UPDATE Shameful Missouri State Fair stunt smears Obama

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Source: Kansas City Star

The taxpayer-supported Missouri State Fair is getting a lot of negative publicity in social media Sunday following a report of a shameful stunt that occurred Saturday night in Sedalia.

The story is posted to Daily Kos and Show Me Progress. And look for reaction with #MoStateFair on Twitter.

Basically, a clown wearing a mask of President Barack Obama came out during the bull riding event. The crowd was asked if it wanted to see Obama “run down by a bull.”

Things got worse from there, which doesn’t surprise me, given the anti-Obama feeling among many fairgoers from rural Missouri, where Obama lost bigtime to Mitt Romney (at least 60-40 percent in much of outlying parts of state) in 2012 re-election bid.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/11/4403626/shameful-missouri-state-fair-stunt.html#storylink=cpy

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/11/4403626/shameful-missouri-state-fair-stunt.html

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How far will the continuing backlash go? Obama-hate is getting out of control. Contact the Missouri State Fair:

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Missouri State Fair Foundation
2503 West 16th Street
Sedalia, MO 65301

(660)-530-5620

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UPDATE: The Fair has responded https://www.facebook.com/MissouriStateFair

The performance by one of the rodeo clowns at Saturday’s event was inappropriate and disrespectful, and does not reflect the opinions or standards of the Missouri State Fair. We strive to be a family friendly event and regret that Saturday’s rodeo badly missed that mark.