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Tasteless: Obama 2012 Sells Hoodies to Exploit Death of Trayvon Martin
Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | March 27, 2012 | Rush Limbaugh

Posted on 03/27/2012 12:33:07 PM PDT by Kaslin

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RUSH: You want to hear something that's just plain tasteless? The Obama reelect campaign -- Obama 2012 -- is now selling hoodies that say, "Obama 2012" on them. The Barack Obama reelection effort is exploiting the death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, in order (obviously, here) to secure votes (as though he needs them) from African-Americans. Hoodies, 2012! You know, Thomas Sowell has a column out today on this whole thing, and he comes out in defense of Geraldo Rivera. You know, Rivera took some heat because he suggested that Trayvon Martin should get rid of the hoodie. (paraphrased) "For crying out loud, you're telling everybody who you are! They call it a hoodie for a reason: You're a hood. Don't wear the hood!"

And a lot of people had problems with that. "Geraldo, how dare you be so discriminatory?"

Thomas Sowell said (paraphrased), "Wait a second here. It does matter how people dress. It does say something about you. There are uniforms for gangs and other things. If you're gonna be walking through a neighborhood that you know is dangerous," and he cites an example when he was at Harvard. When he had to walk through a very tough Irish neighborhood near the campus, he would never wear anything that would incite them, 'cause it was reality. Yeah, it was a shame he had to do it. So he comes out in defense of Geraldo. Here is the Barack Obama reelection committee, campaign, whatever, exploiting the death of Trayvon Martin by selling Obama 2012 hoodies.

That's just tasteless.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: campaignhoodies; obamahoodies; rushlive; rushtranscript; trayvonmartin

1 posted on 03/27/2012 12:33:11 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Hmmm... the 2012 is located center mass. Just saying.


2 posted on 03/27/2012 12:36:44 PM PDT by dblshot (Insanity: electing the same people over and over and expecting different results.)
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To: Kaslin
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"I am Trayvon."

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"I am Trayvon."

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3 posted on 03/27/2012 12:44:41 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (I tried to buy a hoodie today but the store manager said they had all been shoplifted.)
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To: Kaslin

Just posting to get my new tagline started.


4 posted on 03/27/2012 12:45:26 PM PDT by crosshairs (Civil rights are for civil people.)
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To: Kaslin

obammy is hoping to have race riots all over America this summer if it looks like he will lose.
Oh well, bring it.


5 posted on 03/27/2012 12:47:48 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) Hey Mitt, F-you too pal)
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To: dblshot

Hoodies....
the new reflex target.


6 posted on 03/27/2012 12:47:58 PM PDT by bossmechanic (If all else fails, hit it with a hammer)
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To: Kaslin
Hoodie is as hoodie does. This kid in Florida is certainly not who the drive-bys first claimed he was. And lo, couldn't we say that about 0bama in 2008 - that he wasn't quite who he and the MSM claimed he was? The hoodies seems like the perfect fashion choice for a gangsta regime led by a Gangsta-in-Chief.
7 posted on 03/27/2012 12:50:16 PM PDT by mojito
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To: dblshot
Hmmm... the 2012 is located center mass. Just saying.

Good observation! One of them hoodies might make a good target at the range.

8 posted on 03/27/2012 12:52:25 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (I will vote against ANY presidential candidate who had non-citizen parents.)
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To: Kaslin

Why hoodies?

Shouldn’t he be selling Hollister instead?


9 posted on 03/27/2012 12:55:20 PM PDT by NoLibZone (When will Obama call Trayvon's mom? He was quick to call Sandra Fluke.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

10 posted on 03/27/2012 1:43:50 PM PDT by Carpe Cerevisi
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To: Carpe Cerevisi
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11 posted on 03/27/2012 1:50:51 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (I tried to buy a hoodie today but the store manager said they had all been shoplifted.)
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To: Kaslin

Easy to spot a future trend in mug shots...

12 posted on 03/27/2012 2:04:31 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ("Jihad" is Arabic for "Helter-Skelter", "bin Laden" is Arabic for "Manson".)
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To: Kaslin
You too can look like SON OF OBAMA!
13 posted on 03/27/2012 2:09:27 PM PDT by Iron Munro (If Repub's paid as much attention to Rush Limbaugh as the Dem's do, we wouldn't be in this mess)
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To: Jeff Chandler

I miss tourist guy....


14 posted on 03/27/2012 2:24:56 PM PDT by ßuddaßudd
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To: Jeff Chandler

I miss tourist guy....


15 posted on 03/27/2012 2:30:17 PM PDT by ßuddaßudd
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To: Kaslin

I predict a lot of mug shots with these being featured.


16 posted on 03/27/2012 2:40:24 PM PDT by FreeAtlanta (Liberty and Justice for ALL)
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