Tenn. mayor claims Obama blocked 'Peanuts' special

[kpete]

Source: Associated Press

Tenn. mayor claims Obama blocked 'Peanuts' special

Friday, December 4, 2009

(12-04) 11:04 PST Arlington, Tenn. (AP) --

The mayor of a suburban Memphis city accused President Barack Obama of deliberately timing his speech about the war in Afghanistan this week to block the airing of the "Peanuts" Christmas television special.

According to The Commercial Appeal, Arlington Mayor Russell Wiseman posted the statements on his Facebook page and said the president is Muslim. Obama is Christian.

"We sit the kids down to watch 'The Charlie Brown Christmas Special' and our muslim president is there, what a load.....try to convince me that wasn't done on purpose," he wrote, according to the newspaper.

Wiseman downplayed the posting when contacted by the newspaper Thursday. He did not immediately return phone calls from The Associated Press on Friday.



Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/12/04/national/a101436S54.DTL&tsp=1

[joeybee12]

1. So if this mayor is an ignorant, brain-dead POS...

...what would you call the people who voted for him? :shrug:

[Jamastiene]

47. Ignorant, brain-dead POS followers.

Sounds good to me.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Such calamity.

:sarcasm:

I remember the uproar when NBC decided to broadcast "Heidi" during the crucial last seconds of an NFL game in 1967 because it went overtime, and well, it WAS "Heidi" . . .

[LisaM]

12. I finally, finally saw the broadcast of that on an NBC anniversary special

They showed the game getting interrupted. It was so funny I laughed till the tears came. Then they showed the rest of the game.

[wilt the stilt]

20. it was not OT

and I watched that game between the Jets and Oakland. Oakland won and NBC never did that again.

[no_hypocrisy]

24. I used the wrong terminology. It was "overtime" as far as the TV schedule.

I think it was 7:00 pm EST.

[BOSSHOG]

3. President Obama is going to ban Christmas

and any christian christmas displays on private property.

Mayor Wiseman is another proud citizen with christian conservative values. The kind of person I consider a domestic enemy of the constitution

[Name removed]

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[rrneck]

60. Don't tease me. nt

[Lionel Mandrake]

61. In the War on Christmas,

men dressed up as Santa Claus will be referred to collectively as Redcoats.

[aquart]

4. He doesn't expect to be alive next Christmas?

Because I assure you they will show it again.

[KamaAina]

42. Or, for that matter, next week

http://blogs.courant.com/roger_catlin_tv_eye/2009/12/on-tonight-another-obama-shake.html

But it also alters network schedules at a crucial time, such that the specials "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "Disney Prep & Landing" are bumped a week on ABC...

:dunce:

[KatyaR]

49. . . . and actually, the week after that as well.

I was upset for about 5 minutes--until I checked the FREAKIN' TV SCHEDULE! :grr:

Some people just need to get a life . . . .

[La Lioness Priyanka]

5. ...

:rofl:

[Blue_Tires]

6. more redneck-y comments here:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/dec/04/mayor-fires-at-obama-online/

"Ok, so, this is total crap, we sit the kids down to watch 'The Charlie Brown Christmas Special' and our muslim president is there, what a load.....try to convince me that wasn't done on purpose. Ask the man if he believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and he will give you a 10 minute disertation (sic) about it....w...hen the answer should simply be 'yes'...."

"A Charlie Brown Christmas," which first aired in 1965, has become an endearing program for many because of its emphasis on the "real meaning of Christmas," including Linus' memorable reading from the Gospel of Luke of Jesus' birth.

In Wiseman's extensive thread that attacked the president, his supporters and Muslims, he stated "...you obama people need to move to a muslim country...oh wait, that's America....pitiful."

At another point he said, "you know, our forefathers had it written in the original Constitution that ONLY property owners could vote, if that has stayed in there, things would be different........"

When contacted Thursday, Wiseman declined to comment about his Facebook posts.

"It's ridiculous for someone to send my Facebook post," Wiseman said. "You guys are trying to make a mountain out of a molehill."

[louis-t]

37. Look Wiseman, you jackass

You are an elected official. Are you that stupid that you don't think that your comments on Facebook will be read by anyone but your hillbilly buddies with the white hoods? I hope this comes around and bites you square on the ass, you bigoted clown.

edit: And by the way, is this what you teach your kids? My, how Christian of you! Asshole.

[demigoddess]

45. i've attended churches in Kansas that said that you would go to hell if you

said that Jesus was the son of god. He not only is the son of god he is divine, and part of god himself. Merely the son of god, gets you sent to hell.

[juno jones]

7. It's been around since 1965.

I'm sure it's out on video by now. :sarcasm:

If it was that much of a family tradition, they'd own a copy like my mom did.

[RedCloud]

8. Off with this mayor's head! Would there be any difference?

[Journeyman]

9. Damn. Think of how many wars Obama's gonna start this season alone to block ALL the Xmas specials...

And what's he gonna do about the "The Nutcracker"? Oh. I see. He's already mayor of Arlington, Tennessee.

[BeyondGeography]

10. Fucking loon

[mahatmakanejeeves]

11. Good Grief!

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ran on time, and it's lots better.

I'm sure the cadets all huddle around a TV set to watch the Charlie Brown Christmas Special, so the experience was ruined for them too. In fact, they stop the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan so all the troops can watch.

[Maeve]

13. Shell out for the DVD and you can watch it without commercials, Mayor

And he's a Christian--did you forget that "Rev. Wright" hoo-ha already????

[flakey_foont]

14. it's not like it hasn't been on

for say, a hundred years or so...well (44)..

I think the President is a little more important than Snoopy

what a maroon this guy is!! The mayor of what, Green Acres??

[Jim__]

15. Rush said that the day of the broadcast.

The mayor is probably just another dittiot-head.

[BluDemocratGirl]

16. Ah. What's so damn new about the Peanuts Christmas Special?

They show it EVERY DAMN YEAR! So, what's to miss?

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

71. no one will miss it - it's on this week

CBS rescheduled it

[TheCowsCameHome]

17. You weren't one of the three Wisemen, were you, Russell?

Russell is a dope.

[Ruby the Liberal]

18. Yes, because that is the MO of the office of the POTUS

What an idiot.

[RoboNerd]

21. Just wait... it gets better.

I can't wait to see the heads explode when Garfield's Christmas special is not seen tonight so that we may watch the Amanda Knox verdict on every channel.

[Soylent Brice]

22. Mayor Russell Wiseman is (Pea)NUTS.

[CreekDog]

23. This is quicker than IQ tests

and more accurate too. :D

[Jamastiene]

48. That should be a DUzy.

:rofl:

[xxqqqzme]

25. Do these idiots ever attempt to

understand ANYthing before they open their mouths? In YOUR time zone maybe, dumbass and then only if there is no cable available and no dvr and all the other hundreds of qualifiers. Go out & buy the dvd and STFU.

[depakid]

35. Or just watch it with netflix

[tomm2thumbs]

26. what is in the water in that town? and why is the mayor so full of it?

in both senses of the word

[Jennicut]

27. OMFG! I have the freakin DVD if the idiot wants to borrow it. It is 2009 now.

My daughters can watch it any time they want.

[MilesColtrane]

28. He's got it all wrong.

The Peanuts world is full of godlessness and sin.

Linus is a keffiyeh-wearing Muslim who tries to summon spirits and demons. (The Great Pumpkin)



Lucy is a radical feminist who enjoys humiliating males,



and who believes in the power of science over God to solve personal problems.



Schroeder's not out, but it's obvious that he's a homosexual because he's not interested in Lucy and he plays the piano like his idol Liberace.



Pigpen is filthy, a sure sign that he's an illegal living in an apartment with 20 of his relatives and cashing government welfare checks.



I could go on...

[DebbieCDC]

41. I love your insightful analysis

:rofl:

[boppers]

51. Please, go on!

:rofl:

[laughingliberal]

57. That was great! nt

[Lorien]

63. Lol! Excellent! nt

[TarheelForChange]

29. Vote your disapproval

There's an online poll. Vote your opinion on his comments
<http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/dec/04/mayor-fires-at-obama-online/>

[MilesColtrane]

30. And, the comedy keeps coming in the comments section of that site.

Obama is a muslim and he's anti-American.

May he join his fellow muslims in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan or whereever they dwell as soon as possible. I can't wait for him to be unelected!

Give me (sic) hell Russell!

[ej510]

31. I love how christians ignore the history of christmas.

Christmas is a Pagan holiday not a Christian holiday.

[Hekate]

72. The responses from the SANE people are also funny. Whether liberal or conservative, they know ...

... that this man and the ones like him are idiots, and they are not afraid to say so.

I trust this Wiseman yokel will suffer at the polls for his unwise comments.

Hekate

edited to add: There are quite a lot of posts opposing what he said. Here are a couple:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/dec/04/mayor-fires-at-obama-online/

oldman56 writes
I'm not a republican or democrat, I'm a true independent and hardly vote for either party, I went to church at "Church of Christ" with his dad and Mr Wise when he was a kid and all have to say about idiots like him and people in all churchs that take this kind of view, I would rather have a muslin in office than Mr Wiseman and his Hitler like following. I hope your family and church don't think the same, but from have been to your church I'm sure they do, God help your soul because it needs it. Don't vote parties vote the best person for the job and be a true American. God bless the people who use their god given Brain and God help those the don't!!!!!!!!!!!

rjordan writes:
As a white republican who lives in the burbs I am embarrassed. This guy is a fool. Now you can see why the farthest he will ever go is mayor of a tiny little town. The racial subtext of some of this is amazing and disgraceful. I hope he does not count on getting re-elected.

[Cha]

79. Thanks! Those were

enjoyable to read especially coming from a repub and an Indie.

[Hekate]

73. Here's another funny one... something about goatf@%&ers....

> confutates#659951 writes:

> "The small sampling of Wiseman's FB posts is an unfair attempt to characterize a man of integirty as some sort of hate-filled bigot."

> Well, you know the old joke: No matter what else you do, you f@%& one goat, and everybody call you a goatf&%$er.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/dec/04/mayor-fires-at-obama-online/

A lot of citizens are NOT happy with Hizzoner. :rofl:

Hekate

[sharp_stick]

32. Where?

That's about all there is to say about this. A nobody redneck mayor of a nowhere redneck town in the middle of nowhere and this shit makes the AP.

Damn journalism sucks this day.

[edbermac]

33. Be thankful Mr Mayor. We all know Peppermint Patty is a lesbian.

It was a clever trick by Obama to spare our children's cherished Judeo-Christian values from that type of degenerate lifestyle.

:sarcasm:

[depakid]

34. Is there ANYTHING too petty for Republicans these days?

[David__77]

36. Wowzers....

That is something else. In the US, anyone can become a mayor.

[era veteran]

38. Email the "mayor"

http://www.townofarlington.org/emailpage.aspx Muslin hating moran.

[Pilotguy]

39. [e-mail]

[foxfeet]

40. If he's that upset over the "Peanuts" special, just wait until he finds out

who's responsible for his tiny dick.

[donco6]

43. - Damn! They're on to me! - Obama replies.

Then bursts into cackling laughter.

[d_r]

44. what chills me about it

actually it bothers me when he says "At another point he said, "you know, our forefathers had it written in the original Constitution that ONLY property owners could vote, if that has stayed in there, things would be different..."

I guess I might be writing to much into it, but I took that to mean he was wishing for a return of jim crow laws and not letting black folks vote. Because, you know, black folks don't own property. Well, the good ones do, but you know the thugs don't.

[laughingliberal]

58. Tennessee? Trust me, that's exactly what he meant.

I grew up in Memphis. Let's not forget, it's where MLK was assassinated. We were covered up with Birchers and Klan. I left in 1990. Maybe it's changed some but, apparently, not much.

[Jamastiene]

46. I take it this jackass has never heard of DVDs or even YouTube...

and I'm not surprised at all.
:eyes:

[struggle4progress]

50. Like Jefferson said in the Constitution of Independence, "The true meaning of Christmas is cartoons"

[parts]

52. it gets creepier

lovemrmewey writes:
He is just saying what we are all thinking.

mtsugirl09 writes:
I agree with lovemrmewey. Couldn't have said it better.

-----------------------

the hell

[BrightKnight]

53. That's nuts. - n/t

[underpants]

54. Hannity said the same thing on his radio show- that day

Clearly they are still just following their idiotic message hierarchy

[Odin2005]

55. Such utter stupidity.

[chatnoir]

56. Can't seem to find this ass's FB page

What an embarrassment.

[ldf]

59. and EVERYONE knows mayor Russell Wiseman

is a bona fide, card carrying member of the KKK.

[daleo]

62. He must have been drunk

To have posted something that stupid.

[KakistocracyHater]

64. proof that Rs will make up a reason to attack Ds, it's anything goes for them

petty tribalists creating trouble wherever they are.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

65. yeah. thats what the president needs to focus on. cartoon schedules

[unkachuck]

66. "We sit the kids down to watch 'The Charlie Brown Christmas Special'..."

"...and said the president is Muslim."

....and you can't fool me Mayor Wiseman....you're Jewish.

[onager]

67. I've lived in Memphis AND 2 Muslim nations!

(Saudi Arabia and Egypt)

Differences: one place was full of self-righteous religious fanatics who were always trying to convert me and threatening me with eternal damnation.

In the other two places, the principal language was Arabic.

[Synicus Maximus]

68. The mayor is a twit. Just think what he would say if President Obama pulled a Heidi.

[buff2]

69. This guy deserves the "IDIOT OF THE YEAR" award

My God....can these people get any more bizarre?? How many more repuke nut cases are going to crawl out from underneath their rocks? Disgusting.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

70. Charles Schulz eventually backed away from Christianity and declared himself a secular humanist

bet that would freak this inbred mayor out to learn


But seriously, can't these guys at least shut the fuck up and leave us alone for the holidays?

[joshcryer]

74. I thought this was an Onion article.

:sigh:

[Tabasco_Dave]

75. Buy the DVD you cheap bastard!

I saw it on sale at my grocery store for $5.99.

[No Elephants]

76. The Mayor is full of the Christmas spirit. Well, he's full of something.

[and-justice-for-all]

77. Uh, we do not have a muslim president...

and even if we did, we have the right to worship as we so choose or not...."Wiseman" is a dumb fuck with to much time on his hands.

[onager]

78. Great comment on this nuttiness

On the Facebook page, "Tell Russell Wiseman To Respect Charlie Brown And Our President," a retired Army major and Afghan veteran wrote, "I am astonished that an elected municipal leader would be so ill-informed as to not know that the president was scheduled to deliver a major policy speech on our efforts in Afghanistan. Second, I find the Mayor's allegations about the president's religious views repugnant."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/05/politics/main5901552.shtml

[JonQ]

80. Idiot

the peanut holiday special is played numerous times (not that this matters) and on different schedules across the country.

The president should not be expected to take this in to account when making a speech.