SNL: Tracy Morgan on Obama

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http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/vid...html?mea=229454

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http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/vid...html?mea=229454

Word.

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Fo shizzle ma nizzle...

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Hell yeah!

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On a related note...

At a pro-war rally in DC yesterday, hosted by a conservative group called Vets for Freedom, John McCain received an interesting introduction from one of the group's founders.

The key quote, of course, was David Bellavia saying, "Rest assured that people like Senator McCain will be the goal and the men that my two young boys will emulate an admire. You can have your Tiger Woods. We have Senator McCain."

The overwhelmingly white crowd assembled at the event seemed to think this was a powerful and amusing thing to say. I'm trying to think of a non-racist explanation for the comment, but I'm afraid nothing comes to mind.

As David Kurtz noted, "It's Masters Week, but what does Tiger Woods have to do with this?"

There are a few angles to this. First, Bellavia is not just a random conservative McCain fan; he's actually a Republican candidate for Congress, running for Tom Reynolds' open seat in upstate New York.

Second, McCain was standing right there for Bellavia's comments, and hasn't distanced himself from them. (Indeed, he hugged Bellavia after his introduction.)

And third, the media's reaction to this is, well, a little varied.

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On a related note...

At a pro-war rally in DC yesterday, hosted by a conservative group called Vets for Freedom, John McCain received an interesting introduction from one of the group's founders.

The key quote, of course, was David Bellavia saying, "Rest assured that people like Senator McCain will be the goal and the men that my two young boys will emulate an admire. You can have your Tiger Woods. We have Senator McCain."

The overwhelmingly white crowd assembled at the event seemed to think this was a powerful and amusing thing to say. I'm trying to think of a non-racist explanation for the comment, but I'm afraid nothing comes to mind.

As David Kurtz noted, "It's Masters Week, but what does Tiger Woods have to do with this?"

There are a few angles to this. First, Bellavia is not just a random conservative McCain fan; he's actually a Republican candidate for Congress, running for Tom Reynolds' open seat in upstate New York.

Second, McCain was standing right there for Bellavia's comments, and hasn't distanced himself from them. (Indeed, he hugged Bellavia after his introduction.)

And third, the media's reaction to this is, well, a little varied.

Wow.... they've stopped using code for their race baiting and are being so open about it!

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Obama is no Tracy Morgan.

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Obama is no Tracy Morgan.

...and Tracy Morgan's no Ann Coulter.

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That was funny. Thanks Mister Fancypants, I needed that...

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That was funny. Thanks Mister Fancypants, I needed that...

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

On a related note...

At a pro-war rally in DC yesterday, hosted by a conservative group called Vets for Freedom, John McCain received an interesting introduction from one of the group's founders.

The key quote, of course, was David Bellavia saying, "Rest assured that people like Senator McCain will be the goal and the men that my two young boys will emulate an admire. You can have your Tiger Woods. We have Senator McCain."

The overwhelmingly white crowd assembled at the event seemed to think this was a powerful and amusing thing to say. I'm trying to think of a non-racist explanation for the comment, but I'm afraid nothing comes to mind.

As David Kurtz noted, "It's Masters Week, but what does Tiger Woods have to do with this?"

There are a few angles to this. First, Bellavia is not just a random conservative McCain fan; he's actually a Republican candidate for Congress, running for Tom Reynolds' open seat in upstate New York.

Second, McCain was standing right there for Bellavia's comments, and hasn't distanced himself from them. (Indeed, he hugged Bellavia after his introduction.)

And third, the media's reaction to this is, well, a little varied.

Wow.... they've stopped using code for their race baiting and are being so open about it!

No shite. ####### was that?

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No shite. ####### was that?

No kidding! This is a blatantly intolerable comment that should be condemned. What is he attempting to insinuate. I don't get it. I'll grant him the benefit of the doubt that he may have been caught up in the moment of pumping up his candidate. Ok, now way, his comment was calculated and diliberate. Moreever, all is does for me is to amplify the intolerable cancer that plagues this great nation. It just looks, smells, and feels very wrong. If Sen. McCain claims to be running a campaign on integrity, he needs to condemn these comments like he has requested from Sen. Obama. Goodness...

Edited April 10, 2008 by Sheriff Uling