A Little GOP Humor For The Conservative Blacks Among Us.

Laugh this shit off, sellouts.

TAMPA — Florida Republican chairman Jim Greer said Wednesday that longtime Hillsborough state committeewoman Carol Carter may lose her position because of the racial joke she forwarded in an e-mail.

"Carol Carter has been a hard-working, loyal Republican for many years, but this action I have no tolerance for, regardless of the circumstances or intent," a furious Greer said of Carter's e-mail.

Concerning her future, Greer said, "I am currently considering all options, including my authority to remove her from the office of state committeewoman."

The e-mail read:

From: Carol Carter

Friday, January 30, 9:30 AM

Subject: FW: Amazing!

I'm confused

How can 2,000,000 blacks get into Washington, DC in 1 day in sub zero temps when 200,000 couldn't get out of New Orleans in 85 degree temps with four days notice?

Carol Carter

Later she sent out a second e-mail that read:

From: Carol Carter

January 30, 5:54 PM

Subject: Earlier e-mail

I have been asked to send this apology for my earlier e-mail. I am sorry that it was received in a negative manner. I do hope that we are going to be allowed to keep our sense of humor.

As you can now see, it went to very few people. I did add Todd Marks in this apology, as he is in the mix now. I am also sorry to learn that some of these persons are not real team players. There really was no reason for this to go beyond those that I e-mailed (8 people). This was not an e-mail blast as I do not have that capability.

Carol

"I'm pretty much done with those sorts of inappropriate and, and — I am at a loss for words," Greer said. "I just came back from Washington, D.C., working to get our first African-American elected as (Republican National Committee) chairman. It's one thing to have a person express their thoughts and humor. It's another to have a leader of the Republican Party. I'm just done with it."

Carter did not return a telephone message seeking comment.

Hillsborough has been a magnet for racially charged controversies in the Republican Party in recent months. Former county chairman David Storck was roundly criticized for forwarding an e-mail lamenting the many blacks voting early in the presidential election, and former state party finance chairman Al Austin apologized for forwarding an e-mail joke referring to the assassination of Obama.

Storck's successor, Deborah Cox-Roush, said local and state party officials are investigating the actions of Carter, whom she calls a die-hard, hard-working Republican.

She said she has spoken to Carter, and she was very apologetic.

Cox-Roush has called a board meeting but said nothing could be determined Wednesday.

"We are moving forward, and the Republican Party does not tolerate any kind of racist remarks of this kind."

Others in the party sounded just as flummoxed.

"I just saw Carol last Tuesday, and we had a good conversation," said Curtis Stokes, president of the Hillsborough County NAACP and a prominent Republican. "Never in a million years would I think she would forward something like this."

Stokes said he started getting angry phone calls about Carter early Wednesday morning but didn't learn the content of the e-mail until later that night.

"That kind of behavior has no place in the modern day Republican Party," Stokes said.

Hillsborough Democratic Party chairwoman Pat Kemp said she was surprised at the "utterly ugly" commentary.

"I think obviously she really has to look at herself, and people who would say such a thing really need to look deep at their prejudices and racism," Kemp said Wednesday night. "We aware that this exists, but it doesn't usually hit us in the face so hard. It's just so sad."

Times staff writer Janet Zink contributed to this report

 

Republicans. LOL.

 

You're right about Republicans, Karma.

Right wing Christian wackos.


How can she find humour in Hurricane Katrina? Some people are just fucked up.

 

Her apology. Jesus.

 

Seem like they are upset that they got . . . caught.

 

You forgot RACIST

 

Actually, i quite like the fact that these people are coming out of the closet with their bigotry. That way, it becomes even more clear the direction the GOP intends to go. In all honesty, i was hoping Chip Saltsman or Katon Dawson won the chairmanship of their "party". It would have made the DNC's day, i'm sure.

 

Wow!!!

These guys don't even annoy me anymore, they make me laugh.:smt042

 

The republican WISH they can have that many black americans as members.

The party of Rush Limbaugh will never have them.

 

SarahS they are like Enoch Powell and Oswald Mosley in your country,along with Maggie Thatcher aka "baroness".

 

Our black Republican apologists have been strangely silent on this topic. Sneakee? Sir Nose? Bueller?

 

Uh, because its impossible to defend ....

 

Apparently not for some.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/florida/story/900055.html

Deon Long, president of the Florida Federation of Black Republicans, said he and other members were not offended by the e-mail.

''It's like she got the death penalty for crossing the street, and I'm unequivocal in support of her,'' Long said. ``We can't be so overly sensitive that we can't make any reference to race.''



How people like this can look themselves in the mirror everyday and sleep at night is beyond me.