According to a rather unsettling report in The Commercial Appeal, Arlington Mayor Russell Wiseman posted a racist rant on his Facebook page about President Obama — apparently triggered by President Obama’s Afghanistan speech interfering with the annual broadcast of the “Peanut’s” Christmas Special.
The second term mayor wrote, “Ok, so, this is total crap, we sit the kids down to watch ‘The Charlie Brown Christmas Special’ and our muslim president is there, what a load…..try to convince me that wasn’t done on purpose. Ask the man if he believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and he will give you a 10 minute disertation (sic) about it….w…hen the answer should simply be ‘yes’….”
According to the Commercial Appeal, Wiseman’s extensive Facebook post went on to continue attacking the president, his supporters, and Muslims.
“…you obama people need to move to a muslim country…oh wait, that’s America…pitiful…you know, our forefathers had it written in the original Constitution that ONLY property owners could vote, if that has stayed in there, things would be different…”
Although Wiseman’s Facebook account is not public, the inflammatory statements were seen by his 1,600 Facebook “friends.” When asked by the Commercial Appeal to comment, Wiseman declined, saying, “It’s ridiculous for someone to send my Facebook post.”
You guys are trying to make a mountain out of a molehill.
Wiseman’s official website announces that, “The Wisemans are active members of Sycamore View Church of Christ in Memphis.”
