Liberals have absolutely no humor when it is one of them being made fun of
(Kansas City Star) The taxpayer-supported Missouri State Fair got a lot of negative publicity Sunday following a report of a shameful stunt that occurred Saturday night in Sedalia.
The story by an eyewitness, Perry Beam, is posted to Daily Kos and Show Me Progress.
Basically, a clown wearing a mask of President Barack Obama came out during the bull riding event at the fair. The crowd was asked if it wanted to see Obama “run down by a bull.†(UPDATE: 6:55 p.m.: Here are two short videos of part of the incident: “We’re going to smoke Obama, man,†says announcer.)
Egged on by the crowd and the announcer, “One of the clowns ran up and started bobbling the lips on the mask and the people went crazy. Finally, a bull came close enough to him that he had to move, so he jumped up and ran away to the delight of the onlookers hooting and hollering from the stands.â€
Obviously this is a horrible show of respect for the President of the United States at a public event at the state fair— which got more than $400,000 from Missouri state taxpayers this year.
We didn’t show King George III much respect, either. Furthermore, I don’t remember liberals getting upset over people wearing George W. Bush masks, or when Game Of Thrones featured a GWB head. Bush mask good, Obama mask bad. Respect is earned. Considering Obama constantly denigrates people who do not believe as he does, he gets the respect he earned.
It’s also borderline illegal; the U.S. Secret Service takes threats against the president seriously. While the president himself was in no danger here, it’s the kind of stupid activity that could give nuts ideas about harming the president.
Good grief, a threat? Seriously? So, should these nuts have been investigated?
Or were they just expressing their 1st Amendment Rights?
All sorts of politicians, including Republicans, jumped on this, and stated how shameful it was. Remember how all those Democrat politicians denounced people wearing Bush mask, and even all the assassination chic against Bush? No? Hmph.
BTW, funny how liberals get very worked up over this, but not IRS targeting of Conservative groups, 4 dead Americans in Benghazi, the hundreds killed and injured by Fast and Furious guns, etc.
So you see nothing wrong with a white man in blackface playing the part of a fool?
You’re saying Obama has a Black face? You’re a racist.
Nice of you to ignore the whole substance of the postpoat.
How do you know he was white johnny boy?
Aren’t you being a bit racist hatemonger for assuming that?
For those who don’t know American history, rodeos always do skits and stunts. The clowns put their lives in danger to save the riders. They do their own skits and stunts as well by bringing levity and humor to the rodeo either through verbal or non-verbal skits or stunts.
You liberals all claim to want diversity in thought and deeds, but then go all ape-sized, bat-guano-hysterical when something offends your sensibilities. I thought it was Christians that had the delicate sensibilities. At least Christians realize the Bill of Rights. You loonies on the left want to do away with them. Too dangerous eh?
Nothing like black-face. The “bobbling the lips” was a nice touch — to make sure no one missed the point.
Let’s see, Bush was constantly referred to as a monkey. He was the target of liberal assassination chic. Heck, just the other week liberals were wishing for his death after the stent procedure. Few if any of you liberals denounced that behavior. Neither you nor John said the accompanying photos showed bad behavior by liberals.
And, I find it interesting that you liberals immediately find what is behavior suggesting a person is a dunce, “bobbling the lips”, to be representative of Blacks. Goes to show exactly what you think of Black people, which is rather racist.
Didn’t realize that calling Bush a monkey was a historical slur against an oppressed racial group.
Perhaps it’s because none of the photos show bad behavior, much less a historical slur against an oppressed racial group. Furthermore, the photos are apparently all at venues appropriate for political speech.
Free speech is only for those special groups at special locations during special events.
Funny that for a movement built upon the idea of protecting free speech at all costs.
And, they go further down the decrepit hole:
I’d sue if I were the clown.
I’ve seen this stunt before. It is common:
But forced tax payer funding of abortions is A-OK. Wonder if this democrat has something against ham?
Free speech is for everyone, including the right to criticize. Turns out, many people don’t like racial slurs served with their rodeo.
Interesting fact, Obama won nearly half of the votes for president in Missouri (49% in 2008, 44% in 2012).
A picture of the clown is here:
http://news.yahoo.com/missouri-fair-clown-draws-criticism-obama-mask-004950184.html
The fact that it is a MASK and not blackface for me takes the racial element out of this.
Do I think the gag was funny? Meh. I wasn’t there and it doesn’t sound to funny to me, but humor is subjective.
But what you have seen here is more of the “any criticism of this president is race based” by two liberals posting here.
But that is what liberals do – build a case that isn’t supported by facts and then scream about it.
Yeah, because showing the POTUS with blood on his hands and face are appropriate. I notice you ignored the assassination chic I mention. And the only one inferring a racist attitude is you liberals.
So political speech can only be at Venues Approved By Liberals? Can you point that out in the Constitution?
All liberals can do is deflect to raaaaacism, because otherwise they would have to defend their SCOAMF of a president.
At a political protest? Sure. At a rodeo, probably not.
Have no idea what it is. Must be right-wing code of some sort.
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=%22assassination+chic%22
But most political depictions of assassination are wrong as they undermine the constitution and the rule of law.
Not at all! As we already said, you can have political speech at rodeos, even clowns bobbling lips on masks of black presidents! And people can object, applaud, or take their business elsewhere. Isn’t freedom wonderful!
Let’s see….
Event sponsored by state?
Check.
Event paid for with public funds?
Check.
Event considered a “public forum?”
Check.
Same incident happen before?
Check.
Silence when focus of gag is Bush?
Check.
Outrage when focus of gag is Obama?
Check.
Result: another example of liberal hypocrisy and another attempt to shut down protected speech in a public forum.
What the hell are you talking about? So, images now undermine the constitution and rule of law? No they don’t. If they did, we’d not have porn. Only liberal’s fascination with socialism undermines our Constitution and rule of law.
Then what the hell are you arguing about? First you claim its racist and offensive to an oppressed racial group, then claim it undermines the Constitution, and now you state that its perfectly OK and acceptable? I take it then that you are against the lifetime ban of the clown then?
BTW, it did not pass my notice that you claim that black americans are an oppressed racial group. Please point to examples of where they being oppressed. Please point to specific examples of where they are forced in to unequal lower treatment by white americans.
Should you accept the challenge, I can point to examples where black americans are disproportionately given SPECIAL treatment by this nation.
Teach, you might want to post this cartoon. Steve Bell won political cartoon of the year for this.
http://www.theguardian.com/cartoons/stevebell/1,7371,519655,00.html
Yet if you would do the same to Obama the libs have a heart attack.
(Personally I can stand either man)
Comment by Ecstasy_of_Idiocy
Free speech is only for those special groups at special locations during special events….
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You are correct. Congress has now passed a law making Free Speech, Protests (right to petition the government for a redress of grievances) and the right of Assembly ILLEGAL!
This is just more of the same.
GEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH
I didn’t much care for the Occupy crowd, nor the way law enforcement refused to move them from public and private space. I’m all for protesting, but camping out is something else.
People have been harassed and arrested for protesting and even handing out literature NEAR government buildings, even park buildings. All these are public space.
As I’ve said before, we’ve lost our bill of rights and our constitution. Rule of law used to be the last bastion of our freedoms. Now that is going.
Holder now telling his DOJ to ignore minimum sentencing laws. Stated that we cannot incarcerate our way to peace. I dare to disagree.
Didn’t say such images should be illegal, but that they can appear to advocate an individual veto of the electoral process, which is antithetical to democracy. This is similar to burning the U.S. flag, which consigns to the flames the good with the bad.
We didn’t say it was perfectly okay and acceptable. It’s legal, and people have the right to object, applaud or take their business elsewhere.
He says on a thread about bobbling the lips on an Obama mask.
Anyone else notice how they completely fail to answer the questions and concerns posed by me and the rest of us?
Yes you did. Besides, you were the one that brought the topic up.
Ok, seriously. You really need to see a doctor about your delusions. One persons view does not a democracy make or break. And no, “democracy” is not based upon one person, but upon a majority of people enforcing its will upon a minority of people. For the most part, our state governments operate as a democracy, but in federal elections, it is a Representative gov’t.
BTW, what say you to executive branch vetos? Or congressional vetos? Isn’t that one “individual” placing a veto upon the will of another and the process?
That’s right. You were saying it was unconstitutional and undermined the rule of law and was oppressive to black people.
And again, you failed to answer the question of what are you arguing about if you find it within the person’s right? And, no, comedic jokes do not oppression of a race make. if that were the case, we’d have no comedians at all.
Um, no, we didn’t. We said “political depictions of assassination are wrong as they undermine (erode) the constitution and the rule of law”.
You had suggested free speech was being limited to “only for those special groups at special locations during special events.”
An assassin is a person who overrules the votes of millions.
The president and congress are elected representatives.
No, we didn’t say it was unconstitutional. We said “political depictions of assassination are wrong as they undermine (erode) the constitution and the rule of law” by making the statement that political decisions should be made by the gun rather than the ballot.
Our original comment was “Nothing like black-face. The ‘bobbling the lips’ was a nice touch — to make sure no one missed the point.”