Apparently the minstrel performing an “impression” of the POTUS got to raunchy for his sponsors, so they literally got up on stage and asked him to leave. (I envision them “hauling him off the stage”!)
Oliver Willis
Reggie Brown, an Obama impersonator, stood on stage and did a shuck and jive for the 2011 Republican Leadership Conference. They, of course, enjoyed it. But someone apparently realized that not everyone in America shares the same throwback racial sentiments of the Republican base and stopped the show.
Next time, guys, how about a guy in black face instead of a black man making a fool out of himself? And fried chicken. Make some fried chicken jokes.
—————
Watch:
Related articles
- The New GOP Rastus…. (tagg-lines.com)
- ‘Obama’ pushes the humor limit at GOP leadership conference (thehill.com)
- Dy(e)ing to be White: Whiteface Performance in Postracial America (Column) (popmatters.com)
Does Oliver still bill himself as ‘like kryptonite to stupid”? I loved that line – havent’ visited the lad in a while; think I’ll go over there.
Yes Moe. But the line went over a lot of folks head. They had no clue what he meant by “like kryptonite to stupid”. I loved the line the minute I saw it.
“Wonder why many minorities have problems with GOP? Hiring Obama impersonator to tell ‘black jokes’ at SRLC, for starters,”
Yeah … that just about covers it. This is some seriously sick crap.
WK, I couldn’t have said it better…YOU get it.