GOP's Twisted Sense of Humor

The most disturbing part of this is that this loon doesn't think she did anything wrong.....

Hillsborough GOP Committeewoman Quits Over E-Mail
By MARK DOUGLAS | WFLA
Published: February 5, 2009

TAMPA - Hillsborough Republican state committeewoman Carol R. Carter says she is resigning her post amid controversy over a racially tinged e-mail that she sent to eight friends.

"I have tendered my resignation," Carter said this morning, hours after a published report detailed an e-mail sent by Carter Jan. 30.

The e-mail questions how 2 million "blacks" could make it to the inauguration of Barack Obama but 200,000 couldn't make it out of New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina.

Carter said she sent the e-mail to "eight people I thought were my friends," and never intended for it to become public. "It was an Internet joke," Carter said.

Carter said she deserved a reprimand for the e-mail but doesn't think it warranted the angry response it has received from state GOP leaders and others who are responding on blogs.
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/feb/05/hillsborough-gop-committeewoman-quits-over-e-mail/news-breaking/

Bigots never do believe that their actions warrant the reaction that they receive. Carter said she deserved a reprimand for the e-mail but doesn't think it warranted the angry response it has received from state GOP leaders and others who are responding on blogs.
People like this never believe that their actions could be construed as racist. It's almost as if certain segments of the population take joy in the fact that so many of our poorest citizens had their homes and lives destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. I saw firsthand the damage that occurs from flooding last fall in Munster and it is not pretty. I hope others learn from this woman's mistake and not judge others by the color of their skin.

sparks wrote:

It's almost as if certain segments of the population take joy in the fact that so many of our poorest citizens had their homes and lives destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Yes, I have noticed. They act as if they "deserved it."
Sickening

I got this same email from a friend who is a Rep. and I sent him back an email saying, that I had no idea but he could ask the new GOP leader Michael Steele. That shut him up fast!

As most of you probably know the, "2 million "blacks" could make it to the inauguration of Barack Obama but 200,000 couldn't make it out of New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina,"crack is just the latest rabid right talking point being used at what is left of the right wing circle jerk- the "other board."

Yeah, it's "typical."

edge540 wrote:

As most of you probably know the, "2 million "blacks" could make it to the inauguration of Barack Obama but 200,000 couldn't make it out of New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina,"crack is just the latest rabid right talking point being used at what is left of the right wing circle jerk- the "other board."

Yeah, it's "typical."

I just went "over there" and read some of the posts.
I'm staying away from there.

WhitingLib wrote:

edge540 wrote:

As most of you probably know the, "2 million "blacks" could make it to the inauguration of Barack Obama but 200,000 couldn't make it out of New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina,"crack is just the latest rabid right talking point being used at what is left of the right wing circle jerk- the "other board."

Yeah, it's "typical."

I just went "over there" and read some of the posts.
I'm staying away from there.

It's reverting right back to what it used to be,the "Devil's Island" of forums.

It's pretty entertaining over "there" - like watching Fox News Network while this board resembles MSNBC.

I thought the Democratic party was all about tolerance?
And I love the mature, sensible way that "the other side" is being censured in this thread:

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loon

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read the demented, rabid, racist

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right wing circle jerk

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Bigots

It's one thing to say that she was wrong and needs punishment, but the name calling doesn't help your case.
And I feel the same, no matter who is doing the name calling, R or D.

So tell us Bill, you would have a big problem calling David Duke a bigot or racist?

I don't.

David Duke is an avowed member of a self-proclaimed racist organization, so he is therefore a racist.
But every person that has ever made an insensitive remark is not a racist.
In this case the joke, in the form of ironic humor, was in very bad taste and race-based, but that does not mean that Ms. Carter is a racist.
Much of the 'humor' that goes around is directed at those in power but that doesn't mean that it is automatically racist. Is doonesbury racist because of the stereotypes that are addressed in the strip? It could be argued that they are being perpetuated by the comic, therefore he is racist.
Is it prejudiced to point out the irony of 100's (I heard 600) private jets flying into DC for the inaugeration of a common man? Or to point out that people can't afford digital converters for their tvs but can get to DC for the weekend?
Life is full of irony, deal with it, and while you're at it look up tolerance in the dictionary. The concept flows in more than one direction.

Bill B wrote:

I thought the Democratic party was all about tolerance?
And I love the mature, sensible way that "the other side" is being censured in this thread:

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loon

It's one thing to say that she was wrong and needs punishment, but the name calling doesn't help your case.
And I feel the same, no matter who is doing the name calling, R or D.

Bill,I'm the one who referred to Carol Carter as a "loon". In retrospect,maybe I should have referred to her as a "mean spirited,ignorant,bigot".

How would you describe someone who thinks a catastrophic disaster where over 1800 people lost their lives is humorous?

Bill B wrote:

David Duke is an avowed member of a self-proclaimed racist organization, so he is therefore a racist.
But every person that has ever made an insensitive remark is not a racist.
In this case the joke, in the form of ironic humor, was in very bad taste and race-based, but that does not mean that Ms. Carter is a racist.
Much of the 'humor' that goes around is directed at those in power but that doesn't mean that it is automatically racist. Is doonesbury racist because of the stereotypes that are addressed in the strip? It could be argued that they are being perpetuated by the comic, therefore he is racist.
Is it prejudiced to point out the irony of 100's (I heard 600) private jets flying into DC for the inaugeration of a common man? Or to point out that people can't afford digital converters for their tvs but can get to DC for the weekend?
Life is full of irony, deal with it, and while you're at it look up tolerance in the dictionary. The concept flows in more than one direction.

Great post,Bill. This will become a fantastic forum if everyone will discuss subjects on this level. BTW, I also
thought Edge's post was very insightful. Clearly, David Duke represents the kind of ignorant,hateful politics that have no place in a democracy.

Hmmmm, I didn't know that all of those 2 million at the inauguration were black people from New Orleans.

No I don't think so:
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"The e-mail questions how 2 million "blacks" could make it to the inauguration of Barack Obama but 200,000 couldn't make it out of New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina."

Me no see anything about "restricted space into an unrestricted space."

Here's the full unedited quote:
"I'm confused. How can 2 million Blacks get into Washington D.C. in subzero temperatures when 2 hundred thousand couldn't get out of New Orleans in 84 degree temps with 4 days notice?"

Clearly, it's simply a lame joke.

happy jack wrote:

I believe the question being asked is: If 2 million people could cram themselves into a restricted space in one or two days, why couldn't 200,000 people move themselves out of a restricted space into an unrestricted space after having been given four days notice?

Because just maybe they had the resources....like a car,airfare,hotel reservations,and the cash on hand to pay for it. You do realize that a lot of the people that didn't make it out were devoid of those resources,don't you?

happy jack wrote:

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Physics 101, edge...

Physics doesn't have aqnything to do with it.
Spin it all you want jack.

It was lame, bigoted, foot-in-your-mouth joke that backfired.
Anybody that has a first-grade grasp of common sense would agree.

Really?
You're seriously waiting for an answer to a lame, bigoted joke?

Here's the Wonkeete's take on Carol Carter's follow up "apology" e-mail.
If we can’t laugh at the people we used to keep as slaves and continue to torment with outrages like the “eh” response to Katrina, then what can we laugh at, right? Anyway — and obviously — this was hardly the only recent incident of Hillsborough County, Florida GOP officials sending racist emails specifically about the great crisis of these people’s lives: a negro elected president, of America!
http://wonkette.com/406018/hilarious-racist-email-gets-gop-official-fired
Before anyone gets their shorts in an uproar, this is clearly satire which I view as very funny, taking a well deserved shot at a bigot who should have know better.