Oregon radio talk show host Bill Post might be loved by figures such as GOP chair Allen Alley but his program and Facebook book page crosses lines into extremist territory - including blatant racism.
Consider this picture placed on his Facebook wall, a post he has kept up since last month, which compares President Obama to a monkey. Post's only comment on the picture that he allows on his site is that he would like to take a poll on the appropriates on the image.
Oregon is better than this and so is our nation.
I urge Mr. Post to remove this image and to apologize to President Obama and the people of Oregon for engaging in race baiting of the worst kind.
Political leaders such as Allen Alley, along with the Oregon GOP, and all those who appear on Mr. Post's program seeking support should urge Mr. Post to take these actions and promise not to appear on his program if he refuses.
Mr. Post often talks about his Christian faith. As a minister, I believe that good people of faith can come to different conclusions on how to vote in this election. But racism is sin.
(Update: I'll note that in a comment left last night by Mr. Post he claims to have condemned this image. That comment is not visible, however. I would hope that he has in some way. What are visible, however, are other postings: One by Mr. Post defending a GOP congressional candidate who has written articles defending slavery and another by one of Mr. Post's listeners suggesting that the president eats puppies.)
