The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) issued a statement Tuesday in response to the Obama rodeo clown stunt at the Missouri State Fair. "The activities at the Missouri State Fair targeting and inciting violence against our President are serious and warrant a full review by both the Secret Service and the Justice Department," says NAACP State President Mary Ratliff, who lives in Columbia...more
And there is this about announcer Mark Ficken, who is also the Superintendent of a school district:
Late Monday, rodeo announcer Mark Ficken resigned as president of the Missouri Rodeo Cowboys Association. He also serves as superintendent of the Boonville School District, which has launched an investigation into the stunt last Saturday. Ficken's lawyer says Ficken stepped down because the association is still letting the clown remain a member. Lawyer Albert Watkins says Ficken resigned after a tough day of criticism and personal attacks that left him shaken. He says Ficken felt he was in the "cross hairs of virtually everybody for something he was not responsible for."
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