Land of the Thin-Skinned
Saturday, May 17, 2008
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Did you see the Curious George shirts a Marietta bar owner made in critique of the 2008 Barack Obama campaign. Apparently they have created quite the firestorm. But are they racists? And even if they are racists, why are some people calling for government intervention to stop the sale of them? Join the conversation as we look at freedom of speech and what it means to be the land of the free.
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Show Poll: What Do You Think of the Obama '08 Curious George T-Shirts
| This is blatantly racist and the bar owner should be forced to stop selling the shirts |
 | 11% | |
| This is blatantly racist but this is America, and the bar owner should not be forced to stop selling the shirts |
 | 24% | |
| This is humorous. Come on, the dude looks like Curious George |
 | 33% | |
| This isn't racist, and it isn't particularly humorous. It's a valid critique of Obama's inexperience. |
 | 12% | |
| I don't think it is racist, or funny. This is just stupid. |
 | 19% |