Outrage over Obama and watermelon

[DiveCon]

It's also pretty not cool for yet another republican to do something stupid and racist. You can put all the bobby jindal's you want to in front of the camera, but if the rank and file are this stupid, the repubs are sooooooooooooooo finished.

it's also not very credible that he didn't know the racist nature of the email... after all, it's not even funny to racists without the knowledge of the watermelon stereotype.

so he's a liar on top of being a racist jerk.

Mayor is criticized for White House watermelon patch e-mail
Businesswoman receives e-mail with image showing watermelon patch in front of White House.
By JAIMEE LYNN FLETCHER
The Orange County Register
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LOS ALAMITOS - The mayor has sent an apology for an e-mail sent to a local businesswoman and community volunteer that she says is racist and offensive.

Keyanus Price, an African American, said she was appalled when she received an e-mail from Mayor Dean Grose's personal account that showed a picture of the White House with a watermelon patch imposed as the White House garden.

"I was horrified when I read that e-mail," Price said. "What I'm concerned about is how can this person send an e-mail out like this and think it is OK?"

Being a public official, Price said, made the matter worse.

"He's putting the city into a bad place, and he is a liability," Price wrote in an e-mail.

Grose sent an e-mail apology to Price, her boss and the City Council saying he did not intend to be offensive. He also called and left Price a message, he said.

"It was just poor judgment on my part, and I am deeply sorry," he said. "It wasn't meant to hurt her."

The council received the e-mail from Price's boss and also received a copy of the apology. Councilman Ken Stephens said he didn't receive the original e-mail.

"Being totally out of the loop on this one, I think I would be speaking out of turn if I said anything about it," he said. "I would think that anything like that at all would be inappropriate but, again, I haven't seen the e-mail." Calls to the other three Los Alamitos council members were not returned.

Price said she wanted a public apology for the e-mail and today contacted The Orange County Register to share the brief exchange that took place on Sunday.

Grose's e-mail included the picture with a heading that read, "No Easter Egg hunt this year."

"I think he's saying that since there's a black president, there will be no need to hunt for eggs since they're growing watermelons in the front yard this year," Price wrote.

She responded to the e-mail with: "Hey, that's not nice at all. Not all black people like watermelon… you should know better than that."

Grose replied: "The way things are today, you gotta laugh every now and then. I wanna see the coloring contests."

Price said Grose's response upset her more.

"As soon as I saw his response; that put me over the top because it was no big deal to him," she said.

Price and Grose have worked together in the past – they both sit on the board of the Youth Center, and she often works with city officials in the community representing her employer. The two have exchanged e-mails in the past.

The e-mail was sent to at least one other person, but the mayor said he isn't sure how many people received it. He said there is a "small group" of people he sometimes forward e-mails to.

In his apology to Price via e-mail, Grose wrote that he was not representing himself as a public official.

"It was not sent to a whole bunch of people, and it went through my personal e-mail," he said. "People e-mail things all the time, but that's not an excuse."

Peter Eliasberg of the ACLU said that while the mayor wasn't acting as a city official at the time, it doesn't mean that it was OK to send.

"Even though as much as we may always think they're always public officials, they're not always public officials; it's kind of going out as a private citizen," Eliasberg said. "That doesn't mean that she doesn't have every right to demand a public apology. It seems like it was pretty offensive."

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WTF???????? Is everyone going to become racist pricks now? How in the fuck can the Repugnicans think this is funny?

I guess it's the rantings and influence of Limbidiot.

um, i might have missed it, but where does it say this moron is a republican?

 

[Diuretic]

The proof of the racist slur is in the responses in this thread. Fuck, I'm not even an American and I knew exactly what this fucking pipsqueak was on about. And so do you, look at the thread.

Besides, I saw "Watermelon Man" years ago, I understood what it meant then and I understand what this fucking idiot means now.

 

[DiveCon]

The proof of the racist slur is in the responses in this thread. Fuck, I'm not even an American and I knew exactly what this fucking pipsqueak was on about. And so do you, look at the thread.

Besides, I saw "Watermelon Man" years ago, I understood what it meant then and I understand what this fucking idiot means now.

but did you see where it said this moron is a republican?

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Oh but raising children in a racist church is ok, right?

Obama did. I have never seen a church more racist than obama's church.

Really? Ever been to a church in the South? How about Fred Phelps' church?

Ya there are some pretty racists black churches in the South too. Never been to a all white church in my life though. Funny how that works.

 

[Diuretic]

The proof of the racist slur is in the responses in this thread. Fuck, I'm not even an American and I knew exactly what this fucking pipsqueak was on about. And so do you, look at the thread.

Besides, I saw "Watermelon Man" years ago, I understood what it meant then and I understand what this fucking idiot means now.

but did you see where it said this moron is a republican?

Frankly DC I don't care about his political affiliations. I have no problem with anyone attacking policy head on and going at it like a circus tent boxer but when it comes down to slimey racial slurs, that's just bullshit. I'm not a plaster saint, I can be a thorough prick on these here forums (and in real life, I can tell you) but you can hit me on the fucking back of the head with a cricket bat if you ever find me posting that sort of racial shit.

And if I missed the point sorry, I have blood in my eye.

 

[DiveCon]

The proof of the racist slur is in the responses in this thread. Fuck, I'm not even an American and I knew exactly what this fucking pipsqueak was on about. And so do you, look at the thread.

Besides, I saw "Watermelon Man" years ago, I understood what it meant then and I understand what this fucking idiot means now.

but did you see where it said this moron is a republican?

Frankly DC I don't care about his political affiliations. I have no problem with anyone attacking policy head on and going at it like a circus tent boxer but when it comes down to slimey racial slurs, that's just bullshit. I'm not a plaster saint, I can be a thorough prick on these here forums (and in real life, I can tell you) but you can hit me on the fucking back of the head with a cricket bat if you ever find me posting that sort of racial shit.

And if I missed the point sorry, I have blood in my eye.

a couple people were calling this guy a republican, and i don't see any party affiliation listed in either of the 2 stories posted so far
and generally, if it is a republican, that will follow their name quite prominently
but if it's a dem, they only say it if it's a good story

 

[KittenKoder]

I think white people eat watermelon too. In fact, we have increased our intake because it is a very good source of minerals & extremely low in calories.

What's the big deal. Not every cartoon or statement about President Obama is going to associated with racism.

If you're POTUS you're going to have zillions of statements & cartoons depicting yourself. GET OVER IT, O.K.!

Actually..............I'm a white boy, and I LIKE WATERMELON!!!!!!!

Spitting out the seeds, and seeing if you can make 'em stick on something is really fun.

Besides........and this is for all you guys.........did ya know that watermelon pickles (made from the rind of the watermelon, which most people throw away), makes a really good substitute for Viagra?

And.........it doesn't give you an erection that stays with you either. No doctor required.

I like watermelon. I still think the cartoon is racist.

Still, I'm getting sick of chickenshits yelling racist at the the drop of every hat and have been doing so since the primaries began last year.

Probably the only reason why Obama got the thicket instead of Hillary to.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Here is the city home page, perhaps one of our Liberal buddies can show us where in it states the mayor is a Republican?

City of Los Alamitos

 

[Diuretic]

a couple people were calling this guy a republican, and i don't see any party affiliation listed in either of the 2 stories posted so far
and generally, if it is a republican, that will follow their name quite prominently
but if it's a dem, they only say it if it's a good story

Is that like how Fox pulls the (R) and (D) shit?

Seriously I don't know the political affiliations of this twat and I don't much care to be frank. He's an (F) to me.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Well if he isn't a Republican he had their support when he ran for the City Council.

Additional Endorsements for Dean Grose

His biggest supporters on his fact sheet.

Edward R. Royce, Republican Congressman

http://royce.house.gov/Biography/bio.htm

Tom Harmon , California Senator ( State) Republican

http://cssrc.us/web/35/biography.aspx

The Mayor may not SAY he is a Republican but it is a pretty good bet he is.

But to the point, until I was in the South I never heard the "water melon " thing. Nor did I hear the chicken claim either. It is entirely possible this guy never heard it. He lives in a small town that is predominately white from what I can tell. Further there is no reason he would have sent the E-Mail to the lady if he knew it was racist.

 

[KittenKoder]

Grose was republican funded but claims no affiliation ... that's where they are getting that he's a republican, however, as for all republicans proudly showing their affiliation no matter what ... it's no more than democrats. Many who have been called democrat are just like Grose, no actual affiliation, just funding from the party.

 

[DiveCon]

a couple people were calling this guy a republican, and i don't see any party affiliation listed in either of the 2 stories posted so far
and generally, if it is a republican, that will follow their name quite prominently
but if it's a dem, they only say it if it's a good story

Is that like how Fox pulls the (R) and (D) shit?

Seriously I don't know the political affiliations of this twat and I don't much care to be frank. He's an (F) to me.

no, its a MSM thing

 

[DiveCon]

Well if he isn't a Republican he had their support when he ran for the City Council.

Additional Endorsements for Dean Grose

well, hes a moron either way
but without seeing something, i was wondering how they knew he was

 

[KittenKoder]

Well if he isn't a Republican he had their support when he ran for the City Council.

Additional Endorsements for Dean Grose

well, hes a moron either way
but without seeing something, i was wondering how they knew he was

The funny thing is that both parties should be happy he nor most of those politicians that make such idiotic mistakes are NOT actually affiliated with either of them, because it's the only thing that's supporting partisanship at all right now.

 

[DiveCon]

Well if he isn't a Republican he had their support when he ran for the City Council.

Additional Endorsements for Dean Grose

well, hes a moron either way
but without seeing something, i was wondering how they knew he was

The funny thing is that both parties should be happy he nor most of those politicians that make such idiotic mistakes are NOT actually affiliated with either of them, because it's the only thing that's supporting partisanship at all right now.

well, i cant stand ignorant racist fucks no matter what party they belong to, or no party
they all suck donkey dicks

 

[Luissa]

Well if he isn't a Republican he had their support when he ran for the City Council.

Additional Endorsements for Dean Grose

His biggest supporters on his fact sheet.

Edward R. Royce, Republican Congressman

U.S. Congressman Ed Royce : 40th District Of California

Tom Harmon , California Senator ( State) Republican

Biography - CA State Senator Tom Harman - CSSRC

The Mayor may not SAY he is a Republican but it is a pretty good bet he is.

But to the point, until I was in the South I never heard the "water melon " thing. Nor did I hear the chicken claim either. It is entirely possible this guy never heard it. He lives in a small town that is predominately white from what I can tell. Further there is no reason he would have sent the E-Mail to the lady if he knew it was racist.

I do have to agree with you there! I don't think my dad would get the watermelon joke!

I also think I am the only person in this country that doesn't like watermelon!

 

[Ravi]

It's also pretty not cool for yet another republican to do something stupid and racist. You can put all the bobby jindal's you want to in front of the camera, but if the rank and file are this stupid, the repubs are sooooooooooooooo finished.

it's also not very credible that he didn't know the racist nature of the email... after all, it's not even funny to racists without the knowledge of the watermelon stereotype.

so he's a liar on top of being a racist jerk.

Yes, a liar.

I'm not going to even read the rest of this thread but I'll predict that many will justify this guy's racism by saying someone else, somewhere, was racist.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

It's also pretty not cool for yet another republican to do something stupid and racist. You can put all the bobby jindal's you want to in front of the camera, but if the rank and file are this stupid, the repubs are sooooooooooooooo finished.

it's also not very credible that he didn't know the racist nature of the email... after all, it's not even funny to racists without the knowledge of the watermelon stereotype.

so he's a liar on top of being a racist jerk.

Yes, a liar.

I'm not going to even read the rest of this thread but I'll predict that many will justify this guy's racism by saying someone else, somewhere, was racist.

NO retard, he said he did not know, I know for a fact that is possible. You see not everyone is up on what black people get pissed off about. It just isn't that important to most people. If one was not aware of history for example, and they listened to black music they would think calling them a ****** was just fine, since they do it in all their music just about. They would also believe that black males think all black females are whores and bitches.

I am just about fed up, myself, with the victimhood act by minorities, especially Blacks. They have been taught over the last 30 years or so to scream racism at anything to divert attention or cause a stir.

Let us see, anyone remember how a couple elected officials insisted "black hole" was racist? Or remember the guy in DC that used the word niggerdly and got accused of a racist term? How about how a certain black stripper didn't get paid so claimed she was raped by some white boys in NC? How about Sharpton and his antics? Or Jesse Jackson extorting money from Corporations and Companies with threats of protests?

And of course we all remember how Wright is not racist cause he is black.

Get back to me when it is illegal to offend people.

The man said he did not know that water melon was a racist thing, I know that I had never heard it till I went to Texas. He lives in California and in a predominately white city. I think this time we can actually believe him. He had no reason to purposefully send that to a black woman so he would be subject to all the negative attention sure to follow.

 

[Diuretic]

Come on Rock, you'd never have made a copper old son if you believe that load of old bollocks.

He didn't know the water melon thing?



He's a fucking liar.

If he didn't know then why the fuck did he send it?

As Pale would say, "don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining."

This fucking idiot is toast. And not even wholemeal toast at that.

 

[Gunny]

The proof of the racist slur is in the responses in this thread. Fuck, I'm not even an American and I knew exactly what this fucking pipsqueak was on about. And so do you, look at the thread.

Besides, I saw "Watermelon Man" years ago, I understood what it meant then and I understand what this fucking idiot means now.

but did you see where it said this moron is a republican?

Frankly DC I don't care about his political affiliations. I have no problem with anyone attacking policy head on and going at it like a circus tent boxer but when it comes down to slimey racial slurs, that's just bullshit. I'm not a plaster saint, I can be a thorough prick on these here forums (and in real life, I can tell you) but you can hit me on the fucking back of the head with a cricket bat if you ever find me posting that sort of racial shit.

And if I missed the point sorry, I have blood in my eye.

Blodd in your eye? If you want to be offended, then get OFFENDED. Far worse things are said every day about politicians and/or their supporters than picking on someone because of their race.

For 8 years it was okay to call Bush a racist on a daily basis. Democrats have been calling Republicans/conservatives and/or anyone that doesn't think what they do racists for decades. But that's okay, right? It's okay to call Clinton "Trailer Park Bill," or make fun of Jimmy Carter's Southern accent or dog Bush out for being a poor speaker and/or dog out his daughters for acting like teenagers but HEAVEN FUCKING FORBID someone say something that even brings a Democrat's skin color into the picture.

Wah, wah-fucking-wah. Find something that really matters to bitch about, huh?