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seattletimes.nwsource.com - 8/27/2008
Snohomish County GOP pulls "$3 bills" smearing Obama from fair booth
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The head of the Snohomish County Republican Party apologized Tuesday after the organization's booth at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe...

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JammieWearingFool:  'It Was An Absolute Hate Crime'

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'It Was An Absolute Hate Crime'
JammieWearingFool — ... So what was this hate crime ? Why, goofing on Barack Obama , of course. Silly, maybe, but a hate crime? Puh-leeeze. The head of the Snohomish County Republican Party apologized Tuesday after the organization's booth at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe sold "$3 bills" depicting Barack Obama wearing Arab headgear and featuring a camel. Geri Modrell, the Snohomish County Republican chairwoman, said a volunteer had brought the bills to the fair thinking they were funny. "I don't think it's funny," said Modrell, who said she ordered the bills removed as soon as she learned ...

Smear as a three dollar bill
HorsesAss.Org — ... As Washington state’s Democrats are congregating in Denver, celebrating the nomination of Barack Obama for President of the United States, Washington state Republicans are back at home marking this historic moment in their own typically Republican fashion: ...

Classy
Balloon Juice — The modern Republican Party: The head of the Snohomish County Republican Party apologized Tuesday after the organization’s booth at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe sold “$3 bills” depicting Barack Obama wearing Arab headgear and featuring a camel. Geri Modrell, the Snohomish County Republican chairwoman, said a volunteer had brought the bills to the fair thinking they were funny. “I don’t think it’s funny,” said Modrell, who said she ordered the bills removed as soon as she learned about them. ...

Obama Racism/Muslim/Unpatriotic/Scary Black Dude Watch, Part 73
Shakesville — Humor: FAIL. The head of the Snohomish County Republican Party apologized Tuesday after the organization's booth at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe sold "$3 bills" depicting Barack Obama wearing Arab headgear and featuring a camel. Geri Modrell, the Snohomish County Republican chairwoman, said a volunteer had brought the bills to the fair thinking they were funny. "I don't think it's funny," said Modrell, who said she ordered the bills removed as soon as she learned about them. "They were offensive. The volunteers are being told very clearly they ...

Remainders: Biden's night
Ben Smith's Blog — ... his "Yes We Can" video on stage tomorrow night. Wolfson goes to war with MSNBC.  David Brooks unleashes his inner gay designer. AIDS activist upset at lack of attention at the DNC. David Sirota welcomes the everybody else to the Brian Schweitzer party. McCain made a positive photo cameo on Biden's Senate website. The Obama campaign keeps convention speakers on a tight leash. A local Republican party in Washington pulls $3 bills featuring Obama with Arab headgear. ...

Snohomish County GOP pulls "$3 bills" smearing Obama from fair booth
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... "I don't think it's funny," said Modrell, who said she ordered the bills removed as soon as she learned about them. "They were offensive. The volunteers are being told very clearly they must not do these sorts of things." The $3 bills, which are sold on a conservative Web site, feature signatures from "Teddy Kennedy" as chief socialism adviser and Al Sharpton as new spiritual adviser. Obama's face, in the traditional Arab headgear, is pictured above the words "Da man." Read more: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008140... Yes it's local but the racism involved ...

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