In Riverside, CA, an official Republican Party flier from the Chaffey Community Republican Women contained the above illustration -- Barack Obama's image on food stamps, surrounded by fried chicken, ribs, watermelon, and Cool-aid.
In Eastern Ohio, at a Sarah Palin rally, supporters describe what they don't like about Barack Obama, with comments like:
"I'm afraid if he wins, the black [sic] will take over. He's not a Christian! This is a Christian nation! What is our country gonna end up like?"
"When you got a Negro running for president, you need a first stringer. He's definitely a second stringer."
"Obama and his wife, I'm concerned that they could be anti-white. That he might hide that."
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In Gibsonville, NC, a parking lot owner declares that Obama supporters are unwelcome to park in his lot. CNN reports.
In Virginia, an African-American, a veteran, finds his Obama sign removed and replaced with a confederate flag.
In New Mexico, the chairman of an Otero County Republican women's group declared in a letter to the editor that Obama is a "Muslim socialist" and "Muslims are our enemies."
Of course one can argue that these are isolated incidents of racism, and not representative of the Republican Party as a whole. But far too many Republicans are tolerant of racism. Indeed, a lot of Republican men seem to believe that discrimination against white men is a big enough problem that politicians should take up the cause.
The difference this year as that most white Americans don't buy this crappola anymore.
If Obama wins, my hope is that racist thinking and fear of him as "the other" will die a natural death. But I suppose that depends on how he does, whether he's able to improve the economic fortunes of average Americans and protect the nation from terrorist attacks. Racism feeds on fear.
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