Obama Slurred

June 17. 2009

President Barack Obama

This has not been a good month for race relations between the Obama family and the G.O.P., not to be confused with actress Gwyneth Paltrow's crazy, ridiculous, rip off site GOOP.

First Lady Michelle Obama

First, Republican and former State Election Commission chairman, Rusty Depass, referred to First Lady Michelle Obama as a gorilla.

Senator Diane Black and her husband Dave

This week, President Obama was slurred by the aide of Republican senator, Diane Black, who sent around an email with a racist picture of him on it, where he is portrayed as a black puff of smoke, with big white eyes, similar to racist caricatures used in old films, degrading blacks (blackface).

Sen Diane Black’s (R-Gallatin) legislative aid circulates racist email

June 15th, 2009 - Newscoma posted details of a racist email sent from Sherri Goforth, legislative aid for Sen. Diane Black (R-Gallatin). The email depicts the Presidents of the United States with President Barack Obama as a pair of eyes in a black background.

I spoke with Sherri Goforth minutes ago to confirm she sent this email. She confirmed she had sent it and also said she had received a letter of reprimand from her superiors but said she will stay on the job.

When I asked her if she understood the controversial nature of the photo, Goforth would only say she felt very bad about accidentally sending it to the wrong list. When I gave her a second chance to address the controversial nature of the email, she again repeated that she only felt bad about sending it to the wrong list of people.

“I went on the wrong email and I inadvertently hit the wrong button,” Goforth told NIT. “I’m very sick about it, and it’s one of those things I can’t change or take back.”

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