In a sort of delayed derp reaction, several wingnut bloggers are having conniptions today about my post on Ann Romney’s dog-whistle comment about the Obamas’ “overseas vacations,” because I wrote that these right wing criticisms often contain a not very subtle sub-text of racism.

The dumbest and nastiest one I’ve seen in our referrer log is from the moron who stole the name of his blog from one of our upper-right sidebar random sayings: Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » Lefty Blogger Accuses Ann Romney of “Racism” After She Says They Won’t Take As Many Vacations As The Obamas…

Long time blog readers will know who this this [sic] washed-up clown Charles Johnson is, but for those who don’t he was once a prominent conservative blogger who decided he didn’t like being a prominent conservative blogger and made a hard left turn and with it went all his readers, traffic, dignity and shame. These days he languishes in obscurity trying to get people blocked from Twitter.

How could anyone think there was a sub-text of racism in Ann Romney’s remarks? Why, it’s outrageous that I’d say something like that!

From Weasel Zipper’s comments on this story, where they’re busily calling Michelle Obama a “sasquatch” and a “wookie:”

She’s so attractive.
squatch is growling and sharpening her claws.

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I cannot wait for Ann to be our First Lady. Class all the way. The Wookie, not so much.

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Don’t think we’ll be seeing Ann Romney on the Nickolodeon awards, dressed like a hoochie-mama, either.

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Class on our right, Chewbacca on the left.

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What’s the deal with Chewbacca’s falling hair over the RIGHT eye? Is that her pirate look? As in pillaging.

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Ha, Good for you Ann and even if you did, you would probably pay your own way.
We need Class not Wookie Ass in our White House .

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Well Guys we all better watch out come this August.
The wookie likes to take that whole month off; With this being an election year she is going to have to cancel and that is going to make a very,very unhappy wookie.
Or she will just say fuck it(like normal) and take the vacations anyway without obama.More time to spend with her Secret Service toy.

Or how about this post at Weasel Zippers, with a picture of President Obama with a shovel? Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » Michelle Obama’s Latest Plea For Donations: Barack Was a Fearless Snow Shoveler When We Lived In Chicago…

What job did the Mooch have????

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Shoveling snow up his nose.

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Both of the 0bamas would be better put to work shoveling dirt on a farm. Or perhaps picking cotton on a plantation. Get those two f**ks out of the white house please.

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Oh crap,he doesn’t get up till noon by then the snow is melting

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Just wondering is the money for more wigs and face lifts…the street corner husler is hard at work…

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God’s clowns will not go quietly.Maybe after Jeopardy,Sasquatch can head to the SD ZOO and double dutch for the primates amusement.

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Hopefully that fuck stix is digging his own dirt nap resting place.

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Oooo….careful saying that The Obamessiah is using a “spade” — don’t want to incur the wrath of a missile-firing domestic drone (hmm… that seems an apt description for both Obozo and the First Wookie!)

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Looney Tunes! the gorilla is on the bath salts also.

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Bet he was going ape shit being surrounded by so much white.

Remember, though — there’s no racism on the right wing!

Meanwhile, I’m extremely broken up about “languishing in obscurity.” What will it take for me to get noticed by someone with some real clout, instead of this obscure publication called Politico that nobody’s ever heard of?

Fast and Furious: Blogs Rage Over Obama Exec Privilege:

“The right wing blogs are howling in unison like frustrated banshees, of course,” dismisses Charles Johnson at Little Green Footballs.