Racist rodeo clown claims Michelle Obama belongs in National Geographic Magazine

A rodeo clown has landed in hot water after making a racist quip about Michelle Obama over a PA system.
Mike Hayhurst of Barstow, California, joked at the 17th annual Creston Classic Rodeo about the First Lady should be a National Geographic model, according to the San Luis Obispo Tribune.
Hayhurst, whose website promises 'good clean family comedy always,' told the audience that Playboy had offered Mitt Romney's wife Ann' $250,000 to pose in the magazine.'
He then added that 'the White House is upset about it because National Geographic only offered Michelle Obama $50 to pose for them,' reported Gawker.
His remark outraged audience members and the Creston Classic Rodeo board member Mike Barrett, told the newspaper: 'We probably won’t be using his services in the future.'
There were reports that several spectators booed at his joke. 

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The San Luis Obispo Tribune reported that Mr Barrett, who spoke on behalf of the rodeo’s nine-member board, said they are not responsible for the joke but will ask Hayhurst for a letter addressing the issue and offering an apology.
It was originally reported that the racist joke about Michelle Obama was made by the rodeo announcer Ed Kutz, but the board later confirmed it was Hayhurst.
Hayhurst was unavailable for comment following the incident as he was in the hospital, - the reason was unconfirmed but it was possibly due to injuries he sustained during the rodeo when he was tossed around by a bull.
When Kansas City rang Hayhurst on his phone on Sunday and asked whether he wanted to apologize for the joke or explain his comment.
Hayhurst replied: 'I cannot believe how insensitive you are. I am in the hospital,' before swearing and hanging up. 

Last month a Spanish magazine landed themselves in the middle of a racial controversy over a Photoshopped picture of First Lady Michelle Obama on the cover of their latest issue.
The picture places Mrs Obama's face in a 1800 portrait of a slave with an exposed breast, and Magazine de Fuera de Serie likely knew the image was going to stir up controversy.
The editors may have had a different message in mind given the historical context of the particular painting, but that sentiment was overlooked by online viewers who found the composite offensive and racist.
The portrait in question was initially released 1800, when French artist Marie-Guillemine Benoist exhibited the painting, titled Portrait D'Une Négresse, at the Louvre's annual salon.
It was viewed as a inspiring image because the country had abolished slavery six years prior, and the portrait was thought of as an uplifting symbol of both women's and black people's rights.