Virginia GOPer Writes Racist Anti-Obama Column

The LA Times reports:

A local newspaper columnist, in a spoof of Obama's platform, wrote in one recent piece that the Democrat would hire the rapper Ludacris to paint the White House black (a reference to a pro-Obama song by Ludacris), and divert more foreign aid to Africa so "the Obama family there can skim enough to allow them to free their goats and live the American Dream." He joked that Obama would replace the 50 stars on the U.S. flag "with a star and crescent logo," an Islamic symbol, and that his policy on drugs would be to "raise taxes to pay for Obama's inner-city political base."

The columnist, Bobby May, is also treasurer of the Buchanan County Republican Party and was listed in a July news release as the county's representative on McCain's Virginia leadership team, though he said his column reflected his views alone, and he denied it was racist.

Comments

[Hawaii4Obama]

How can you tell if they took off the gloves if they're covering themselves with white sheets?

[Hermione1973]

Brilliant!

[suvbaby]

Spoof or not it's disgusting and damaging.

[garrylee]

Good Evening All. As an American Black, I am offended-but not surprise; however i do feel sorry for my brothers and sisters in the repub party. Wow must be some self-hating there. As Harriet Tubman had probably stated-See Ya. And Hillary to us-Keep Moving.

[DebbieinPhx]

Well you're a better man than I MacGee.... I wrote these classless jerks a nice little email. I've posted it to this site... I am hoping that, at some point the HuffPo moderator will release it. It contains an excerpt in addition to the email and names of those involved. It is my feeling that the only way to stop this Garrylee, is to confront it... EVERYONE has to confront it... over and over and over. What I have learned is that hatred stews/cooks/brews fine in the shadows... in the darkness where cowards can pass their nasty ignorance hatred between them. It does not do well when it is exposed to the scrutinty of the world. America has GOT to move past this. It's time. I am NOT an African American, but just so as you know... I do take a small modicum of pride in the fact that I was amongst those first considered Obama's orignal base. The true blue eggheaded liberal. And while I have not suffered has you have, I can no longer sit in silence and allow this to continue. It's time to speak out... ALL of us, together. Then hater mongers, racists and bigots will realize THEY are now the minority. Then, things will change.

[2351]

Yes, yes, yes, let's expose them and expose them. Let us confront this ugly beast called racism. Let us make them the minority.

[bchandra]

We are ONE NATION. Blacks, Whites, Asians and Hispanics. What happens on Wall Street happens to us ALL. What happens in Iraq happens to us ALL. The sooner "WE THE PEOPLE" stop letting THEM divide us with this foolishness the better it will be for ALL. When Bush lied he lied to everyone. When McPalin lie they lie to everyone. When their minions lie they lie to everyone. We can no longer afford to fall for their lies. We are ONE NATION.

[DiBaskin]

I agree with what you said. I am a woman of color. Sadly a lot of us have just gotten used to it. Some of us like myself have lived with it for over 50 years. I have learned to look the other way and move on. I know that is the easy way out but after a while you realize you can't make people like you. Does it hurt sometimes, YES. Do I cry sometimes, YES. Do I get angry sometimes, YES. I guess I have just about lost hope that America will ever be a color blind Nation.

[kellygrrrl]

I am a middle-aged white woman and I will shout this sh!+ down from the top of my lungs!!!

[chronic]

These racists in the right wing are the enemy of America.

[Alaskan99577]

I just read the Bobby May article in its entirety and this guy isn't kidding. The LA Times is cutting him a break by calling it a "spoof." I cannot even imagine having to endure a life with that much hatred in it.

[DebbieinPhx]

where did you see it? Can you paste a link???

[thebluecrayon]

The LA Times put up a pdf of it:

http://www.latimes.com/media/acrobat/2008-10/42750415.pdf

[normadbrown]

There will be more remarks like this as election day comes closer. I hope America is ready to see itself in the light. Racism is prevelent and real. The true racist will start coming out the closet as they realize the next President of the U.S. will be Black.

[Bitsko]

"Barack Obama Won't Take Away Your Gun," says one flier. "But John McCain Will Take Away Your Union."

Go Virginia Mine Workers!

[thebluecrayon]

Isn't this typical. Get your smears out there, worry about apologies later. Where is the McCain campaign now after saying they never have maligned Obama with racial smears? And where are those rethug and puma posters now who say this has never been about being racist.

I can only hope that those of us who are moderate and not racist, those of us looking towards a positive vision of this country outnumber those who think it's ok to publish this kind of drivel. I can only hope that we win in this election. These kind of attacks disguised so thinly as jokes only serve to prove that this needs to be our time so that we can show these racists that their moment in history has passed.

Obama '08

[SocialistDistortion]

It's all they have left...the­y know they can't win on the issues, so they figure they'll just appeal to America's inner racism.

Pathetic.

[JonG345]

Funny how they'd like to pretend that Obama thinks he deserves this because of his race and that Democrats are voting because of "liberal guilt." Go to townhall.com and see for yourself. These people are disgusting, have never lived in any type of diverse community, and want to keep the country as limited as their own views.

The economy is terrible, and they want to race-bait? I'm not biting. The Republicans/George Bush/John McCain are doing a terrible job and that means we need a change. Let's get out of Iraq and fix the economy. Let's stop pretending that free market fundamentalism doesn't mean the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. I'm ashamed that my country could have people like this Bobby May. He's stuck in the 20th century, just like McCain. Time for the future. Time for a change. Go democrats, everywhere in the country.

[barkanomics]

Wow, we've got a month to see America at it's ugliest. God help us.

[YellowDogInRedCounty]

This is starting to remind me very much of the last days of the 1992 race when Bush Sr knew he was going to lose and they started getting desperate and saying anything. Of course, these sIimebalIs ALWAYS say anything if they think it will help them.

[meede]

It the only playbook the GOPers have. They keep passing it on, election to election as they honestly think it keeps working. We are focused. Their sideshows won't distract us. Not this time. Not ever again.

[vincealy]

Bobby May represents the slime that run John McCain accurately. The McCain camp Dishonorable and discussing.

[soldiergirl]

Sheer desperation. I guess Obama wasn't supposed to get as far as he has, so in response, a "journalist" writes an "article" such as this. Not to worry, this guys ignorance is boundless, and is now on display for all to see. He's not taking anything away from Obama, and Obama will continue to do well.

[gretcheno]

Ditto!!! especially on the i g n o r an t part.

[SShaw490]

The Republican party is going to lose this election. If they keep this kind of thing up, they'll lose their entire party. They are whittling their support down to their base only - which is just enough people to lose every election from now on, with the exception of Congressional seats in the south. And with the Hispanic population growing by leaps and bounds, and with the black population there finding out they really CAN vote and make a difference, the Republican party will start losing some of those seats, too.

[2351]

And suppose the republican party wins? Can you imagine what it would be like knowing that you have these kind of people leading this country. This kind of person needs to be removed from any kind of representative office. He is disgusting and is an embarrassment to the republican party. Now, how do black republicans justify being a part of such a slime organization? Virginia needs to take steps to remove this guy.