CA: Orange County GOP official sends around email of Obama with ape parents
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[quote][B]UPDATE, APRIL 17, 3:40 P.M.: [/B]Orange County Republican Party Chairman [B]Scott Baugh[/B] determined today that his group's bylaws prevent a vote to remove [B]Marilyn Davenport[/B] as an elected member even though she emailed a racist image of President [B]Barack Obama[/B] to fellow Tea Baggers and Republicans.
The most drastic action the party can take is a censure, he said. Meanwhile, Davenport refuses to resign and Baugh continues to seek an apology and her voluntary resignation from the central committee.
[B]UPDATE, APRIL 16, 5:55 P.M.: [/B]This afternoon, Marilyn Davenport sent an email to fellow Orange County Republican elected officials, apologizing if anyone was offended by her depicting President Barack Obama as an ape--while also blasting the "liberal media" for reporting the story.
"I simply found it amusing regarding the character of Obama and all the questions surrounding his origin of birth," Davenport wrote. "In no way did I even consider the fact he's half black when I sent out the email. In fact, the thought never entered my mind until one or two other people [Scott Baugh, Orange County GOP boss, and this writer] tried to make this about race. . . . I received plenty of emails about [B]George Bush[/B] that I didn't particularly like yet there was no 'cry' in the media about them."
Davenport continued: "That being said, I will NOT resign my central committee position over this matter that the average person knows and agrees is much to do about nothing."
(Davenport's entire statement is at the end of this article.)
[B]Tim Whitacre[/B], a longtime conservative Orange County Republican activist in Santa Ana, defended Davenport: "Marilyn Davenport is a staunch, ethical Republican lady. There is nothing unethical about this from a party standpoint because it wasn't sent out to the party at large with any racist statements and it wasn't signed as a central committee member. As a private individual, she is just real big on Birther stuff. One of her passions that drives her is the president's lack of forthrightness about where he was born. Marilyn believes that nobody knows where he was born and so this picture says a thousand words."
Whitacre continued: "She is not a perfect lady, but she is no racist. She is a gentle person who would feed you, help you, be there for you if you were in trouble. She is known as a pleasant, loving person, and it kills me that she is being attacked by this non-story knowing her mindset."
[B]ORIGINAL POST, APRIL 15, [/B][B] 5 P.M.[/B][B]:[/B]Orange County might be a beautiful oceanfront locale, but it's also home to Holocaust deniers, vicious anti-gay bigots and freakish big-haired televangelists.
Here, one of our Republican politicians welcomed the inauguration of the first African American U.S. president in early 2009 by sending out an email that depicted a watermelon field in front of the White House.
That incident drew embarrassing international attention, but now another Orange County Republican has apparently topped the watermelon imagery with another racist attack on President [B]Barack Obama[/B].
The [I]Weekly[/I] has obtained a copy of an email sent to fellow conservatives this week by Marilyn Davenport, a Southern California [B]Tea Party[/B] activist and member of the central committee of the [B]Orange County Republican Party[/B].
Under the words, "Now you know why no birth certificate," there's an Obama family portrait showing them as apes.
[B](Donald Trump[/B] must be elated to finally have an explanation about Obama's true birth circumstances.)
Here's the image attached to the email:
[URL="http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/President_Obama_Monkeys.jpg"][IMG]http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/assets_c/2011/04/President_Obama_Monkeys-thumb-480x341.jpg[/IMG][/URL]The image attached to an email distributed among Orange County Republicans and Tea Baggers.​
Reached by telephone and asked if she thought the email was appropriate, Davenport said, "Oh, come on! Everybody who knows me knows that I am not a racist. It was a joke. I have friends who are black. Besides, I only sent it to a few people--mostly people I didn't think would be upset by it."
The image did upset several local Republicans.
"It's unbelievable," one high-ranking OC GOP official told me. "It's much more racist than the watermelon email. I can't believe it was sent out. I'm not an Obama fan but how stupid do you have to be to do this?"
Another GOP official, who also asked not to be identified, said that Davenport is "a really, really sweet old lady so I am surprised to hear about this."
[B]Scott Baugh[/B], chairman of the OC Republican Party, told Davenport that the email was tasteless, Davenport--a Fullerton-based political activist--admitted to me during the telephone interview.
"You're not going to make a big deal about this are you?" she asked me. "It's just an Internet joke."
But Baugh believes the email is a big deal.
"When I saw that email today I thought it was despicable," Baugh said. "It is dripping with racism and it does not promote the type of message Orange County Republicans want to deliver to the public. I think she should consider stepping down as an elected official."[/quote]
At this point, anyone who says the tea party isn't racist is brain dead.
Sorry if this has already been posted, but I can't find it in search.
But seriously, I don't see this amount of racism and bigotry in ANY other American political party...
And I doubt she'll have any black friends left after this bullshit.
Source: [url]http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2011/04/racist_orange_county_republica.php[/url]
I thought they didn't believe in evolution?
....Can we sick a gorilla after the person?
even if this wasn't sent as an act of racism, the official who sent it must be brain dead to have not thought that it could have been construed that way
Well that's never happened before and in all honesty I am surprised that a member of the GOP would act in a such a vibrantly retarded way.
/sarcasm
lol she's a birther, definitely a fucking idiot
[QUOTE=Lazor;29281769]even if this wasn't sent as an act of racism, the official who sent it must be brain dead to have not thought that it could have been construed that way[/QUOTE]
He must have been brain dead to think it was funny.
I've seen funnier Carlos Mencia jokes, and those don't even exist.
I swear, the democrats keep doing a better and better job at campaigning each month, they don't even have to do anything!
Teabaggers.
[quote]Reached by telephone and asked if she thought the email was appropriate, Davenport said, "Oh, come on! Everybody who knows me knows that [b]I am not a racist[/b]. It was a joke. [b]I have friends who are black[/b].[/quote]
Like clockwork!
Is there a book of "excuses for racists" that all these people have, or what?
[QUOTE=TH89;29281848]Like clockwork!
Is there a book of "excuses for racists" that all these people have, or what?[/QUOTE]
You tell me, the way you handle racism makes you a expert on that subject.
[QUOTE=TH89;29281848]Like clockwork!
Is there a book of "excuses for racists" that all these people have, or what?[/QUOTE]
remember that one judge who was like "black people use my bathroom all the time"
Well, it seems the Republicans took my suggestion to 'stay classy' from that other thread.
Incoming forwarded email from Grandma in
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"I have black friends that understand their place in the social order. They're perfectly fine with being called apes. Honest. Just like I have gay friends that understand that they're abominations and shouldn't be allowed to marry. Why would I be lying about this?"
[QUOTE=Van-man;29281879]You tell me, the way you handle racism makes you a expert on that subject.[/QUOTE]
Come at me bro
Well, even though it probably wasn't her intention, she does have a point as there are plenty of images comparing George W. Bush to an ape.
This birther conspiracy is just monkey business.
[QUOTE=torero;29282084]Well, even though it probably wasn't her intention, she does have a point as there are plenty of images comparing George W. Bush to an ape.
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I think you missed the memo that racist white people compare black people to apes
[QUOTE=torero;29282084]Well, even though it probably wasn't her intention, she does have a point as there are plenty of images comparing George W. Bush to an ape.[/QUOTE]
Comparing a white dude who is renowned for being dumb and poorly-spoken to a monkey is a very different thing from comparing a black dude who is known for his intellect and speaking ability to a monkey.
[QUOTE=TH89;29282078]Come at me bro[/QUOTE]
I think it's been brought bro!
Also, other people doing things you think are heinous doesn't mean you should do the same thing.
[QUOTE=Sanius;29282101]I think you missed the memo that racist white people compare black people to apes[/QUOTE]
So even if she points to a white man being an ape as well...wait what?
[QUOTE=TH89;29282122]Comparing a white dude who is renowned for being dumb and poorly-spoken to a monkey is a very different thing from comparing a black dude who is known for his intellect and speaking ability to a monkey.[/QUOTE]
yes but i believe he is dumb as a monkey and isn't a good speaker because that's what my pastor told me during our special time therefor im not racist
[QUOTE=VengfulSoldier;29282131]So even if she points to a white man being an ape as well...wait what?[/QUOTE]
have you been living under a rock since birth?
there's a huge difference between comparing a white man to an ape and comparing a black man to an ape
[QUOTE=Sanius;29282183]have you been living under a rock since birth?
there's a huge difference between comparing a white man to an ape and comparing a black man to an ape[/QUOTE]
I don't live under a rock, I just don't get the double standards.
[QUOTE=VengfulSoldier;29282241]I don't live under a rock, I just don't get the double standards.[/QUOTE]
There has been a myth perpetuated for hundreds of years that black people are "less evolved," that they are more closely related to monkeys and apes than white people, that they are a different species from the rest of humanity. This myth has been used to justify [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States]some of the worst human[/url] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_Free_State]rights abuses in recent history[/url], and continues to be used by white supremacists to this day. No such myth exists for white people.
Get it now?
[QUOTE=TH89;29282324]There has been a myth perpetuated for hundreds of years that black people are "less evolved," that they are more closely related to monkeys and apes than white people, that they are a different species from the rest of humanity. This myth has been used to justify [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States]some of the worst human[/url] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_Free_State]rights abuses in recent history[/url], and continues to be used by white supremacists to this day. No such myth exists for white people.
Get it now?[/QUOTE]
So its like the n-word except with image relations.
Ha!
[QUOTE=TH89;29281848]Like clockwork!
Is there a book of "excuses for racists" that all these people have, or what?[/QUOTE]
Yes it's called the Republican Handbook
[editline]18th April 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=VengfulSoldier;29282367]So its like the n-word except with image relations.[/QUOTE]
It's worse
[QUOTE=Zeke129;29283144]Yes it's called the Republican Handbook
[editline]18th April 2011[/editline]
It's worse[/QUOTE]
Alright, I'll take your word for it.
[QUOTE=Ridge;29282693]Ha![/QUOTE]
Uhm... wat?
[QUOTE=staticman;29283243]Uhm... wat?[/QUOTE]
I found it amusing
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