Those dang right-wingers...

So I keep hearing about the “right-wingers” who are causing so much trouble these days. Huh…I guess all right-wingers are nothing but trouble.

Take the Obama Joker poster guy…this “right-winger” is a guy named Firas Alkhateeb, a 20-something student from Chicago and a Dennis Kucinich supporter…WAIT! Dennis Kucinich? That’s gotta be wrong…this joker poster HAS TO be the work of some right-wing lunatic, doesn’t it? Oh…well…I guess not. (NOTE: I am only referring to the depiction of Obama as the Joker…the moniker “socialism” was added to the picture at a later date—I am not attributing that to Alkhateeb.)

Okay, how about that girl who called Obama’s health care plan a “Nazi plan” at the Barney Frank town hall? Surely, she has to be some right-wing nut! Doesn’t she? She had a picture of Obama as Hitler and everything! Oh wait, that particular picture she had is something used by Linden LaRouche supporters. (For those who don’t know, LaRouche is about 3 tics to the left of Obama and his supporters consider Obama’s health care plan a “Nazi plan.”) DANG! Another “right-winger” that didn’t pan out!

I guess that’s just too bad for Maddow, Olbermann, Daily Kos, HuffPo, ThinkProgress, et al…

However, this poster of Obama as the Joker got me to thinking about a secondary issue. On several occasions, the poster has been referred to as a racist representation of Obama. But wait a minute; I seem to remember hearing that minorities can’t be racist (from the likes of Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, etc…).

SO…either the poster IS racist which would mean that Jackson and Sharpton are WRONG…
OR…the poster IS NOT racist (as is being claimed) because Alkhateeb, a Palestinian, cannot be a racist since he's a minority.

So which is it?!?

Anybody can be a racist…witness Jackson’s “Hymietown” comment and Sharpton’s “Diamond Merchant” comment…seems pretty clear to me. Of course, I’m nothing but an inbred, right-wing, bitter clinger…so what would I know anyway?

DailyKos, HuffPo, et al... OOOOOOOOOOOPS!!!!

It seems that the pictures of Obama as Hitler--which was reported on by DailyKos, HuffPo, and others--was actually being held by a John Dingell supporter (he was handing out Dingell literature at the end of the rally)! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOPS!!!!

Furthermore, if you look at the bottom of the poster, you can pretty easily see the link listed there: http://www.larouchepac.com ...now there's a right-wing organization (NOT!). So I went to the website...front page, upper right corner--"Stop Obama's Nazi Health Plan"--wow! So I clicked on that button...and hey, look at that, a button for the "I've Changed! Obama Poster"...it's the same picture! But wait, what do LaRouche and his supporters really stand for anyway? Digging a little deeper, LaRouche has not only been affiliated with the US Labor Party (once), but also with the Democratic Party (seven times) in his bids for president. And not only that, his approach to health care is this...

1. abolish HMO's (BTW, given to us by Ted Kennedy in the 60's--THANKS TEDDY!)
2. revive the 1946 Hill-Burton Act
3. institute a single-payer system

WOW, this guy is full of right-wing talking points! Or not so much...





So, DailyKos, HuffPo, etc...why dontcha return to Journalism 101 and cross-check stories before you post 'em! Why dontcha try not to simply jump to a convenient conclusion that is not supported by the facts! And please stop taking every single opportunity to abdicate your responsibility as journalists and conveniently lay the blame at the feet of right-wingers no matter how thin the evidence. In this particular instance, YOU CHOKED! Nice try, though.
NEXT!!!!