Missouri Rodeo Clown Dresses as Obama, Crowd goes Crazy.

[dead0man]

Yeah, but that's different....somehow.

Think about it. It'll come to you.

......well....is it because certain people are WAY too sensitive?....I'm sure that's not right.  Can I get a hint?

[Vosem]

They both have equal strength: nil. Conyers' effort was symbolic and if a Republican introduced an impeachment bill it would get way more than 38 co-sponsors. There was never any plausible effort to impeach Bush.

Rep. Blake Farenthold (a real-life Congressman) says that a majority of the House would vote to impeach Obama.

http://newsone.com/2675245/impeach-obama-blake-farenthold/

Farenthold is a random junior backbencher talking out of his ass. John Conyers, the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, an important member of House leadership, actually introduced a resolution that got 38 co-sponsors, including other influential Democratic House leaders. I think it's extremely clear that, at least as yet, the movement to impeach Obama has nowhere near the strength that the movement to impeach Bush did.

But there hasn't even been a symbolic effort from Republicans. Doesn't that show something?

attempted  to impeach him in 2007 (which has never happened to Obama),

Uh ... false?  Like I'm sure Kucinich or some other loon might have put in a bill, but there was absolutely no real movement among Democrats to try to impeach Bush.  On the other hand, half of the Tea Party representatives have openly tossed around the idea of impeaching Obama.

Dennis Kucinich and Robert Wexler introduced articles of impeachment against Bush, which no Tea Party representatives have yet done. And don't tell me elected officials didn't openly toss about the idea of impeaching Bush: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_George_W._Bush#Political_views_and_actions

Because you were apparently under age 12 at the time, allow me to assure you that Kucinich's motion got a blip on the nightly news and almost new Democrats or liberal groups (certainly none of note) backed it. If you weren't playing Pokeman at the time, you'd know this was an utter non-event.

In addition to the two separate resolutions that Kucinich introduced, John Conyers also introduced a resolution in 2005 that got 38 co-sponsors. Obviously it was symbolic, as Democrats were still in the minority at the time, but it shows that many key Democratic Party congressional leaders wanted to make impeachment of Bush a key goal going forward, which doesn't seem to be the case with today's Republican leadership. (Yes, you get random TP backbenchers, but even after Pelosi took impeachment off the table, you still had random Democratic backbenchers introducing/backing impeachment resolutions, which isn't the case with today's TP backbenchers).

Rep. Blake Farenthold (a real-life Congressman) says that a majority of the House would vote to impeach Obama.

http://newsone.com/2675245/impeach-obama-blake-farenthold/

But...but.....Kucinch! CONYERS!!

Yeah, in case you hadn't noticed Conyers (before even getting to his co-sponsors) was/is much more influential and went much farther than Farenthold. Completely correct.

[Brittain33]

Nope, still equally meaningless. If the 2005 resolution showed the House leadership wanted to make this "a goal moving forward," why didn't they impeach him when they won the majority?

[morgieb]

Yeah, but that's different....somehow.

It's because Bush's white, you see.

[Link]

Are people really trying to do the false equivalency thing again?!  I disagreed with Bush strongly on several things but I would be appalled if I went to a public nonpolitical event and people start treating the president of the country this way.  I really have to wonder where some of you guys were raised.  I have no recollection of anything remotely like this happening when Bush was president.  Seriously you guys need to be civilized.  If I take my children to the rodeo I don't expect these types of crass political statements.

[dead0man]

Yeah, but that's different....somehow.

It's because Bush's white, you see.

You may be right....


if that's the case, everybody "upset" by this for that reason is a racist piece of sh**t.  Seriously.  If you don't think any President should be made fun of, fine.  You're wrong, but at least you're consistent.  If you don't think your guy should be made fun, fine.  You're also wrong, but at least you admit that you're biased for no good reason.  If it's really because Obama is black and Bush the Lesser is white, then you're a racist piece of sh**t.  It's ok for black people to be made fun of....really it is.  It's not ok to make fun of someone because they are black, of course, but it is ok to make fun of a black person.

[bgwah]

LOL. Who said you can't make fun of Obama because he's black? But if you do it in a racist way, you're a douche.

I *love* outrageous political art. Those paintings of Obama burning the Constitution while George Washington cries are just beautiful and amazing.

This is another level of creepy that I don't know what to think of.

[barfbag]

I don't find this picture as offensive as a life size Bush doll in a coffin being thrown into a river to protest the Iraq War. Let's stop being partisan.

[Joe Republic]

Steve Stockman keeps things classy and professional:  http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/08/rep-steve-stockman-invites-obama-rodeo-clown-to-texas/]

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Steve Stockman keeps things classy and professional:  http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/08/rep-steve-stockman-invites-obama-rodeo-clown-to-texas/]

the rodeo down there is all like "uh ... gee Congressman ... nope. thanks anyway."

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Steve Stockman keeps things classy and professional:  http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/08/rep-steve-stockman-invites-obama-rodeo-clown-to-texas/

The outreach continues.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

The pearl clutching by everyone is mind blowing.

[SPC]

attempted  to impeach him in 2007 (which has never happened to Obama),

Uh ... false?  Like I'm sure Kucinich or some other loon might have put in a bill, but there was absolutely no real movement among Democrats to try to impeach Bush.  On the other hand, half of the Tea Party representatives have openly tossed around the idea of impeaching Obama.

Dennis Kucinich and Robert Wexler introduced articles of impeachment against Bush, which no Tea Party representatives have yet done. And don't tell me elected officials didn't openly toss about the idea of impeaching Bush: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_George_W._Bush#Political_views_and_actions

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HC00107:@@@P

[old timey villain]

I don't find this picture as offensive as a life size Bush doll in a coffin being thrown into a river to protest the Iraq War. Let's stop being partisan.

As I've said before- this is a politics forum. People will be partisan. That's the whole point.

[barfbag]

I don't find this picture as offensive as a life size Bush doll in a coffin being thrown into a river to protest the Iraq War. Let's stop being partisan.

As I've said before- this is a politics forum. People will be partisan. That's the whole point.

Partisanship shouldn't be the point, but I'll be the first to admit it's fun and if you can't have fun then you shouldn't be in politics.

[ingemann]

Yeah, but that's different....somehow.

It's because Bush's white, you see.

Yes but there can be a good bargument in itself, I personal can see why calling Obama a monkey or chimp, could be seen as a example of racism, while comparing Bush with one are not seen as racism, people should adapt their mocking so that it don't embrace racial stereotypes. But on the other hand, a lot of democrats are incredible thin skinned and call any mocking of Obama for racism, this rodeo clown is a good example, yes it's bad taste (of course so was comparing Bush with a chimp), but people really need to grow a thicker skin.