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Hot on the heels of the ingenious “half-breed muslin” sign comes this front-yard installation from reader “Mike.” It has stirred up considerably less controversy. “This has been in my yard for over a month, except for the occasional picture taking by someone driving by, the neighbors seem to be ignoring my Obama Jesus,” he writes sadly. Why do Floridians continue to denigrate the valuable work of community organizers?
People probably can’t tell if this is pro-Obama or anti-Obama
That’s just the black Jesus though.
Nevermind that, why is this Jesus black? Everyone knows Jesus was whiter’n Archie Bunker.
They probably DO object to the fact that that Jesus is a bit swarthy looking, though.
Jesus died on the cross for your votes!
Pretty sure Madonna did a video about this campaign sign.
Scarab: Yes. Cool points for historical accuracy.
Even Sarah Palin in the Florida sun will feel the effects of Global Tanning.
WhatTheHeck: We’re hoping she’ll melt.
This answers the question of what Jeebus would do.
I loves me some good ol’ seperation of church and state and stuff.
This retarded sign is almost “enough” to make me stay home Nov.4th.
Question: Did he MAKE it a black Jeebus, or did he just rifle through the bin at Wallmart till he found the right skin tone? Did he ignore latin Jeebus and asian Jeebus?
V572625694: Yep. He’d color coordinate.
What the AD on the side is trying to tell me is that for the next 3 months, I need to give all my jeebus money to the REAL jeebus, Barack “HisSon” Obama.
Where the hell is the Unicorn farting Rainbows. You know rednecks can’t see Black Jesuses.
Does “Mike’s” Baby Jeebus weep tears when Walnuts is telling a lie?
That’s not the real Jesus! He’s not nailed to the cross. He’s just sort of floating there.
Oh, and he’s black with an Obama sign.
“I’m Jesus H. Christ, and I approve this ad.”
I’m happily imagining bible-thumping racist bitters across this great land being sent into fits of apopleptic rage by this picture.
does it shed real tears-o-hope? cuz if’n it don’t, it ain’t no reel murcal
LittlePhatGuise: A guy putting up a sign on his lawn is not the same as the government endorsing or promoting a religion. Lighten up.
This is all the encouragement I need to launch my line of gardeners’ butts lawn signs with the “drill here” message.
LittlePhatGuise: You realize of course, that fat, gun-totin’, wolf-killin, economy destroyin’, and gay-hatin’ Jeebus will have a better chance of winning, yes?
As a non-believer, I’m loathsome of the theocracy we’re currently in the confines of, but let’s be reasonable. Obama Jeebus needs our vote.
I like the symbolism in the robes — the white is because he’s not black enough, and the red is for all the aborted fetuses.
Better this than a lawn jockey. I know how to pick my battles.
Is that Obama holding his own sign?
Lawn Gnomes For Obama!
Borat: He has a little pump hooked up to a PC linked to factcheck.org. The damn thing ran up his water bill to $13,000 last week alone though, so he had to stop.
What would Palin do?
LittlePhatGuise: You would stay home because someone who has absolutely no association with the Obama campaign thought it would be cool to have Jesus hold an Obama sign?
Way to control your own destiny. Learn how to use quotation marks.
I don’t know, that looks pretty much like America’s Lynard Skynard Jesus with a big time tan. He must have been in elitist Hawaii.
Afrocentric J.C. is raising the roof for Barry.
jinmoom: A guy droppin’ snark on the pages of Wonkette is not the same as some really uppity prick trying to police her boards. Lighten up.
cal: I just had a thought. Can an Obama/lawn jockey pic be in our future?
Jesus was a community organizer,
Ponitus Pilot was a Governor!
http://www.rumromanismrebellion.net/2008/09/04/sales-pitch/
looks like jesus needs some sunscreen. or maybe he got a swag bag at the DNC with a coupon for a “mystic tan.”
magic titty: As a non-believer, I’m loathsome of the theocracy we’re currently in the confines of, but let’s be reasonable. Obama Jeebus needs our vote.
I AM AN ATHEIST & I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE.
Did they hafta go with the “hair of wool” Jeezus?
Who would of guessed that Jeebus was elitist? All the bitters will now switch thier allegiance to thier lord and savior Caribou Barbie, killer of Moose and Bridges!
That sign reminds me that I need to donate more to Obama. My thought process: Jesus->Palin->speaking in tongues->no fuckin way.
LittlePhatGuise: jinmoom: Can everyone take three steps back, por favor?
rikitikitavi: Unknot your panties.
Did you miss the “almost” part? Just checking, because obviously, you missed the properly used quotation marks referencing Obama’s “Enough” claim.
You are a peckerhead. Quote me on it.
Jesus’ clothing was made of muslin.
obfuscator: That’s Jesus Hussein Christ to you.
You’re all wrong. It’s George Hamilton Jesus. And let me guess, made in China?
Is he tanned or just made of GODiva?
How could this be controversial? Everybody knew that Black Jesus was going to support Obama. Hell, I believe he shares a time share with Muhammad on South Beach.
hej: She would hunt you…aerially…from a plane…with a very large gun…and bullets.
Is it not supposed to be pissing on a McCorpse halloween headstone?
Terry: Being that this is Florida, the Jesus part could be more controversial than the black part.
Chris, Jesus, throw on some sunblock. You’re not… heeey, Cape Clod beat me to it. Get out of my fucking brain, man!
Earl Monroe approves of this photo.
Absolutely not the real Jesus. The real Jesus had blond hair and blue eyes, as I learned at Presbyterian vacation bible school.
magic titty: I love the smell of holy war in the morning.
Gopherit v2.0: Is that like the way Muggles can’t see Dementors?
Those robes look awfully hot for Florida. Jesus needs to strip down to his skivvies.
Naked Bunny with a Whip: Yes, what this image needs to be less controversial is for black Jesus to be naked.
grendel: I feel a Madonna video coming on. Black naked Jesus loves Pepsi, supports Obama.
Hey - where’s Buddy Christ when you need him. I’d put him on tour with Biden in a heartbeat.
“Who loves you, America?”
Man, Charlie Christ is rocking that long hair and beard look. But what’s with the dress? Oh right. But what’s with the Obama sign then?
The old sign said “King of the Jews”.
This is an improvement!
Why does black Jeebus have blue eyes?
sati demise: tsktsk.
jodyleek: half-breed muslin…
I always thought Jesus and Obama were working at cross purposes. *cough*
Sweet Chocolate Jesus! My Lord and favorite dessert!
For the Editors: How many (if any) of the Town Halls/ Debates are you planning to liveblog?
Iggy Plop: Ah, hell, Charlie ain’t a real Repug! He’s gay isn’t he? And sorta kinda a little bit of an environmentalist. As much as it takes to get elected, anyway.
Also, shouldn’t Jesus’s feet be nailed to that cross? It looks like he’s dancing, although the Crucified Dancing Jesus has a certain appeal, especially in Las Vegas.
“Peter — Peter — I can see Russia from here.”
SayItWithWookies: Now, that is funny.
Black Muslin Jesus.
SayItWithWookies: Hey Peter, I bet I can beat ya running to Russia. I’ll give you a head start.
I read about this at Crooks and Liars, but take a look at this anti-Palin rally in Anchorage: http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/09/14/alaska-women-reject-palin-rally-is-huge/
There are some really funny signs from teh rally. My favorite: “Hockey Mom: Stay the puck out of DC.”
That is such a typical libtard yard. Probably hasn’t even been mowed by illegal immigrants, and the non-use of chemical fertilizers is disturbing.
Why’s he holding the sign? Jesus doesn’t self promote! A Paul or Thomas statue should b holding the sign for our sainted black Jesus.
http://thesebastards.blogspot.com/
irisheyes: I wish they were live-blogging the Ed Schultz show right now. Just caught some of it on the radio…and boy, are the Alaskans down to earth and plain-spoken. And the ones at the Town Hall aren’t loving Palin. They know their stuff and if I worked for Obama, I would use clips in ads all across the country (unless, it’s better to ignore her and focus on McCain. Then I wouldn’t).
at least it’s a Florida tan, not an elitist Hawaiian tan.
I don’t care if it rains or freezes
‘Long as I got my negro Jesus
Holdin’ up anObamasign in my yaaard…
C’mon, everyone. Sing along with me…
hej: Shoot it from an aeroplane?
hej: Put its hair in a banana clip from 1984?
Miller: One can only suppose it was the ancient Roman equivalent of a billboard.
Cape Clod: Jebus the Gay Blade?
I just returned from the area of Pennsyltuckey where both Obama & McCain campaigned last week. On a ominous note for the Dems chances in PA, I saw McCain lawn signs pretty much everywhere (including on what should be deemed public property) but saw only one Obama lawn sign. Obama better turn out the vote huge in the cities because everywhere else in Pennsyltuckey is going for McCain. I did not talk politics on this trip because I did not want to be shot.
Mike said the installation had been in his yard for “over a month.” The blue-eyed Jesus was lily white on the first day. That’s a Florida tan. As an Obama supporter, I’m thrilled to hear that the sign and statue have not been defaced or objected to.
Is John McCain staging a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack on Wonkette, or are teh tubes just clogged near Wonkette HQ?
LittlePhatGuise: How’s about 9/11 Jeesus?
LittlePhatGuise: Wow, you really woke up on the wrong side of the bed today, didn’t you? I’m sorry I said anything!
raider12:
Don’t be too discouraged. There are Obama supporters, but they can’t display it because they know their juvenile neighbors and the destruction they will cause to unattended signs/homes/vehicles. I live in such an area. They only understand that they’ve crossed a line when a 12-gauge shotgun is pointed at their foreheads.
I thought Obama was running for Jeebus?
Servo: Did you need to borrow one?
This is my dad’s statue, he’s pretty proud of himself especially now that it’s online…
Just to note a few things:
-He’s definitely an Obama supporter he just has a weird sense of humor and thought this would be the funniest thing in the entire world.
-He’s not trying to offend anyone, well maybe just the bible thumpers…
-He got the statue from one of those statue places so he didn’t really get to choose whether it was nailed on the cross or not…it was the only concrete mold there.
-We painted it ourselves
-We aren’t religious
-I have no deep mind boggling explanation for it.
-And, we also have a gold Buddha in our yard.
-He mows his lawn and uses pesticides and we don’t have lawn care people because he likes riding his lawnmower…he’s basically almost a redneck, just not stupid.
My dad is so weird….
That brown-skinned Muslin Jeebus looks like he’s floating on air, probably very very high on Barry’s hope spliff, or Afghani kif. Everyone knows the real baby Jeebus was borned in a Cuyahoga County trailer park in O-hi-o.
(But if Jeebus really did move south to Florida and was staked to a fake Hope sign in the front yard for sixteen years, he too would probably turn dark. What a shame.)
llyn: That’s ’cause that the locals easily confuse Jesus with Dale Earnhardt Senior.
If Dale Sr. and Jesus were both drowning in a pond, they’d save Dale.
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/4803/eagleheadflag5yo3nj.gif
S.Luggo: That’s a trick question. From what I understand from my NASCAR and Jeebus loving frineds, both of them should be able to walk on water. Don’t rescue either of the fakes!
I know that according to Chris Rock, negro Jesuses are supposed to piss off us whitey, but truth is that all of the pictures we had of him when I was a kid were sepiatone, so I’m good with it.
btwbfdimho:
He’s made of Godiva: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wfamPW3Eaw
“Well its got to be a chocolate jesus
Make me feel good inside
Got to be a chocolate jesus
Keep me satisfied”
kelly58921: So he was suddenly inspired to erect a statue of Christ holding an Obama sign? Hmmmmm…
Jesus was a complex half-breed himself, born of a real mother and an imaginary father.
kelly58921: Hey, your Dad is maybe a tad weird…. but in a good way. (’Cause this is pretty funny, all right.)
In Florida the name is pronounced Hey Zeus, encouraged by the Spanish fathers as a way for former pagans to relate to Christianity. Because Obama has nailed down the minority hippie vote, this Hey Zeus sign will cause little controversy, as it might if the figurine were of a US Marine or Walt Disney.
Hussein!! I always wondered what the H. in Jesus H. Christ stood for.
Thomas …oh Thomas….Thomas! Are you still doubting???
Things are looking up for me, now if my prayers come true Obiden drop dead I will choose Hillary so help me Allah!
Cape Clod:
I love the George Hamilton Jesus. Do you think he got his tan on a tanning bed in Alaska?
The neighbours are just waiting for November 5th, and the Black Guy Fawkes Day cross burning.