Rodeo clown mocks Obama at Missouri State Fair; state leaders denounce antics

NBC News ^ | 8/11/2013 | Erin McClam

[IbJensen]

Announcers at the Missouri State Fair rodeo are under fire for comments they made during a bull-riding event as participants mocked a clown dressed as President Obama. NBC's Mara Schiavacampo reports.

A rodeo clown at the Missouri State Fair put on a mask of President Barack Obama, and an announcer asked an enthusiastic crowd whether they wanted to see “Obama trampled by a bull,” according to a witness and video posted online.

Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, said through a spokesman that the antics were “disrespectful and offensive,” and Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, a Republican, said on Twitter: “We are better than this.”

A fair-goer, Perry Beam, posted his account on social media. Video of the stunt aired by NBC affiliate KSHB in Kansas City, Mo., records a rodeo announcer saying, “We’re gonna smoke Obama, man.”

“The crowd went absolutely nuts,” Beam told KSHB.

Beam said another clown ran up to the one wearing the Obama mask and played with the lips on the mask. About 15 minutes into the performance, a bull got too close and the clown in the mask had to leave, Beam told The Associated Press.

“They mentioned the president’s name, I don’t know, 100 times. It was sickening,” Beam told the AP. “It was feeling like some kind of Klan rally you’d see on TV.”

The Missouri State Fair, in a statement emailed to NBC News, called the performance disrespectful and said: “We strive to be a family friendly event and regret that Saturday’s rodeo badly missed that mark.”

A spokeswoman told NBC News that State Fair representatives would not immediately answer questions beyond the statement.

The Missouri Rodeo Cowboy Association, in its own statement, said it was “dealing with the situation firmly and quickly.”

“The Sport of Rodeo is not meant to be a political platform,” the association said. “We are taking measures by training and educating our contract acts to prevent anything like this from ever happening again.”

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Democrat, pointed out in a statement that the State Fair gets taxpayer money and said that young people who attended got the wrong lesson about political discourse.

“Missouri is better than this, and I expect someone to be held accountable,” she said.

[IbJensen]

Video at link.

Here's a little cowpoke.

Too bad Claire doesn't ride bucking broncos. Not long ago had someone worn a Bush or Reagan mask these simple-minded cretens would have roared with laughter. It's too damned bad that anyone pays attention to the warblings of these progressives.

The feeble-minded lefties among us are so afraid of being politically incorrect because BO's a negro . It's rediculous! So what he's s negro. People have been poking this kind of fun at presidents for as long as I can remember. No one cared until now. Grow up and get over it. Negroes won't be truly equal until people quit making this sort of difference. When you have to constantly tip toe around a race of people because they might be "sensitive" to an issue, it's beyond ridiculous. I think that these Rodeo clowns did Obama a huge favor making fun of him exactly like they would have done to George Bush or Bill Clinton. They are the only ones NOT making his color an issue. They are treating him exactly the same.

[SkyDancer]

Okay to mock Bush but not our Dear Leader.

[theDentist]

So, did he get trampled???
:-)

[Dilbert San Diego]

Senator McKaskill is going to lecture us about messages young people get about political discourse? Really? Where were she and other Democrats when liberals denounced Bush in the most despicable terms????

[Eric in the Ozarks]

How’s the income from those Missouri “rest homes” Claire ?

[jsanders2001]

News article in - Missouri State Rodeo has record turnouts after news media outlets reports that “Obama clown” gets trampled by a bull. Obviously they want to see repeat performances. Rodeo attraction is a mega hit...

[Blood of Tyrants]

NO, disrespectful is wasting hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to fly your dog to your vacation spot.

[stanne]

This is on NBC News?

This is national news?

Oh. OK the NSA can spy on us. I hope the supposed conservative pundits who are OK with that realize that THIS is what the admin and its minions at the national level find interesting

[V_TWIN]

“They mentioned the president’s name, I don’t know, 100 times. It was sickening,” Beam told the AP. “It was feeling like some kind of Klan rally you’d see on TV.”

OMG, spare me the faux outrage please. It was ok to post pics of W with a hitler moustache wearing a nazi uniform but that was different right. KMA ahole.

[urbanpovertylawcenter]

(_._) spot on.

This is my symbol for the president.

[I want the USA back]

“disrespectful and offensive,”

change it to bush and they’re cheering

[madprof98]

Except for the lunatic lib who seems altogether too familiar with Klan rallies, the crowd loved this. That’s because it is next-to-impossible to find public outlets in which we can vent our contempt for the self-important fool who rules us.

[Ray76]

“It was feeling like some kind of Klan rally you’d see on TV.”

There's rodeo bulls at klan rallies? Who knew?

[righttackle44]

I was going to write something, but your post just blows away everything I was going to say. Cannot stop laughing. Good job.

[Born to Conserve]

Meanwhile back at the Obammercave, discussions are had on the inclusion of conservatism and the removal of morbid stupidity in the next edition of DSM-5, as part of Obummercare.

[RoseofTexas]

What about all the lies and race baiting the country clown has done to this nation where the hell is the outrage by the mediawhores!! Where was the outrage when a certain comedian was advertising on national tv for a sniper to take out Bush?! They can go straight to hell and join Helen Thomas in Satan"s company!

[Renegade]

I’m OK with the mask and even better with a horse’s a$$ costume named Obummer!

[tumblindice]

Ray Widstrand, 26, St. Paul. Beaten nearly to death by 50 of Obama’s sons, will suffer severe brain damage.
This article about a rodeo clown cutting up 1. causes more dhimmi outrage, and, 2. will get more coverage by their MSM.

[MHGinTN]

It is precisely because the media know the Obamaroid champions Alinsky tactics that they express outrage when someone uses the alinskyesque ridicule methodology on their chosen demigod. High time for Americans to ridicule little barry bastard boy and let the media heads explode ... treacherous fifth column scum.

[Renegade]

He is NOT a negro> He IS a Mulatto