Los Alamitos mayor sent out racist email!

[ej510]

Mayor sent e-mail with watermelons at White House
The Associated Press
Posted: 02/24/2009 06:23:45 PM PST

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif.—The mayor of Los Alamitos is coming under fire for an e-mail he sent out that depicts the White House lawn planted with watermelons, under the title "No Easter egg hunt this year."

Local businesswoman and city volunteer Keyanus Price, who is black, said Tuesday she received the e-mail from Mayor Dean Grose's personal account on Sunday and wants a public apology.

"I have had plenty of my share of chicken and watermelon and all those kinds of jokes," Price told The Associated Press. "I honestly don't even understand where he was coming from, sending this to me. As a black person receiving something like this from the city-freakin'-mayor—come on."

The Orange County Register first reported the e-mail on its Web site Tuesday night.

Grose confirmed to the AP that he sent the e-mail to Price and said he didn't mean to offend her. He said he was unaware of the racial stereotype that black people like watermelons.

He said he and Price are friends and serve together on a community youth board.

"Bottom line is, we laugh at things and I didn't see this in the same light that she did," Grose told the AP. "I'm sorry. It wasn't sent to offend her personally—or anyone—from the standpoint of the African-American race."

Grose, who became mayor in December, said he sent an apology e-mail to Price and her boss and also left her a voicemail apology.

Regardless, Price said it will be difficult for the two to work together.

"Now I am like—wow, is this really how he feels?" Price said.

Los Alamitos is a 2 1/4-square-mile Orange County city of around 12,000 people. The mayor is elected by fellow members of the five-seat City Council.

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_11777282

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[zbdent]

1. yeah, sure ... he apologizes IF SHE WAS OFFENDED ...

typical racist Repuke bullshit ...

[FLyellowdog]

2. If the intent wasn't racist, why not send a cartoon of

the WH yard planted with eggplant or onions or cabbage? No, it was a racist joke. No two ways about it...off with his head.:mad:

[BlooInBloo]

5. Or 2 white cops shooting the monkey-author of the stimulus bill dead...

No one would ever in a million years think that's racist.

[MagickMuffin]

3. Sure, he was unaware that watermelons isn't considered a racial stereotype

[ej510]

4. Typical repukkke humor.

[JTFrog]

11. Then what exactly did he find funny about the "joke" if he didn't get it?

Fuggin asshat.

[BeyondGeography]

14. Got the televangelist hair, the flag pin...the total package

My condolences, Los Alamitos.

[firedupdem]

6. I called his office today....little girl answering just said

"I'm sorry" and then said she would pass my message along. Sure she probably laughed when she hung up.

[salguine]

7. I'll bet I can guess which Party the mayor belongs to.

[ej510]

8. Gop is pathetic. They hate people of color.

[Lilyeye]

9. Typical repuke excuse "I had no idea it was a racial slur."

Looking at his pic, that fucker knew. Even as a 21 year old I've heard those lame stereotypes plently of times from people in my age group.

[Raine]

10. If he "unaware" it's a stereotype then WHY did he use a watermelon

WHY pick that, why not a tomatoe or orange or anything else??? :mad:

[and-justice-for-all]

12. These repukes are getting worse everyday...damn they are appauling

[sunnybrook]

13. OMG!

He said he was unaware of the racial stereotype that black people like watermelons.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
How does he win with this argument? a) I am a liar or b) I am a moron... Exactly how stupid does he think the public is?

[Jennicut]

15. Do these Repukes really think they can get away with this crap and

people won't be offended? I think they live in a different time zone/world/dimension then the rest of the country.