The GOP stays classy!

Just so there's no confusion that is sarcasm.

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/16/newsletter/index.html
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008 15:25 EDT
GOP group depicts Obama with watermelon, fried chicken

A California Republican group's latest newsletter shows Barack Obama on a $10 food stamp. The picture shows Obama eating fried chicken, watermelon and ribs, an image that harks back to old derogatory stereotypes about African-Americans.

Diane Fedele, the president of the responsible organization, Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated, says the image was distributed without any racist intent. "I never connected," she told a local newspaper. "It was just food to me. It didn't mean anything else."

The press secretary for the state Republican Party has denounced the use of the image, the Associated Press reports, and has also pointed out that the group is a volunteer organization not directly responsible to the party.

Fedele has apologized "to anyone who was offended."

Picture of the item: http://www.pe.com/imagesdaily/2008/10-16/racist16_400.jpg