Yes, I Know About Obama Waffles Controversy- Wake me on November 5th

Just to stop the flood of emails I am getting about this. I know about the infamous Obama Waffles. As a political junkie, there is very little that happens during this stage of the campaign that I don't know about. Especially if it is an AP wire story. Apparently at some conservative conference they were selling Obama Waffles a la Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's of course the people who are selling the waffles don't see anything wrong in dabbling in racial stereotypes blah blah blah not intended to offend blah blah blah satire blah, blah blah. Of course the Obama Waffles are selling like hotcakes ( pardon the pun) you can check out the actual images of the waffles at their website www.obamawaffles.com featuring an image of what I guess these people believe MIchelle Obama looks like saying "What Are your Waiting For? They're selling like hotcakes."

While Obama Waffles takes aim at Obama's politics by poking fun at his public remarks and positions on issues, it also plays off the old image of the pancake-mix icon Aunt Jemima, which has been widely criticized as a demeaning stereotype. Obama is portrayed with popping eyes and big, thick lips as he stares at a plate of waffles and smiles broadly. Placing Obama in Arab-like headdress recalls the false rumor that he is a follower of Islam, though he is actually a Christian. On the back of the box, Obama is depicted in stereotypical Mexican dress, including a sombrero, above a recipe for ''Open Border Fiesta Waffles'' that says it can serve ''4 or more illegal aliens.'' The recipe includes a tip: ''While waiting for these zesty treats to invade your home, why not learn a foreign language?'' The novelty item also takes shots at 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry, Obama's wife, Michelle, and Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Washington Post

I would recommend that you follow the Obama campaign's lead on this one, but you will ignore me anyway so I won't even bother. There will be a mini firestorm on the internet declaring this OUTRAGEOUS and we will burn another two or three news cycles talking about everything BUT substantive policy,issues, of the perilous future of our nation in the midst of world political instability, an energy crisis, natural disasters, rising unemployment, inflation, devaluation of the dollar,and a credit crisis.

Lipstick, Waffles, and Wolves OH MY!

So last week it was lipstick, this week it's waffles, next week we'll be talking about wolves, lions, tigers and bears. Then we'll be wondering why Palin always wears red shoes. Then we'll make Michelle Obama and Cindy Mccain have a brownie bake off. In the interim, we'll get our Presiential debate analysis from Saturday Night Live and people will debate the colors of the ties that McCain and Obama wear. Then we'll have a poll to see which of the candidates people want to have pizza and beer with. All the while the price of gas is going to head to $6 and this hurricane season isn't even remotely over. People are getting blown up by remote control in Afghanistan OH YEAH and in case y'all missed it, RUSSIAN BOMBERS have landed in Venezuela ie... the western hemisphere. For those of you who aren't student's of US History, that ain't a good thing. Did I mention that we just mortgaged future generations up to their eyeballs in DEBT by bailing out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Oh yeah its a new week so that means another bank will be failing any day now. Is it November 4th yet??? So now you know that I know and I know that you know about the waffle mix and we have now promoted this obscure little culinary enterprise that no one knew or cared about 24 hours ago. Tomorrow John McCain will be asked to condemn the waffle mix and Barack Obama will say something to the effect of he's not paying attention to waffles, he's paying attention to the American people and the fact that rising inflation is making it harder for them to put waffles on the table. Rinse and repeat. Oh yeah, they have their own Obama Waffle blog and are reveling in the "controversy".

It's been a long time since I've been cussed up one side and down the other. Yikes! There are some protesters outside with signs saying, "Focus on Your Own _____ Family." They brought their protests inside when they heard about Obama Waffles. One man, Rick, had a few choice words for me. Although none of them were four-letter words, they stung anyway. Another man protesting outside came inside to document our booth on his cellphone. I gave him a copy of the box. Talk about publicity! We welcome the debate and hope our fans will answer on our behalf. In the name of fairness and equity, I asked if I could take his photograph with my cellphone. He even held up the box.Obama Waffles Blog

So by all means, continue to help this waffle company with their viral internet marketing campaign. Now if you will excuse me, I am returning my attention to the devastation of Hurricane Ike. Mother nature doesn't seem to care that we have a circus masquerading as a presidential campaign going on .

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