Birther Oklahoma Man Erects Tombstone With Obama’s Name On It As Halloween Display
As Oklahoma family has been putting up a tombstone with President Obama’s name on it for three years. One neighbor who recently moved into the area said, “I was absolutely offended.”
“He is the president of the United States and it actually is about respect,” Ms. Phillips said. “It’s a total respect thing because this person is still alive.”
[su_center_ad]Dwayne Dockens said, he’s sorry if people took it the wrong way but he has no plans on taking the tombstone down, according to KOCO.com.
“I certainly didn’t mean to offend anybody or cause any problems. Don’t know that I would take it down,” he said.
Dockens claims the tombstone which reads, “Obama ?” is harmless.
“[My family and I] made them a few years ago back when it was a big deal, questions up about [Obama’s] birth certificate,” Dockens said. “And we made all these ourselves so just thought it was kind of humorous and, you know, went ahead and put him in there as well.”
Dockens said erecting the decorations with his family brings them cheer.
But, Phillips said she is worried about the message the tombstone sends to children.
Watch courtesy of KOCO.com:
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Mike Butkus Jr. October 13th, 2014 at 10:12 am
“I certainly didn’t mean to offend anybody or cause any problems. Don’t know that I would take it down,” he said.
Just a neighborly way of saying FU.
abbyjo2001 October 13th, 2014 at 10:40 am
I am so sick of the disrespect, they think they are humorous, they make me despise them more every day. I don’t really want to despise anyone but it gets hard not too
Patti October 13th, 2014 at 11:20 am
Well he has the idiotic republican non-apology apology down. He doesn’t mean to offend anyone and it’s just a little fun for he and his family. This ODS is very strange.
R.J. Carter October 13th, 2014 at 11:26 am
Is Obama offended? He’s the only one who matters in this equation.
Anomaly 100 October 13th, 2014 at 11:32 am
I’m sure he’s not aware of it. He probably wouldn’t care.
And if there is ever a real threat, it’s not like the Secret Service will let him in on it.
tiredoftea October 13th, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Or, like they would even know about it until after it runs into the White House.
Anomaly 100 October 13th, 2014 at 12:39 pm
Exactly.
R.J. Carter October 13th, 2014 at 4:59 pm
Trick or treating is going to be a lot trickier and a lot less treatier at 1600 Pennsylvania’s front door this year.
tiredoftea October 13th, 2014 at 5:23 pm
Like the Secret Service will notice the little bugger’s going through the door.
R.J. Carter October 13th, 2014 at 5:39 pm
This costume might get stopped:
tiredoftea October 13th, 2014 at 6:12 pm
Probably. That would be the return to duty of the Brazilian contingent.
arc99 October 13th, 2014 at 11:57 am
so basic civility, simple respect, and the practice of basing opinions on actual events, not hysterical fiction do not matter?
thanks for the clarification of conservative values.
R.J. Carter October 13th, 2014 at 12:09 pm
So… we’re supposed to fact check our Halloween decorations now? Funsuckers.
jasperjava October 13th, 2014 at 9:00 pm
He’s not the only one who matters. There’s such a thing as community standards. There’s such a thing as basic human decency.
I guess conservatives will defend “freedom of speech”, but only when it involves racist death threats against the President. They never seem to get enough of that.
R.J. Carter October 13th, 2014 at 9:14 pm
There is no death threat here. There’s a tombstone with a “?” for the birth date. It’s a birth joke — nothing more.
Also, the tombstone is the same color as all the other tombstones, so your “racist” remark is an incredible reach.
jasperjava October 14th, 2014 at 1:12 am
Anybody who fantasizes about the President’s death to the extent of making a tombstone for him must have some kind of desire to see him dead. Anybody who wants to see the President dead must have some powerful irrational animus. Given that this is Oklahoma, the hatred is very likely to be racially based.
R.J. Carter October 14th, 2014 at 9:09 am
The suppositions are strong with you.
jasperjava October 14th, 2014 at 2:39 pm
I’m through with giving conservatives the benefit of the doubt. It’s a evil ideology based on ignorance, hatred, greed, and fear, which has caused untold misery worldwide.
Whether it’s some shmuck putting up a fake tombstone to express his racist hatred, or the Koch brothers manipulating the system to undermine democracy and bend us to their will, I have no sympathy for them.
eddie1247 October 13th, 2014 at 11:27 am
To quote the inimitable Forrest Gump “Stupid is as stupid does”.
M D Reese October 13th, 2014 at 11:43 am
Of COURSE he means to offend. That’s the whole reason for doing it.
Larry Schmitt October 13th, 2014 at 12:24 pm
Beat me to it. I don’t know how people can say things like that that everyone, including them, know are not true.
M D Reese October 13th, 2014 at 5:29 pm
It’s like starting a sentence with “I’m not a racist, but…”
Clear_view October 13th, 2014 at 11:45 am
Respect and responsibility to each other in this country is long gone!! Our past institutions and common courtesy we learned as children was not passed on to today. I think it was after the book by Dr. Spock about child rearing where he said “your child is special and should be treated as such” gave license to parents to think, the teacher is wrong, my child is right or telling the little league umpire to go F himself! We have been horrible examples as parents and this is just another example.
arc99 October 13th, 2014 at 11:53 am
In the spirit of the holiday, I think I will get a bumper sticker that says OBAMA 2016.
That should scare the living daylights out of these clowns.
“Hey! O Reilly said the Kenyan could not run again. It was on FOX so I knew it was true. We are doomed! BENGHAZI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
arc99 October 13th, 2014 at 11:53 am
In the spirit of the holiday, I think I will get a bumper sticker that says OBAMA 2016.
That should scare the living daylights out of these clowns.
“Hey! O Reilly said the Kenyan could not run again. It was on FOX so I knew it was true. We are doomed! BENGHAZI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
tiredoftea October 13th, 2014 at 12:01 pm
The guy pretty much got the spelling right, so give him a break!
rg9rts October 13th, 2014 at 12:17 pm
In the interest of equal time Bush should be there too
neworleans878 October 13th, 2014 at 12:22 pm
He’s right…it is freedom of speech…just like it’s my fight to call him a f*cking low class idiot.
Guy Lauten October 13th, 2014 at 12:22 pm
Photo updated:
StoneyCurtisll October 13th, 2014 at 4:40 pm
I dig the new grave stone..:)
ChrisVosburg October 13th, 2014 at 12:41 pm
I can’t get bent out of shape about what I assume to be the harmless poke at birther conspiracies which claim it isn’t known what year Obama was born.
That’s what the question mark signifies on the tombstone– the birth date.
That said, in related news, I expect we’re going to see a lot less beheading tableaux at neighborhood haunted houses this year.
Candide Thirtythree October 13th, 2014 at 1:48 pm
Living across the street from a racist has to be unnerving for her and her kids.
NW10 October 13th, 2014 at 2:09 pm
So many hateful comments on the video, one even accused the person complaining of being a Muslim.
Commodore October 13th, 2014 at 2:34 pm
Stupidity knows no bounds.
KB723 October 13th, 2014 at 2:46 pm
A family that Slays together stays Together???
Roy Ferry October 13th, 2014 at 3:22 pm
Real classy, guys, real classy.
Deirdre Hebert October 14th, 2014 at 3:22 pm
I’d say that other families can just put up Dockens tombstones – I mean it doesn’t mean anything – and it’s not really offensive – right?