Obama re-election protest escalates at Univ. of Mississippi; racial slurs, 2 arrests reported

washington post ^ | 11/8/2012 | ap

[Morgana]

JACKSON, Miss. — A protest at the University of Mississippi against the re-election of President Barack Obama grew into crowd of about 400 people with shouted racial slurs as rumors of a riot spread on social media. Two people were arrested on minor charges.

The university said in a statement Wednesday that the gathering at the student union began late Tuesday night with about 30 to 40 students, but grew within 20 minutes as word spread. Some students chanted political slogans while others used derogatory racial statements and profanity, the statement said.

The incident comes just after the 50th anniversary of violent rioting that greeted the forced integration of Ole Miss with the enrollment of its first black student, James Meredith.

[Coldwater Creek]

I’m Southern born and bred. The term FOLKS has NEVER been a racial slur.

[Leep]

The future must not not belong to those who slander the profet 0bama.

[LibLieSlayer]

black radical students sent FB messages to white students calling them racist names... taunting them over the “black takeover of America” and threatened the crackers with obamarevenge. The media will not tell you the truth... the blacks wanted to start a race war online and they were hoping to expand it into the real world.

LLS

[LibLieSlayer]

Pray, prepare and prepare.

LLS

[justice14]

—black radical students sent FB messages to white students calling them racist names... taunting them over the “black takeover of America” and threatened the crackers with obamarevenge.—

Last time I checked, that doesn’t mean you riot.

[Will88]

Last time I checked, that doesn’t mean you riot.

Lol, you think this incident at Ole Miss was a riot? Are there burned buildings? Burned vehicles? And do you think the media will provide honest reporting on an incident such as this?

[NRA1995]

I like George Strait too, but I think you mean thinking “straight.”

[LibLieSlayer]

Are you actually reading the story... you do know that I am in Mississippi and I have talked with students that are kids of friends of mine? A couple of boys burned two obama/biden signs... some riot! blacks and whites hollered names at each other for about 20 minutes. Most students just watched in amazement.

LLS

[Biggirl]

All you can hope for is that such nonsense is “reported” to FB and from there, FB WILL HAVE TO take the site DOWN.

[urbanpovertylawcenter]

As a southerner, I agree with your contention, but when we lost the civil war we lost the bully pulpit to the yankee press.

[A.A. Cunningham]

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