Obama Impersonator Tells Racial Jokes at Republican Meeting
Barack Obama impersonator Reggie Brown told black jokes and made fun of the Mormon religion, among other things, at a Saturday session of the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans.
Obama Impersonator Tells Racial Jokes at Republican Meeting
Thomas Fitzgerald, Inquirer Politics Writer
NEW ORLEANS - Barack Obama, a.ka. impersonator Reggie Brown, addressed the Republican Leadership Conference here Saturday with racially charged jokes, ridicule of Mormons and Newt Gingrich's collapsing campaign.
Brown had the president's voice and mannerisms down pat and he drew uproarious laughter at times from the crowd of nearly 2,000, but he was booed when he started making fun of GOP candidates for president. As he was turning to make a joke about a slide of Rep. Michelle Bachmann (Minn.), the fake Obama was ushered off stage with music, ala the Oscars.
“My favorite month is February, Black History Month,” the fake Obama said. “Michelle celebrates the full month, and I celebrate half.”
Obama's late mother also came in for a joke: “My mother loved a black man and no she was not a Kardashian."
Fake Obama showed a slide depicting Sanford from the 70s comedy "Sanford and Son," saying it was a representation of how he will have aged after bearing the burdens of the presidency.
The faux president said that it was a good thing the stimulus had financed the building of tunnels and bridges, so people would "have something to live under or jump off."
Brown drew a chorus of boos when he started mocking Republican candidates. He said that Newt Gingrich's campaign was barely alive. "His consultants are dropping faster than Anthony Weiner's pants in an AOL chatroom."
And of the front running GOP candidate, Mitt Romney, a Mormon, the fake Obama said he would have a first, second and third lady if elected in reference to the faith's former practice of polygamy.
Tim Pawlenty was "having his foot surgically removed from his mouth - thankfully it is covered under Obamacare."
The upcoming rationalizations in this thread are going to be highly entertaining.— mattand- Hate is the only thing Republicans have to offer. Hate towards minority groups and minor religions seem to feed the grand old party's root.
Their new found "auterity" is as fake as their attempt to hide their hate towards poor people. They spent at will to fund the rich people tax, war on flase pretence, and medicare part D to get older citizen vote. But in the end, they are the party of HATE.— Seed - Poor "Grand Ole Party-Poopers" do not have a sense of humor when the jokes' on them!— lalaw9833
- “My favorite month is February, Black History Month,” the fake Obama said. “Michelle celebrates the full month, and I celebrate half.”
That's actually pretty funny— blackknight - No, it's not "pretty funny." It's a very, very, very old joke told by people who really are biracial (not this nitwit comedian, yeah I know the actual POTUS is biracial)for so many damn years now that it's not funny anymore. Pretty lame, actually.— citizen k
- no citizen k its funny. Is it the funniest joke in the world, no? But it is as funny as when Hillary Clinton made the comment about Ghandi and pumping gas or 7-11's.— tremo12
- I'm always amazed at how stupid the Republicans are. Their behavior makes me embarrassed to be conservative.— NickFromGermantown
- At least ex-Eagle Reggie Brown has been able to find some work during the lockout. This way even if the NFL fails to reach an agreement he'll still have an income unlike most players.— catnameddomino
- Some of the jokes are actually pretty funny, but probably pretty inappropriate for the Republican Leadership Conference. Are they actually trying to win over voters or see how many they can alienate?— laborman
Comment removed.- Yawn.— grouchy
- The GOP seems quite comfortable in the peanut gallery.— ahab
- Hmm, the audience found all the Obama jokes funny but found the Gingrich, Pawlenty & Romney jokes inappropriate.— mtairy1
- kinda funny— bonbonbon
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