The rodeo clown who wore an Obama mask while being chased by a bull at the Missouri State Fair has been castigated as a racist and banned (for life!) from ever performing at the State Fair again.
He made fun of the president--no, let me rephrase that. He made fun of Barack Obama, who is black. Apparently he didn't get the memo: it's OK to poke fun at George Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, et al. But poking fun at Barack Obama is off limits. There will be no clowning around with Our First Black President.
Rodeo clown, banned for life from performing at the Missouri State Fair, tarnished forever as a racist, receiving death threats, getting spat upon, because he dared to poke fun at at a black president.
Welcome to Barack Obama's America.
The rodeo clown, whose name is Tuffy Gessling, finally decided to tell his side of the story. Here he is, being interviewed by KCTV Channel 5 News. Listen to him, decide who the real racists are in this story, and then, feel free to chalk up yet another example of how this country has become race-obsessed in the wake of America's first African American president. So much for Dr. King's dream of a colorblind society.
KCTV5
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Monday, August 5, 2013
It's the Little Things That Matter in the Long Run
... like fractions of seconds:
... and superfluous letters of the alphabet:
Some things don't seem fair or right. But rules matter, I suppose. Once we yield (oh, let them have the win--what's .01 of a second? or, give the kid a break! What's an additional syllable?), then subsequent wins lose their luster.
The swim team loss makes sense, but I'm not so sure about the Jeopardy! loss. There's no mistaking the fact that his kid had the right answer, extra syllable notwithstanding. The judges in this case had to know this and could have given him a pass. But they didn't. Harsh, yes? But perhaps in the greater scheme of things, the boy will benefit from this momentary disappointment and be a better (smarter, more accurate) speller down the road. Unless, of course, media and public pressure cause the Jeopardy! folks to capitulate. And then, of course, the boy will have learned a different lesson altogether.
Some things don't seem fair or right. But rules matter, I suppose. Once we yield (oh, let them have the win--what's .01 of a second? or, give the kid a break! What's an additional syllable?), then subsequent wins lose their luster.
The swim team loss makes sense, but I'm not so sure about the Jeopardy! loss. There's no mistaking the fact that his kid had the right answer, extra syllable notwithstanding. The judges in this case had to know this and could have given him a pass. But they didn't. Harsh, yes? But perhaps in the greater scheme of things, the boy will benefit from this momentary disappointment and be a better (smarter, more accurate) speller down the road. Unless, of course, media and public pressure cause the Jeopardy! folks to capitulate. And then, of course, the boy will have learned a different lesson altogether.
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