By MICHELLE DeARMOND
The Press-Enterprise

The latest newsletter by an Inland Republican women's group depicts Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama surrounded by a watermelon, ribs and a bucket of fried chicken, prompting outrage in political circles.

The October newsletter by the Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated says if Obama is elected his image will appear on food stamps -- instead of dollar bills like other presidents. The statement is followed by an illustration of "Obama Bucks" -- a phony $10 bill featuring Obama's face on a donkey's body, labeled "United States Food Stamps."

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This is sickening

i don't think they have food stamps any longer

i think they are issued with a debit card

but that does not change the ignorance of the idea

Yes, on a food stamp dollar with racist connotations all around him. It is sickening.

That's just ridiculous and embarrassing. They need more oversight of their news letter and they should probably remove everyone involved in that cartoon.

it goes to show that a mind is a terrible thing to waste
just because you may not like a candidate is no reason to stoop to smearing them racially

I don't think they do either
but it seems this has more of an impact than a card would....

there was a worse one even, circulating in cali late last week: it had obama on a new $10 bill surrounded with kfc chicken, watermelon and ribs.

ugly and truly racist.

Can they get away with that?