The greatest offense was not South Carolina GOP honcho Rusty DePass's Facebook crack that compared a gorilla that escaped from Columbia, South Carolina Riverbanks Zoo to Michelle Obama's ancestors. The gorilla and African-Americans analogy has long been standard fare in racial slurs of blacks. The only wrinkle to that is slapping the depiction on President Obama. The New York Post some months back created a furor with it. But Obama has been ridiculed with the depiction on a pack of race baiting websites, chat rooms, and in assorted off beat, crude, vile cartoons.
No, the great offense was the mute silence of South Carolina GOP officials, starting with DePass's boss state Attorney General Henry McMaster. But then again, maybe McMaster and State GOP officials took their cue from Depass. He did what celebs, entertainers, and especially GOP politicians have honed to a fine art when they get caught with their racist dirty pants down. They claim they were misquoted, deny they said anything offensive, or simply claim that it was just a joke. DePass took that way out, and then added another twist. He blamed Michelle for it by fibbing and saying that he was only repeating what he heard her say. She said no such thing.
His lame non-apology was apparently as good as any for McMaster and the state's GOP crew. But should it be good enough?
Let's ask the good Attorney General McMaster what he thinks about his underling's Michelle equals a gorilla "joke."
Henry McMaster
P.O. Box 11549, Columbia, S.C. 29211
info@scattorneygeneral.com
803-734-3970
..Oh, wait, I'm the one that said that...
...sorry.
Your email to the Office of the Attorney General has been referred to Constituent Services for response. Mr. Rusty DePass is not, nor has he ever been an employee of the Attorney General's Office. Thank you for writing to this office.
Sincerely, Constituent Services
But right now these attacks are more of a tactic to divert us from focusing on the legitimacy of President Obama's Health Care PUBLIC option and the details of it more than anything else. They realize that his strongest support comes from those who empathize with the current suffering of our population as a whole and seek to divide us by throwing these obstacles in our path. But I think we can take the time to review the truth of it and add that recognition to the fact that the GOP are the white supremacists oppressing the poor and fighting to maintain control of the USA via controlling representatives with bribes.
1) http://www.splcenter.org/center/petitions/standstrong/index.jsp?ondntsrc=MBQ090270ABL
2) see this video and those associated with it now MAXIMUM SOPHISTICATED CONFUSION (Neely Fuller Jr.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0YmM_OUEkg
3) Six Things YOU MUST KNOW about the Racists (Report on United Independent Compensatory Code System by Neely Fuller Jr.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-0UiKvdT5c
Sir,
Are you going to permit one of your employees to promulgate vile racism aimed at the First Lady of the United States without comment or action? What does that say about your fair state? The facebook comment of Mr DePass was vile, hateful, stupid and unpatriotic. Mr. DePass needs to resign. Anything less would be a tacit acceptance of his despicable viewpoint.
Sincerely,
One Huff poster recently replied "The new definition of racism is "anything African Americans do not want to hear"! Many people just can't seem to grasp the absolute reality that times and demographics have changed and there will continue to be MORE and MORE that was once deemed OK by some, because of ignorance, stupidity and power that goes along with having been the most populous group, are no longer going to be tolerated.
What I'd LOVE to see is an apology by Sean Hannity for he and his website forum moderators having allowed elementary school photos of Michelle Obama to be posted there with racist and disgusting captions under them!
I guess thats being technical
Sometimes it takes alot of courage to look evil in the eye,and not become a party to it.