Barack Obama's New Title...

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

http://peiklk.smugmug.com/photos/496096668_ahRTs-L.jpg

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[spearmaster]

http://peiklk.smugmug.com/photos/496096668_ahRTs-L.jpg

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[gb2004]

Oh, no you didn't.:))

[jimjames418]

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[dittoheadAZ]

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Uncle Ream-Us - holy cow, I'm so depressed that I never even THOUGHT of that!

[rhet 2]

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Uncle Ream-Us - holy cow, I'm so depressed that I never even THOUGHT of that!

THIS one sticks! :)) :)) :)) :))

[hatman]

And you wonder why "the blacks" don't vote Republican.

[rhet 2]

And you wonder why "the blacks" don't vote Republican.

Who gives a ****?

They make of themselves their own worst enemies, empowering predatory and immoral disgusting fools like Rangel and Obama and Wright, who guarantee the destruction of the Equal Opportunity to bust their butts like the rest of us do to provide their own kids a positive, self-actualizing education -- and then blame everybody except themselves when their kids dropout, wipe out, and destroy themselves in one brutal bit of violence after another -- and diss the hell out of decent hardworking Blacks who DID bust their butts to get themselves out of the ghettos.

NOBODY merits the right to hang around on street corners showing their filthy butt cracks to the rest of the world and shooting off their damned violent mouths in SCORN for social inter-responsibility while stuffing their guts with food bought with the HONEST LABOR of others.

I have all the respect in the universe for Blacks who get honest jobs and work their asses off -- including minimum wage and low social status work -- to provide their kids with a decent home without the gangs and the thuggery and the drugged out zombie violence and the sex freak predatory consumption of their own "friends" and their own "families"

-- and NONE FOR THE WORTHLESS FILTH WHO DEMAND A FREE RIDE INTO HELL and work their asses off to make the world they live in as vicious, corrupt, and brutal as they work to make life for others.

Like any other segment of the population, there are HONORABLE Blacks and CORRUPT ARROGANT AND WORTHLESS Blacks.

And the corrupt, arrogant, aggressive, WORTHLESS DEMANDERS AND THUGS back Obama because he promises them Top Power Pig status, the power to corrupt and steal and destroy ALL HONEST HUMAN BEINGS, and a FREE RIDE TO HELL for everyone, Blacks first and Whites second. Like Franks: as disgusting a form of corrupted humanity as ever walked the earth.

That support for a COMMON THUG makes those who back Obama pretty damned worthless to the rest of society, rather like a new AIDS virus or a radiation-resistant form of cancer: death for civilization and common human decency, DEATH for Equal Opportunity for ALL human beings, regardless of skin color.

All respect to HONORABLE Blacks who work damned hard to be honest, dedicated teachers and HONEST lawyers (not the crooked cheats like Obama and Michelle -- honest lawyers who don't use the law as a club for bashing hell out of civilization itself) and DEVOTED doctors and MEN OF HONEST FAITH -- unlike that total piece of falsehood and treachery, the so NOT Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

I have ZERO respect for the Obama Hate-Destroy Club -- they have not EARNED respect. They've earned only the same scorn and disgust that Ayers and his ilk deserve, the same scorn that any other mafia gang and common criminal deserves.

[Billy_Bob]

Who gives a ****?

They make of themselves their own worst enemies, empowering predatory and immoral disgusting fools like Rangel and Obama and Wright, who guarantee the destruction of the Equal Opportunity to bust their butts like the rest of us do to provide their own kids a positive, self-actualizing education -- and then blame everybody except themselves when their kids dropout, wipe out, and destroy themselves in one brutal bit of violence after another -- and diss the hell out of decent hardworking Blacks who DID bust their butts to get themselves out of the ghettos.

NOBODY merits the right to hang around on street corners showing their filthy butt cracks to the rest of the world and shooting off their damned violent mouths in SCORN for social inter-responsibility while stuffing their guts with food bought with the HONEST LABOR of others.

I have all the respect in the universe for Blacks who get honest jobs and work their asses off -- including minimum wage and low social status work -- to provide their kids with a decent home without the gangs and the thuggery and the drugged out zombie violence and the sex freak predatory consumption of their own "friends" and their own "families"

-- and NONE FOR THE WORTHLESS FILTH WHO DEMAND A FREE RIDE INTO HELL and work their asses off to make the world they live in as vicious, corrupt, and brutal as they work to make life for others.

Like any other segment of the population, there are HONORABLE Blacks and CORRUPT ARROGANT AND WORTHLESS Blacks.

And the corrupt, arrogant, aggressive, WORTHLESS DEMANDERS AND THUGS back Obama because he promises them Top Power Pig status, the power to corrupt and steal and destroy ALL HONEST HUMAN BEINGS, and a FREE RIDE TO HELL for everyone, Blacks first and Whites second. Like Franks: as disgusting a form of corrupted humanity as ever walked the earth.

That support for a COMMON THUG makes those who back Obama pretty damned worthless to the rest of society, rather like a new AIDS virus or a radiation-resistant form of cancer: death for civilization and common human decency, DEATH for Equal Opportunity for ALL human beings, regardless of skin color.

All respect to HONORABLE Blacks who work damned hard to be honest, dedicated teachers and HONEST lawyers (not the crooked cheats like Obama and Michelle -- honest lawyers who don't use the law as a club for bashing hell out of civilization itself) and DEVOTED doctors and MEN OF HONEST FAITH -- unlike that total piece of falsehood and treachery, the so NOT Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

I have ZERO respect for the Obama Hate-Destroy Club -- they have not EARNED respect. They've earned only the same scorn and disgust that Ayers and his ilk deserve, the same scorn that any other mafia gang and common criminal deserves.


:clap::clap::clap: Good Post Rhet.....

Every ethnicity or race has trash... The RACE baiting by Obama and his Ilk ****es me off... You are either part of the solution or the problem....

[hatman]

Your post is a trip.

Have a good and peaceful evening.

[rightside]

New Communist leader of the World.

[wonderingrover]

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I think this is 'thread of the week' material.

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

Oh, no you didn't.:))

Oh yes I did!!! :)

[sgtmac_46]

And you wonder why "the blacks" don't vote Republican. And here I thought it was the lack of huge bloated government programs and entitlement spending......who knew?! :wall:

[Claymore]

Uncle Ream-us, ROTWH
Resident Of The White House

[CountryGirl]

:)):)) Lovin' the "Spend-Da-Dee-Do-Dah" song, too!

[Crying Eagle]

Who gives a ****?

They make of themselves their own worst enemies, empowering predatory and immoral disgusting fools like Rangel and Obama and Wright, who guarantee the destruction of the Equal Opportunity to bust their butts like the rest of us do to provide their own kids a positive, self-actualizing education -- and then blame everybody except themselves when their kids dropout, wipe out, and destroy themselves in one brutal bit of violence after another -- and diss the hell out of decent hardworking Blacks who DID bust their butts to get themselves out of the ghettos.

NOBODY merits the right to hang around on street corners showing their filthy butt cracks to the rest of the world and shooting off their damned violent mouths in SCORN for social inter-responsibility while stuffing their guts with food bought with the HONEST LABOR of others.

I have all the respect in the universe for Blacks who get honest jobs and work their asses off -- including minimum wage and low social status work -- to provide their kids with a decent home without the gangs and the thuggery and the drugged out zombie violence and the sex freak predatory consumption of their own "friends" and their own "families"

-- and NONE FOR THE WORTHLESS FILTH WHO DEMAND A FREE RIDE INTO HELL and work their asses off to make the world they live in as vicious, corrupt, and brutal as they work to make life for others.

Like any other segment of the population, there are HONORABLE Blacks and CORRUPT ARROGANT AND WORTHLESS Blacks.

And the corrupt, arrogant, aggressive, WORTHLESS DEMANDERS AND THUGS back Obama because he promises them Top Power Pig status, the power to corrupt and steal and destroy ALL HONEST HUMAN BEINGS, and a FREE RIDE TO HELL for everyone, Blacks first and Whites second. Like Franks: as disgusting a form of corrupted humanity as ever walked the earth.

That support for a COMMON THUG makes those who back Obama pretty damned worthless to the rest of society, rather like a new AIDS virus or a radiation-resistant form of cancer: death for civilization and common human decency, DEATH for Equal Opportunity for ALL human beings, regardless of skin color.

All respect to HONORABLE Blacks who work damned hard to be honest, dedicated teachers and HONEST lawyers (not the crooked cheats like Obama and Michelle -- honest lawyers who don't use the law as a club for bashing hell out of civilization itself) and DEVOTED doctors and MEN OF HONEST FAITH -- unlike that total piece of falsehood and treachery, the so NOT Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

I have ZERO respect for the Obama Hate-Destroy Club -- they have not EARNED respect. They've earned only the same scorn and disgust that Ayers and his ilk deserve, the same scorn that any other mafia gang and common criminal deserves.

OMG your response is brilliant!!!! Could not have said any better myself!!!!! Keep up the good job!!!!!! :clap::razz:

[LouC]

And you wonder why "the blacks" don't vote Republican.

No I don't.

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

Thank you everyone!!!!

[NightTrain]

Thank you everyone!!!!

I hate you for thinking of this before me, but I tip my hat...lol

:clap:

[Neurosylum]

Can someone explain the political nuance that Obama-turned-Uncle-Remus has? I think I might have been too young and too focused on The Little Mermaid back then to be able to get this joke.

[DaveKlassix]

And you wonder why "the blacks" don't vote Republican.

Oh yea! Certainly this graphic has turned away so many blacks from voting Republican!

You forgot Libertarian too.

:whistle:

[ModerateVoice]

Who gives a ****?

I applaud your courage for shouting down the race-baiting...it needed to be done.

In round two, you will now be attacked by the lefties on the forum as a racist.

[Celtic Pax]

All Hail President Ream-us. Then of course he could just be called President Ignoramus as Chavez has called him recently.:))

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE52L19G20090322?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true

[Celtic Pax]

Can someone explain the political nuance that Obama-turned-Uncle-Remus has? I think I might have been too young and too focused on The Little Mermaid back then to be able to get this joke.
Just a play on words as the Uncle Remus referred to has a lot more common sense and decency than Bam Bam:liar: ever will. Uncle Remus is a character from the "banned" Disney movie "Song of the South" if you can find a copy. Possible on VHS but except for pirated copies, on DVD. Hmmmmm, just did a google search and seems it is now available on more sites than when I first tried to find it some time ago......Pick it up and enjoy.

[Crossriflesonblue]

Can someone explain the political nuance that Obama-turned-Uncle-Remus has? I think I might have been too young and too focused on The Little Mermaid back then to be able to get this joke.

In actuality if I were black I would be LMAO....and wondering if the OP understands the Allegory of Uncle Remus....

[Residential Bob]

http://peiklk.smugmug.com/photos/496096668_ahRTs-L.jpg

:)):)):))Uncle Ream-Us!

:))

I need to write that down.

[rhet 2]

Uncle Ream-Us!

:))

I need to write that down.

Uncle Ream-us and Auntie 'Elle.

Gotta love them Laaaaaaaw-yer Goons grown in the rich mansions of Chicago, that you do.

[WinslowRnD]

Who gives a ****?

They make of themselves their own worst enemies, empowering predatory and immoral disgusting fools like Rangel and Obama and Wright, who guarantee the destruction of the Equal Opportunity to bust their butts like the rest of us do to provide their own kids a positive, self-actualizing education -- and then blame everybody except themselves when their kids dropout, wipe out, and destroy themselves in one brutal bit of violence after another -- and diss the hell out of decent hardworking Blacks who DID bust their butts to get themselves out of the ghettos.

NOBODY merits the right to hang around on street corners showing their filthy butt cracks to the rest of the world and shooting off their damned violent mouths in SCORN for social inter-responsibility while stuffing their guts with food bought with the HONEST LABOR of others.

I have all the respect in the universe for Blacks who get honest jobs and work their asses off -- including minimum wage and low social status work -- to provide their kids with a decent home without the gangs and the thuggery and the drugged out zombie violence and the sex freak predatory consumption of their own "friends" and their own "families"

-- and NONE FOR THE WORTHLESS FILTH WHO DEMAND A FREE RIDE INTO HELL and work their asses off to make the world they live in as vicious, corrupt, and brutal as they work to make life for others.

Like any other segment of the population, there are HONORABLE Blacks and CORRUPT ARROGANT AND WORTHLESS Blacks.

And the corrupt, arrogant, aggressive, WORTHLESS DEMANDERS AND THUGS back Obama because he promises them Top Power Pig status, the power to corrupt and steal and destroy ALL HONEST HUMAN BEINGS, and a FREE RIDE TO HELL for everyone, Blacks first and Whites second. Like Franks: as disgusting a form of corrupted humanity as ever walked the earth.

That support for a COMMON THUG makes those who back Obama pretty damned worthless to the rest of society, rather like a new AIDS virus or a radiation-resistant form of cancer: death for civilization and common human decency, DEATH for Equal Opportunity for ALL human beings, regardless of skin color.

All respect to HONORABLE Blacks who work damned hard to be honest, dedicated teachers and HONEST lawyers (not the crooked cheats like Obama and Michelle -- honest lawyers who don't use the law as a club for bashing hell out of civilization itself) and DEVOTED doctors and MEN OF HONEST FAITH -- unlike that total piece of falsehood and treachery, the so NOT Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

I have ZERO respect for the Obama Hate-Destroy Club -- they have not EARNED respect. They've earned only the same scorn and disgust that Ayers and his ilk deserve, the same scorn that any other mafia gang and common criminal deserves.

WooHoo you go girl, tell them like it is, I agree with you 100%

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

:)

[Storm Horse]

Who gives a ****?

They make of themselves their own worst enemies, empowering predatory and immoral disgusting fools like Rangel and Obama and Wright, who guarantee the destruction of the Equal Opportunity to bust their butts like the rest of us do to provide their own kids a positive, self-actualizing education -- and then blame everybody except themselves when their kids dropout, wipe out, and destroy themselves in one brutal bit of violence after another -- and diss the hell out of decent hardworking Blacks who DID bust their butts to get themselves out of the ghettos.

NOBODY merits the right to hang around on street corners showing their filthy butt cracks to the rest of the world and shooting off their damned violent mouths in SCORN for social inter-responsibility while stuffing their guts with food bought with the HONEST LABOR of others.

I have all the respect in the universe for Blacks who get honest jobs and work their asses off -- including minimum wage and low social status work -- to provide their kids with a decent home without the gangs and the thuggery and the drugged out zombie violence and the sex freak predatory consumption of their own "friends" and their own "families"

-- and NONE FOR THE WORTHLESS FILTH WHO DEMAND A FREE RIDE INTO HELL and work their asses off to make the world they live in as vicious, corrupt, and brutal as they work to make life for others.

Like any other segment of the population, there are HONORABLE Blacks and CORRUPT ARROGANT AND WORTHLESS Blacks.

And the corrupt, arrogant, aggressive, WORTHLESS DEMANDERS AND THUGS back Obama because he promises them Top Power Pig status, the power to corrupt and steal and destroy ALL HONEST HUMAN BEINGS, and a FREE RIDE TO HELL for everyone, Blacks first and Whites second. Like Franks: as disgusting a form of corrupted humanity as ever walked the earth.

That support for a COMMON THUG makes those who back Obama pretty damned worthless to the rest of society, rather like a new AIDS virus or a radiation-resistant form of cancer: death for civilization and common human decency, DEATH for Equal Opportunity for ALL human beings, regardless of skin color.

All respect to HONORABLE Blacks who work damned hard to be honest, dedicated teachers and HONEST lawyers (not the crooked cheats like Obama and Michelle -- honest lawyers who don't use the law as a club for bashing hell out of civilization itself) and DEVOTED doctors and MEN OF HONEST FAITH -- unlike that total piece of falsehood and treachery, the so NOT Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

I have ZERO respect for the Obama Hate-Destroy Club -- they have not EARNED respect. They've earned only the same scorn and disgust that Ayers and his ilk deserve, the same scorn that any other mafia gang and common criminal deserves.

Thank you! :clap::clap::clap:

[spearmaster]

THIS one sticks! :)) :)) :)) :))

The libs wished we would just stick to one name for Owhammer, well now we have one... Uncle Ream-Us :)):)):))

[rckirby]

Who gives a ****?

They make of themselves their own worst enemies, empowering predatory and immoral disgusting fools like Rangel and Obama and Wright, who guarantee the destruction of the Equal Opportunity to bust their butts like the rest of us do to provide their own kids a positive, self-actualizing education -- and then blame everybody except themselves when their kids dropout, wipe out, and destroy themselves in one brutal bit of violence after another -- and diss the hell out of decent hardworking Blacks who DID bust their butts to get themselves out of the ghettos.

NOBODY merits the right to hang around on street corners showing their filthy butt cracks to the rest of the world and shooting off their damned violent mouths in SCORN for social inter-responsibility while stuffing their guts with food bought with the HONEST LABOR of others.

I have all the respect in the universe for Blacks who get honest jobs and work their asses off -- including minimum wage and low social status work -- to provide their kids with a decent home without the gangs and the thuggery and the drugged out zombie violence and the sex freak predatory consumption of their own "friends" and their own "families"

-- and NONE FOR THE WORTHLESS FILTH WHO DEMAND A FREE RIDE INTO HELL and work their asses off to make the world they live in as vicious, corrupt, and brutal as they work to make life for others.

Like any other segment of the population, there are HONORABLE Blacks and CORRUPT ARROGANT AND WORTHLESS Blacks.

And the corrupt, arrogant, aggressive, WORTHLESS DEMANDERS AND THUGS back Obama because he promises them Top Power Pig status, the power to corrupt and steal and destroy ALL HONEST HUMAN BEINGS, and a FREE RIDE TO HELL for everyone, Blacks first and Whites second. Like Franks: as disgusting a form of corrupted humanity as ever walked the earth.

That support for a COMMON THUG makes those who back Obama pretty damned worthless to the rest of society, rather like a new AIDS virus or a radiation-resistant form of cancer: death for civilization and common human decency, DEATH for Equal Opportunity for ALL human beings, regardless of skin color.

All respect to HONORABLE Blacks who work damned hard to be honest, dedicated teachers and HONEST lawyers (not the crooked cheats like Obama and Michelle -- honest lawyers who don't use the law as a club for bashing hell out of civilization itself) and DEVOTED doctors and MEN OF HONEST FAITH -- unlike that total piece of falsehood and treachery, the so NOT Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

I have ZERO respect for the Obama Hate-Destroy Club -- they have not EARNED respect. They've earned only the same scorn and disgust that Ayers and his ilk deserve, the same scorn that any other mafia gang and common criminal deserves.

Gotta love a good Rhet Rant. Good job :clap:

[Turbocratic]

:think: Hmmm...didn't know this kind of rubbish was allowed on here.

[spearmaster]

Thank you everyone!!!!

Thanks for creating us a brilliant new title for Owhammer, maybe now the libs stop complaining now that we have one universal title Uncle Ream-Us. :))

[ohknow35]

I thought it was going to be Prizzle of the Unizzle Stizzle.

[Dukeroyal]

http://peiklk.smugmug.com/photos/496096668_ahRTs-L.jpg

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But it won't be just rich folks for long. I wonder how the person just trying to get by at a minimum wage job will like their 90% tax rate, because it will be coming to pay for all this spending.

[spearmaster]

I thought it was going to be Prizzle of the Unizzle Stizzle.

:)):)):)):))

[Army Wife]

Lou who did you hack off to get such a "lovely" avie??

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

Banned on FR! :)

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

Thanks for creating us a brilliant new title for Owhammer, maybe now the libs stop complaining now that we have one universal title Uncle Ream-Us. :))

For it to stick, we gotta start using it!

[Flipple]

http://peiklk.smugmug.com/photos/496096668_ahRTs-L.jpg

:)):)):))

Sorry, but I find this distasteful. It is this type insensitivity which will make it harder for true conservatives to reclaim the reins nationally.

I understand that it's just humor, but it is a little tasteless.

[croupier101]

:)) :))

not as good as the one with him in blackface, but pretty funny. "Oh mammy"

[skprtod914]

Sorry, but I find this distasteful. It is this type insensitivity which will make it harder for true conservatives to reclaim the reins nationally.

I understand that it's just humor, but it is a little tasteless.

Sounds like your assuming something because the fictional character and Obama are both black.

[Cold_War_Warrior]

Sorry, but I find this distasteful. It is this type insensitivity which will make it harder for true conservatives to reclaim the reins nationally.

I understand that it's just humor, but it is a little tasteless.

Half of the Democrat party’s propaganda is based on tasteless humor. What's the difference?

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

Sorry, but I find this distasteful. It is this type insensitivity which will make it harder for true conservatives to reclaim the reins nationally.

I understand that it's just humor, but it is a little tasteless.

What makes it tasteless exactly?

Are you being a racist? Because if you think it's tacky to compare Obama to a fictional character just because that character is black, then that would make you racist.

This was not racist... or tasteless and it's the same principle.
http://peiklk.smugmug.com/photos/395596719_JWHwR-M.png

Uncle Remus is a beloved character in American literature. Making a pun of the name to describe what Obama is doing to this country IS funny and within the bounds of good taste -- if you're not a knee-jerk racist.

[skprtod914]

:)) :))

not as good as the one with him in blackface, but pretty funny. "Oh mammy"

I suspect you aren't serious.

[croupier101]

Uncle Remus is a beloved character in American literature.

:)):)):)):))

[skprtod914]

:)):)):)):))

Let's use a little more critical thinking here. Should we have a new white Uncle Remus? Isn't he the one who sang the song? Perhaps the main joke is the parody of the song?

[PheonixOps]

Awesome OP, Awesome thread! Thanks for proving my point about some people, once again! :))

[Celtic Pax]

Sorry, but I find this distasteful. It is this type insensitivity which will make it harder for true conservatives to reclaim the reins nationally.

I understand that it's just humor, but it is a little tasteless.It's a parody of the song sung by Uncle Remus in the movie Song of the South. Uncle Remus was black so it would be hard NOT to indicate that in this parody or use the imagery as well parodying President Ream-us. :))I find it funnier than hell.:))

[Neurosylum]

Just a play on words as the Uncle Remus referred to has a lot more common sense and decency than Bam Bam:liar: ever will. Uncle Remus is a character from the "banned" Disney movie "Song of the South" if you can find a copy. Possible on VHS but except for pirated copies, on DVD. Hmmmmm, just did a google search and seems it is now available on more sites than when I first tried to find it some time ago......Pick it up and enjoy.
Thanks! Just read the wiki description of the movie and laughed at the pun "ream". :))

[Rurudyne]

I will say this much, President Obama does seem the overly proud and vain sort to be trapped in a sticky situation just like Braer Rabbit was. And I guarantee you that there are plenty of foxes smarter than he is about politics and diplomacy ... and they won't play by his house rules either.

Problem is, he'll be punching our fist into the tar baby at the same time too.

[Neurosylum]

I will say this much, President Obama does seem the overly proud and vain sort to be trapped in a sticky situation just like Braer Rabbit was. And I guarantee you that there are plenty of foxes smarter than he is about politics and diplomacy ... and they won't play by his house rules either.

Problem is, he'll be punching our fist into the tar baby at the same time too.
That begs the question...is he doing it on purpose? Br'er Rabbit knew to get thrown in a safe place when everything looked bleak. So, once it gets really bad, Obr'er will be thinking fast for a safe haven to hide from angry Americans. :P

[Rurudyne]

Is there anyplace safer than being surrounded by the Secret Service AND the Press?

[gb2004]

Awesome OP, Awesome thread! Thanks for proving my point about some people, once again! :))

So what did you think about Obammy's tasteless joke about Special Olympians? Bet you were okay with that.

[XTankLt]

It's a parody of the song sung by Uncle Remus in the movie Song of the South. Uncle Remus was black so it would be hard NOT to indicate that in this parody or use the imagery as well parodying President Ream-us. :))I find it funnier than hell.:))


OMG!!! :))

OK, FYI for folks on Song of the South.

"Song of the South" has been technically "banned" by Disney here in the United States. You cannot buy a Home Video copy of it unless you get it in the PAL European Version and have it converted over.

We actually did that. It's an interesting film. Uncle Remus is actually a father figure for the young man in the film. The kid has a indifferent mother and Dad is off away.

While there are sterotypes in the movie, Uncle Remus is portrayed as a positive character in the movie.

[hatman]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Remus

"The stories are told in Harris' version of a Deep South (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_South) slave dialect. The genre of stories is the trickster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickster) tale. The term "uncle" was a patronizing, familiar and often racist title reserved by whites for elderly black men in the South, which is considered by some to be pejorative (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pejorative)negro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro) dialect." and offensive. At the time of Harris' publication, his work was praised for its ability to capture plantation

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

OMG!!! :))

OK, FYI for folks on Song of the South.

"Song of the South" has been technically "banned" by Disney here in the United States. You cannot buy a Home Video copy of it unless you get it in the PAL European Version and have it converted over.

We actually did that. It's an interesting film. Uncle Remus is actually a father figure for the young man in the film. The kid has a indifferent mother and Dad is off away.

While there are sterotypes in the movie, Uncle Remus is portrayed as a positive character in the movie.

Yeah, but to a liberal a joke is an assault. Clint Eastwood said is well that we're too darn PC.

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

Anyone who wants to use the signature is welcome...

[croupier101]

Anyone who wants to use the signature is welcome...

Thanks. I borrowed it.

[ThrowCop]

lovely...

[PSBandit]

:)) :)) :)) :clap:

Great sig.

Gotta love the words, he even sings like he has no teleprompter. :whistle:

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

:)) :)) :)) :clap:

Great sig.

Gotta love the words, he even sings like he has no teleprompter. :whistle:

Your sig is great too!

[rckirby]

Awesome OP, Awesome thread! Thanks for proving my point about some people, once again! :))

Awwww, come on Phoenix......sometimes something is just funny in an of itself.

I would venture a guess that some funny pics using Bush were laughed at by the R's too......did they admit it???? I doubt it.

We are all gonna get it in the end............so we might as well laugh, because I'm tired of feeling sick to my stomach 24/7.

[skprtod914]

Awesome OP, Awesome thread! Thanks for proving my point about some people, once again! :))

Be careful how many people you include in that "some people."

[Dim Reefer]

Thanks. I borrowed it.

You would lol.

[PheonixOps]

So what did you think about <snip> tasteless joke about Special Olympians? Bet you were okay with that.

Well you "bet" totally wrong! :lol:
I certainly didn't like it and I disagreed with him saying that.

[PheonixOps]

Awwww, come on Phoenix......sometimes something is just funny in an of itself.

I would venture a guess that some funny pics using Bush were laughed at by the R's too......did they admit it???? I doubt it.

We are all gonna get it in the end............so we might as well laugh, because I'm tired of feeling sick to my stomach 24/7.

Oh I certainly think it's "funny", especially after I read this:
http://forums.hannity.com/showpost.php?p=51336451&postcount=58

[skprtod914]

Oh I certainly think it's "funny", especially after I read this:
http://forums.hannity.com/showpost.php?p=51336451&postcount=58

Did you even notice what Uncle Remus is singing in the pic?

[PheonixOps]

Be careful how many people you include in that "some people."

Most definitely, I don't want to be an ignorant person and make blanket generalizations about a group of people, that's why I said and say "some people"..................... ;)

[skprtod914]

Most definitely, I don't want to be an ignorant person and make blanket generalizations about a group of people, that's why I said and say "some people"..................... ;)

Or perhaps you should say "a small and very select group of people."

[PheonixOps]

Did you even notice what Uncle Remus is singing in the pic?

Yes and???

[PheonixOps]

Or perhaps you should say "a small and very select group of people."

:)) Thanks for the suggestion, but "some people" suffices..........

[skprtod914]

Yes and???

And the joke is Uncle Remus saying how it's a great day to tax people, sort of the attitude Obama has.

[skprtod914]

:)) Thanks for the suggestion, but "some people" suffices..........

So what sort of people did you have in mind?:confused:

[PheonixOps]

So what sort of people did you have in mind?:confused:

Some people with a certain mindset..............

[rckirby]

Some people with a certain mindset..............

I'm sorry, I guess I didn't read that much into it. (I read your link)

I'm just not that much into PC I guess.

But you know that :)

Hell, I was raised on dead baby jokes........what can I say???? You know back before telling a Pollack/Italian joke was politically incorrect.

Funny is funny..

What to know what a flat tire says????

Geez......I love having fun with you..... :hug:

[PheonixOps]

I'm sorry, I guess I didn't read that much into it. (I read your link)

I'm just not that much into PC I guess.

But you know that :)

Hell, I was raised on dead baby jokes........what can I say???? You know back before telling a Pollack/Italian joke was politically incorrect.

Funny is funny..

What to know what a flat tire says????

Geez......I love having fun with you..... :hug:

Thank you. I'm really not that PC at all, I'm an "equal opportunity" insulter and joker, ask my wife.......lol

But sometimes some people use little passive aggressive insults and insinuations to get another "point" across, then when called on it they say; "I was only joking". The previous sentence was DEFINITELY not referring to you in the least.

Uh oh 24 is on!!!!!!!!!!!

[darknessesedge]

And you wonder why "the blacks" don't vote Republican.

cause their "leaders" wont allow them to.

[darknessesedge]

I feel a song coming on...
zippity dew daa zippity eh..

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

You got it!

[troy]

http://peiklk.smugmug.com/photos/496096668_ahRTs-L.jpg

:)):)):))
You're about to be audited. That's pretty funny.

[hatman]

cause their "leaders" wont allow them to.

Yeah, I'm sure that's it. They're all stupid and weak.

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

Yeah, I'm sure that's it. They're all stupid and weak.

They gave us Uncle Ream-Us didn't they?

[darknessesedge]

Yeah, I'm sure that's it. They're all stupid and weak.

why think for yourself whn someone else will do it for you.

[hatman]

why think for yourself whn someone else will do it for you.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[skprtod914]

Some people with a certain mindset..............

I meant, what type of people do you ascribe that mindset to?

BTW, I apologize if I've sounded sarcastic here, sometimes I get frustrated with othe rposters. :confused:

[dittoheadAZ]

And you wonder why "the blacks" don't vote Republican.

What - are you accusing them of bigotry? The whole group?

[dittoheadAZ]

All Hail President Ream-us. Then of course he could just be called President Ignoramus as Chavez has called him recently.:))

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE52L19G20090322?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true

Or they can be combined... President Igno-reamus! :mrgreen:

[hatman]

What - are you accusing them of bigotry? The whole group?

I'll leave it up to you to interpret "Uncle Ream-us".

[dittoheadAZ]

:think: Hmmm...didn't know this kind of rubbish was allowed on here.

*Yawn* Speaking of rubbish...

[hatman]

What - are you accusing them of bigotry? The whole group?

BTW, I'm a fan of Sheriff Joe.

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

I'll leave it up to you to interpret "Uncle Ream-us".

Obama is sticking it to the whole U.S... that's it pure and simple. he's screwing over the middle and upper class, but only buying dinner for the poor.

[dittoheadAZ]

Sounds like your assuming something because the fictional character and Obama are both black.

Actually "Uncle Remus" was based on a real person... and Obama's not black... but you're right that he's assuming something ;)

[dittoheadAZ]

I'll leave it up to you to interpret "Uncle Ream-us".

Interpretation complete. Try reading the caption in the pic.

"Ream-us" is 100% correct.

Now go whine somewhere else - your bogus claims of "racism" ring hollow, after years of the same garbage from the Left being proven baseless.

[BlackWallStreet]

This place is looking more and more like stormfront everyday.

[hatman]

Interpretation complete. Try reading the caption in the pic.

"Ream-us" is 100% correct.

Now go whine somewhere else - your bogus claims of "racism" ring hollow, after years of the same garbage from the Left being proven baseless.

"whine"? too funny. Be all you can be.

[deportalllibs]

And you wonder why "the blacks" don't vote Republican.

Who cares anymore, most are never going to vote republican no matter what so we may as well stop wasting time and try to help someone else.

You African Americans you seem intent on blindly voting for your masters the lying libs who need you to continue to suffer in poverty and dependency. God knows why, maybe a few generations down the road you will get a clue.

[Tangible]

wow, the racism is disgusting

[Grand Wazoo]

Who gives a ****?

They make of themselves their own worst enemies, empowering predatory and immoral disgusting fools like Rangel and Obama and Wright, who guarantee the destruction of the Equal Opportunity to bust their butts like the rest of us do to provide their own kids a positive, self-actualizing education -- and then blame everybody except themselves when their kids dropout, wipe out, and destroy themselves in one brutal bit of violence after another -- and diss the hell out of decent hardworking Blacks who DID bust their butts to get themselves out of the ghettos.

NOBODY merits the right to hang around on street corners showing their filthy butt cracks to the rest of the world and shooting off their damned violent mouths in SCORN for social inter-responsibility while stuffing their guts with food bought with the HONEST LABOR of others.

I have all the respect in the universe for Blacks who get honest jobs and work their asses off -- including minimum wage and low social status work -- to provide their kids with a decent home without the gangs and the thuggery and the drugged out zombie violence and the sex freak predatory consumption of their own "friends" and their own "families"

-- and NONE FOR THE WORTHLESS FILTH WHO DEMAND A FREE RIDE INTO HELL and work their asses off to make the world they live in as vicious, corrupt, and brutal as they work to make life for others.

Like any other segment of the population, there are HONORABLE Blacks and CORRUPT ARROGANT AND WORTHLESS Blacks.

And the corrupt, arrogant, aggressive, WORTHLESS DEMANDERS AND THUGS back Obama because he promises them Top Power Pig status, the power to corrupt and steal and destroy ALL HONEST HUMAN BEINGS, and a FREE RIDE TO HELL for everyone, Blacks first and Whites second. Like Franks: as disgusting a form of corrupted humanity as ever walked the earth.

That support for a COMMON THUG makes those who back Obama pretty damned worthless to the rest of society, rather like a new AIDS virus or a radiation-resistant form of cancer: death for civilization and common human decency, DEATH for Equal Opportunity for ALL human beings, regardless of skin color.

All respect to HONORABLE Blacks who work damned hard to be honest, dedicated teachers and HONEST lawyers (not the crooked cheats like Obama and Michelle -- honest lawyers who don't use the law as a club for bashing hell out of civilization itself) and DEVOTED doctors and MEN OF HONEST FAITH -- unlike that total piece of falsehood and treachery, the so NOT Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

I have ZERO respect for the Obama Hate-Destroy Club -- they have not EARNED respect. They've earned only the same scorn and disgust that Ayers and his ilk deserve, the same scorn that any other mafia gang and common criminal deserves.

Rhet, you blast the current estabishment, and spew hate, but offer no solutions? No matter who is in control we need more ideas others then "cut off their heads". It is so easy to be critical, but can you offer any allternitive suggestions?

[MrCapitalism]

Awesome, I think you should try to make another one with Uncle Tom. Or watermelons, that wonderful watermelon joke from the election should be brought back.

[MrCapitalism]

This thread gives Mr. Hannity a very bad name. I'm stunned that so many of you defend this thread. Conservatives are better than this.

You don't say...

[Mojotiger]

Awesome, I think you should try to make another one with Uncle Tom. Or watermelons, that wonderful watermelon joke from the election should be brought back.

Pretty sure Uncle Tom is a wholly owned subsidiary of the liberal vernacular. Could be some licensing issues there...

OP...not funny.

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

This thread gives Mr. Hannity a very bad name. I'm stunned that so many of you defend this thread. Conservatives are better than this.

Some are. Most here clearly are not.

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

:)):)):)):))


I think this is 'thread of the week' material.

Oh, I agree.

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

This thread gives Mr. Hannity a very bad name. I'm stunned that so many of you defend this thread. Conservatives are better than this.

How so since it's a) funny and b) not racist?

[mrclean]

Disgusting, racist pig.

[TexCon4Evr]

Why is this racist? Just because Barack Obama is black and the character in the movie Song of the South was black? I don't see any difference in this than some people calling Bush a chimp.

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Who cares anymore, most are never going to vote republican no matter what so we may as well stop wasting time and try to help someone else.

You African Americans you seem intent on blindly voting for your masters the lying libs who need you to continue to suffer in poverty and dependency. God knows why, maybe a few generations down the road you will get a clue.

Awesome post.

[Drew2]

http://peiklk.smugmug.com/photos/496096668_ahRTs-L.jpg

:)):)):))

Tasteless and juvenile. :rolleyes:

[croupier101]

You African Americans you seem intent on blindly voting for your masters the lying libs who need you to continue to suffer in poverty and dependency. God knows why, maybe a few generations down the road you will get a clue.

Amen.

:clap:

[bonchie]

Tasteless and juvenile. :rolleyes:

So are most jokes. Get over yourself.

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Amen.

:clap:

That is clearly in contention for Post of the Week.

[7426k]

You African Americans you seem intent on blindly voting for your masters the lying libs who need you to continue to suffer in poverty and dependency. God knows why, maybe a few generations down the road you will get a clue.

Wow.

[7426k]

Tasteless and juvenile. :rolleyes:
agreed!

Now, about that avatar......

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

Why is this racist? Just because Barack Obama is black and the character in the movie Song of the South was black? I don't see any difference in this than some people calling Bush a chimp.

Obama is black?

[noose4]

Why is this racist? Just because Barack Obama is black and the character in the movie Song of the South was black? I don't see any difference in this than some people calling Bush a chimp.

uncle remus is a racist caricature of a black man, the op's picture is extremely racist:


WARNING: HARSH WORDS USED IN AN INTELLIGENT MANNER IN LINK
http://www.mythfolklore.net/3043mythfolklore/reading/remus/background.htm


while Uncle Remus is a fictional character spawned by the racist politics of the post-war white South (http://www.mythfolklore.net/3043mythfolklore/reading/remus/extras/dial_plantation_review.htm). This Uncle Remus character is used by Harris as a kind of "black-face (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackface)" in print, something like a literary minstrel show (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minstrel_show). Harris is white, but he writes as a black man, much like the white singers and comedians who appeared as "black" on the stage.

[XTankLt]

Why is this racist? Just because Barack Obama is black and the character in the movie Song of the South was black? I don't see any difference in this than some people calling Bush a chimp.

What really astounding is peoples comments about the Song of the South and the portrayal of the Uncle Reamus character in the movie.

The Song of the South has NOT been seen in Movie theaters since 1986, and has NEVER been released on Home Video here in the United States.

So, unless we have a ton of posters who actually went to see this movie back in 1986 or like me, actually said to hell with Disney's self imposed "ban" of the movie and got a European PAL version of the movie and converted it to US standards, I'd say they have no idea of how Uncle Remus is portrayed.

Is there stereotypes in the movie? Yes. Is Uncle Remus portrayed negatively? I didn't see that... In fact he is looked upon as a surrogate father figure by the "white kid" in the movie.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_the_South

[Drew2]

agreed!

Now, about that avatar......

What can I say......................My wife married up. :razz:

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

What really astounding is peoples comments about the Song of the South and the portrayal of the Uncle Reamus character in the movie.

The Song of the South has NOT been seen in Movie theaters since 1986, and has NEVER been released on Home Video here in the United States.

So, unless we have a ton of posters who actually went to see this movie back in 1986 or like me, actually said to hell with Disney's self imposed "ban" of the movie and got a European PAL version of the movie and converted it to US standards, I'd say they have no idea of how Uncle Remus is portrayed.

Is there stereotypes in the movie? Yes. Is Uncle Remus portrayed negatively? I didn't see that... In fact he is looked upon as a surrogate father figure by the "white kid" in the movie.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_the_South

Hollywood through the years has portrayed minorities in a positive way, in spite of stereotypes. Why aren't they calling for the banning of Gone with the Wind too?

[skprtod914]

Tasteless and juvenile. :rolleyes:

Of course it's bad taste, but the joke in the song lyrics is the main thing.

[skprtod914]

uncle remus is a racist caricature of a black man, the op's picture is extremely racist:


WARNING: HARSH WORDS USED IN AN INTELLIGENT MANNER IN LINK
http://www.mythfolklore.net/3043mythfolklore/reading/remus/background.htm

The question is, what was the OP's intent?

[noose4]

The question is, what was the OP's intent?

what could one be intending by putting the face of the first black american president onto the head of an old time minstrel show type characters body?

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

The question is, what was the OP's intent?

Relevant humor

[croupier101]

Relevant humor

agreed. it is definitely humorous, and especially relevant to many of the discussions we are having on the forum.

[akuma]

What really astounding is peoples comments about the Song of the South and the portrayal of the Uncle Reamus character in the movie.

The Song of the South has NOT been seen in Movie theaters since 1986, and has NEVER been released on Home Video here in the United States.

So, unless we have a ton of posters who actually went to see this movie back in 1986 or like me, actually said to hell with Disney's self imposed "ban" of the movie and got a European PAL version of the movie and converted it to US standards, I'd say they have no idea of how Uncle Remus is portrayed.

Is there stereotypes in the movie? Yes. Is Uncle Remus portrayed negatively? I didn't see that... In fact he is looked upon as a surrogate father figure by the "white kid" in the movie.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_the_South

sooo because YOU dont see the negatives in the "yessuh boss" character it means it doesnt exist?

or that someone takes the photo pf the first black president and sticks it on the body of a serville slave from a movie that even its makers say that such a character is in bad taste and gretly offensive to blacks because of the caricature its advances, that means its done soley as a political dig?

if its ever asked again why blacks arent attracted to the GOP .......

[bonchie]

if its ever asked again why blacks arent attracted to the GOP .......

Perhaps more blacks should vote the issues and not care so much about emotional tripe...assuming your insinuation about them is a correct one.

[MustangGT]

uncle remus is a racist caricature of a black man, the op's picture is extremely racist:


WARNING: HARSH WORDS USED IN AN INTELLIGENT MANNER IN LINK
http://www.mythfolklore.net/3043mythfolklore/reading/remus/background.htm

See what I miss when I'm gone.

Maybe Sean should contact GOP Chairman Michael Steele, former Secretary of State Condi Rice, and former Congressman J. C. Watts to get THEIR opinions on how they view the President Obama likeness being superimposted on the fictional Uncle Remus character. That would be enlightening.

[AmeriWoman]

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f129/SigSlave/goofy.gif

That was funny :) Thanks!

aw

[Buffalo]

See what I miss when I'm gone.

Maybe Sean should contact GOP Chairman Michael Steele, former Secretary of State Condi Rice, and former Congressman J. C. Watts to get THEIR opinions on how they view the President Obama likeness being superimposted on the fictional Uncle Remus character. That would be enlightening.
I'm sure they'd think it is very funny :think:

[skprtod914]

what could one be intending by putting the face of the first black american president onto the head of an old time minstrel show type characters body?

Well first of all there's the joke about taxing and spending, taken from a song associated with Uncle Remus. But also, I've always been familiar with Uncle Remus but never thought of him as a racist character until reading this thread.

[skprtod914]

agreed. it is definitely humorous, and especially relevant to many of the discussions we are having on the forum.

So why, you think this proves something about conservatives being racist? Is that what you're saying?

[croupier101]

So why, you think this proves something about conservatives being racist?

Not all, just some, and really who cares about them. The bigger problem is that the rest can't help but try to defend it and refuse to call it out.

[MustangGT]

I'm sure they'd think it is very funny :think:

Of course. I bet Clarence Thomas would just laugh right out loud (until he started to cry, of course).

The question is who will be the first to post a photoshopped sig pic of First Lady Michelle Obama as Aunt Jemimah or as Mammy from "Gone with the Wind" as she's tending her vegetable garden of turnips and greens.

Then former Secretary of State, Condi Rice, can tell everyone on Sean's show how she's not offended in the least by those images.

[MrCapitalism]

Are we being redirected to a Hal Turner forum now?

[Tex Mex]

Would the caricature of Bush as a cowboy or Clinton as a Bubba be considered racist?

[fallenturtle]

Would the caricature of Bush as a cowboy or Clinton as a Bubba be considered racist?
The former, not really because he tried to portray himself as kind of a cowboy/ranchhand type of person, the latter would be considered racist if it was put out by a black run organization.

Etiquette isn't a binary thing... it really depends on the context, the audience, the presenter, and other circumstances.

[Tex Mex]

The former, not really because he tried to portray himself as kind of a cowboy/ranchhand type of person, the latter would be considered racist if it was put out by a black run organization.

Etiquette isn't a binary thing... it really depends on the context, the audience, the presenter, and other circumstances. Well the Disney Uncle Remus character is a lovable story teller who sings happy songs.

[fallenturtle]

Well the Disney Uncle Remus character is a lovable story teller who sings happy songs.

It doesn't matter if the character was portrayed as a positive person, it's still a black stereotype considered offensive by many people. Likewise you couldn't put Michelle Obama's face on a picture of Aunt Jamima and claim innocence because people like maple syrup on their pancakes.

This imagery is just as offensive as the special olympics comment that Obama made. Both were done in the name of being funny and both were made (I assume) without the intention to insult blacks or the mentally retarded. Despite that, both are offensive to some people.

[akuma]

Would the caricature of Bush as a cowboy or Clinton as a Bubba be considered racist?

are cowboys or bubbas considered racist caricatures?

again how stupid would someone have to be to think pasting the picture of the first black president on the body of a "slave" from a movie, that even its makers consider denigrating to blacks, would be considered a racist thing?

[Tex Mex]

are cowboys or bubbas considered racist caricatures?
Like hillbillies and red necks.

[Tex Mex]

It doesn't matter if the character was portrayed as a positive person, it's still a black stereotype considered offensive by many people. Likewise you couldn't put Michelle Obama's face on a picture of Aunt Jamima and claim innocence because people like maple syrup on their pancakes.

This imagery is just as offensive as the special olympics comment that Obama made. Both were done in the name of being funny and both were made (I assume) without the intention to insult blacks or the mentally retarded. Despite that, both are offensive to some people. Do we avoid black stereotypes now? Or avoid stereotypes all together. If Obama was characterized as a rap gansta or a Rev Wright preacher, would that pass the code of ethics. Are we really upset about the stereotype because it rings true to Obama himself?

[MustangGT]

Do we avoid black stereotypes now? Or avoid stereotypes all together. If Obama was characterized as a rap gansta or a Rev Wright preacher, would that pass the code of ethics. Are we really upset about the stereotype because it rings true to Obama himself?

What exactly is it about that stereotype that "rings true to Obama himself"?

[Tex Mex]

What exactly is it about that stereotype that "rings true to Obama himself"? It's the poor humble folksy Uncle Remus singing zippity do da about spending to the tune off trillions like it was nothing. So the po folks can rejoice that Obama cares so much.

[akuma]

Do we avoid black stereotypes now? Or avoid stereotypes all together. If Obama was characterized as a rap gansta or a Rev Wright preacher, would that pass the code of ethics. Are we really upset about the stereotype because it rings true to Obama himself?

if you think casting a prominant black person( let alone the first black president ) as a " happy slave " is somehow not going to be viewed as being offensive by a good majority of blacks then you are very out of touch with making a judgement about what black people consider insulting versus just a stereotype.

[Tex Mex]

if you think casting a prominant black person( let alone the first black president ) as a " happy slave " is somehow not going to be viewed as being offensive by a good majority of blacks then you are very out of touch with making a judgement about what black people consider insulting versus just a stereotype. Isn't that what socialism is about? Being happy slaves. :whistle:

[akuma]

It's the poor humble folksy Uncle Remus singing zippity do da about spending to the tune off trillions like it was nothing. So the po folks can rejoice that Obama cares so much.

nah

first blacks ( and quite a few otehr people of various races ) dont view Uncle Remus as folksy or humble and recognize him for what he is - and that pic wasnt one meant for "po'folks" - it was meant to insult Obama and cast him as an "stepin fetchit"-type of character.

lets not pretend that Uncle Remus is something other than what Uncle Remus is.

[MustangGT]

It's the poor humble folksy Uncle Remus singing a zippity do da about spending to the tune off trillions like it was nothing. So the po folks can rejoice that Obama cares so much.

Let's see. Obama isn't from the South. Obama doesn't speak with the kind of accent that the stereotype Uncle Remus speaks with. Obama doesn't wear a beard. Obama doesn't dress like Uncle Remus. And Obama wasn't "poor," or "humble," or "folksy" in the way Uncle Remus was. Nor does Obama break into song ala Uncle Remus. Additionally, Obama isn't uneducated like Uncle Remus was. THOSE are some of the stereotypes.

The rest of what you wrote had/has exactly NOTHING to do with the stereotype of Uncle Remus.

I don't see ANY similarity between Uncle Remus and President Obama other than the fact that both Uncle Remus and President Obama are considered to be Black.

[akuma]

Isn't that what socialism is about? Being happy slaves. :whistle:

no

and while Obama may represent socialism in his politic to you - casting him as a "serville happy slave " doesnt send that point across at all .

casting a black person ( let alone the fist black president ) as a "serville happy slave" sends only one message ...at least to those who arent trying to pretend that they are ignorant .

maybe youd better stick to pasting his face on Lenin and Stalin pictures -

[Tex Mex]

nah

first blacks ( and quite a few otehr people of various races ) dont view Uncle Remus as folksy or humble and recognize him for what he is - and that pic wasnt one meant for "po'folks" - it was meant to insult Obama and cast him as an "stepin fetchit"-type of character.

lets not pretend that Uncle Remus is something other than what Uncle Remus is. I thought his stories were very clever and insightful which portrayed wisdom that might get overlooked by the prejudice of outward appearances.

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

nah

first blacks ( and quite a few otehr people of various races ) dont view Uncle Remus as folksy or humble and recognize him for what he is - and that pic wasnt one meant for "po'folks" - it was meant to insult Obama and cast him as an "stepin fetchit"-type of character.

lets not pretend that Uncle Remus is something other than what Uncle Remus is.

I made it and only *I* can say what it is.

Read the lyrics and read the name. It fits to describe what Obama is doing to this country. Had I been able to make his actions fit the name of Jay Gatsby, David Copperfield (Clinton was "Cop-A-Feel") or any other great character of literature, then I would have used that. Reaming us is what he's doing and Ream-Us is what he should be called.

The action bred the name, not the other way around.

:wall:

If anything I owe Joel Chandler Harris and the actor an apology.

[Tex Mex]

Let's see. Obama isn't from the South. Obama doesn't speak with the kind of accent that the stereotype Uncle Remus speaks with. Obama doesn't wear a beard. Obama doesn't dress like Uncle Remus. And Obama wasn't "poor," or "humble," or "folksy" in the way Uncle Remus was. Nor does Obama break into song ala Uncle Remus. Additionally, Obama isn't uneducated like Uncle Remus was. THOSE are some of the stereotypes.

The rest of what you wrote had/has exactly NOTHING to do with the stereotype of Uncle Remus.

I don't see ANY similarity between Uncle Remus and President Obama other than the fact that both Uncle Remus and President Obama are considered to be Black. They both put on a nice show. However there are those who don't consider either to be REAL Blacks.

[MrCapitalism]

I made it and only *I* can say what it is.

Read the lyrics and read the name. It fits to describe what Obama is doing to this country. Had I been able to make his actions fit the name of Jay Gatsby, David Copperfield (Clinton was "Cop-A-Feel") or any other great character of literature, then I would have used that. Reaming us is what he's doing and Ream-Us is what he should be called.


I might be inclined to believe you if I ever saw you refer to Clinton as David Cop-A-Feel. But you haven't. How dumb do you think we all are that you just happened to fall into a character that has been considered racist for decades?

[MustangGT]

They both put on a nice show. However there are those who don't consider either to be REAL Blacks.

LOL! The first rule when you're in a hole is to stop digging.

[neoINDIE]

http://peiklk.smugmug.com/photos/496096668_ahRTs-L.jpg

:)):)):))

Good stuff - except for the "taxing the rich" part.

It should say "everyone."

We're all gonna pay for this doofus's policies. Forever.

[fallenturtle]

Do we avoid black stereotypes now? Or avoid stereotypes all together. If Obama was characterized as a rap gansta or a Rev Wright preacher, would that pass the code of ethics. Have you not been avoiding black stereotypes?

You remember what our parents and/or our teachers use to say to us as kids: "Think before you speak." That rule still applies. As shown by this thread, clearly there are some people who are amused by this type of humor just like there are people who like to make fun of Barney Frank's homosexuality. As a supporter of free speech, I'm not going to say one shouldn't make such comments or jokes or whatever... just be aware of your audience and make sure you aren't offending anybody who you don't want to offend.

I'm fairly positive that the OP didn't create this graphic with the goal of offending black people.

Are we really upset about the stereotype because it rings true to Obama himself?
Honestly, Obama isn't really stereotypical of his "race," so I don't see how it would ring true.

[Tex Mex]

Good stuff - except for the "taxing the rich" part.

It should say "everyone."

We're all gonna pay for this doofus's policies. Forever. Bingo! That's the hook.

We are all being conned into believing the rich will pay. My oh my what a wonderful day!

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

I might be inclined to believe you if I ever saw you refer to Clinton as David Cop-A-Feel. But you haven't. How dumb do you think we all are that you just happened to fall into a character that has been considered racist for decades?

That's the way it is. If you wanna be dumb, the so be it.

[akuma]

I made it and only *I* can say what it is.

Read the lyrics and read the name. It fits to describe what Obama is doing to this country. Had I been able to make his actions fit the name of Jay Gatsby, David Copperfield (Clinton was "Cop-A-Feel") or any other great character of literature, then I would have used that. Reaming us is what he's doing and Ream-Us is what he should be called.

The action bred the name, not the other way around.

:wall:

If anything I owe Joel Chandler Harris and the actor an apology.

well you failed -

making a picture of Obamas face on Uncle Remus's body doesnt send a message about your disagreement about his fiscal policies; nor your view that the country is somehow going to be the worse for wear.

its pretty racially offensive but that point being lost on most so called Conservatives nowadays is no surprise.

let us all know when you plan to make some Geithner pics with him sporting a hooked nose and horns, grabbing up loose change.

[skprtod914]

Not all, just some, and really who cares about them. The bigger problem is that the rest can't help but try to defend it and refuse to call it out.

I don't defend racism, I defend what I see as a possible false accusation of racism. Maybe the problem in cases like this is someone like you assuming racism where it doesn't exist because of cultural associations.

[skprtod914]

well you failed -

making a picture of Obamas face on Uncle Remus's body doesnt send a message about your disagreement about his fiscal policies; nor your view that the country is somehow going to be the worse for wear.


Especially for people who view the world with racial eyes, only seeing the Uncle Remus character and completely missing the joke about Democrat fiscal policies.

[MrCapitalism]

That's the way it is. If you wanna be dumb, the so be it.

Yeah, I'm the one dumb here...

You tried to sell that you just use literary characters to come up with names for Democrats. You then expounded on this by providing a sample you never used. And all to accidentally fall into a character that is considered racist. How dumb do you think we are?

Are you going to accidentally cite Al Jolson next?

[Buffalo]

They both put on a nice show. However there are those who don't consider either to be REAL Blacks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baskett#cite_note-3
The actor who played him was black enough to not be allowed to attend the premier of the film in Atlanta, Georgia.

[skprtod914]

I might be inclined to believe you if I ever saw you refer to Clinton as David Cop-A-Feel. But you haven't. How dumb do you think we all are that you just happened to fall into a character that has been considered racist for decades?

What would liberals like you do if you didn't have the racism weapon to use in cases like this?

[Tex Mex]

LOL! The first rule when you're in a hole is to stop digging. Tell that to the president.

Since Obama is supposedly from Hawaii, would a stereotype of him as a tribal witch doctor sacrificing trillions $$$ to the volcano gods, be less offensive?

[MrCapitalism]

What would liberals like you do if you didn't have the racism weapon to use in cases like this?


I'd love for the board to be free of racism. That would be fine by me.

[MrCapitalism]

Just a thought, can you imagine what would happen here if someone made a sig line with a racist Indian picture of Bobby Jindal?

[skprtod914]

Just a thought, can you imagine what would happen here if someone made a sig line with a racist Indian picture of Bobby Jindal?

It would most likely focus on the double standard exibited, not so much the perceived racism itself.

[Tex Mex]

Just a thought, can you imagine what would happen here if someone made a sig line with a racist Indian picture of Bobby Jindal? That reminds me of a story about a little boy from India who had to give away his clothes to avoid being eaten by tigers.

[skprtod914]

I'd love for the board to be free of racism. That would be fine by me.

Exactly. Assuming the existence of racism is a fundamental part of many liberals' worldview.

[akuma]

What would liberals like you do if you didn't have the racism weapon to use in cases like this?

well if conservatives would stop defending the using of racist icons and telling those offended that they dont MEAN to be racist but political -in a case like this then i would pretty much say that youre living in another reality that no sane person lives in.

using a racist caricature to try to say something political generally sends one message - that your politics and your comedy arent very good.

[MrCapitalism]

Exactly. Assuming the existence of racism is a fundamental part of many liberals' worldview.


You don't have to assume anything when posts about Obama being a "Half-breed" and comparing him to a ministral show interpretation of Black people are two threads on teh front page here.

[Tex Mex]

well if conservatives would stop defending the using of racist icons and telling those offended that they dont MEAN to be racist but political - then i would pretty much say that youre living in another reality that no sane person lives in.

using a racist caricature to try to say something political generally sends one message - that your politics arent very good. I don't consider Uncle Remus as a racist icon but I will agree that there is no good reason to potentially invite racism to make a political point.

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

I'd love for the board to be free of racism. That would be fine by me.


Yet ironically this thread was completely devoid of racism until the liberals started whining.

[skprtod914]

You don't have to assume anything when posts about Obama being a "Half-breed" and comparing him to a ministral show interpretation of Black people are two threads on teh front page here.


First of all, while I don't defend it at all, the talk about Obama being half-black or half-white sounds most to me like a response to all the excitement over electing a black president, not racism. And we've already been over the OP of this thread.

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

That reminds me of a story about a little boy from India who had to give away his clothes to avoid being eaten by tigers.

Bear Neccessities vs. B'rer Necessities? :)

[MrCapitalism]

Yet ironically this thread was completely devoid of racism until the liberals started whining.

Heh, indeed.

[skprtod914]

well if conservatives would stop defending the using of racist icons and telling those offended that they dont MEAN to be racist but political -in a case like this then i would pretty much say that youre living in another reality that no sane person lives in.

using a racist caricature to try to say something political generally sends one message - that your politics and your comedy arent very good.

As I said before, it was a horrible choice of imagery. But I don't have to think like a liberal in order to be fair in this discussion.

[MustangGT]

I made it and only *I* can say what it is.

Read the lyrics and read the name. It fits to describe what Obama is doing to this country. Had I been able to make his actions fit the name of Jay Gatsby, David Copperfield (Clinton was "Cop-A-Feel") or any other great character of literature, then I would have used that. Reaming us is what he's doing and Ream-Us is what he should be called.

The action bred the name, not the other way around.

:wall:

If anything I owe Joel Chandler Harris and the actor an apology.

Wrong!

As the person who first posted the image (and who continues to post the image every time you "contribute" to this forum), you are certainly free to tell everyone what your intention was in posting it. And people are free to listen to your 'reason' AND draw their own conclusions. Some people may take you at your word and agree with your reasoning. Other people may take you at your word but still disagree with what you did because THEY interpret the image as racist simply because that's how the image and persona of Uncle Remus has generally come to be viewed 128 years since the stories were first published. Other people just might not take you at your word.

Regardless, you might want to take note of what the author, Joel Chandler Harris, himself said in the forward to the book. Keep in mind that this is the author to whom you said you probably owed an apology.
Harris himself said, in the introduction to Uncle Remus, that he hoped his book would be considered:
…a sympathetic supplement to Mrs. Stowe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Beecher_Stowe)'s [author of Uncle Tom's Cabin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom%27s_Cabin)] wonderful defense of slavery as it existed in the South. Mrs. Stowe, let me hasten to say, attacked the possibilities of slavery with all the eloquence of genius; but the same genius painted the portrait of the Southern slave-owner, and defended him.
Now, please tell me how a book (and hence, the character) that the author himself described as a "wonderful defense of slavery as it existed in the South" could be considered as anything other than racist.

[Tex Mex]

One of the best Obama characterizations is as an Italian icon.

Pinocchio.

[Calibabe]

Yet ironically this thread was completely devoid of racism until the liberals started whining.

Your right on that one Hawkeye.

Every racial or ethnic group has had a go round on the wheel of life. I don't start dancing a jig just because someone says something about the Irish. If everyone weren't so uptight about race and ethnicity in this country the better it would be.

[skprtod914]

Wrong!

As the person who first posted the image (and who continues to post the image every time you "contribute" to this forum), you are certainly free to tell everyone what your intention was in posting it. And people are free to listen to your 'reason' AND draw their own conclusions. Some people may take you at your word and agree with your reasoning. Other people may take you at your word but still disagree with what you did because THEY interpret the image as racist simply because that's how the image and persona of Uncle Remus has generally come to be viewed 128 years since the stories were first published. Other people just might not take you at your word.

Regardless, you might want to take note of what the author, Joel Chandler Harris, himself said in the forward to the book. Keep in mind that this is the author to whom you said you probably owed an apology.
Harris himself said, in the introduction to Uncle Remus, that he hoped his book would be considered:
…a sympathetic supplement to Mrs. Stowe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Beecher_Stowe)'s [author of Uncle Tom's Cabin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom%27s_Cabin)] wonderful defense of slavery as it existed in the South. Mrs. Stowe, let me hasten to say, attacked the possibilities of slavery with all the eloquence of genius; but the same genius painted the portrait of the Southern slave-owner, and defended him.
Now, please tell me how a book (and hence, the character) that the auther himself described as a "wonderful defense of slavery as it existed in the South" could be considered as anything other than racist.




It's true, the idea of a kindly, old ignorant slave uncle telling stories to white children is disturbingly racist and condescending (talking about the book). One particular Br'er Rabbit story that I read when I was a kid is quite funny, though.

[skprtod914]

Your right on that one Hawkeye.

Every racial or ethnic group has had a go round on the wheel of life. I don't start dancing a jig just because someone says something about the Irish. If everyone weren't so uptight about race and ethnicity in this country the better it would be.

As I said, it's a fundamental part of liberalism, for white and black liberals alike.

[Buffalo]

It's true, the idea of a kindly, old ignorant slave uncle telling stories to white children is disturbingly racist and condescending (talking about the book). One particular Br'er Rabbit story that I read when I was a kid is quite funny, though.
The stories are taken from stories that Harris had heard or collected. The character of Uncle Remus was made up by him.

[skprtod914]

The stories are taken from stories that Harris had heard or collected. The character of Uncle Remus was made up by him.

I was talking about the image of Uncle Remus as constructed by Harris.

[Tex Mex]

The stories are taken from stories that Harris had heard or collected. The character of Uncle Remus was made up by him. Folk tales are part of African American heritage.

[skprtod914]

Folk tales are part of African American heritage.

I highly doubt Harris was celebrating the greatness of slave culture.

[MustangGT]

Yet ironically this thread was completely devoid of racism until the liberals started whining.

LOL! Why? Because YOU say so? You can't help being wrong, can you?

If someone posted a photoshop picture of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' face on the character of Uncle Tom from Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," you wouldn't consider that to be racist in and of itself?

[Buffalo]

I was talking about the image of Uncle Remus as constructed by Harris.
I understood. Remember when Tony Snow got dragged through the mud for making a tar baby reference? I found nothing offensive in his use of the phrase as I understood the context of it. The stories are not offensive to me, the Uncle Remus character is.

[skprtod914]

I understood. Remember when Tony Snow got dragged through the mud for making a tar baby reference? I found nothing offensive in his use of the phrase as I understood the context of it. The stories are not offensive to me, the Uncle Remus character is.


As with the purpose of the OP in this thread.

[Buffalo]

Folk tales are part of African American heritage.
Understand that. Pointing out that Harris made up the character of Uncle Remus, not the stories.

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

Yeah, I'm the one dumb here...

You tried to sell that you just use literary characters to come up with names for Democrats. You then expounded on this by providing a sample you never used. And all to accidentally fall into a character that is considered racist. How dumb do you think we are?

Are you going to accidentally cite Al Jolson next?

Called John Kerry "Lurch".

Same thing.

[Tex Mex]

Understand that. Pointing out that Harris made up the character of Uncle Remus, not the stories. An so what. Is that suppose to make it racist?

[Buffalo]

As with the purpose of the OP in this thread.
I can't defend the image of Obama over that of Uncle Remus. I just can't.
Snow was talking about not getting further involved in a situation. He was using it in the sense that you don't get yourself involved further in an unwinnable situation.

If you go back and look through what he said, there was a reference of foreign to domestic calls. I am not going to stand up here and presume to declassify any kind of program. That is a decision the President has to make. I can't confirm or deny it. The President was not confirming or denying. Again, I would take you back to the USA Today story to give you a little context. Look at the poll that appeared the following day [...] something like 65% of the public was not troubled by it. Having said that, I don't want to hug the tar baby of trying to comment on the program... the alleged program, the existence of which I can neither confirm or deny.

[Buffalo]

An so what. Is that suppose to make it racist?
The Uncle Remus character? or folk tales?

[Tex Mex]

The Uncle Remus character? or folk tales? What kind of literary character would you expect to pass down folk tales to African American children? Lewis Farrakhan?

[croupier101]

There is a video on YouTube also comparing Obama to Uncle Remus created by a user called wolfchat. He has lots of good videos like this. The funniest one he made is titled "Obama Inaugural ceremony practice" and is a video of an African Tribal dance. Funny stuff.

[skprtod914]

There is a video on YouTube also comparing Obama to Uncle Remus created by a user called wolfchat. He has lots of good videos like this. The funniest one he made is titled "Obama Inaugural ceremony practice" and is a video of an African Tribal dance. Funny stuff.

Just a reminder, did you see my response to your last post before this one?

[MustangGT]

There is a video on YouTube also comparing Obama to Uncle Remus created by a user called wolfchat. He has lots of good videos like this. The funniest one he made is titled "Obama Inaugural ceremony practice" and is a video of an African Tribal dance. Funny stuff.

Hmm. HawkeyeLonewolf and wolfchat? Coincidence?

[croupier101]

Just a reminder, did you see my response to your last post before this one?

yep I saw it. I just don't want to argue about it with you. We will have to agree to disagree.

[Buffalo]

What kind of literary character would you expect to pass down folk tales to African American children? Lewis Farrakhan?
Your position on the image is clear. So is mine. I would say at this point that if it is such a clever image, you should email it to Michael Steele's office. He is the chairman of the RNC now. Maybe he'll use it.
Chairman@gop.com

[croupier101]

Hmm. HawkeyeLonewolf and wolfchat? Coincidence?

Nah, probably just a coincidence. But he has a hilarious picture of Obama's face superimposed on Buckwheats body. Someone needs to do a spoof of Obama and Buckwheat next, I think that would be even funnier.

[skprtod914]

yep I saw it. I just don't want to argue about it with you. We will have to agree to disagree.


Fair enough, just wanted to clarify my position. My intent is anything but defending racism.

[skprtod914]

Nah, probably just a coincidence. But he has a hilarious picture of Obama's face superimposed on Buckwheats body. Someone needs to do a spoof of Obama and Buckwheat next, I think that would be even funnier.

If Hawkye is wolfchat, then I take back everything I said about him. However, I don't know how anyone would prove that and let's not jump to any conclusions.

[MustangGT]

Nah, probably just a coincidence. But he has a hilarious picture of Obama's face superimposed on Buckwheats body. Someone needs to do a spoof of Obama and Buckwheat next, I think that would be even funnier.

But definitely NOT racist, right?

I'm waiting for the nonracist depiction of Michelle Obama as Mammy from "Gone with the Wind." Let's see, what would be a good nonracist title? How about something about Mammy Obammy? It's just fun stuff, ya know. It's NOT racist!

As Raymond Babbit might say. "No, DEFINITELY not!"

[Tex Mex]

Your position on the image is clear. So is mine. I would say at this point that if it is such a clever image, you should email it to Michael Steele's office. He is the chairman of the RNC now. Maybe he'll use it.
Chairman@gop.com The problem with using a controversial stereotype to address a political concern is that it can cause more of distraction that loses focus on the issue at hand. However it was the play on words that made the Uncle Ream-Us gag humorous.

We are all going to be reamed with Obama's out of control debt spending and that's something to be more offended about.

[Buffalo]

<snipped>

We are all going to be reamed with Obama's out of control debt spending <snip>
I agree with this.

[MrCapitalism]

There is a video on YouTube also comparing Obama to Uncle Remus created by a user called wolfchat. He has lots of good videos like this. The funniest one he made is titled "Obama Inaugural ceremony practice" and is a video of an African Tribal dance. Funny stuff.

Wow, hell of a coinicidink.

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Just a thought, can you imagine what would happen here if someone made a sig line with a racist Indian picture of Bobby Jindal?
They'd have been perma-banned.

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Wrong!

As the person who first posted the image (and who continues to post the image every time you "contribute" to this forum), you are certainly free to tell everyone what your intention was in posting it. And people are free to listen to your 'reason' AND draw their own conclusions. Some people may take you at your word and agree with your reasoning. Other people may take you at your word but still disagree with what you did because THEY interpret the image as racist simply because that's how the image and persona of Uncle Remus has generally come to be viewed 128 years since the stories were first published. Other people just might not take you at your word.

Regardless, you might want to take note of what the author, Joel Chandler Harris, himself said in the forward to the book. Keep in mind that this is the author to whom you said you probably owed an apology.
Harris himself said, in the introduction to Uncle Remus, that he hoped his book would be considered:
…a sympathetic supplement to Mrs. Stowe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Beecher_Stowe)'s [author of Uncle Tom's Cabin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom%27s_Cabin)] wonderful defense of slavery as it existed in the South. Mrs. Stowe, let me hasten to say, attacked the possibilities of slavery with all the eloquence of genius; but the same genius painted the portrait of the Southern slave-owner, and defended him.
Now, please tell me how a book (and hence, the character) that the author himself described as a "wonderful defense of slavery as it existed in the South" could be considered as anything other than racist.



That's gonna leave a mark...

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Wow, hell of a coinicidink.

Indeed.

[HawkeyeLonewolf]

Wow, hell of a coinicidink.

But a coincidence nevertheless.

[ddye]

Wow, I wonder if Olberman's people have seen this thread yet? That would have to be good for at least five minutes on Countdown.

Do you REALLY think Sean Hannity would look at this thread and say, "Yeah, those are MY people!"?

Doug

[tracifish]

Wow, I wonder if Olberman's people have seen this thread yet? That would have to be good for at least five minutes on Countdown.

Do you REALLY think Sean Hannity would look at this thread and say, "Yeah, those are MY people!"?

Doug

Only this once, I agree with you...and I will pick on Obama for just about anything. Skin colour is not one of them.

[ddye]

Only this once, I agree with you...and I will pick on Obama for just about anything. Skin colour is not one of them.
Responding to this sends the thread right back to the top!

Doug

P.S. Thanks Tracifish, I agree with you.

[PheonixOps]

Do we avoid black stereotypes now? Or avoid stereotypes all together. If Obama was characterized as a rap gansta or a Rev Wright preacher, would that pass the code of ethics. Are we really upset about the stereotype because it rings true to Obama himself?

Are you really serious? Would you think it was funny if someone photoshopped a Mexican politician as Speedy Gonzales or other characters that were used to mock Mexicans in the past???

[Tim$2]

:clap::clap::clap: Good Post Rhet.....

Every ethnicity or race has trash... The RACE baiting by Obama and his Ilk ****es me off... You are either part of the solution or the problem....

:clap: :clap: Equally well said!

[PheonixOps]

nah

first blacks ( and quite a few otehr people of various races ) dont view Uncle Remus as folksy or humble and recognize him for what he is - and that pic wasnt one meant for "po'folks" - it was meant to insult Obama and cast him as an "stepin fetchit"-type of character.

lets not pretend that Uncle Remus is something other than what Uncle Remus is.

It seems that a few people are "pretending", I'd have more respect for them if they just expressed their true "sentiments" instead of all of this passive aggressive crap, that when confronted they could always hide behind the "I was only joking" shield...............

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

It seems that a few people are "pretending", I'd have more respect for them if they just expressed their true "sentiments" instead of all of this passive aggressive crap, that when confronted they could always hide behind the "I was only joking" shield...............

It's pretty cowardly.

[Tex Mex]

Are you really serious? Would you think it was funny if someone photoshopped a Mexican politician as Speedy Gonzales or other characters that were used to mock Mexicans in the past??? But Speedy Gonzales was the "good guy".

Why are people looking to be offended as if there is some reason to be ashamed of ourselves?

In any case I can understand that flirting with ethnic characterizations to get attention can backfire and it's not always the best way to make a point by rubbing others the wrong way.

[PheonixOps]

Yet ironically this thread was completely devoid of racism until the liberals started whining.

Most of the people I hear "whining" are so-called conservatives with their "conspiracy theories" about President Obama.............
There are no liberals "whining" here, people are just expressing their feelings about your photo shop job..............

[PheonixOps]

First of all, while I don't defend it at all, the talk about Obama being half-black or half-white sounds most to me like a response to all the excitement over electing a black president, not racism. And we've already been over the OP of this thread.

:)) I'd like to see how some of those same people who say that President Obama is "50% White, 45% Arab, and 5% Black", would describe him, if one of their daughters bought him home as their boyfriend.......

[Tom394]

Tasteless and juvenile. :rolleyes:

But www.bushorchimp.com is perfectly fine of course, right? :rolleyes:

BTW, great picture! I burst out laughing when I saw it. :)):)):))

[PheonixOps]

Nah, probably just a coincidence. But he has a hilarious picture of Obama's face superimposed on Buckwheats body. Someone needs to do a spoof of Obama and Buckwheat next, I think that would be even funnier.

:)) And of course there would be no "racist suggestion"
in it at all, according to some people................

[Nashville]

:)) I'd like to see how some of those same people who say that President Obama is "50% White, 45% Arab, and 5% Black", would describe him, if one of their daughters bought him home as their boyfriend.......


I'd have a huge problem with it.

Obama is a leftist, liberal, democrat. That would be very diificult to accept.

I'd rather that he be 100% black and a conservative.

[gb2004]

Your position on the image is clear. So is mine. I would say at this point that if it is such a clever image, you should email it to Michael Steele's office. He is the chairman of the RNC now. Maybe he'll use it.
Chairman@gop.com

Michael Steele has been called far worse by democrats:

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2005/nov/01/20051101-104932-4054r/

[PheonixOps]

It's pretty cowardly.

Most definitely! But it's kind of smart and works sometimes. It's kind of like a person making a disparaging remark about someone, and when that someone responds to the remark with their own retort, the ******* that started it with their disparaging remark says; "Why are you attacking me!?!"......... :))

[Tim$2]

But Speedy Gonzales was the "good guy".

Why are people looking to be offended as if there is some reason to be ashamed of ourselves?

In any case I can understand that flirting with ethnic characterizations to get attention can backfire and it's not always the best way to make a point by rubbing others the wrong way.

Because they are looking for a hand out at best and to silence anyone else at worst from whatever b.s. dejoure they want to espouse about "everyone else" being racists. In reality most dont need to look past their own mirror to find one.

[PheonixOps]

But Speedy Gonzales was the "good guy".

Why are people looking to be offended as if there is some reason to be ashamed of ourselves?

In any case I can understand that flirting with ethnic characterizations to get attention can backfire and it's not always the best way to make a point by rubbing others the wrong way.

It's not a matter of being ashamed of one's self, it's a matter of some people using derogatory racial stereotypes that were used in the past, to mock a person in the present......

[Tex Mex]

It's not a matter of being ashamed of one's self, it's a matter of some people using derogatory racial stereotypes that were used in the past, to mock a person in the present......

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/Uncle-Jemima-main.jpg/250px-Uncle-Jemima-main.jpg

I watched a Saturday Night Live commercial spoof, Uncle Jemima's Mash Liquor, with Tracy Morgan that I thought was funny. Does that make me a racist who finds pleasure in mocking others?

[PheonixOps]

Because they are looking for a hand out at best and to silence anyone else at worst from whatever b.s. dejoure they want to espouse about "everyone else" being racists. In reality most dont need to look past their own mirror to find one.

What a JOKE and silly blanket generalization! :)) I don't want or need a "handout" from anyone.

Another joke, I sure have seen a lot of threads where so-called "conservatives" and republicans were complaining and whining that Blacks were "racists" because they voted for President Obama..........
Maybe they saw those videos of the McCain/Palin rallies where some of the people there called him "an Arab" or an "N-word".

[PheonixOps]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/Uncle-Jemima-main.jpg/250px-Uncle-Jemima-main.jpg

I watched a Saturday Night Live commercial spoof, Uncle Jemima's Mash Liquor, with Tracy Morgan that I thought was funny. Does that make me a racist who finds pleasure in mocking others?

I don't honestly know, because I don't know you...........

[Buffalo]

Michael Steele has been called far worse by democrats:

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2005/nov/01/20051101-104932-4054r/
If you would like me to comment on the stuff from your link, no problem. It is despicable. It has no place in proper discourse. The people responsible for saying such things about Mr. Steele are disgusting. It is racist.

That said, what do you think of Hawkeyes new sig? Did you email the image to Mr. Steele? What did he think about it? Gonna use it in 2012?

[Buffalo]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/Uncle-Jemima-main.jpg/250px-Uncle-Jemima-main.jpg

I watched a Saturday Night Live commercial spoof, Uncle Jemima's Mash Liquor, with Tracy Morgan that I thought was funny. Does that make me a racist who finds pleasure in mocking others?
You do realize that that skit was a parody of the racist depicitions of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Remus, right? The point of the skit is that those characters are racist stereotypes.

[Buffalo]

I gotta go, but I'll say one last thing. Why does anyone need to tweek this kind of stuff to make the point that Obama's policies are crap? Just lay out the argument. Stuff like this does not further political thought or change minds. It doesn't help to change the attitude of people in this country, towards less government, towards ending deficit spending, towards taxing people to death.

[Tex Mex]

I don't honestly know, because I don't know you........... I just told you I found that spoof amusing. So evidently that must not be enough to feel guilty about.

When I laugh at watching a 3 Stooges movie does that make me an anti Semite? Is it wrong to think that it's not socially sensitive to Southerners when Gomer Pyle is not portrayed in a sophisticated role? I can make many cases where whites are ridiculed in a variety of ways but that doesn't always mean I should be ashamed of myself.

[Flipple]

Not all, just some, and really who cares about them. The bigger problem is that the rest can't help but try to defend it and refuse to call it out.

You're wrong. I think that this is a tasteless, racist joke. I am as conservative as almost anyone here (except maybe Throwcop and Johnrocks), and I DENOUNCE this thinly veiled racist jab.

[Nashville]

Michael Steele has been called far worse by democrats:

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2005/nov/01/20051101-104932-4054r/

True.

And include any who happens to not adhere to the liberal's idea as to the way blacks or anyone should behave. For liberals it's not really a matter of color, or any of their false cannards, but of ideology and power (if not well intentioned naivety).

Republican, or conservative leaning folks could never be color neutral, i.e. color blind. As conservatives we are either white rascists or "Uncle Tom". Black conservatives, aren't actually black, being conservative changes that somehow. We can't talk about race, or use language that could in anyway be related to race, as in doing so we are "rascists."

Liberals and or democrats make a color blind society impossible, as without race as a weapon, they would be substantially weakened. A color blind society does not work for liberals, so we may never have it.

[Tex Mex]

You do realize that that skit was a parody of the racist depicitions of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Remus, right? The point of the skit is that those characters are racist stereotypes. Stop trying to make excuses. :naughty:

[MustangGT]

Wow, I wonder if Olberman's people have seen this thread yet? That would have to be good for at least five minutes on Countdown.

Do you REALLY think Sean Hannity would look at this thread and say, "Yeah, those are MY people!"?

Doug

What's that old saying? Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. -- George Santayana

For what it's worth, here's my take on where this could be heading.

Some people are going to be emboldened by this kind of sig line. Others may be desensitized by it. So, it will probably become more commonplace and edgier at the same time. And, eventually, it will draw some attention (as in unwanted attention) from some other corner of the media. That's going to end up being an embarrassment to both Sean Hannity and ABC, and it will end up generating a late nght phone call from someone who's royally ticked off, and that person will order someone to clean up the site OR ELSE.

[Celtic Pax]

I'd love for the board to be free of racism. That would be fine by me.Free of racism or imagined racism? There are those will find racism in anything at any time. If you choose to be offended, you will be. If you look for racism, you will find it.

[Nashville]

What's that old saying? Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. -- George Santayana

For what it's worth, here's my take on where this could be heading.

Some people are going to be emboldened by this kind of sig line. Others may be desensitized by it. So, it will probably become more commonplace and edgier at the same time. And, eventually, it will draw some attention (as in unwanted attention) from some other corner of the media. That's going to end up being an embarrassment to both Sean Hannity and ABC, and it will end up generating a late nght phone call from someone who's royally ticked off, and that person will order someone to clean up the site OR ELSE.

I'm not quite following the point.

It sounds like you are saying that that Sean will be censored, for some trumped up reason? Am I right? If not, please expound.

[ddye]

Free of racism or imagined racism? There are those will find racism in anything at any time. If you choose to be offended, you will be. If you look for racism, you will find it.
Well, it's just that in this particular thread you don't have to look very far...

Doug

[noose4]

Yet ironically this thread was completely devoid of racism until the liberals started whining.


with your uncle remus sig image every post you make is racist, disney keeps the song of the south out of circulation all these years for a reason.

[NightTrain]

So is the Rongpaul Chocolate Milk thread racist too?

That would be terrible if it was...

[MustangGT]

I'm not quite following the point.

It sounds like you are saying that that Sean will be censored, for some trumped up reason? Am I right? If not, please expound.

I wasn't aware that Sean posted on this forum.

The truth is that people get banned and posts (and threads) get removed all the time for various reasons. What that means is that not everything that's posted here is allowed to stay here just because someone places it here.

The fact of the matter is that this forum doesn't have HawkeyeLonewolf's real name on it. It has Sean Hannity's name on it. Therefore, the images posted here reflect on the person whose name is on the forum.

[Nashville]

I wasn't aware that Sean posted on this forum.

The truth is that people get banned and posts (and threads) get removed all the time for various reasons. What that means is that not everything that's posted here is allowed to stay here just because someone places it here.

The fact of the matter is that this forum doesn't have HawkeyeLonewolf's real name on it. It has Sean Hannity's name on it. Therefore, the images posted here reflect on the person whose name is on the forum.

You are the one who mentioned Sean hannity. I was merely responding to your post, and your words.

It sounds like you were saying that Sean might be censored, or reprimanded. Did I misunderstand?

Now please explain why the image would be a problem for Hannity. I don't get your point. Please go into some detail, as I really don't get what you are saying.

[noose4]

You are the one who mentioned Sean hannity. I was merely responding to your post, and your words.

It sounds like you were saying that Sean might be censored, or reprimanded. Did I misunderstand?

Now please explain why the image would be a problem for Hannity. I don't get your point. Please go into some detail, as I really don't get what you are saying.

twice now crazy posts made on this site were mentioned on a liberal national show in an effort to put down sean hannity and those who follow him.

[MustangGT]

You are the one who mentioned Sean hannity. I was merely responding to your post, and your words.

It sounds like you were saying that Sean might be censored, or reprimanded. Did I misunderstand?

Now please explain why the image would be a problem for Hannity. I don't get your point. Please go into some detail, as I really don't get what you are saying.

I would expect the call to come either FROM Sean Hannity or someone who he instructed to fix a PR problem.

I think you get what what I'm saying just fine.