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[Eric Tyson]

THIS JUST IN:

Playboy reportedly offered Sarah Palin $4,000,000 to pose nude
in an upcoming issue. Michelle Obama was offered $50 by National
Geographic.

In other news... we all remember when KFC offered a "Hillary"
meal, consisting of 2 small breasts and 2 large thighs. Now, KFC is
offering the
"Obama Cabinet Bucket". It consists of nothing but left wings
and assholes.

Just keeping you up to date.

[FunkyMonkey]

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This joke seems to insinuate that black women cannot be as pretty as white women. Blacks and especially young black girls in the U.S. battle with the societal "standards" of white beauty every day. These standards are supported by the white role models of beauty that they see on T.V., in magazines, and in all forms of the media. Jokes like this only help to support those hurtful standards and help make black women feel ugly and undesirable. I understand that jokes are often offensive to be funny. However, I feel that this joke is offensive in a way that may not be obvious at first and is not at all funny.

[Hank Jarrett]

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I don't get that insinuation at all. I have worked with and known MANY drop dead gorgeous black women, the first lady isn't one of them. I have also worked with and known many incredibly beautiful white women, Clinton isn't one of them. It's all a mater of taste I guess. The joke was a little tasteless, but most jokes can be a little tasteless, it was NOT about race!
Sometimes we all read more into things like this than are really there.
Hank

[Larry Lyons]

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Hank, I agree I did not see race in the joke at all, all I saw was political. However I am by definition a "Conservative Redneck" most of the time. L

[jim cooper]

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of COURSE its racist! The reference to National Geo. makes this clear. Personally, I don't think alot of people quite know what to make of the whole Obama family. Well educated, both graduated from Harvard law, he at the head of the class, nice, bright children, etc. no stealing on wall street, no history of corrupt oil deals or government scams, So...they invented all sorts of B.S. ......Madrassas, illegal alien, secret college backing, and on and on. My wife and I voted for them and will again, unless of course, Chuck Hagel comes back to politics! He finally retired...in disgust! mostly due to this type of crap. JC