(2008-01-12) — As former President Bill Clinton phoned the Rev. Al Sharpton to explain why he has described Sen. Barack Obama’s opposition to the Iraq War as a “fairy tale“, his wife’s presidential campaign moved quickly to capitalize on his remarks.
Sen. Clinton will reportedly hold a news conference next week to decry the lack of African-American characters in fairy tales, and note that her husband was “doing what he could to advance Civil Rights in this arena.”
“Each night, as American children go to bed,” Sen. Clinton will reportedly say, “they hear fantastic tales from which blacks are almost entirely absent. African-American children are made to feel that there’s no place for them in imaginary society. While caucasian children live in blissful ignorance, in a fantasy world that’s lilly, or should I say snow, white.”
Sen. Clinton will promise that, when elected president, she will issue an executive order directing the National Endowment for the Arts to fund composition of fairy tales in which the percentage of “good” African-American characters matches the percentage of blacks in the general population.
She will then order the Department of Education to mandate the use of such “civil righteous fairy tales” in elementary public school curricula.
48 responses so far ↓
1 prettyold // Jan 12, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Ok, granted “Snow White ” wasn’t black ,but surely “Cinderella ” was. Disney will just have to redo all the Fairytale Movies. Mrs. Clinton can dub all the accents.
2 Ms RightWing, Ink // Jan 12, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Now, as a professional storyteller, I disagree. I now hold in my hand a 523 page book on Black Folklore compiled and edited by Henry D. Spalding
Besides, didn’t she read my B’rer Kerry stories back sometime ago. Well, that shows she is not in the loop
3 onlineanalyst // Jan 12, 2008 at 2:42 pm
African-American children are made to feel that there’s no place for them in imaginary society.
I guess that the Dems will have to work harder at trotting out the race card more than every two or four election years then. After all, doesn’t the donkey party live in an imaginary society where the mass of Americans are downtrodden by The Man?
(WV = “banded” “March” : A month of parades where flugelhorns dominate)
4 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 12, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Hilarious!
5 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 12, 2008 at 3:28 pm
The key words in Scott’s Most Excellent Post are “made to feel.”
6 Don Surber » Blog Archive » The gift that keeps on giving, v2.008 // Jan 12, 2008 at 3:36 pm
[...] Scrappleface has fun. [...]
7 Fred Sinclair // Jan 12, 2008 at 3:52 pm
“She will then order the Department of Education to mandate the use of such “civil righteous fairy tales†in elementary public school curricula.”
Far out! This is too good to be believed! Since the Liberals have long deemed “The Bible” to be nothing but an overly long ‘Fairy tale’. Then this ‘mandate’ will place them in a quandary. Besides “The Bible” is loaded throughout with Africans, from Sarah’s handmaiden through the Queen of Sheba and on and on.
Heirborn Ranger
8 camojack // Jan 12, 2008 at 4:33 pm
“While caucasian children live in blissful ignorance, in a fantasy world that’s lilly, or should I say snow, white.”
Isn’t Lilly a pharmaceutical company? I suppose some of their products are white, though…
9 Darthmeister // Jan 12, 2008 at 5:15 pm
The next thing ya know al Sharpton will demand more Hollyweird roles for black leprechauns. Is nothing sacred any more?
Maybe Bill Clinton could mend some fences by suggesting Barack Obama could reprise the role of Dumbo in a progressive Walt Disney live-action movie, “Dumbo and Dumboer”. It would also star sHrillary as his evil twin sister separated at birth … and twenty years!
But isn’t this what we’ve come to expect from Bill Clinton and his easy allusion to “fairy tales” since he still believes his presidency was Camelot II?
10 prettyold // Jan 12, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Well, my Lilly’s aren’t very white ,more of a muckle-dunn color,and our snow today shades from grey to black. So the fairytales here in Wi, must be OK.
I think I have read that some fairies are black,bo what is the complaint?
wv joice fling, What one does before having a rejoice fling
11 conserve-a-tips // Jan 12, 2008 at 5:19 pm
James, speaking of “made to feel”, did you read the article in the LA Times, decrying the economic situation of the downtrodden of America, like the poor woman who watched as her credit card balance rose to $40,000 (more than she makes in a year??? I’d be reporting stolen identity if it just rose while I watched - that is unless it rose after hitting Macy’s one too many times!! Sheesh.
Camojack, Lilly wouldn’t be a factor in the Hillary campaign since it is a pharmaceutial company, ie., evil.
WV - Assertions extended: embellishing on statements of questionable fact, as in, “Clinton, fearing that the crowd was not buying her statements, attempted to make her assertions extended.
12 mindknumbed kid // Jan 12, 2008 at 5:23 pm
I don’t know about Lilly’s drugs, but one of the more well known illegal drugs is cocaine, which incidentally,is white. Is this not just another example of Whitey’s abuse of the African-Americans ?
13 conserve-a-tips // Jan 12, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Darthmeister: Are you saying, Black Irish?
WV - Fairbo compared: Using comparative chart analysis to assure equality of ‘bo’ across society. May result in a redistribution of ‘bo’.
14 prettyold // Jan 12, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Thank you Darth ,for pointing out that resemblance between Barry and Dumbo, I thought the Liberal left disparaged large ears. The cartoon or fairytale ears they put on Bush have certainly gotten larger and larger. Oh, I remember now, it is Liberal noses that get bigger.
wv press faded —I certainly hope so.
15 mindknumbed kid // Jan 12, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Irish? There you go again….Irish Cream, hummm.
That sounds awfully white to me. I think we need to rethink whether or not we white skinned people should continue to breathe, we are the most responsible for ruining their climate too.
Carbon is a black substance though, maybe it would be racist to decrease our carbon footprint. We really need to look at our life practices much closer, teach ourselves to be good in every way. I think sHrillary needs to authorize a government study to help us become good.
16 prettyold // Jan 12, 2008 at 6:33 pm
And we are forgetting the green fairytale creatures.Frogs ,grasshoppers, Ogres, no, Bill Clinton is more red, Witches, not Hillary and Mad Albright are red too.Well, I’m sorry ,but Fairyland is just a regular “Rainbow Coalition”
Can we say ,”Another failure ,Hillary!!”
scheme coping The scheme fails and once again Hillary finds herself coping with failure. (sob)
17 prettyold // Jan 12, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Obama, Obama , Oh!!
To:
O Johnny ,Oh Johnny ,Oh.
Obama, Obama,
You have big ears,
Obama, Obama,
Big stuck out ears,
Climb a big tree ,just jump real high
Then flap your ears and
just like Dumbo,you’ll be flyin’
Ooh, Obama, Obama,
It will be fun,
You’ll soar above Hill-ar-y,
Overhead you will sail,
In”Civil Righteous Fairy Tales”
Starring Obama, Obama ,Oh!!!
Rican combina Chavez is going to try to take over Puerto Rico?
18 mindknumbed kid // Jan 12, 2008 at 7:39 pm
If sHrillary gains enough momentum to appear to have the nomination wrapped up will she ask Obanana to be her veep? If the election is that close I can’t see him accepting the offer. Unless she is worried about him winning too much support I can’t see her asking him. So to me the theory that she will pick him for veep doesn’t work. I can see her pulling out all of the stops to take him out of the race,if that happens would he be much help for the ticket? Why would he accept it after she takes his legs out from under him?It may be a very strong ticket politically, but I can’t see it happening.
19 mindknumbed kid // Jan 12, 2008 at 7:46 pm
I do think she will take his legs out, if she can.I think that is number one priority for the Clinton War Machine.
20 prettyold // Jan 12, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Fairytales can come true ,
It can happen to you ,
If you are a Green Bay Packer Fan.
I love Brett Favre!!!!
residents Cabot The residents of Green Bay feel as rich as the Cabot’s.Wooo Hoo!!
21 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 12, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Yep. Gonna be a lotta eyeballs on Irving tomorrow.
22 Bill And Hillary Clinton // Jan 12, 2008 at 8:41 pm
[...] Hillary Clinton Decries Lack of Blacks in Fairy Tales [...]
23 Fred Sinclair // Jan 12, 2008 at 9:29 pm
These idiots are so idiotic!DRUDGE reports a CNN poll showing that Obama or Mrs. Bill - either one would beat ANY Republican with a fudge factor of 3.5 % the figures are like 50% - 49%. These asinine figures today relate to the November election; like a sardine relates to the Goodyear Blimp.On election day 1 squared minus 1 will remember these stupid figures.
But I guess the pollsters have to do something to try and make up for their NH faux pas. Boy that sure was a blooper.
Heirborn Ranger
24 Darthmeister // Jan 12, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Environmentalist lied, people died!
Black Irish? Basqueing in the circumstances of those who fled the potato famine and migrated to this fair land me lads and lasses? ‘Tis a blessing in disguise when misfortune drives a people to a land of blessing. Instead of cursing the darkness one would be wise to light a candle instead during such adversity.
But there are peoples who continue to hold grievances and paint themselves as perpetual victims despite living a far better life than their cousins who still live in the old country. And it will continue to be so two centuries from now as long as “progressive” Donks are allowed to mine this present race baiting for their own political gain. For a man to truly speak his mind is a dangerous thing in a land being slowly transformed by the self-righteous thuggery of liberal fascism.
25 gafisher // Jan 12, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Could Hillary have forgotten her favorite Uncle?
26 Fred Sinclair // Jan 12, 2008 at 10:34 pm
prettyold - I think I read somewhere that Deanna Favre will be the starting quarterback since having been married to Bret she has all the experience necessary.
Heirborn Ranger
27 prettyold // Jan 12, 2008 at 11:17 pm
As I clicked on this parody ,I noticed that “Hillary Clinton Decries ……..
I’ve been reading that all day and the “cries “part just got to my brain.
Oh it’s Cryin’ Time again…
before Bass Well, Tenors of course.
28 conserve-a-tips // Jan 13, 2008 at 12:35 am
Prettyold - I am thoroughly enjoying your Captcha definitions!! Y’all else, join in the game.
And you’re turning into a songwriter worthy of Nashville - my dog died, my wife left me, my pickup truck got stolen, my Democrat candidate got caught for bribery.
damages nuts: Hillary Clinton’s lockbox.
29 camojack // Jan 13, 2008 at 2:28 am
All right; “Captcha” definition?
southland parents: something Hillary didn’t have.(Bein’ from Illinois, an’ all…)
30 Fred Sinclair // Jan 13, 2008 at 4:09 am
It’s becoming evident that the old Democrat and Republican Parties have been replaced (except for the formal name change) Today there are two parties, leaving me with two choices, I can vote for America or I can vote for Socialism.
There is the American Conservative Party with two men competing for the Presidency
1. Duncan Hunter
2. Fred Thompson
and there is the United American Socialist Party (UASP) with eight men and one woman competing for the Presidency
1. John McCain
2. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Clinton
3. Mike Huckabee
4. Barak Hussein Obama
5. Rudy Giuliani
6. John Edwards
7. Mitt Romney
8. Ron Paul
Heirborn Ranger
31 Fred Sinclair // Jan 13, 2008 at 5:45 am
“fairy tales in which the percentage of “good†African-American characters matches the percentage of blacks in the general population.”
How about adding one simple word so it reads, “fairy tales in which the percentage of “good†African-American characters matches the percentage of “good” blacks in the general population.”?
Heirborn Ranger
32 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 13, 2008 at 7:01 am
If we dispel (from our mind’s eye) the illustrations which accompanied most fairy tales-which have become so familiar over the centuries-race/racism is not an issue.
For further research, here is some of the documentation which the internationally renowned fairy tale scholar Jay Ward began to compile circa 1959.
33 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 13, 2008 at 9:05 am
A couple of years from now, the Cowboys will be playing Playoff Games exactly three miles from my front door. I’m so excited.
Like I don’t loathe the Worst Traffic In The World* enough already. This was a small rural town once-rolling hills and cattle, well, and a few humans scattered hither and thither, also.
*slight exaggeration/understatement, perhaps
34 conserve-a-tips // Jan 13, 2008 at 11:11 am
Do nursery rhymes count as fairy tales? This could be evidence of a Mother Goose campaign:
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone, but when she got there, the cupboard was bare…because GWB took away her job, but I am going to bring about change. Change I tell you!!!
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children she didn’t know what to do…and I, Hillary Clinton, am more for abortion than that ‘change’ guy and I’ll make sure she knows what to do!
Hot cross buns. Hot cross buns…now John Edwards…quit going negative on Hillary…
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. Oh look. Huckabee’s in a pile and Fred Thompson pushed him off!
As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives…now Huckabee…that is really tacky, negative campaigning against Mitt…
Georgy, Porgy, pudding and pie. Kissed the girls and made them cry…heh wait a minute. Bill Clinton’s not in this race! Is he????
narrowed going: The gap between Romney and McCain in Michigan
35 conserve-a-tips // Jan 13, 2008 at 11:13 am
Shall we push??
Craig increased: The amount of interest in bathroom stalls initiated by a spectacled senator.
36 Beerme // Jan 13, 2008 at 12:00 pm
camojack // Jan 13, 2008 at 2:28 am
All right; “Captcha†definition?
southland parents: something Hillary didn’t have.
(Bein’ from Illinois, an’ all…)
That don’t keep her from faking it whenever she’s near a Southerner or a Black church:
“Ahh don’t feel no ways tired”!
37 Beerme // Jan 13, 2008 at 12:02 pm
c-a-t,
#35: Too funny!
38 mig // Jan 13, 2008 at 2:14 pm
AND I have seen them black rednecks here in the south with a yard full of black angels, black nativity scenes and a big ole black santa in thier yards at Christmas.
All is pretty righteous here in da’ south end of NC.
PS. OT. Check out Expelled by Ben Stein.
39 conserve-a-tips // Jan 13, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Beerme, thank you and I couldn’t resist the Captcha that is up right now:
itus production: The spate of numberous global fears dredged up by the liberal left in order to sell their various “pharmaceutical” remedies. ie, globalwarmitus, smokingitus, Bushitus, Obamaitus - I know. It’s itis, but give me a little leeway here.
40 prettyold // Jan 13, 2008 at 6:45 pm
C.A.T.I love them
Jack Spratt could eat no fat ,
his wife could eat no lean
I,Algore ,will eat all the fat and the lean as meat animals cause Global Warming,and I’m the only one rich enough to pay for the “carbon credits” for meat.
Little Miss Muffett, Sat on a Tuffett (a BIG tuffett) eating her curds and whey, then she decried“you hurt my feelings .Boo hoo,boo hoo,sob sob
Little Tommy Tucker sang for his supper,What shall he eat ? White Bread a Butter Tommy boy ,you are really in trouble with the Food Police and PETA.
evening plateau— The time all the Scrapplers stop posting to eat dinner.
41 prettyold // Jan 13, 2008 at 6:49 pm
I thought I was getting Globalwarmitus, but the Doctor said it was just a hot flash.
WV— concerning silvers-Soros and Buffett are messing with the Dollar again .
42 Fred Sinclair // Jan 13, 2008 at 8:55 pm
From what I’ve been reading and hearing, the leaders of the pro- U.A.S.R. (United American Socialist Republics) street-gang. aka Teddy, Nancy, Harry and others of their ilk, are not going to be satisfied with a Canada type socialism or a Sweden/Denmark Socialism, no they’re committed to the whole enchilada. They wish to emulate Castro’s Cuban and Chavez’s Venezuelan interpretation of the religion of Vladimir Ilich Lenin, Karl (Heinrich) Marx and Josif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili aka Joseph Stalin.
It’s pretty obvious that for our own homegrown U,A.S.R. street gang of malcontents to succeed is for american Conservatives to continue sucking their thumbs all the while mumbling around their thumb, “Duh - Isn’t anybody going to do anything?”
It’s been said, rightly enough, that if America is ever defeated it will be because we nurtured at home what we defeated overseas. A coup d’état? It probably would have already happened but for the fact that to avoid offending their Muslim buddies, they’re going to have to throw all their homosexual buddies under the train and they’re not quite ready to do that.
The radical Muslims will settle for nothing less than their beheading. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was extremely accurate when he said that there are no homosexuals in Iran. What he failed to add is the reason for their absence is that all homosexuals are executed.
Anyone who thinks that “It can’t happen here!” believes that lie of satan only if he’s been caught in a “Rip-Van-Winkle” sleep warp for the last twenty years. It not only can happen here - it IS happening here! Allow the liberals to win the White House in November and regretfully you, your family and your grandchildren will pay the price for your thumb sucking.
Heirborn Ranger
43 conserve-a-tips // Jan 13, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Fred, that’s why we vote for a Fred and if he doesn’t get the nomination, stay home from the polls in droves. If the Republican party doesn’t get the message, then it will be time to start a new one! The way we are doing it now, we are just giving carte blanc to the liberals in the party to keep watering down the message.
PrettyOld, LOL on #41- hot flash - giggle
Well, I’m heading to bed and will be out of pocket for the week. Y’all have a great one if I don’t get a chance to check in.
blast put What occurred last week in the center of Bagdhad, courtesy of the US armed services personnel as a gift to Al Quaida operatives.
44 gafisher // Jan 14, 2008 at 7:53 am
“… and if he doesn’t get the nomination, stay home from the polls in droves.”
THAT is (pardon the expression) DUMB. We hear people saying a vote for this or that candidate is a “wasted vote.” That is a dangerous lie; the only truly wasted vote is the one which is not cast.
“Government of the people by the people” *demands* participation. Elections in a real Democracy do not exist to “send a message.” You can do all of that you like during the campaigns (well, at least until McCain-Feingold-Thompson kicks in) but once the nominations are set, it is the DUTY of every eligible voter to exercise the most sacred and important responsibility of citizenship and _VOTE_. To sit and pout because your own favorite was passed by is as serious a dereliction of duty as a soldier falling asleep at his post. More serious, in many ways, for it is done by choice, treason in any other setting.
45 gafisher // Jan 14, 2008 at 8:37 am
Fairy Tales are all about magic; Bill Clinton came not to bury Obama but to praise him.
46 Fred Sinclair // Jan 14, 2008 at 9:29 am
A vote for the Republican nominee that is not cast IS one more vote the Democrats don’t have to cover. Bottom line - to not vote is a de-facto vote FOR the enemy.
Heirborn Ranger
47 Oh, For Christ’s Sake // Jan 17, 2008 at 6:05 pm
[...] ever seen on a comment (one taken out of context at that), but now Clinton wants to deliver an excutive order calling for the creation of fairy tales featuring positive black characters. Yes, because that’s important stuff right there. Need an executive order for that. [...]
48 Black123 // Aug 19, 2009 at 5:41 pm
This story is a joke…………….isnt it?
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