What we have seen so far has both racist and homophobic overtones, both of which are contrary to the fundamentals of our democracy. --- one more time ... the USA is not a democracy and never will be
It’s outrageous and it shows the kind of racialized, mean-spirited and divisive political attitudes that still exist in the South --- racism is not limited to the South and that pos at the NAACP should hire a protection agency if he keeps making that accusation On Thursday we will demand to know who authorized and developed such a racist and bigoted portrayal --- demand all you want ... freedom of speech rules! On Mar 22, 8:00 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > This is why so many of us hate the Tea Party > > http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/racist-homophobic-gay-kfc-obama-... > > Racist Homophobic “Gay KFC Obama” Image Reveals Bitter Marriage Attacks > by David Badash on March 22, 2012 > > in Bigotry Watch,Discrimination,Legislation,News,Politics > > A manipulated image of President Obama in a sexually-revealing pose, > wearing skin-tight lace up body suit and matching green boots, sitting > on a field with a bucket of fried chicken between his legs reveals the > level of anti-gay hate coming out of North Carolina from opponents of > same-sex marriage. > The image, originally included in a post titled, “Obama Goes Pro Gay > Marriage to Get NC on Election Day,” was featured on a Tea Party > website called The John Locke Foundation. ”The John Locke Foundation > employs research, journalism, and outreach programs to transform > government through competition, innovation, personal freedom, and > personal responsibility,” according to their website. “JLF seeks a > better balance between the public sector and private institutions of > family, faith, community, and enterprise.” > > Art Pope, co-founder of The John Locke Foundation, is a North Carolina > businessman who heavily supports the Tea Party via the Koch Brother’s > group, Americans for Prosperity. > > “Out of no where, President Obama suddenly feels the need to declare > his objection to North Carolina’s pending vote to ban on gay > marriage,” Tara Servatius, author of the post begins. She claims > Obama’s opposition to a hotly-debated amendment to the North Carolina > constitution that would ban same-sex marriage is Obama merely > “pandering” to LGBT voters, as Chris Kromm at the Art Pope Exposed > blog wrote, and who captured the image before it was removed from the > site, presumably after attacks in the media. > > Kromm notes “Servatius, a former right-wing radio commentator for > Charlotte’s WBT AM, is a regular contributor to the Meck Deck. > (UPDATE: Servatius also runs the MeckDeck Twitter account, and authors > a good share of their posts.),” and adds: > > Given her prominent role at Meck Deck, how involved was Servatius in > the decision to post the Obama image, and keep it up for two days? > Last year, a Charlotte blogger noted that Servatius was a speaker at > an event for the neo-Confederate group the League of the South. > > The NAACP of North Carolina is non-too-pleased either, Kromm notes: > > Rev. William Barber of the NC NAACP has issued a statement: > > REV. BARBER STATEMENT – We at the NCNAACP have learned of the > disgusting picture of our President on the John Locke Foundation blog > and website. What we have seen so far has both racist and homophobic > overtones, both of which are contrary to the fundamentals of our > democracy. It’s outrageous and it shows the kind of racialized, > mean-spirited and divisive political attitudes that still exist in the > South. On Thursday we will demand to know who authorized and developed > such a racist and bigoted portrayal to be placed on the site of an > organization that seeks to have so much influence into the shaping of > public policy in NC. Whoever did it is completely over the line. It is > reckless and dangerous. And should not only be an affront to the black > community, the civil rights community, the LBGT community, but every > North Carolinian. > > "It is better to vote for what you want and not get it > than it is to vote for what you don't want and get it." > --Eugene V. Debs > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
