sr was, BUSH SR was 1989-1993




so if the rodeo clown would have waited till 2015 to do it then it would have been ok?




yep

SeminoleDavid's photo
Sat 08/17/13 11:13 AM
Are you serious? You think there was an ounce of criticism by the Democrats over the bazillions and gazillions of George Bush masks displaying the most barbaric, hate-filled depictions imaginable. Additionally, Obama has NEVER offered anything nice to say of the whites in his family. I specifically recall him speaking of his "Typical White Aunt, who, if were walking down the street and two black youths were approaching her on the same side of the street .....would have walked to the other side of the street." What a reprehensible statement by Obama. In fact, I NEVER hear any Liberal or Democrat for that matter EVER mention Obama as being half white. When the media discovered that George Zimmerman was from a Hispanic mother, suddently he went from being "white", to being a "White Hispanic" male.

There was NEVER a shred of outrage by Democrats over the heinous depictions of George Bush by the media....NEVER....it was always "Free Speech."

As for the ULTIMATE hypocrisy....I still have printed website photos with the links included that clearly depict and compare George Bush with Chimpanzees, in a side-by-side comparison. Although one of the websites has since disappeared, the name can still be found across the Internet. Although we are not supposed to post links here, all one needs to do is research bush or chimp with a dot and com or smirking chimp dot com and you will find the source of this hatred. YET, NEVER ONCE did a Liberal ever complain about a White Male being physically compared to a Chimpanzee....but apparently FREE SPEECH which was NOT directed at his skin color but simply his political policies is NOT allowed. Sensitivity training for Rodeo Clowns once again proves that Political Correctness is a Joke.


SeminoleDavid's photo
Sat 08/17/13 11:18 AM
The pictures that compare George Bush to Chimpanzees I just refeenced were posted on Bush or Chimp and Smirking Chimp in October of 2005......Nice try, though!!!

Even if the masks were NOT while he was President, he was a public figure way before that anyways. When a person decided to run for a Political Office and even more so, if they win, "Public Figure" status is automatically afforded that individual. Obama was both a Senator from Illinois and furthermore, an Illinois Congressman before that. Stop making excuses for the double-standard!!!

msharmony's photo
Sat 08/17/13 11:34 AM
whoa

Are you serious? You think there was an ounce of criticism by the Democrats over the bazillions and gazillions of George Bush masks displaying the most barbaric, hate-filled depictions imaginable. Additionally, Obama has NEVER offered anything nice to say of the whites in his family. I specifically recall him speaking of his "Typical White Aunt, who, if were walking down the street and two black youths were approaching her on the same side of the street .....would have walked to the other side of the street." What a reprehensible statement by Obama. In fact, I NEVER hear any Liberal or Democrat for that matter EVER mention Obama as being half white. When the media discovered that George Zimmerman was from a Hispanic mother, suddently he went from being "white", to being a "White Hispanic" male.

There was NEVER a shred of outrage by Democrats over the heinous depictions of George Bush by the media....NEVER....it was always "Free Speech."

As for the ULTIMATE hypocrisy....I still have printed website photos with the links included that clearly depict and compare George Bush with Chimpanzees, in a side-by-side comparison. Although one of the websites has since disappeared, the name can still be found across the Internet. Although we are not supposed to post links here, all one needs to do is research bush or chimp with a dot and com or smirking chimp dot com and you will find the source of this hatred. YET, NEVER ONCE did a Liberal ever complain about a White Male being physically compared to a Chimpanzee....but apparently FREE SPEECH which was NOT directed at his skin color but simply his political policies is NOT allowed. Sensitivity training for Rodeo Clowns once again proves that Political Correctness is a Joke.




whoa


I am serious. We are not talking 'criticism over a mask'

we are talking 'criticism of openly calling for violence against a SITTING PRESIDENT at a STATE SPONSORED EVENT'


Additonally, Obama has several times over spoken about his love for his mother AND his grandparents (the whites in his family),, particularly after his grandmother died during the last election,,,



next, hispnic is an ethnicity and white is a race


the statement about 'typical' white women , particularly in a certain era, grabbing their purses when black men approached was a truthful statement made in CONTEXT of a discussion about race relations,,,and I agree, its a topic MOST presidents and politicians are fearful to even address,,,,

but its far from irresponsible to do so,,,

AGAIN< this wasn't merely about presidential depictions in media

this was about a STATE SPONSORED EVENT, where violence against the SITTING PRESIDENT was encouraged,,,


free speech is still alive and well,, just look up obamas name on a internet search or youtube followed by whatever derogatory word you like,, and see what you get,,,


as far as being compared to a chimp, the comparison is sometimes made as a reference to someones inaptitude/goofiness, and sometimes its racial,, its hard to know the difference and most presidents face some type of ridicule, or end up the brunt of some jokes

third time THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE

the event was STATE SPONSORED< and beyond just ridiculing or comparing someone to a chimp, the action involved ENCOURAGING VIOLENCE AGAINST A SITTING PRESIDENT,,,


perhaps its more about free market where those paying for an event can set limitations upon the types of behavior accepted IN THAT EVENT,,

msharmony's photo
Sat 08/17/13 11:35 AM

The pictures that compare George Bush to Chimpanzees I just refeenced were posted on Bush or Chimp and Smirking Chimp in October of 2005......Nice try, though!!!

Even if the masks were NOT while he was President, he was a public figure way before that anyways. When a person decided to run for a Political Office and even more so, if they win, "Public Figure" status is automatically afforded that individual. Obama was both a Senator from Illinois and furthermore, an Illinois Congressman before that. Stop making excuses for the double-standard!!!



there is no double standard,, being a 'public figure' isn't the same as being the president who heads the administration that is FUNDING AN EVENT,,,,



Conrad_73's photo
Sat 08/17/13 11:37 AM
http://www.libertynews.com/2013/08/guess-who-decided-to-wear-an-obama-mask-on-national-tv-in-the-name-of-comedy/

I hear they'll fire this Clown too!pitchfork