Seems that for the past two days, the good folks at the Values Voters summit in Washington were buying boxes of a new satirical taste treat, "Obama Waffles," without ever realizing they were absolutely and flagrantly racist.
Well, we can certainly forgive them. Just get a good look. It never would have crossed my mind, either....
I mean, honestly. Good clean fun and all that, right? Never mind that the caricature of Obama looks like a cross between Aunt Jemima, Stepin Fetchit, and Little Black Sambo. Never mind that the top flap depicts Obama in Arab headdress. (What could that mean?) Never mind that the back of the box shows Obama cavorting in illegal Mexican alien dress, and exhorts, "While waiting for these zesty treats to invade your home, why not learn a foreign language?"
Pissed yet? Wait, there's more...including a way to do something about this filth.
The boxes also go after John "Waffle King" Kerry, Michelle Obama, and the Reverend Jeremiah Wright.
Summit organizers were told:
the boxes were a parody of Obama's policy positions but [they] had not examined them closely.
Well, you sure have to take a good long look, don't you, fellas? But hey, one of the creators of this new, handy-dandy political taste treat puts it all in perspective. When asked if he and his partner Sunny Jim had thought that it might be racist, JoeBob told reporters,
"We had some people mention that to us, but you think of Newman's Own or Emeril's — there are tons and tons of personality-branded food products on the market. So we've taken that model and, using political satire, have highlighted his policies, his position changes."
Oh, but look! JoeBob and Sunny Jim (real names Mark Whitlock and Bob DeMoss, two good old fellers from Franklin, Tennessee) took a break from their busy afternoon eating arugula, slamming back a Perrier, and doing a little community organizing to give us a Web site! Holy gee willikers, we can buy them online!
Obama Waffles: Edible '08 Election Souvenir
They're souvenirs, Maw! A box of this stuff will go nicely with my Win with Willkie and I Like Ike buttons!
When you click the Media tab, you get this page right here. And looky, there's some contact information:
InterviewRequests@ObamaWaffles.com
Well, I doubt you and I will be asking them for interviews, but if you feel the need to reach out and touch our dauntless duo, here's one good way to do it. There's also links to the various family-friendly organizations such as the Drudge Report and the American News Project who've covered the Waffling Wonder Boys, so if you feel compelled to click over and tell them just what a, cough, wonderful thing they've done for discourse and reason in America, why, just step on over!
And look! Here's some info on their domain registration and Web hosts, just so you can spread the love and let these folks know just how much you value this newest addition to the Internets things:
Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: OBAMAWAFFLES.COM
Created on: 15-Jul-08
Expires on: 16-Jul-09
Last Updated on: 14-Aug-08
Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration OBAMAWAFFLES.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2598
Technical Contact:
Private, Registration OBAMAWAFFLES.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2598
Domain servers in listed order:
YNS1.YAHOO.COM
YNS2.YAHOO.COM
Well, that didn't tell us much, did it? Okay, code warriors and Internet whiz kids, don't let my technological impairments stop you. Let's just find out who's hosting this lovely, kid-friendly site and tell them what a fine and outstanding service they're providing. Want to? Post your comments and your findings below and I'll update it.
They always told me that positive reinforcement is worth its weight in gold. Or waffles!