Conservative Free Republic blog in free speech flap after racial slurs directed at Obama children

Vancouver Sun ^ | July 11, 2009 | Chris Parry

[Tzimisce]

"A typical street whore." "A bunch of ghetto thugs." "Ghetto street trash." "Wonder when she will get her first abortion."

These are a small selection of some of the racially-charged comments posted to the conservative 'Free Republic' blog Thursday, aimed at U.S. President Barack Obama's 11-year-old daughter Malia after she was photographed wearing a t-shirt with a peace sign on the front.

The thread was accompanied by a photo of Michelle Obama speaking to Malia that featured the caption, "To entertain her daughter, Michelle Obama loves to make monkey sounds."

Though this may sound like the sort of thing one might read on an Aryan Nation or white power website, they actually appeared on what is commonly considered one of the prime online locations for U.S. Conservative grassroots political discussion and organizing - and for a short time, the comments seemed to have the okay of site administrators.

Moderators of the blog left the comments - and commenters - in place until a complaint was lodged by a writer doing research on the conservative movement, almost a full day later.

[Tzimisce]

...wonder what would happen if we suggested Obama's daughters should be raped or that Michelle wasn't really their mother....

[conservative cat]

Interesting. Is this the same author as the letter writer who protested it?

[PhiKapMom]

I was on the first part of the thread and I don’t remember those comments. Anything offensive was pulled by the moderator.

When is MSNBC going to do a show on the attack on Palin’s children or Bush’s girls?

[exist]

Hmmm Trig isn’t Palin’s kid, Willow should be raped, Bush daughters are sluts...? I don’t recall this type of outrage then?

[italianquaker]

The outrage is only for the “select” children, Palins kids and Bushs twins are abused and the media snickers. Cry me a river because these hypocrits should of been outraged years ago

[HiTech RedNeck]

Locked! Huh?

[Crazieman]

Personally I think we need to be as dirty as them. I’m sick of playing nice. We keep losing. Its the McLame way.

Trash them. Every. Single. Liberal. Be dirtier. Be meaner. Be nastier.

[humblegunner]

FR is not a blog.

[Sig Sauer P220]

Damn, didn’t see my name.

[Da Coyote]

Sorry, I don’t give an Obama about the libs or anything they think about us. It’s about time we start treating them like they treat us. It’s war, folks. I’ve given up on the decency. Just give me Ayer’s address when the action starts.

Really.

[martinidon]

wow, I never remember the media talking about the way the blogs treated President Bush or his family.....

[ETL]

...wonder what would happen if we suggested Obama's daughters should be raped or that Michelle wasn't really their mother...

At the very bottom of the Late Show with moron/degenerate Letterman website, there is a "Feedback" link for commenting on any given program.

The screen that you'll see will look like this below. You apparently don't need to be a registered member of the site to send comments:

http://lateshow.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/top_ten/index/php/20090608.phtml#

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From NewsBusters.org, June 9, 2009...

Seven months after Election Day, and the attacks on Sarah Palin keep coming.

On Monday, CBS's David Letterman on the "Late Show" shamelessly went after the Alaska governor and her family during his opening monologue, as well as in his "Top Ten" list.

Top Ten Highlights Of Sarah Palin's Trip To New York

10. Visited New York landmarks she normally only sees from Alaska

9. Laughed at all the crazy-looking foreigners entering the U.N.

8. Made moose jerky on Rachael Ray

7. Keyed Tina Fey's car

6. After a wink and a nod, ended up with a kilo of crack

5. Made coat out of New York City rat pelts

4. Sat in for Kelly Ripa. Regis couldn't tell the difference.

3. Finally met one of those Jewish people Mel Gibson's always talking about

2. Bought makeup from Bloomingdale's to update her "slutty flight attendant" look

1. Especially enjoyed not appearing on Letterman

"One awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game, during the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked-up by Alex Rodriguez."

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/06/09/letterman-attacks-sarah-palins-slutty-flight-attendant-look