NC alcohol chief quits after sending offensive e-mail

[Sequoia]

North Carolina's top liquor regulator resigned Tuesday after sending an e-mail that reportedly showed a watermelon patch outside an altered photo of the White House.

Gov. Beverly Perdue demanded and received the resignation of Alcoholic Beverage Commission Chairman Douglas A. Fox after the e-mail mocking the first black U.S. president was shown to Perdue's staff.

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The e-mail was sent on Nov. 14, 10 days after Barack Obama was elected president. The e-mail, which had been forwarded by others several times before reaching Fox, showed the image of the White House, the watermelon patch on the South Lawn, and the phrase "There goes the neighborhood..." printed above the photo, the newspapers said. The e-mail contained no other text, but the subject line stated: "how true."



http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20090505/NEWS/905059954/0/APA

[MADem]

1. What an idiot. Sampling the wares, or just bad to the bone? nt

[supernova]

2. Yay, Bev!

Good on ya.

Moron. That's a patronage job anyway.

[Tikki]

3. "There goes your job".....FOOL

Tikki

[Lex]

15. .

As well it should.

[Lerkfish]

4. ya know, this whole racist crap is getting to be a little tiresome

In a way, I think its probably good that these idiots are exposing themselves publicly, instead of hiding it, but geez, enough already.

racism and bigotry is such a bizarre concept. "Iz must hate the differentz than me"
when will we ever evolve past this useless concept?

[Sequoia]

6. Especially with the watermelon comparison.

Who doesn't like watermelon. I see white people eat it all the time. Such idiots. Some years back I was working in an office and a girl there (from NJ) was showing us photos of a party she had and said, "Oh, look at the watermelon on the counter." It was winter so here they were having watermelon which I thought was a good thing. And she replied all shocked like, "Where? We didn't have any." And I said, "Right there." And she laughed and said, "Oh, I thought you meant black people." Talk about being shocked. I just don't understand that line of thinking.

[Lerkfish]

7. wow, that's disgusting.

;(

[seabeyond]

5. Gov. Beverly Perdue demanded and received the resignation

that is the way to handle. no fuzzy line

[Lex]

9. Yep, no "unfortunate mistake" wobbly language.

nt

[Lex]

8. Come on out and show yourselves, racists.

Then we can bring the misery.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

10. Didn't that same picture take down another Republican?

[Lex]

11. yes, I think you're right

"it's a trap!"

[SemiCharmedQuark]

12. Mayor Dean Grose

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/25/white-house-watermelon-em_n_169933.html

[timtom]

13. Oh, please! Why do people do this shit?

How do these "people" get into positions of responsibility all the time?

[Fumesucker]

14. Because getting a position like that is far more about who you know...

And who owes you a favor than it is about intelligence or ability..

Pretty much the way it is throughout business and government.

[Liberal_in_LA]

16. Mayor in California quit over sending the same email

[47of74]

17. He tried to slither out

Of course he tried to slither out of the office but the Governor wasn't having any of that.

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[Gabi Hayes]

19. you people are so touchy: