Who will get the racist vote?
Republican women in California have apparently decided not to take the high road after all. Their newsletter featured a satirical food stamp with Obama’s face on it. It also features watermelon, ribs, Kool-Aid and fried chicken. The club president, Diane Fedele, defended the food stamp, saying it was not meant to be racist.
Fedele said the mailer merely parodied the statements Obama made during a debate last summer and wasn’t racist. “If I was racist, I would have looked at it through racist eyes,” she said. “I am not racist, which is why it probably didn’t register.” Club member Kristina Sandoval agreed. “None of us are racists,” she said. The use of watermelon, ribs and fried chicken was innocent, she said. “Everyone eats those foods, it’s not a racial thing.”
We’re not sure how that defense works. Sure she might be a sweet lady, but how oblivious do you have to be to try and say that there was no racial jab behind the choice of food surrounding Obama? I mean, do we need collard greens and maybe a flaming cross before we can really call it racism? Come the fuck on. But yes, more sensitivity please. That’s a good place to start.
This was probably wasted effort by the Republicans. I’m thinking John McCain pretty much has a lock on the racist vote.