Topic: Missouri Fair clown draws criticism for Obama mask
Lpdon's photo
Thu 08/15/13 04:52 PM

junior is also a way to reference someone named a child after the father

which , although they left out HERBERT, they obviously did

no biggy though,, to be formal,, President George W Bush was still afforded certain respect during his presidency at any government sponsored event

just as his father George HW Bush was,,,,


Actually no he wasn't. Mellencamp played Rodeo Clown at Walter Reed in 2007 for wounded soldiers.

Lpdon's photo
Thu 08/15/13 04:53 PM




Really? What that "clown" did was wrong. Even conservatives and Republicans know it.


and how was it wrong? freedom of expression and speech, does that ring a bell?


Hey, Dems love free speech until it is directed at them then they try to get the person arrested or lynched.

no photo
Thu 08/15/13 05:10 PM





Really? What that "clown" did was wrong. Even conservatives and Republicans know it.


and how was it wrong? freedom of expression and speech, does that ring a bell?


Hey, Dems love free speech until it is directed at them then they try to get the person arrested or lynched.


laugh

Winx's photo
Thu 08/15/13 09:26 PM
Edited by Winx on Thu 08/15/13 09:28 PM




Really? What that "clown" did was wrong. Even conservatives and Republicans know it.


and how was it wrong? freedom of expression and speech, does that ring a bell?


It was paid for with state money and it was a family event. That's not the time or place for freedom of expression and speech.



Lpdon's photo
Thu 08/15/13 11:29 PM





Really? What that "clown" did was wrong. Even conservatives and Republicans know it.


and how was it wrong? freedom of expression and speech, does that ring a bell?


It was paid for with state money and it was a family event. That's not the time or place for freedom of expression and speech.





Then Mellencamp shouldn't have played Walter Reed..............

Conrad_73's photo
Fri 08/16/13 01:33 AM
guess they'll hang that Clown now for Lèse-majesté!laugh

Sheesh!

Winx's photo
Fri 08/16/13 07:47 AM
All presidents get mocked. The problem with this incident is that a state fair is neither the time nor place for politics. It's a family-friendly venue, not a rally, and not a partisan event. It's also paid for with state money (non-partisan money). There has to be some times and some places where we don't have to deal with politics, and this should be one of them.

Winx's photo
Fri 08/16/13 08:15 AM
No one involved with this rodeo was arrested so no First Amendment rights were violated. The First Amendment protects you from being penalized by the government for things you say. It doesn't mean you can say whatever you want and no one's allowed to get mad at you or fire you. Try calling your boss an #$%$ and see how far your First Amendment rights get you.


willing2's photo
Fri 08/16/13 08:41 AM
That particular clown has been banned from working that show.

Communists used to be blackballed for disrespecting parties , making political cartoons of presidents.

What became of the announcer who asked who wanted to see him run over?

mightymoe's photo
Fri 08/16/13 08:44 AM





Really? What that "clown" did was wrong. Even conservatives and Republicans know it.


and how was it wrong? freedom of expression and speech, does that ring a bell?


It was paid for with state money and it was a family event. That's not the time or place for freedom of expression and speech.





i guess we should ask the liberals when and where we can have free speech...whoa

Winx's photo
Fri 08/16/13 11:50 AM
He got his free speech. The First Amendment is the reason why he isn't in jail.

Conrad_73's photo
Fri 08/16/13 12:38 PM
Edited by Conrad_73 on Fri 08/16/13 12:39 PM
http://thepeoplescube.com/peoples-blog/the-million-obama-mask-march-t11528.html

Make no graven image of me, commanded the prophet Obama.

All of this is deadly serious stuff to the true believing Obamunist. Making fun of Obama! Such insolence.

However, the truth leaks out:

Nothing in a totalitarian state is real, even the opposition to the totalitarian state is sham. This was actually a OFA job. The rodeo clown is an agent of the state, the rodeo crowd that laughed, all agents of the state. The entire charade was put together by the totalitarian state.

Why? The state has it's reasons. Underground opposition to the state must be demonized, infiltrated, and used by the state for it's own purposes.

Nothing is real. Everything is the state. Even the opposition.
pitchfork



msharmony's photo
Fri 08/16/13 01:20 PM


junior is also a way to reference someone named a child after the father

which , although they left out HERBERT, they obviously did

no biggy though,, to be formal,, President George W Bush was still afforded certain respect during his presidency at any government sponsored event

just as his father George HW Bush was,,,,


Actually no he wasn't. Mellencamp played Rodeo Clown at Walter Reed in 2007 for wounded soldiers.



are you sure about that

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/27/AR2007042702717.html

Simonedemidova's photo
Fri 08/16/13 01:42 PM
Freedom of speech!

msharmony's photo
Fri 08/16/13 01:43 PM
all the way!

and freedom of speech and expression to decide which speech and expression we are going to 'pay' someone for,,,,

Simonedemidova's photo
Fri 08/16/13 01:48 PM
Well I think they were catering for their crowd, right or wrong they were working the crowd, he should not be fired or banned.

Sojourning_Soul's photo
Fri 08/16/13 01:50 PM

oldhippie1952's photo
Fri 08/16/13 01:52 PM
So when is someone gonna get riled up over the Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan masks?

willing2's photo
Fri 08/16/13 01:59 PM

So when is someone gonna get riled up over the Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan masks?

They weren't in my lifetime. :wink: laugh

msharmony's photo
Fri 08/16/13 02:01 PM




Clinton was president in 1994