State representative says Obama e-mail "racist"

[brooke]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Officials in the Oklahoma House have formally reprimanded a state legislative assistant for sending an e-mail about Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama that a black lawmaker says is racist.

House Chief of Staff Chad Warmington says Jane Mitchell was reprimanded for violating House policies that prohibit the distribution of partisan, campaign, racist or offensive materials on state-owned equipment.

Mitchell is Republican Rep. Doug Cox's legislative assistant.

Democratic Rep. Mike Shelton of Oklahoma City, who is black, demanded a public apology over the e-mail which he says is racist, offensive and inappropriate.

The e-mail is in the form of a knock-knock joke. It reads: "Knock knock. Who's there? Eyes. Eyes who?"

It then contains an image of Obama's face and says: "Eyes yo new Prezident."

Cox says he hasn't seen the e-mail and knew nothing about its distribution. But Cox says Shelton has his apologies for the content.

[C khid]

hope people got their guns

going to be racist shooting season after this election

[single bear18]

,its sad that it has to be like this and you know securitys going to be tight. all we can do is hope it gets better

[C khid]

NOBODY will shoot barrak obama
he has the interests of the right people in his benefit

the only people assasinated for 'race' by history's standpoints were not assasinated because of color but because they violated the wishes of the wealthy imo. There's more radical thinkers now and more leftists than before. I don't see it ahppening being he was part of a very influential government contracted company before being senator

I think the issue here will be IN THE PUBLIC.....

[JohnnyStorm]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing the other day about JFK. Dag its crazy we'd shoot our own leaders for trying to do something right, but they don't shoot the ones that's not making many good decisions just as long as their pleasing to just one group. :roll:

[single bear18]

Originally Posted by SJ x KaC NOBODY will shoot barrak obama he has the interests of the right people in his benefit the only people assasinated for 'race' by history's standpoints were not assasinated because of color but because they violated the wishes of the wealthy imo. There's more radical thinkers now and more leftists than before. I don't see it ahppening being he was part of a very influential government contracted company before being senator I think the issue here will be IN THE PUBLIC.....

you cant say that because you dont know!!. you dont know what could happen and you dont know what runs threw other peoples minds. there are some crazy ass people out here that would do something like that. manner of fact they were talking about that on the radio that some guys got locked up for plotting to assasinate barack obama. PEOPLE DONT GIVE A SHIT!!!