standing out here. reporter: danny halfly has seen many a picture standing out here taking pictures with the president. that s my buddy. obama s your buddy? well, this is? he don t talk, he don t make no smart comments. he don t talk, he don t make no smart comment. might as we say uppity. halfly claims he doesn t understand why the mannequin is considered racist. he also says it s his right to display the mannequin. the way i look at it, it s freedom of speech. freedom of speech, indeed. let s hear some more speech from social activist, reverend marcia dyson and marc morial, president and ceo of the national urban league. mr. morial, mayor, let me turn to you, sir. where are we heading as a country when we see this kind of conflagration along the front of american race? it s nothing new. i mean, let s look at the fact that perhaps social media and media attention has given more
social media provided a platform for the nation s unenlightened to air their grievances with the president s skin color. one blog tracked the origin of racist tweets, following the president s re-election. the majority of them coming from red states in the southeast. twitter saw another eruption of racist language when the president interrupted sunday night football to address victims families in newtown, connecticut. and for those not as technologically savvy, danny halfly of kentucky proves there are more old-fashioned ways to show one s ignorance in 2012. halfly says there is nothing racist about this barack obama mannequin, holding a slice of watermelon. halfly put the display up around election day and doesn t plan on taking it down anytime soon. it s a mix of white collar suits with blue-collar clothes peeking out. i d be a millionaire. and watermelon. i thought he might get hungry standing out here. reporter: danny halfly has seen many a picture standing out here taki
social media provided a platform for the nation s unenlightened to air their grievances with the president s skin color. one blog tracked the origin of racist tweets, following the president s re-election. the majority of them coming from red states in the southeast. twitter saw another eruption of racist language when the president interrupted sunday night football to address victims families in newtown, connecticut. and for those not as technologically savvy, danny halfly of kentucky proves there are more old-fashioned ways to show one s ignorance in 2012. halfly says there is nothing racist about this barack obama mannequin, holding a slice of watermelon. halfly put the display up around election day and doesn t plan on taking it down anytime soon. it s a mix of white collar suits with blue-collar clothes peeking out. i d be a millionaire. and watermelon. i thought he might get hungry standing out here. reporter: danny halfly has seen many a person standing out
and with that historic event came a whole wave of hate speech and racist stunts. social media provided a platform for the nation s unenlightened to air their grievances with the president s skin color. one blog tracked the origin of racist tweets, following the president s re-election. the majority of them coming from red states in the southeast. twitter saw another eruption of racist language when the president interrupted sunday night football to address victims families in newtown, connecticut. and for those not as technologically savvy, danny halfly of kentucky proves there are more old-fashioned ways to show one s ignorance in 2012. halfly says there is nothing racist about this barack obama mannequin, holding a slice of watermelon. halfly put the display up around election day and doesn t plan on taking it down anytime soon. it s a mix of white collar suits with blue-collar clothes peeking out. i d be a millionaire. and watermelon. i thought he might get hungry