Racist Obama Jokes Leaves Banquet Crowd Gasping

[Dos Equis]

Doh!   

Racist Obama Jokes Leaves Banquet Crowd Gasping
Rocky Mountain News   |   January 17, 2008 08:56 AM

A Greeley businessman apologized Wednesday after a joke about Illinois Sen. Barack Obama fell flat during the National Western Stock Show's annual Citizen of the West banquet.

William R. Farr was pretending to read telegrams congratulating this year's award recipient, University of Colorado President Hank Brown, when he pulled out a piece of paper and said, "I have a telegram from the White House."

Then he added, "They're going to have to change the name of that building if Obama's elected."

Witnesses said they could hear people gasp in the ballroom of the Adam's Mark Hotel.

"I gasped," said Gov. Bill Ritter, who was sitting at the table with Farr.

Mayor John Hickenlooper said, "I don't think he (Farr) intended any mischief or malice, but it was inappropriate."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/17/racist-obama-jokes-leaves_n_81938.html

[danielson]

People "gasped" at that tame joke

[youandme]

People "gasped" at that tame joke

oh brother. I second that.

How lame do you have to be to gasp....get real. People have wooden spikes up their arses these days when someone is a little rough around the edges

But believe me if Obama said that people would be chuckling. losers

[danielson]

But believe me if Obama said that people would be chuckling. losers

I agree, which is not a knock on him. I happen to think he is a pretty cool cat.

[Dos Equis]

It's really about judgment.  That's the kind of joke you can tell among friends or on a message board, but not at a dinner. 

[gtbro1]

  idiot

[JBGRAY]

Gotta love these days of ultra hypersensitivity.

[gcb]

yeah appropriateness is an issue ... and the fact that it isn't really funny. But the situation is funny I laugh thinking about it - here's a guy trying to make a joke only to be met with stone cold silence (+ a few gasps), he would've looked like a real idiot.

[Hedgehog]

Perfect kind of joke.

Fcuking ultra sensativeness.

I could very well see Chris Rock or George Carlin or even that fat unfunny guy on Tonight Show (Jay something) tell that joke.

[Bindare_Dundat]

Could you imagine if that guy told that joke in his underware? People's heads would explode.

[Colossus_500]

Doh!   

Racist Obama Jokes Leaves Banquet Crowd Gasping
Rocky Mountain News   |   January 17, 2008 08:56 AM

A Greeley businessman apologized Wednesday after a joke about Illinois Sen. Barack Obama fell flat during the National Western Stock Show's annual Citizen of the West banquet.

William R. Farr was pretending to read telegrams congratulating this year's award recipient, University of Colorado President Hank Brown, when he pulled out a piece of paper and said, "I have a telegram from the White House."

Then he added, "They're going to have to change the name of that building if Obama's elected."

Witnesses said they could hear people gasp in the ballroom of the Adam's Mark Hotel.

"I gasped," said Gov. Bill Ritter, who was sitting at the table with Farr.

Mayor John Hickenlooper said, "I don't think he (Farr) intended any mischief or malice, but it was inappropriate."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/17/racist-obama-jokes-leaves_n_81938.html

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

that was hilarious.  wish i had been there to see the people gasp!!! sad thing is, i probably would have busted out laughing and brought attention to myself.