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Obama Waffles Leave Racist Taste in Mouth

Posted Sep 14th 2008 5:47AM by TMZ Staff

In a so called "political satire," makers of a waffle mix showcasing Barack Obama have many calling it a racial stereotype that goes waaay too far.

The offensive material includes such gems as Obama wearing an Arab-like headdress on the top flap of the box, while the back of the box depicts Barack in stereotypical Mexican dress. The recipe includes a tip: "While waiting for these zesty treats to invade your home, why not learn a foreign language?"

The men who created the controversial Obama Waffles sold their lack of genius for $10 a box during the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C. this week. Organizers have since cut off sales, saying they had not realized the boxes displayed "offensive material."

The Obama campaign declined to comment.

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46. Let me give my two cents. There is Aunt Jemima pancakes, waffles, and syrup. No one can read the mind of the artist who drew the satire. It's like trying to read Obama's mind regarding lipstick on a pig. He may have been innocent when people accused him of referring to Gov. Palin as a pig. It struck me as odd that he would use a line with the word "lipstick" in it. As soon as he said "lipstick" his audience went wild with laughter. His supporters at that rally heard it as "Palin is a pig". Obama says no. Draw your own conclusions about both, but do so with honesty.

Obama sat in a racist church for 20+ years. That's a fact. Yet, we are supposed to believe he and his wife are the only people who didn't know his pastor, who performed their wedding ceremony and baptized their two children, is a proud racist. Would a white candidate get away with this if the it was an anti black racist church? When KKK leader David Duke ran for Congress in Louisiana in 1991as a Republican the Republican Party endorsed his Democrat opponent. Previously, he ran in many races as a Democrat.

McCain didn't say "we'll be there 100 years". He said we could be there for 50 or 100 years as long as our troops are not in danger. To give some perspective he pointed out that our troops are still stationed in Germany and Japan. Now the Obama campaign has an ad out that says John McCain wants to fight a war in Iraq for 100 years. An ad like that is an insult to my intelligence and from that I can only assume Obama thinks his supporters are dumb.

Obama said he was gonna raise taxes on those making $250,000 a year, not $350,000. As it stands now, 48% of working Americans pay no taxes.

Posted at 3:14AM on Sep 17th 2008 by mike

47. While I do think the Waffle box is offensive, I don't see anything to make me or anyone else believe that John McCain or the Republican Party had anything to do with it.

Posted at 2:34PM on Sep 18th 2008 by Sara Plane

48. I could care less abou the waffles and think it may have been taken out of context like many things. What I cant beleive is the 2 idiots talking about chicken and watermelon. Comments like this let you know that there are still racists pigs who would rather suffer with bad economy, gass and the country be in a mess, than a black man be leading us to a change. We all know we need it, you are just to stupid to admit it. Maybe you should go live in Alaska with the good ol boys.

Posted at 4:37PM on Oct 15th 2008 by ready for change

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