Diane Fedele

This is by far one of the most ignorant things i've personally seen someone create. This is outrageous and this is just not the right thing to do to gain votes. I am see this as a direct blow to the African American Culture and To connect all African Americans with cool-aid, fried chicken and watermelon is racist . That "Obama Bucks" image sent out by a Republican women's club in San Bernardino County, which featured a photo of Barack Obama on paper currency surrounded by a potpourri of racially-charged Jim Crow-era images? Turns out it wasn't created by club president, Diane Fedele, but ... Read Full Story

I want to thank Riekki for sending me the following story: "Inland GOP mailing depicts Obama's face on food stamp 11:39 PM PDT on Thursday, October 16, 2008By MICHELLE DeARMONDThe Press-Enterprise The latest newsletter by an Inland Republican women's group depicts Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama surrounded by a watermelon, ribs and a bucket of fried chicken, prompting outrage in political circles. The October newsletter by the Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated says if Obama is elected his image will appear on food stamps -- instead of dollar bills like other presidents. The statement is followed by an illustration of "Obama Bucks" -- a ... Read Full Story

State GOP Cheif Warns Against 'Hostile' Images (h/t to blacknewsjunkie) I have just reached the point mentally where I could deal with this whole food stamp issue. Enough is enough and too much is simply vulgar. Here's a recap of the first part of this story. Inland GOP mailing depicts Obama's face on food stamp 11:39 PM PDT on Thursday, October 16, 2008 By MICHELLE DeARMOND The Press-Enterprise The GOP newsletter, which was sent to about 200 members and associates of the group by e-mail and regular mail last week, is drawing harsh criticism from members of the political group, elected leaders, party officials ... Read Full Story

The republican group “The Chaffey Community Republicans Women hit an all time low depicting an image of presidential candidate Barack Obama on a phony $10 dollar bill with non other than African American stereotyped images of a bucket of fried chicken, a watermelon and ribs. The insult is not as much in the act; it is instead in justification by denial by the group’s president Diane Fedele that it was racist. Amazingly she though it would be a good way to focus on a comment Obama made early in his campaign that he being an African American didn’t look like the past president which ... Read Full Story

The Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated recently hit the national news cycle with its dissemination of the Obama Bucks image, but to me this is just as bad if not worse. While the Obama Bucks are outright racist, this calls for the torture of a presidential candidate. It isn't an outright threat on Senator Obama, but it is one of the most deplorable images that has come out of the extreme right, where racism has been drawn from behind closed doors and out in the spotlight for everyone to see. Fortunately, California's official Republican Party has been as quick as anyone to point out ... Read Full Story