June 17, 2008
Let The Mudslinging Begin!
Republican Market's website is filled with all sorts of conservative memorabilia, most bordering on the offensive, some simply honoring Republican powerhouses (Reagan gifts are most popular.) A quick search for "Obama" brings up absolutely no merch for the Illinois Senator, but these pins were debuted and for sale inside the convention last weekend. This is the second time Texas Republicans have been thrust into the national negative spotlight in just one week.
With a shared history of reaching across the aisle, both John McCain and Barack Obama have a reputation of clean campaigning and respect for the other candidate. However, with this being the first presidential election since the ascension of YouTube and blog culture, many see the mudslinging and dirty work being done not by the candidates, but by surrogates, independent interest groups and anyone with a microphone or a can of spraypaint.
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I didn't realize the real reason we've been calling it the "White House" all this time was just because the president himself was white!?
Idiots...
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The guy with the racist sign (spraypaint link) said:
“We don’t have good law enforcement out here. The whores run up and down the street out here where white people try to live – good people,” he said.
Wow.
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This kind of stuff always makes me laugh.
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oh heeeellll no.
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wait, i get it! because he's black and the white house is...wow. personally, i prefer my racist humor slightly less salient and with a bit more snark.