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The mayor of a small city in Washington reportedly admitted that he called President Barack Obama "monkey man" and first lady Michelle Obama "gorilla face," but says he will not resign over the racist comments.
"Gorilla face Michelle, can't disagree with that," Patrick Rushing, mayor of Airway Heights, reportedly wrote in a Facebook post. "The woman is not attractive except to monkey man Barack. Check out them ears. LOL."
The comments led the city council to call for his resignation on Monday.
When a figurehead makes comments such as these that sets us back and it's hard to come back from, police chief and acting city manager Lee Bennett told KXLY, the local ABC station.
However, Rushing insists he will not step down from his role as mayor of the city, which is just outside of Spokane and has a population of nearly 6,500, according to Census data.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/washington-mayor-racist_55a71677e4b04740a3defd84?utm_hp_ref=politics
samsingh
(17,600 posts)I spot a bit of a snake/reptile thing too
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)God this country makes me weep.
uponit7771
(90,348 posts)louis-t
(23,296 posts)Sez as man with huge ears.
calikid
(584 posts)those ears will be as big as his mellon head.
Edited to add: He was in the military intelligence corp per his bio. Is a childish facebook post something a person with intelligence would do? I don't think so.
eridani
(51,907 posts)Cha
(297,497 posts)President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama talk with Ken Burns as part of an interview for a PBS documentary about Jackie Robinson, in the White House Library, July 3, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/11/the-obama-white-house-through-the-lens-of-pete-souza/
This ugly racist, Patrick Rushing, is too stupid to be mayor.
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/04/25/the-gorgeous-first-couple-at-the-whcd/
DinahMoeHum
(21,803 posts)Sheesh, what a fuck-bag he is.
Boomerproud
(7,961 posts)There is no shame anymore. Keep going down this road, America, and see where we end up.
tabasco
(22,974 posts)Disgusting POS.
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)shit they spew has anyone else notice how immature they sound in their Facebook posts? How does someone this dumb get to be mayor? Jeesh.
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)I wouldn't think the city council would want the public to
think their leader has the mindset of a twelve year old.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)of anything more original and creative than calling them monkeys and gorillas? That insult is at least a century old, and has been used about this president over and over. And who is he to talk about someone having big ears when his aren't exactly the smallest, either? Then again, I guess my standards for racists are too high.
jeepers
(314 posts)is in repeating or acknowledging such remarks. Is it that important that we hate him back?