Obama impersonator crosses the line at RLC

Politico ^ | 06/18/2011 | Jonathan Martin

[Hawk720]

A comedian impersonating President Obama made racially tinged jokes Saturday at the Republican Leadership Conference before being pulled off the stage by an event organizer.

The Obama impersonator, Reggie Brown, said that while the First Lady celebrated all of Black History Month, the bi-racial president only celebrated half the month. Continue Reading

Brown also said: "My mother loved a black man, and she was not a Kardashian."

Flashing a picture on the screen of Fred Sanford of “Sanford and Son” fame, the comedian said that’s what Obama would look like when he got older.

Brown didn’t just limit his jokes to Obama, though. He also mocked Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith, ridiculed Newt Gingrich’s faltering campaign and suggested Tim Pawlenty needed a spinal transplant.

As Brown was preparing to make a Michele Bachmann joke, one of the conference’s officials came out to the lectern and told the comedian to leave the stage.

It was a remarkable display and came just one day after two high-profile Republicans —- Haley Barbour and Bobby Jindal — urged activists to focus only on going after Obama on policy and not engage in personal attacks.

[fabian]

I think he was hilarious! Sounded like a teaparty guy too.

[JohnBrowdie]

I guess we know what the MSM will focus on for the next week or so. “RACISTS AND HATE SPEECH FEATURED AT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION”.

[FARS]

The Dems ALWAYS play dirty, use Alinsky/Soviet tactics and strategies and are delighted when we are more “Catholic than the Pope”, as the saying goes.

Ridicule of a person and their image is the strongest way to weaken them, socially and politically and a well-known strategy/tactic worldwide.

The Dems, realizing this, are sadly and successfully trying to prevent anyone doing this to their man by throwing guilt trips for doing what they do themselves.

We are being taken for a ride and made fools of by not having the courage to stand up to this. Political Tit for Tat is fair play here, though not if it truly victimizes someone unfairly. We can stop when they do and they don’t and won’t.

Reggie Brown’s mis-step was to try to be too even handed and lay it on people like Michelle Bachman and our stron but opponents of the Obamabots. He covered his “sit-upon” too well and began to bite the hand which hired him.

Becoming too much like the real Obambi, perhaps momentarily forgetting the venue where he was performing.

The half black, half white reference was quite appropriate and not racist. Obama is NOT REALLY BLACK (African American), he is half white and ALMOST HALF ARAB with a mere
6.25% Black African-American, assuming the American part is real.

That percentage is less than the Federal minimum to claim a formal ethnic minority status. Arabs may have darker skins but VEHEMENTLY deny being blacks! Even those who have lived in Africa for countless generations, for wom being called a Black is a huge insult!

Obama has NO CLAIM on being FORMALLY black or African-American RATHER THAN just a DARK SKINNED mixed race ARAB.

[rawcatslyentist]

Bammy just wishes he will look as good as Fredd!

[Tzimisce]

The Obama Justice Department just told us that black men, dressed in military fatigues, brandishing nightsticks and threatening white voters is NOT racist or discriminatory.

But these jokes are over the line?

And everyone wonders why we're in decline. :(

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks FARS.

The Obama impersonator, Reggie Brown, said that while the First Lady celebrated all of Black History Month, the bi-racial president only celebrated half the month... He also mocked Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith, ridiculed Newt Gingrich’s faltering campaign and suggested Tim Pawlenty needed a spinal transplant. As Brown was preparing to make a Michele Bachmann joke, one of the conference’s officials came out to the lectern and told the comedian to leave the stage.

So, IOW, these Pubbies are still miles ahead of every Demwit gathering of the past 40 years -- not to mention that the Democrats are the party of slavery, the party of the klan, the party of Jim Crow, the party of segregation...

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Grizzled Bear]

The GOP Elitist scum believe they know better than us concerning who should represent us; yet, they can’t even hire a comedian for a political rally.

[Rome2000]

Sounds like he was giving a great show,and taking potshots at both the GOP, and the socialists.

Then some moron with no sense of humor bum rushes him off the stage.

Must have worked for that stiff Romney.

[potlatch]

Hi FARS. Darn, I’d like to know what the Michelle joke was, lol.

[bukkdems]

“Obama has NO CLAIM on being FORMALLY black or African-American RATHER THAN just a DARK SKINNED mixed race ARAB”

You can tell this by his lips being darker than his skin. This is not an African trait; It’s an Arab trait. Take a look at real Africans and their lip color matches their skin color.

[FARS]

Thanks for the added detail