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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:00 PM

Otto’s ‘redneck’ humor video shows insensitivity

Race relations

Racism was at the heart of a trial featured in a play at the Franklin County Courthouse this weekend, when ACT Ottawa performed a stage version of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

Racism also was proffered by some as the reason behind Franklin County’s state Rep. Bill Otto’s recent “Redneck Rap” on YouTube. Otto’s video spends a good deal of time skewering President Obama before he turns to talking of possum, the other dark meat. He says he was making fun of his own redneck heritage.

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