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Calif. GOP official emails Obama ape 'joke,' says it's not racist
NY Post ^ | April 17, 2011 | AP

Posted on 04/18/2011 5:27:20 AM PDT by Scanian

Edited on 04/18/2011 9:37:42 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

LOS ANGELES — A Southern California Republican Party official was under fire yesterday after allegations she sent an email that included an altered photo depicting President Barack Obama as an ape.

An email reportedly sent by party central committee member Marilyn Davenport shows an image, posed like a family portrait, of chimpanzee parents and child, with Obama's face artificially superimposed on the child. Text beneath the photo reads, "Now you know why no birth certificate."

Davenport, when reached by The Associated Press, said she would provide a written statement with her response, but several hours later she had not issued one.

The alternative newspaper OC Weekly first reported the story, and was told by Davenport that the e-mail was "just an Internet joke." She also asked the Weekly, "You're not going to make a big deal about this are you?"

The OC Weekly later reported that Davenport issued a statement in which she denied race played a role.

"I simply found it amusing regarding the character of Obama and all the questions surrounding his origin of birth,"

Excerpt... NYPost


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: backstabber; birthcertificate; cagop; chimpanzees; ethicsinquiry; fauxoutrage; marilyndavenport; orangecounty; partypolitics; powerplay; scottbaugh
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To: 762X51

“Wouldn’t it be great if for once our side’s statement went something like this...’Hey lefties, piss off.’”

Encapsulated in that question in the secret of Trump’s appeal.


41 posted on 04/18/2011 7:34:00 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: mojitojoe

Search on Obama Chimp and you’ll get 204000....most of which are actually pictures of Bush....


42 posted on 04/18/2011 8:03:23 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (My dream thread: Mormon cop shoots Catholic Freeper's Pit Bull and takes his Macbook Pro.)
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To: Mr.Unique

This is an insult to our ancestors. I have always thought Obama was half asshole.......


43 posted on 04/18/2011 12:31:04 PM PDT by Michigan Bowhunter
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To: Mr.Unique

This is an insult to our ancestors. I have always thought Obama was half asshole.......


44 posted on 04/18/2011 12:31:18 PM PDT by Michigan Bowhunter
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To: Scanian

Unbelievably stupid for Davenport to do this; but, honestly, I have met some breathtakingly ignorant bigoted people, even in this day and age. I don’t think it will ever end.


45 posted on 04/18/2011 12:57:45 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
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To: yldstrk

Even worse, she claims the pic is not racist, and that the outrage is “much ado about nothing.”


46 posted on 04/18/2011 1:01:05 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
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To: raybbr

There are people all across the political spectrum who do not acknowledge that obama is BI-RACIAL. He is not black, but viewing him as such is convenient for demagogues who work to either gain or lose power.

If he and others would acknowledge the reality of BI-RACIAL-NESS, we could get past RACE.

I figured we would be way past it by now, but I obviously must have been dreaming.


47 posted on 04/18/2011 1:06:52 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
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