Worthy of An Uproar?

Is this moronic pin worthy of the world going into a tizzy?

“If Obama is president…Will we still call it the White House."

Would you call this racism, or stupidity?

The vendor who sold a racist pin at the Texas Republican Party convention last weekend in Houston apologized today and said he had no intention of creating the firestorm that has ensued.

What did the dope think was going to happen?

“It’s just been crazy,” said Jonathan Alcox, who runs republicanmarket.com and had buttons and other items for sale at the GOP gathering. “The point is we made a mistake. I realize that now. And I apologize.”

The cartoon that was his inspiration carried a different subtext.

Mr. Alcox said he made 12 of the pins after seeing a comic strip where Barack Obama was standing in front of a sign saying “The White House,” with the building behind him. Mr. Obama is depicted thinking, “That’s the first thing we’ll change.”

“We just changed it around a little bit and everyone went crazy. I was shocked,” Mr. Alcox said.

So what's the reaction been like?

his Web site was hacked, he was threatened, and the Texas Republican Party – his biggest customer -- said it would never use his services again. He received so many abusive calls that he had to disconnect his phone. It’s the strongest reaction he’s gotten in 17 years in the business, he said.