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RIVERSIDE— A
San Bernardino County Republican group has distributed a newsletter
picturing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on a $10
bill that reads ìFood Stampsî adorned with a watermelon,
ribs, Kool-Aid and a bucket of fried chicken.
Linking Obama to demeaning racist stereotypes drew denunciations
from various GOP officials after the illustration appeared in the October
newsletter of the Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated, the Riverside
Press-Enterprise reported last Thursday.
Diane Fedele, president of the group, said she had no racist intent.
"I never connected," she told the newspaper. "It was just
food to me. It didn't mean anything else."
The Obama campaign declined to comment, saying it does not address
such attacks.
The newsletter was sent to about 200 club members and associates
last week by mail and e-mail. The club is a volunteer group that is not
directly responsible to the state party, said California Republican Party
press secretary Hector Barajas, who denounced the newsletter.
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