Racist Obama monkey t-shirts on sale

Mulligan's Tavern a Marietta, Georgia bar owned by Mike Norman is supposedly selling 'OBAMA in '08' t-shirts with Curious George monkey image on the front. Atlanta's WSBTV reports the publishing company Houghton Mifflin, which owns the rights to the cartoon character is said to be weighing its legal options.

The news station adds:
The Anti-Defamation League also condemned the T-shirt being sold, saying it's, "An outrageous slur against Barack Obama and all African Americans."

"Mike Norman - the bar's owner - pretends he is shocked that people would be offended by the T-shirt," said Bill Nigut, ADL's Southeast Regional Director. "But he knows full well that the characterization of African Americans as monkeys is a highly offensive stereotype. Every time he sells one of the shirts he is happily sending a racist message out the door." READ MORE...

Mulligan's has exercised his free speech, so if you want to exercise yours, here is the link to contact information if you want to contact the owner, and let him know what you think about his t-shirts. Contact Mulligan's

I don't know how come I didn't run across this story in my Boston Herald, but thanks to Jonathan for sending me the news link.