National Organization for Women president calls for Jones' resignation after 'Uncle Tom' remark

Chicago SunTimes ^ | 8-25-08 | DAVE MCKINNEY, ABDON M. PALLASCH

[STARWISE]

The chief of Illinois’ National Organization for Women chapter today called on Barack Obama’s “political godfather” to resign immediately from the Illinois state Senate for calling an African-American Hillary Clinton delegate an “Uncle Tom.”

“That was a pretty horrible comment,” said Illinois NOW president Bonnie Grabenhofer, also a Clinton delegate, who issued the demand for Senate President Emil Jones’ resignation.

Feminists who make up the Illinois Clinton delegate contingent at the Democratic National Convention were outraged to learn of today’s exclusive Chicago Sun-Times report about Clinton delegate Delmarie Cobb’s accusation that Jones directed the racially loaded slur at her.

The flap comes at a particularly sensitive time for the Obama campaign, which is slumping in national polls and has struggled to bring Clinton delegates across the country into the fold.

“I’ve never heard anything as awful or as sexist or as racist as to call her that for supporting Hillary,” said Clinton delegate Gay Bruhn, another NOW member in Illinois who called for a public apology from Jones.

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[ElkGroveDan]

[muir_redwoods]

"...Clinton delegate Delmarie Cobb’s accusation that Jones directed the racially loaded slur at her."

Who knew that all one had to do in the Clinton camp was accuse a person in office of sexist impropriety and they would be expected to resign?

Do you suppose Bill knew of this rule

[SierraWasp]

Oh man... Things is gittin ugly... BIGTIME!!!

Could you PLEASE furnish us with more popcorn???

[Prophet in the wilderness]

So true !

[tflabo]

This is such a boring thread Starwise dontchyaknow...next time spice it up a bit will ya? Yawn............/sc

[ElkGroveDan]

[Tamar1973]

What is that? A session of Taiwan’s parliament?!?

[dynachrome]

“But that is just a quibble”

I would guess that some of the hildabeast NOW supporters have the .. ah.. equipment to be “Uncle Tom”

[RoseofTexas]

Someone please pass the ....

THIS IS GETTING GOOD! :)

[reg45]

called for Senate President Emil Jones’ resignation

It's kind of a moot point and hot air. Illinois State Senator Jones has already "retired" and in true Chicago Democrat fashion, passed his Senate seat on to his son.

[N. Theknow]

"That's not the Emil Jones I knew."

Hey, Emil. Say "HELLO" to Granny and the gang under the bus.

[Revolting cat!]

[Revolting cat!]

[EDINVA]

tell ‘em to put come ice on it.

selective outrage once again from the NAGs

[tflabo]

Remember...I told you...They played that race card on me too. and that's no fairytale.

[pollwatcher]

Next, they’ll be threatening to cut each other’s f****ing ovaries out!!!!

[I see my hands]

To: Socialist Organization of Women

Use this guy, he's a calling pro:

[Prophet in the wilderness]

U.S.S. Obamanation 2008.

[pulaskibush]

The real question is if Emil Jones was "speaking within his paygrade!"

Another example of the hatred of the left that will be ignored by the media.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I remember those ads! “Call for Phillip Morrissssss.”