The Tennessee GOP Aide Who A Sent Racist E-Mail Concerning President Obama Should Be Fired!

Racism should never be tolerated!And that's what this racist e-mail that concerns President Obama is!I don't care what folks want to claim.Depicting a black president as a black spot with a huge pair of white eyes in a presidential collage is way more than just "inappropriate."It is downright racist!And anyone that says otherwise is being disingenuous.

After years of black men being lynched in places like Tennessee,I don't get any chuckles from Jim Crow-style humor!I mean,we still have plantations in the South & they should serve as reminders of what the not so distant past was for African-Americans.

Not too long ago,this type of crap was acceptable!And Senator Diane Black seems to think that it still is.

Despite her assertions that this e-mail in no way represents the beliefs of her office,Sen.Black sees no reason to fire the racist aide who was responsible for it.

For that reason,I do not believe that Senator Diane Black is being sincere.Simply rebuking her aide for being a racist is most certainly not enough!

Here's more from CNN:

"The chairman of Tennessee's Democratic Party wants a Republican legislative aide fired for sending out a "reprehensible" e-mail depicting President Obama as two cartoonish white eyes peering from a black background.

Obama's image is in the last square of a collage containing portraits of the previous 43 U.S. presidents. Copies of the e-mail were posted on the Internet on Monday.

Sherri Goforth, an administrative assistant to state Sen. Diane Black, R-Gallatin, has admitted she sent the e-mail May 28 with the title "Historical Keepsake Photo." She said, without elaborating, that she mistakenly sent it "to the wrong list of people."

According to The Tennessean, a Nashville newspaper, a note on the e-mail said it was paid for by the Tennessee Republican Party, but GOP officials denied that they produced it. Black chairs the Senate Republican Caucus.

"I want people to know that the communication was sent without my knowledge, and that ... this does not reflect my beliefs or my values or my opinions, and I won't tolerate those kind of communications coming from my office," Black told CNN affiliate WKRN-TV in Nashville.

Black rebuked Goforth but didn't dismiss her.

CNN left phone messages Tuesday for Goforth and Black.

"Is this indicative of what Senate Republicans think about our commander in chief?" asked state Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester in a statement posted on the party's Web site.

"I am calling on Senator Black to reject this racist smear and fire this staffer who, on state government time, on state government computers, using a state government e-mail account, launched this bigoted attack on our president," Forrester said. "Keeping her on the staff would send the message that this type of behavior is condoned by the Senate Republican Caucus."

"This e-mail is reprehensible, insults the office of the president, and is embarrassing to all Tennesseans regardless of political party," Forrester said.

Goforth told Christian Grantham of the Web site Nashville Is Talking that she had received a letter of reprimand from her superiors but will remain on the job.

Grantham said Goforth told him she felt "very bad about accidentally sending it to the wrong list" of people.

"I went on the wrong e-mail and I inadvertently hit the wrong button," Grantham quoted Goforth as saying. "I'm very sick about it, and it's one of those things I can't change or take back."

Forrester, in his Web posting, said, "Ms. Goforth does not seem to understand what she did wrong. She has apologized for 'sending [the e-mail] to the wrong list of people.' I believe that any list of people would have recognized this e-mail as offensive and hateful."

State Rep. Johnny Shaw, D-Bolivar, a member of the black and Democratic caucuses, told WKRN-TV that Goforth should be fired.

"I don't think a reprimand is enough. I think this lady needs to go. I don't think she should be a part of the people who represent the state of Tennessee," Shaw said.

He told CNN that Goforth and Black, as well as Republican Lt. Gov. and Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey, should make public apologies for the incident."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the entire story here.

Bristol Palin Should Be The One Speaking Out About Letterman's Tasteless Joke!

I think I know why Sarah Palin is getting hammered by her critics for defending her daughters.They claim that she just wants to draw attention to herself & that's the reason that she's been so vocal about the outrage she feels towards David Letterman.

People are protesting because David Letterman told a horrifically insensitive & tasteless "joke" about Bristol Palin.Or so he says.Sarah Palin has been out there defending both of her children.And I applaud her for that.

But,where the hell is Bristol Palin in this discussion?If she was old enough to get pregnant & have her baby,then Bristol Palin is mature enough to defend both herself & her 14 yr. old sister!

Unlike her mom,I don't think anyone would be able to criticize Bristol Palin for standing up to David Letterman.No one could accuse her of milking this story for publicity & political gain.That would be tasteless in itself!

Since Bristol Palin has been exposed to the media already,what would be the harm in letting her speak for herself? She was the intended target of Letterman's joke,after all.Not her mother,Sarah Palin.

Who could deny Bristol Palin's right to be outraged?

Here's more on the feud between Sarah Palin & David Letterman from The NY Times:

"David Letterman directly apologized to Gov. Sarah Palin and her daughters on his program Monday night, saying he took responsibility for a joke that had offended Ms. Palin, her family and her supporters.

Mr. Letterman opened the desk portion of his show with the apology, in which he said he wanted to say he was sorry to “the two daughters involved, Bristol and Willow, and also to the governor and her family and everybody else who was outraged by the joke.” Two weeks ago on his “Late Show” program on CBS, he had joked about Governor Palin’s attending a Yankee game with her daughter.

The joke, in which Mr. Letterman seemingly confused Willow, who is 14 and attended a Yankee game with Governor Palin that week, with Bristol, who is 18 and an unwed mother, had to do with the Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez impregnating Ms. Palin’s daughter.

Last week Mr. Letterman somewhat defiantly said that there was a misperception going on and that he would never make a sexually charged joke about a 14-year old. But he never expressly explained that he had inadvertently confused the two Palin daughters.

Monday he acknowledged that as the host of the program it was his responsibility to get the joke right. “I told a joke that was beyond flawed, and my intent is completely meaningless compared to the perception.”

He also insisted he was confused about the daughters. “I was told at the time she was there with Rudy Giuliani,” Mr. Letterman said. “I should have made the joke about Rudy.”

The issue has been seized upon by supporters of Ms. Palin, who have called for everything from a boycott of Mr. Letterman’s advertisers to his outright firing. They have planned a rally for Tuesday at Mr. Letterman’s theater on Broadway in Manhattan."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Alleged Serial Cat Killer Faces Up To 158 Years In Prison!

As a former cat owner,I was both crushed & mortified to hear about the brutal cat slayings that took place in Miami.There were at least 30 beloved pets who were mutilated by a sadistic individual.Hopefully,that is the person who was apprehended by the police & is currently facing 158 years in prison.

Here's more on this sickening story from The Washington Post:

"Tyler Weinman made only one comment via video link from the Miami-Dade County Pretrial Detention Center, greeting County Judge Mindy S. Glazer at the outset of his hearing. The boyish-faced Weinman was wearing a prison-issued suicide gown -- a one-piece garment designed to limit an inmate's ability to hurt himself.

Glazer found probable cause to hold Weinman over for trial on 19 counts of animal cruelty, four charges of burglary and 19 counts of improperly disposing of animal carcasses. She set bail at $249,500, but also required that he wear an electronic monitoring device and undergo a psychiatric evaluation before his release.

"I'm concerned about his safety and the safety of the community," Glazer said.

His attorney, David W. Macey, charged that Weinman had been interrogated for eight hours straight and kept awake for 24 hours following his arrest. "It's a sad day for the Constitution because Mr. Weinman is innocent," Macey said.

If convicted of all charges, Weinman could face a maximum sentence of 158 years in prison, State Attorney's Office spokeswoman Terry Chavez told the Associated Press.

Weinman was arrested Sunday morning, and law enforcement officials said he had been under surveillance for some time. A detective with the Miami-Dade County police said that authorities had received 60 tips regarding the case.

As many as 30 cat mutilations had been reported over the past month within a 50-block radius of two Miami suburbs, Cutler Bay and Palmetto Bay. In many of the cases, family pets had been snatched after dark, taken to an unknown location where they were mutilated, and then returned to their homes hours later, where the bodies were often discovered by horrified pet owners.

Some carcasses appear to have been posed or skinned. A number of victims described the injuries to their pets as "clean" wounds, inflicted by a sharp instrument."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the entire story here.