Obama as a witch doctor leads to accusations of racism against St. Petersburg doctor David McKalip

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http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article1021201.ece



ST. PETERSBURG — A prominent St. Petersburg doctor and conservative activist has drawn a flood of criticism for e-mailing an image depicting President Barack Obama as a witch doctor with a loin cloth, exotic headdress and bones in his nose.

"ObamaCare, coming soon to a clinic near you,'' reads the caption on the e-mail forwarded earlier this week by St. Petersburg neurosurgeon David McKalip.

Several popular liberal blogs, including Talking Points Memo, Huffington Post and Daily Kos, highlighted McKalip's e-mail Thursday and castigated him for racism. McKalip said he was flooded with calls from people attacking him over the e-mail, which he said he had forwarded to "a limited group" of about 150 people.

"I am not a racist. I am simply a person speaking up to make sure patients don't get hurt by the government and by insurance companies,'' said McKalip, who earlier this month organized "tea party" rallies across Florida denouncing Obama's health care reform proposals. "Because I've been so effective in pointing out how the government plans are going to hurt patients in very serious ways … the only way they can neutralize my message is to discredit me personally."

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Seems like you've done a pretty good job of discrediting yourself, Doc.

[Mrs. Overall]

1. Don't these conservative assholes realize that sending an email to a "limited number"

doesn't guarantee that someone on their list might forward it? Or report it?

I'm glad they keep getting caught because of their own stupidity.

[BlueIdaho]

2. Would you let this hate filled doctor treat you?

Seriously - his lack of respect an compassion are astounding!

And yes Dr. McKalip you are a racist.

[Ikonoklast]

3. Just goes to show you can't equate highly educated with intelligent.

Racists always assume they can hide their racism forever.