Rusty Depass

It Really is Okay to Earn the Black Vote, Mr. President

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 05.11.2012

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Morris W. O'Kelly

The inconvenient truth about being the first Black president is the Black part. It seems America wants all of the credit for electing a man of color to the Oval Office but wants no part of the reality that race still matters in America.

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Audra Shay and The New Ice Age of the Young Republicans

Michael Rowe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Rowe

The GOP appears to be unable to put the genie of religion-based social intolerance, and racism, back in the bottle by calling it out, and distancing themselves from it in unambiguous terms once and for all.

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Racist Jokes Hurting South Carolina GOP

The State | JOHN O’CONNOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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State Republican leaders said they do not think online racist jokes by party activists will have a long-term impact on the party's ability to attract ...

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Michelle Obama Gorilla Comment: NAACP Demands "Proper" Apology

Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP) The state NAACP is demanding an apology from a former South Carolina official whose Internet posting suggested a gorilla that escaped from the Co...

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What's the South Carolina GOP Going to Say About Michelle the Gorilla Slur

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

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.

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Rusty DePass, South Carolina GOP Activist, Says Escaped Gorilla Was Ancestor Of Michelle Obama (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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South Carolina GOP activist and former chairman of the state elections commission Rusty DePass has apologized for saying a gorilla that escaped from a...

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