Skinhead Plot to Kill Obama Thwarted, Officials Say

[steven787]

Coca-Cola said:

steven787 said:
Meanwhile in other news:

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/27/effigy-palin-hanging-noose-halloween-fun-says-owner/

"...had he depicted Barack Obama in the same scene, it would not have gone over as well, because the history of a hanged black man in America is a lot more intense than a hanged white woman."

Oh FoxNews, your hilarious. With out you I would only have Colbert, Stewart, and SNL for my comedy delivery of the news.

I don't get what is s funny.

 

 

What's funny is that Foxnews puts this higher in the headlines than an actual hate group planning the assasination of a presidential candidate.

The effigy of Palin is in bad taste, even news worthy, but why does every media outlet continue to bring up race?  I just don't get what the big deal is.  A black man is running for president, I can understand (not approve, just understand the history) people getting excited or upset (because of ethnocentricity, not necesarily racism) but why does every other news story have to bring up the fact that he is black.  I am pretty sure everyone has already figured that out.  As far as that specific comment, I'm pretty sure everyone already made that connection. 

It's bad journalism to say it because it was not part of the story until the reporter asked the unrelated question.

Did the AP story that this thread is based on ask, "How do think people would have responded if it was McCain?"

No, because McCain is a white guy, it doesn't even enter their little ethnocentric brains.