DUmmie DUbble Standard on Display: The Obama Shoeshine Picture

Which is worse? Select "A" or "B":

A) an image of a politician shining shoes, or
B) an image of a politician being hanged in effigy

A) an image of a politician shining shoes, or
B) an image of a politician being burned in effigy

A) an image of a politician shining shoes, or
B) an image of a politician as a chimp

In each case, if you answered "A," you would be correct--if you're a DUmmie.

You see, the image at the top of this thread, depicting Barack Obama shining the shoes of Sarah Palin, has generated "white-hot motherf**king RAGE" in DUmmieland. In fact, that term comes from the current "Greatest" thread over there right now, this THREAD, "RANT WARNING: This photo doesn't inspire anger in me. It inspires white-hot motherf**king RAGE."

Yet when there were images of Sarah Palin, not shining shoes, but being hanged in effigy . . . when there were images of Sarah Palin, not shining shoes, but being burned in effigy . . .likewise with images of George Bush being hanged or burned in effigy . . . or the many instances of President Bush being depicted as a chimp or called "Chimpy" or "Chimpus Khan" or even "Bushitler" . . . in those instances, was there a similar level of outrage? No, of course not. Shoeshining must be much worse than being hanged or burned or chimpified. Once again we see the DUmmie DUbble Standard on display.

So let us work up some poutrage as we enter the Land of the Indignant, in "White-hot Motherf**king RAGE" Red, while the commentary of your humble guest correspondent, Charles Henrickson, ready for a new year of DUFU mirth and merriment, is in the [brackets]:

RANT WARNING: This photo doesn't inspire anger in me. It inspires white-hot motherf**king RAGE.

[It inspires another case of the DUmmie DUbble Standard!]

I lived through the 60s.

[So did I. But you're stuck there.]

Black Panthers. Malcom X.

[Right on! Speak truth to power!]

We have the first African American president in U.S. history and a level of racism, at this point in our "journey," that shames me.

[Funny how our "racist" nation managed to elect the guy. Or were all those people just voting for his European-American half?]

We have a fat-assed f***ing racist piece of sh*t lying in Hawaii hospital bed while his racist followers clutch their rosary beads and pray for his fat ass, asserting that "the country needs you."

[So I gather that if there were a picture of Rush Limbaugh shining shoes you wouldn't mind?]

Not MY country, you inbred f***s, you "freepers," RimJob and your flock of banjo-playing "Deliverance" cousin-f***ers.

[Now who's engaging in ethnic stereotypes?]

YOUR country. You RACIST F***ING PIGS. F*** YOU, f*** your novenas for "El Rushbo."

[How DARE you pray for your fellow human being!]

Shove that golden microphone as far up his fat ass as it will GO. Stick another tube in his fat f***ing ass and tell him he won't be getting any Jell-o tonight.

[Ben Burch, M.D.]

What kind of uncivilized motherless F*** distributes this kind of racist SH*T and thinks it is an OK thing to do in 2009? "The individual, who was not named, faces disciplinary action up to and including being fired." That's not enough. The "73-year-old woman and registered Democrat" needs higher education. That's all I'm going to say. I spit in her 73-year-old f***ing FACE.

[N.B.: The shoeshine image was distributed by a REGISTERED DEMOCRAT! Hee! Hee! . . . Thank you, DUmmie Amerigo Vespucci. That was some really good poutrage there. Now let's hear from your fellow DUbble-Standard DUmmies . . .]

That is so far beyond the pale.

[Imagine, shining the shoes of the pale Palin!]

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[I think "Name Removed" was pointing out the OP's DUbble standard.]

I now realize that in fact we are living in the days of jim crow. That's why obama has to sit in the back of his own motorcade and uses the blacks only water fountain in the whitehouse. When will we learn!?!?

[I detect a note of sarcasm.]

Some things are jsut beyond words. . . .

[Like spelling them.]

Why would Obama subject himself to that situation?

[Yeah, isn't shoeshining above his pay grade?]

this is so wrong on so many levels. . . .

[Really! Would Sarah wear THOSE shoes with THAT outfit?]

Why are they keeping this woman's name secret? She should be exposed and shamed.

[Hang her in effigy! She's a witch! BURRRNN her!!]

Imagine if this was photoshopped to show Bush .... maybe with Hillary wearing the shoes!!

[Then it would be alright, of course.]

Prosecute. The FBI needs to open an investigation. This is clearly the work of a deranged and psychotic individual. If this isn't a hate crime, then I do not know what is.

[You do not know what is.]

"Hate Crime"? Puleeze! Who was physically attacked?

[LOUSY FREEPER TROLL!!!]

in that case, 2/3rd of the DUer here should be arrested for doing "harassment, verbal abuse or insults, or offensive graffiti or letters" against Republicans. . . .

[BINGO! One Kewpie Doll, on the way!]

I think you need to use more profanity. . . . OK, not really. The excessive profanity diminishes your message. Try coming up with more intelligent words.

[STFU!! This was a POUTRAGE post, and I need to show my white-hot motherf**king RAGE!!!!!]

a better response might be sending republicans a picture of Palin getting a nailing.

[Sexism much?]

if the image was reversed - with Palin buffing Obama's shoes - would you see it as sexist?

[You mean his golf shoes or his beach sandals?]

Obama got elected the first black president in part because he is very much detached from Black Culture, in short, he is like Tiger Woods used to be, a dark-skinned person that acts and talks white. . . .

[Why, he's clean and articulate! Thank you, Joe Biden!]