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Jonathan Adams

Racist “Obama Waffles” souvenir sells like hot cakes

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Activists at a conservative political forum snapped up boxes of waffle mix depicting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as a racial stereotype on its front and wearing Arab-like headdress on its top flap…The box was meant as political satire, said Mark Whitlock and Bob DeMoss, two writers from Franklin, Tenn., who created the mix. They sold it for $10 a box from a rented booth at the summit sponsored by the lobbying arm of the Family Research Council. [Associate Press]

Posted at 9:24 AM, Sep 15, 2008 in Elections | Permalink | View Comments


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I'm glad that a friend showed me a campaign souvenir that he received that he said was being produced for both sides without abusing the other. I decided to buy one of each because I felt that both are attractive souvenirs and wanted something political that wasn't a waste of my hard earned money. They are definitely pretty unique (and cool at that). That is the kind of political merchandise that we should be supporting, no matter which side we are on. Hopefully, these will have some value in the future, unlike the garbage that some are trying to sell .

Posted by: GaryinFla | September 25, 2008 7:36 AM