by matttbastard
Shorter Ron Fournier: “The boy’s a bit too uppity for my liking. Doesn’t know his place, if you know what I mean.”
Jesus wept. Talk about walking a thin line.
Race Bait and Dog Whistles
March 17, 2008 · 7 Comments
Categories: 2008 · MSM · Obama · US · election · politics · race · racism
Tagged: Barack Obama, MSM, race, racism, Ron Fournier, WTF?!
7 responses so far ↓
Prole // March 17, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Is it just me, or does the final line sound like a threat?
“Nobody expects Obama to be perfect. But he better never forget that he isn’t.”
And this, in the 2nd paragraph:
“Wherever it lies, Barack Obama better watch his step.”
Maybe it was tongue-in-cheek? It’s almost as if Fournier doesn’t want anyone to take his threatening remarks too seriously.
Tom // March 17, 2008 at 4:12 pm
I see Prole already typed in two lines that really echoed for me. Jeepers, the dude is up-front with it, isn’t he?
berlynn // March 17, 2008 at 5:45 pm
wtf? MSM racism so effing blatant already? And Obama hasn’t even won yet! I cannot imagine what horrors of so-called journalism will come should he win the nomination! Ugh!
Daisy // March 17, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Really offensive stuff. Hard to believe it’s even in a “mainstream” outlet–I associate that kind of race-baiting-under-the-wire with people like Dinesh D’Souza.
matttbastard // March 17, 2008 at 7:53 pm
TBH, I’m surprised there hasn’t been more of it. And I expect to see the gloves really come off (heh) now that Obama’s been outed as a closeted
muslimAngry Negro.Gigi // March 18, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Oh, just wait until we get into the tar-baby fiscal policies.
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