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I guess even the possibility of a black President is too much from some. In a lot of cases, it gets to the point that racial prejudices bubble to the top. In other cases, they spill over.

Such is the case with country music station radio host Sam Allred. Allred is co-host of KVET’s “Sam and Bob in the Morning” broadcast out of Austin, TX.

Allred reached deep into the racist archives for the following comment he made last Thursday (3/2/07) in regards to Barack Obama. Below is a transcript of the exchange he had with his co-host.

Cole said: “He’s moving up in the polls. Obama.”
Allred said: “He’s a likeable guy.”
Cole said: “He’s clean is what what’s-his-name said. Joe Biden told us that.”
Allred said: “Clean darky.”
Cole said: “Sammy!”

Yes, he did use the word “darky” in reference to Obama. I wonder if he was reading the “Autobiography of Bull Conner” or “Strom Thurmond’s Diary” to come up with that one or, is this just simply a part of his normal vocabulary?

Allred has been suspended for a week. The station says that its policy is to “not discriminate against individuals regardless of race, religion, gender, age or sexual orientation.” However, in a strange bit of irony, filling in for Allred is none other than Kinky Friedman. Friedman, who recently ran for governor of Texas, has his own history of animosity black folks and had no problem expressing this publicly while on the campaign trail.

I guess Obama’s candidacy is only serving to remind America of the realities of race relations in this country. Sadly, I’ve seen stuff like this so many times, it’s growing harder and harder to be shocked.

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