Oh God, they have no shame. Mayor in CA puts out e-mail with watermelon patch on WH lawn.

[originalpckelly]

Yeah, I want to hear this.

It'll be on CNN next. Saw the picture as they went to break, it's totally outrageous.

[Captain Hilts]

1. This story has already come and gone. nt

[originalpckelly]

3. So quickly?

Really?

Hadn't even seen a thread, when did this happen?

[Occam Bandage]

9. Here's one of 'em.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8226824

[originalpckelly]

14. I went and looked them up, but only after posting.

Usually, I just check GD before I post, but only for that day. Most of us probably do that. Sorry everyone.

[Occam Bandage]

17. It's a good enough story to see again. That guy's an epic douchebag. nt

[EraOfResponsibility]

8. You wish

this shit ain't going away.

[Captain Hilts]

12. Stupid people rarely fail to dig themselves in a bit deeper. They get nowhere with it. nt

[EraOfResponsibility]

16. Someone else somewhere else will come up with ANOTHER picture

and another one, and another one, it'll go on and on...it's never going to stop.

[Captain Hilts]

23. They're just preaching to their own stupid choir. It's a circle jerk. That kind of bigotry...

Look at how attitudes on gay rights have turned in the past 20 years.

They're on the downside of history trying to prop each other up.

There will always be bigots, etc. But their numbers are declining and their influence even faster.

[liberalmuse]

21. Yeah, because you say so.

:eyes: :eyes: :eyes:

Please have patience with those of us who aren't as cynical and as "cool" as you are.

[Captain Hilts]

25. Why the insult? The idiot issued his lousy apology yesterday. Here's hoping he gets voted out.nt

[elocs]

2. Yeah, I've read this here a number of times already today.

But I'm sure I'll see it here tomorrow too.

[originalpckelly]

7. Everyone seems so dismissive of multi-threads.

There are tons of topics on which tons of DUers post their own particular thoughts as an OP. Where did this anti-dupe sentiment come from for this particular issue?

I could see if it was actually in GD on the front page, but no so. I think there should be a continuing and burning outrage, even the explanation is disgusting.

[Captain Hilts]

10. YESTERDAY the idiot grovelled for an apology. nt

[elocs]

15. Well, how old does news have to be before it is old news?

As fast as things move here, this is old news. Things move off the front page quickly. But at least it wasn't passed off as Latest Breaking News which I have seen done many hours after a story has broken.

[Occam Bandage]

20. Actually, that's kind of an interesting question.

I do wonder what the threshold is. I mean, it seems the general response to new threads on a topic goes, in order:

1. Comment on the new thread.
(time elapses)
2. Ignore the new thread.
(time elapses)
3. Tell the new OP it's old news.
(time elapses)
4. Mock the new OP for dredging up ancient history.

And it seems that people are roughly homogeneous in their responses; there's not a whole lot of variation.

[elocs]

27. Maybe it's like pornography, you know it when you see it.

Or just have a feeling that it is old. I realize that some people have a belief that when they discover something that it should be news to rest of the world also. I always remember how when I post here it says that good citizens look for duplicates, but some do not look past the front page or the 10 listed upon posting. There are those who continue to do this, so I don't see anything wrong with giving them an "ahem" and it doesn't need to be done mockingly.

But if I were to sincerely post tonight, "Well how about that Bobby Jindal's speech? Wasn't it a laughfest?" Probably many here would correctly construe that to be old, discussed news in spite of the fact that some might reply to it like it just happened tonight. It really doesn't take long to look for existing threads and respond to one of them rather than ride through DU and trumpet that the British are coming! (That exaggeration is for effect.)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

4. Yeah, numerous threads on this already, but still, his douchebaggery deserves infamy.

[Cynical Guy]

5. That has to be some of the best manicured land on the planet.

We could do worse than to have a garden out front instead of a golf course.

[DRoseDARs]

11. You DO know the racist symbolism of watermelons and African-Americans, right?

This mayor was going for the lowest common denominator here, not making an environmental statement.

[originalpckelly]

13. I mean, why watermelons? Why not carrots or a pretty tulip bed?

:shrug:

I think we all know. And there have only been 4 threads on this, all yesterday. I'm pretty well-connected, how did I miss them and this story?

[Cynical Guy]

29. Yes. And that tarnished what would actually be a good idea.

The watermelon shot was definitely made from ignorance and hate.

The guy is a schmuck, I didn't come out and say it because I thought that part was a given.

[Occam Bandage]

6. Over and done. I liked his "I didn't know black people and watermelons was a stereotype" excuse.

That was a fun one.

[Liberal_in_LA]

18. Smashed watermelon found outside mayor's office

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29412266/

Smashed watermelon found outside mayor's office

By JAIMEE LYNN FLETCHER
The Orange County Register
updated 1:18 p.m. PT, Thurs., Feb. 26, 2009

LOS ALAMITOS – Police are patrolling the mayor's office and home after a smashed watermelon was found in front of his office, officials said today.

Police at about 8:20 a.m. Wednesday went to Mayor Dean Grose's office, Los Alamitos-based Event Medical, after he reported that a smashed watermelon was found outside the office, said Cpt. Bruce McAlpine.

[Sebastian Doyle]

22. He was lucky

If I would have been in the area, the headline would have read differently...

"Whole watermelon found inside mayor's orifice":grr:

[Liberal_in_LA]

24. lol n/t

[liberalmuse]

19. Jesus, what an ass.

There are way too many STUPID Republicans. They think they're being funny, but they're being vile, racist and just plain SAD.

[serrano2008]

26. yeah...this is such a negative reference and all...geez

it's hardly racist to say one race prefers to eat a certain type of food

[Occam Bandage]

28. Um, yeah. Watermelons are a central point in Jim Crow iconography.