Kentucky Man Displays Watermelon-Eating Obama Sculpture

Amateur comedian says he is exercising his right to free speech

Kentucky resident Danny Hafley is calling his front-yard sculpture of a watermelon-eating President Barack Obama his “buddy” who “don’t talk... [or] make no smart comments.”  Hafley, a white amateur comedian, told local TV news station Lex 18 that his display is meant as a joke and not a racist display. He says everyone who sees it loves it: “If I had a dollar for everyone who stopped and took a picture of it I’d be a millionaire.” Some of his neighbors find the display in bad taste. "If he wants to place it someplace else that would be fine," said one anonymous neighbor interviewed by Lex 18. "We don't have black people in this community but I'm sure they travel this road like everybody else does. They could be offended. I don't agree with it." Hafley said he would display the sculpture until the spring or until he gets in trouble. (BuzzFeed)

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