At this moment, words are failing me.

I just caught up with a story out of Norfolk, Neb., which held a Fourth of July parade to — I reckon — commemorate the founding of this glorious nation of ours.

The parade included a “float” that utterly defies any sense of decency and respect toward the office of the presidency.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/06/obama-outhouse-float_n_5561568.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013

It depicts an outhouse with the words “Obama presidential library.”

In typical cowardly fashion, there was no identification of the sponsor of this exhibit. At this moment, no one seems to know who was responsible for the despicable display.

The presence of this exhibit upset residents who saw it. Some have written to the mayor’s office, to the chamber of commerce. They have called the display racist in nature and have declared themselves ashamed of their town. They are embarrassed that the exhibit would dishonor the office in such a tasteless manner.

I share their disgust.

It’s apparently not the first such exhibit to show up to protest the policies of President Barack Obama. The Huffington Post reported: “The presidential library outhouse comparison has become somewhat of a conservative meme in recent years. A similar structure was on display at Montana’s state Republican convention in 2012. And last fall, an outhouse with a ‘presidential library’ sign drew criticism in a small New Mexico town.”

Then there is this response from someone defending the display. “Rick Konopasek, a member of the Norfolk parade committee, defended the float, comparing it to a political cartoon and noting that multiple parade judges awarded it an ‘honorable mention,'” the Post reported.

I prefer to believe that political cartoons have their place on opinion pages of newspapers or in magazines. A disgraceful exhibit such this has no place on a public street at an event meant to honor the nation’s founding.

I’ll now await the comments from those who consider this to be an appropriate expression of disagreement.