I should of written about this when it happen just over two months ago, but I always assume someone else on this site who writes WAY better than me will beat me to the punch, so I just leave it to my more gifted Kossacks to report, but after doing a search today (I am the worst at searching, so if I missed a diary about this, then I apologize) I didn't turn up anything.
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Back in early February I was watching my local news when I saw a story about a local African-American family who's house suffered a fire, but what upset me about this story was the fact that some graffiti was sprayed on the side of the home that appeared to read "Obama Die." Here is the link to the news story with more details.
What upset me the most about this story is the fact that I just know deep down in my heart that if this had been the words "Bush Die", it would of gotten far more coverage.
I'd like to also add that with the way the rightwing talking heads like to pump up their base by spreading hate and fear, and it seems to me like it has increased since Obama took office, that we shouldn't dismiss things like this house fire with the hate speech sprayed on it's side.
THE HATE NEEDS TO STOP NOW! I know the wingnut talking heads like to think they are only entertainment, or not responsible for how their followers take what they say, but WAY too many people take them seriously and IT HAS TO STOP!
Quite frankly not only does this saddens me beyond measure, it also scares me beyond belief.