Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Saturday, February 02, 2013

Bob Grisham, Alabama Football Coach, Apparently Insults 'Fat Butt Michelle Obama' And 'Queers'

An Alabama high school coach is under investigation by the school district this week after apparently making controversial statements about gays and the first lady in front of students, the Times Daily reports.

In a tape leaked to school officials, Lauderdale County High School coach Bob Grisham allegedly blames "fat butt Michelle Obama" for the school's low-calorie lunches and says "what [queers] do is wrong and an abomination against God."

School district Superintendent Jennifer Gray, who said the tape was sent to her via email, told the Times Daily that the district was looking into the incident.

Visit the Times Daily to hear the recording.

The same tape was apparently sent to local media outlet WAAY31, according to the station. As Raw Story notes, Grisham was once named coach of the year.

This is not the first time Michelle Obama has been called fat. Last year the Atlantic ran a story called "Why Fat Conservatives Love Calling Michelle Obama Fat" that detailed several similar incidents. (The magazine has also called it a "political put-down meme.")

The piece was prompted in part by the comments of Wisconsin congressman Jim Sensenbrenner, who was overheard saying, "look at [Michelle Obama's] big butt." The Republican politician later wrote an official apology to the first lady, according to The Journal Sentinel.

Original Article
Source: huffingtonpost.com
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