Racist Mock Obama Dollar Bill

Southern California: The Chaffey Community Republican Women sent out an October newsletter with artwork of Barack Obama on a mock dollar bill. CCRW president Diane Fedele explained the group wanted to poke fun at Obama's statement, that he doesn't look like other presidents. Fedele didn't explain why the dollar bill artwork contained KFC Chicken, Kool-Aid and watermellon.

The CCRW has faced critism. Fedele issued a public apology.

"I absolutely apologize to anyone who was offended. That clearly wasn't my attempt."

My favorite part of the article is Fedele explaining the mock dollar bill raised no red flags.

"I didn't see it the way that it's being taken. I never connected," she said. "It was just food to me. It didn't mean anything else."

Unless someone hasn't lived in America for the past 50 years, most people understand that watermellon, Kool-Aid, and fried chicken are black racial stereotypes. Fedele is using hard-to-believe George Allen defense of ignorance about cultural biases. It didn't work for Allen. There is no reason it should work for Fedele.

Side note: Republicans are getting into trouble mailing offensive humor about Obama.