Forum sells ‘Obama Waffles’ with racial stereotype

[Nambe]

Source: The Associated Press

A conservative political forum on Saturday sold boxes of waffle mix depicting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as a racial stereotype on its front and wearing Arab-like headdress on its top flap. ...

... Republican Party stalwarts Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney were among speakers at the forum, which officials said drew 2,100 activists from 44 states.

While Obama Waffles takes aim at Obama's politics by poking fun at his public remarks and positions on issues, it also plays off the image of the classic pancake-mix icon Aunt Jemima, which has been widely criticized as a demeaning stereotype. Obama is portrayed with popping eyes and big, thick lips as he stares at a plate of waffles and smiles broadly. ...

Read more: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/sep/13/forum-sells-obama-waffles-with-racial-stereotype/

[bluestateguy]

1. McCain was the one that proposed amnesty for illegal immigrants, not Obama

nt

[Flagg]

16. Those people are not interested in facts.

[EFerrari]

2. They have a website.

http://obamawaffles.com/index.html

[kestrel91316]

4. Hmmm, shall we "DU" them, lol?

[EFerrari]

6. Very tempting. Especially after finding out that Palin never went inside Iraq

but just to the border crossing.

I suspect these people are hopeless.

[Crowman1979]

3. Is this some breakfast special at mulligans in Marietta or something?!?!

You know, the same place that sold the Obama t-shirts. I challenge McCain to make an appearance there. LOL

[EFerrari]

10. The geniuses that thought of this are from Franklin, TN.

Maybe they should also market John McCain Jumble in honor of his daily confused statements or Sarah Palin Pan Dowdy, or a Bush Leftover Helper.

lol

[Gillian]

5. If this gets wheels, it will bring in black and hispanic voters.

On the back of the box, Obama is depicted in stereotypical Mexican dress, including a sombrero, above a recipe for "Open Border Fiesta Waffles" that says it can serve "4 or more illegal aliens."

[BadgerKid]

7. 'whois' entry -- info kept private?

Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: OBAMAWAFFLES.COM
Created on: 15-Jul-08
Expires on: 16-Jul-09
Last Updated on: 14-Aug-08

Administrative Contact:
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Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
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[phone] Fax -- [phone]

Technical Contact:
Private, Registration [e-mail]
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15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
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[phone] Fax -- [phone]

Domain servers in listed order:
YNS1.YAHOO.COM
YNS2.YAHOO.COM

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

19. Arizona.

Coincidence probably.

[1Hippiechick]

35. Oh, yeah...coincidence. Yep. Yep.. Sure. n/t

[BadgerKid]

38. Looks like just the hosting company's location. n/t

[Gillian]

42. Perhaps the wife found something to do in Scottsdale.

[B3Nut]

48. Same domain-registration company

that provides cover to spam kings and malware hosts, though ostensibly not on purpose, but many times if I whois a malware domain I see Domains By Proxy (which is based in AZ.) Sounds like they need to be more aggressive with enforcing their TOS...I've had their name come up several times recently while researching malware domains to add to the web filter blacklist at work.

The makers of Obama Waffles are in bed with cyberterrorists and crime-syndicate botnet operators.

How fitting, and how almost-boringly typical. Birds of a feather and all that...

Todd in Cheesecurdistan

[kayell]

8. Books-a-Million is selling them. Time to let them know that you'll be shopping elsewhere.

1-800-201-3550

Some other places to mention that you'll be avoiding.

"In addition to its flagship Books-A-Million superstore, it operates storefronts badged Books & Company and shopping mall book and greeting card stores under the name Bookland. Most of its stores feature a Joe Muggs café, also the name used for the company's newsstand operations.

In addition to its primary retail component, the corporation includes a book wholesale and distribution subsidiary, American Wholesale Book Company (AWBC), an e-commerce division operating as BOOKSAMILLION.COM, and an internet development and services company, NetCentral, in Nashville, Tennessee.

In 2001, Books-A-Million acquired the Crown Books chain of bookstores."

[EFerrari]

12. Now *that* is a good call.

I wish you'd post that as an action in GD! :hi:

ETA: Their offices are closed until Monday, fyi.

[Mark E. Smith]

30. [e-mail]

Another opportunity to let 'em have it.

I did.

[Gillian]

41. Good call

They have heard from quite a few of us.

[LonelyLRLiberal]

9. I can't believe this is not on Greatest page! This is an outrage.

Yahoo has this story up, complete with photo of the box. DUers need to take a look at this, and media better pick up this story. Talk about insulting people . . .

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080913/ap_on_el_pr/obama_waffles_2

[Judi Lynn]

26. These sociopaths have chosen to use the word "satire" to cover their filthy attacks.

We recently heard someone like Rush Limbaugh using the word "satire" to describe his venemous attacks on Democrats.

They give themselves far more credit than they actually deserve.

From the Yahoo article you posted:

Asked if he considered the pictures of Obama on the box to be racial stereotypes, Whitlock said: "We had some people mention that to us, but you think of Newman's Own or Emeril's — there are tons and tons of personality-branded food products on the market. So we've taken that model and, using political satire, have highlighted his policies, his position changes."

The socially conservative public policy groups American Values and Focus on the Family Action co-sponsored the summit.

Absolutely pathetic scum of the earth.

[HughBeaumont]

45. Emeril has his picture. Newman is drawn normally.

This is pickaninny Sambo bullshit, plain and simple, and no "political satire" will cover up it's racist intent.

And why is it that with Democrats, changing your mind on something means "FLIP FLOPPING" or "WAFFLING", while with Repukes, it's labeled "changing your mind"? "Our Republican candidates don't 'flip-flop'! They're steadfast in their beliefs and stick to 'em." Yeah, never mind that just about everything they support is lousy anti-worker, pro-corporate, pro-aggressive-war policy which has led America to economic ruin and worldwide ridicule.

[fascisthunter]

49. How Ironic... just was told that Today by a DU Member

about this site: http://www.shoottheliberals.com/

[msongs]

11. new ad: show the box and say this is what republicans think of you nt

[Frisbee]

13. They have pushed me to the point...

that I can no longer control my hatred of the republic party and pretty much everything it has come to stand for. These assholes are such blatant racist, who are openly waging war on everything that makes this country special, and claiming to do it because they love America that I just can't stand it any more. It really pisses me off that they they have made me as much of a hater as they are, I just happen to hate them. I have reached the point where I wouldn't piss on a repuke if he was on fire, but God help him if there was gasoline near by. Prior to reading this, I just watched the Sarah Palin wolf hunting video. It seems that each and every rupuke is more despicable than the one before. I have a hard time even wrapping my head around just what horrible human beings they are. I wish I was as articulate as NancyGreggs so I could put in to words just how much I loathe these piss poor excuses for human beings. It has reached the point where someone tells me they are a repuke or that they support any repuke, but McCain in particular, I have a hard time even being civil to them. I just immediately assume, OK, you're a bad person. This can't be healthy, but I can't help myself any more.

:grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :rant:

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

14. Does anyone know of a website, (not associated with Obama)

that is keeping track of all the republican racial stuff that is/has been happening? -

After the election, I would like all republicans, from African American repubs, to fox mouthpieces to elected officials to country precinct people, and just people who vote repub to defend this stuff.

[FLAprogressive]

15. "African American repubs"

All 5 of them? Maybe they can join in with all 6 (out) gay repubs too....of course we all know there's many more closeted ones in Washington legislating (or attempting to legislate) hate.

[True_Blue]

17. Wow this is really racist!

How do they get away with this shit?

[roseBudd]

18. Will this be the far right fundy wing nuts Macaca moment?

[clydefrand]

20. Suggestion for such disgusting behavior.

I just went to Focus on Family website and sent them an email telling them how ashamed they should be for sponorsing hate speech. Perhaps some of you would like to do the same? I've sent them emails in the past. Don't know if they read them or even if they did, if they cared. But it helps me get it off my chest.

Scroll to the bottom of the home page and click on 'contact us'. They should be inundated with emails decrying such nastiness, and they call themselves "Christians"? Not my opinion of what a Christian is.

[KamaAina]

46. delete

never mind. I should have known the Antichrist Dobson would be devious enough to use front groups. :dunce:

[1776Forever]

21. This link shows the package with character of Obama on waffle package......

Disgusting!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080913/ap_on_el_pr/obama_waffles_2

[True_Blue]

22. 'Lou Dobbs: "My wife will love this!"

http://obamawaffles.typepad.com/obama_daily_waffles/2008/09/lou-dobbs-my-wi.html

I'm sending CNN a nasty email too.

[Solly Mack]

23. I've been typing and deleting for the last 5 minutes

Nothing I have to say can be safely posted...

but I'm for damn sure thinking it hard

[bean fidhleir]

24. Crappy artwork - "Obama" looks appalled by the waffles, not attracted (nt)

[Judi Lynn]

28. It 's stunningly crude. Hard to believe anyone would want to be associated with it. n/t

[Red_Viking]

25. My favorite excuse from the story:

But, but, Emeril and Newman's own! They do it!

You're correct, Grand Wizard. However, what you seem to miss it that they are the manufacturers have control of the images.

Maybe Obama can sell some brand of CRACKERS... hmmm.....

RV

[dudewheresmycountry]

27. the real problem with this is..........

This conservative political group DO NOT see anything wrong with it.

[WhiteTara]

29. The aired part of that hate speech fest

on cspan yesterday. I was shocked that they would allow that on the air. I am not surprised that they are doing something so vile.

[Gman]

31. And Rush has the nerve to ask why Blacks stay on the democratic "plantation"

while 93% of the RNC was white.

They have no class.

[Rocknrule]

32. Ku Klux Konservatives

n/t

[Ellen Forradalom]

33. Oh jeez

What year is this? Cripes.

[Alameda]

34. I looked up who registered the URL and found this

http://who.godaddy.com/WhoIs.aspx?domain=obamawaffles.com&prog_id=godaddy

Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.

DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States

So you see they used a proxy to register the site...but it is interesting it was registered from AZ....McCain's state....

[1Hippiechick]

36. "...sponsored by....Focus on the Family Action" is separate 'legally" for tax purposes from Dobson

but it espouses Dobson's views. I wonder how many of their subscribers know that they have participated in racism? No mention of the Obama Waffles on their site....and no way to contact them...unless you want to make a donation.

These HYPOCRITES need to be OUTED, IMO.

http://www.citizenlink.org/focusaction/

[BadgerKid]

37. Shall we try to shut down their site?

As I posted above, the web site in question is registered through domainsbyproxy.com.

In their Terms of Service, it is stated:

Prohibitions: Domains By Proxy® is not intended to be used to protect your identity if you:
• Transmit spam, viruses or harmful computer programs;
• Violate the law or infringe a third party’s trademark or copyright;
• Engage in morally objectionable activities, including but not limited to those which are child pornographic, defamatory, abusive, harassing, obscene, racist, or otherwise objectionable.

Here is the page with contact links:
http://domainsbyproxy.com/LegalAgreement.aspx

[Alameda]

47. sounds like a good idea to me...they have clearly violated

the terms of the agreement.

[BreweryYardRat]

39. Disgusting.

These so-called people have no shame whatsoever.

[Gillian]

40. Mccain and homer

but i like homer

[kiranon]

43. Call it what it is - racism. Ask McCain/Palin to denounce it as racist.

[scot]

44. Wow. That's so far beyond the pale....

that I'm actually having trouble believing that they could be that f'ed up.