July 4 Parade Features 'Obama Presidential Library' Outhouse Float

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Kathurima says she wrote to the town's mayor as well as the Chamber of Commerce expressing her concerns with the float. State party officials offered similar criticism.

“We have seen many times when Nebraskans disapproved of the President, but this clearly crosses the line.” Nebraska Democratic Party executive director Dan Marvin said in a Saturday statement. “There is a level of respect for the office of the Presidency which should not be crossed. It's beyond disappointing the City of Norfolk, it’s officials, and citizens would allow such a thing.”

The presidential library outhouse comparison has become somewhat of a conservative meme in recent years. A similar structure was on display at Montana's state Republican convention in 2012. And last fall, an outhouse with a "presidential library" sign drew criticism in a small New Mexico town. Rick Konopasek, a member of the Norfolk parade committee, defended the float, comparing it to a political cartoon and noting that multiple parade judges awarded it an "honorable mention."

"It's obvious the majority of the community liked it," he said. "So should we deny the 95 percent of those that liked it their rights, just for the 5 percent of people who are upset?"



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/06/obama-outhouse-float_n_5561568.html

[NYC_SKP]

1. OFFS!

assholes

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Nice rig there, Clyde. (During the week he uses it to deliver

hot meals to his fellow conservatives)

[deminks]

2. Of course they would think an outhouse and a library were the same thing!

An outhouse is the only place many of them have read anything for any length of time.

[uppityperson]

3. thread win

[Boomerproud]

5. So it got Honorable Mention eh?

Very "Honorable" that was. If they had done that to RR Superstar would the organizers be guffawing?

[PATXgirl]

6. For most of them, their daily outhouse visit is probably the only "library" they'll ever see.