Wednesday, October 5, 2011

So Let Me Get This Straight...

Rivals give Perry pass over racist rock

Washington (CNN) – When news broke in the national media over the weekend that Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry’s family had leased a property in his native Texas known by the name “Niggerhead,” Perry’s campaign swiftly responded. But so far, almost no one has taken the opportunity to slam Perry over the property’s controversial name. Instead, the reaction has been subdued - even from the White House and from some of Perry’s most prominent and outspoken rivals for the GOP nomination.

This is a story? Seriously? Perry's family bought the property as a hunting lodge in the early 1980s; painted over the rock, and turned it so that the area that formerly had the name visible was now facing the ground. Perry's name was added to the lease in the late 1990s, nearly a generation after his family purchased the property. Were they supposed to pass on buying the property because of the name?

Yet Barack Obama campaigned with the Black Panther Party in 2007 and spoke before La Raza this summer and this is no big deal. Rick Perry should resign his 2012 Presidential bid, according to the Washington Post, because his family bought a hunting lodge with a racist name some thirty years ago, but the actions of Barack Obama with openly racist groups within the past four years are fine and dandy? Is this the message that the media really wants to send?

But yeah, keep pretending that the media is not in the tank for Barack Obama or anything...

That is all.

7 comments:

North said...

I'll post the word here in a comment on your blog, guaranteeing that your great grandchildren can never run as conservatives for political office.

Weer'd Beard said...

don't forget Barry's deep involvement in Trinity United Church of Christ which appears to put hatred of whites, Jews, and America in general over Jesus.

He not only attended, but had Rev. Wright marry him and his "Beautiful" wife, as well as baptize his kids.

He's made constant anti-white, and anti-Jew remarks, and snubbed dignitaries from Israel, but that's all just a coincidence.

TOTWTYTR said...

Slight correction. Perry's family leaased the property for the purpose of hunting only. They never owned or controlled it.

Since most hunting in Texas is done on private land, a hunting lease is the normal way that the right of usage is secured.

Steve in TN said...

In fact, by painting over and/or turning the rock over or otherwise obscuring what was written on the rock the Perrys probably broke the terms of the lease and/or were liable for damages recoverable by the property owner.

Johnnyreb™ said...

Heh ... i can only imagine what that ground there was like 'back-in-the-day'. Especially after having picked trailer loads of niggerheads out of the field used for potatoes, in my youth ...

Jim said...

Them ain't no "niggerheads".

Nossah. Those be "Caucasionally Challenged Craniums".

Whuffo havin' t'be all polically co-wrecked n' shit, y'see. uh-huh.

Word.


Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

p.s. TOTWTYTR is exactly correct as regards the leased hunting land here in Tejas. Those "wide open spaces" here? They're all high-fenced, and someone owns the land inside those fences. And, the game therein.

And, the rocks, regardless of the ethnic origin(s) thereof.

Anonymous said...

Nigger is a most offensive word to Blacks and others. But it did not bother Rick Perry. It lets you know who he really is and now it is exposed. The Black Panther party came into formation after Blacks have been lynched/shot/and disrespected in every way. Black Panthers are a response to terrorist activities done to Blacks in this country. So if the Black panthers are racist what is Rick Perry? He is not fit for any public office and is an embarrassment to all Americans. In this day I am so shocked I am almost in disbelief.