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( – promoted by Michael Bersin)
I sure hope this raises a huge stink.
My friend, Perry Beam, posted the following on Facebook.
Last night, Lily and I took a student from Taiwan to the rodeo at the Missouri State Fair. Just prior to the start of the bull riding event, one of the clowns came out dressed in this. The announcer wanted to know if anyone would like to see Obama run down by a bull. The crowd went wild. He asked it again and again, louder each time, whipping the audience into a lather. One of the clowns ran up and started bobbling the lips on the mask and the people went crazy. Finally, a bull came close enough to him that he had to move, so he jumped up and ran away to the delight of the onlookers hooting and hollering from the stands. We then left quickly and quietly. Lily’s student is an inquisitive boy and asks a lot of questions about what he sees, and though he had never been to a rodeo he asked nothing about it, nor anything about America this time. We rode the sixty miles home in silence. In a way I’m glad. I had no answers for him.
Silence is an inappropriate response to this “entertainment” at an event supported by all Missourians.
…that they weren’t the only ones who beat-feet outta there. But I don’t have a lot of hope for that given the normal state fair crowd.
Obama at the Missouri State Fair (pic)
Shameful Missouri State Fair stunt smears Obama
MO State Fair clown dresses up as Obama and gets run down by bull
Rodeo Clown Dresses As President Obama at Mo. State Fair
…from a Missouri State Representative (republican):
[emphasis in original]
Obama rodeo clown at Missouri state fair draws protest
…from Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder (a republican):
Via Twitter photo:
…according to PolitcMo:
…at the Kansas City Star:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i7TdLsi_Ok?rel=0&w=420&h=315%5D
At their web site:
[emphasis added]
…via Twitter:
“…I look forward to visiting this wk…”
We’re assuming that’ll be for the Governor’s Ham Breakfast at the fair on Thursday.
St. Louis Beacon:
Political leaders condemn state fair event featuring ‘Obama’ chased by a bull
USA Today (AP):
Rodeo clown draws criticism for Obama mask
New York Daily News:
Missouri rodeo clown blasted after donning Obama mask in front of bucking bull
CNN:
Rodeo clown mocks Obama at Missouri State Fair
Of course, the comments are the real treasure trove.
Of state fair rodeo announcers and clowns: res ipsa loquitur (August 12, 2013)