This clearly racist photo was sent by Marilyn Davenport – an elected member of the central committee of the Republican Party of Orange County and Tea Party activist with the caption “Now you know why – no birth certificate!” Davenport insists it is not racist, just humorous.
The picture was sent in an email from Davenport, who expressed surprise that it offended people. She said “I simply found it amusing regarding the character of Obama and all the questions surrounding his origin of birth . . . In no way did I even consider the fact he’s half black when I sent out the email. In fact, the thought never entered my mind until one or two other people tried to make this about race.”
To their credit, various Republican leaders have denounced the picture. She, however, remains on the Central Committee and GOP officials have expressed doubt over the ability to remove her under their bylaws. I find it odd that a political organization cannot remove someone who has espoused racist or hateful views to the embarrassment of the Republican Party.
Source: NY Daily News
NavyMon
” poo-pooing” … irony or pun? …
Was the e-mail racist?
Without question.
Anyone who thinks it wasn’t is either blind or an idiot.
There are plenty of legitimate reasons to be against Obama besides his skin color. For example he, like the vast majority of his political brethren, is using the Constitution as if it were toilet paper. But you don’t see the Conservatives bitching about that now, do you? If they did, they might have their own vast hypocrisy rise up and bite them in the ass after their support of the treasonous war criminal Bush.
That being said, humans in general and politicians in particular are indeed a bunch of poo flinging monkeys.
Bad, bad monkeys!
Get under the House!
And the Senate! And SCOTUS! And the White House too!
Because, you see, it’s a funny thing about about language . . . language and words in themselves are not evil or bad.
It’s the intent behind the words that’s bad. Given that a picture is worth a thousand words? And this picture appeals purely to known racist tropes?
There is no doubt this e-mail was made with bad intent.
Thankfully and sorrowfully racism is nothing new to blacks in the U.S. If anyone believes Obama did not know he would be treated with disrespect as the first black president then they are truly ignorant. Monkey jokes are so old they have lost the sting and only show the heart and mind of the ones enjoying such childrish mess. While the Tea Party and Republicans are playing in the gutter, Obama is going on about business. Racism is only a shock to those who somehow believed we were in a post racist society. Christians on this boat of birth certificate and taking their country back have exposed themselves to the public, God already knew their heart. A weaker man would have crumbled at his human-ness being assaulted, but a wise man knows, as with all bullies: HURTING PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE. ABUSED PEOPLE ARE ABUSIVE AND ABUSE OTHERS. When all this sad racist stuff comes out against Obama, the first lady and even their innocent kids, I have pity for the family and friends of the racists because they too have felt their venom.
Nothing will change the fact that America has/had a black president. Trying to destroy Obama’s character will never erase his name from the annuls of history. Anger, revenge, and bitterness eats at the soul, mind and health of people. If Obama gets another 4 yrs, there are going to be a lot of sick people.
Remember Tea Party and Republicans as well as Democrats your children are watching and learning from you and we all reap what we sow.
I have vivid memories of some photos of Sen. John McCain doctored by a Vanity Fair photographer depicting a chimpanzee defecating on the senator’s head. Other photos were altered depicting Sen. McCain as a ghoulish fiend complete with blood dripping from his mouth. Despite the howls of protests from the conservatives, I recall the vast majority of liberals poo-pooing it as “no big deal”.
Marco,
IMO the birthers are not just conspiracy theorists. They are trying to stop Obama on the fact that he was born in Hawaii. They ignore facts and even Karl Rove took Trump to task for his Birther comments.
Elaine:
I know a few personally, one is black. I have never seen any racist sentiment from any of them. Although that doesnt mean it doesnt exist.
I imagine the birthers are just conspiracy theorists, like the 9/11 truthers. Heck my mother believed in black helicopters and I think Greenspan and Bush conspired to ruin our economy.
Marco,
with all due respect, I have to agree with others here that too many in the Tea Party are racist. When you make up stories and lies about this President’s heritage and send photos like the one in question repeatedly, as had happened since Obama started campaigning for President, it isn’t just someone having a beef with Obama’s policies. Many of us here have “beefs” with some of Obama’s policies and decisions, but we don’t send around offensive pictures like this one!
Marco,
I have some legitimate beefs with our president–but they have nothing to do with racism. I don’t think all people who criticize the president are racists. I do, however, believe a lot of the birthers and people who talk about “wanting to take their country back” are racists.
eniobob,
That is good news (the job). I prefer to travel on trains and the only drawback is that freight has preference over passenger so sometimes one sits. It still beats airports and planes. Plus they have lovely suites with bathrooms and dinning cars … and lounge cars ….
Elaine:
is it racism? I would like to hope/think not. Some of it is I am sure, but people can have a legitimate beef with the President without it being related to racism.
I would like to think the opposition is based on differing ideas as to what is best for society. If it is based on racism, they will surely lose. Ideas are what truly move people.
Marco, we permit “creationist” and “museum” to not only appear in the same sentence, but become manifest, paid for with tax dollars.
eniobob:
ignorance is rampant.
Marco,
There are a lot of cockamamie things people believe in the 21st century. We have a large percentage of Americans who think the Earth is approximately 6,000 years old and that humans and dinosaurs co-existed. We have birthers and 9/11 truthers and people who believe all the garbage fed to them by Fox News. And we had a lot of racism simmering under the surface in this country for decades–and it boiled over when Obama became president.
Putting Bush’s face on a monkey is an insult to monkeys.
Marco:
“there are people who think blacks have tails? Is that possible in the 21st century? Talk about ignorant fools.”
Went through that on my tour in the service,in the far east and the kids would walk behind the Black soldiers such as my self especially after 6:00 o clock in the evening waiting to see tails come out.
“If someone asked me if I had a tail, I would laugh my ass off and dismiss them as morons.”
At first maybe.Then you would wonder how a myth like that starts,when you are thousands of miles away from the US.
It dosen’t take long to figure it out.
erykah:
there are people who think blacks have tails? Is that possible in the 21st century? Talk about ignorant fools.
If someone asked me if I had a tail, I would laugh my ass off and dismiss them as morons.
After further investigaqtion I find that we can all calm down:
“Davenport, of Fullerton, says she has friends who are black and thus she is not what some claim she is. “Oh, come on! Everybody who knows me knows that I am not a racist. It was a joke. I have friends who are black. Besides, I only sent it to a few people -– mostly people I didn’t think would be upset by it.”
The **SOMBFAB**defensse.
Blouise:
Lucked up and got a chance to go back to work,still in the transportation industry but involving transporting rail road crews to and from their runs.Talk about eye opening,now I see why a lot of trucks aren’t on the road.Freight Trains!!
Plus my nights are now days and vice versa.
“When it is JUST bankers losing their shirts, then will we be on the path to salvation.” (James in LA)
YES!!
Eniobob, I have to agree: no surprise here. How much of it are people thinking they are Oh So Witty, and when their buzz is killed, as in the case of this belligerent ignoramus, instead of understanding the context in which they live, fall back on trying to regain the buzz: it was JUST a joke.
It was JUST slavery.
It was JUST a gay guy they strapped to a Wyoming fence post and left to die.
It was JUST a teen girl raped by her uncle and forced to give birth, even if it kills her.
When it is JUST bankers losing their shirts, then will we be on the path to salvation.