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Tea Party activist sends email depicting Barack Obama as a chimpanzee

A Tea Party activist in California circulated an email depicting Barack Obama and his parents as chimpanzees with the statement: "Now you know why – No birth certificate!"
Tea Party activist sends email depicting Barack Obama as a chimpanzee
Marilyn Davenport sent an email containing this picture of the US president superimposed over a baby chimpanzee
Alex Spillius
By Alex Spillius, Washington 4:21PM BST 17 Apr 2011

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Marilyn Davenport, who is also a member of the Orange County Republican Party, has resisted calls for her resignation, claiming she was not a racist and had only been joking.

The email sent by Mrs Davenport contained a picture of the US president superimposed over a baby chimpanzee with two adults of the species, with reference to the conspiracy theory that Mr Obama is ineligible as president because he was born outside the United States.

Scott Baugh, chairman of the county party, called on Mrs Davenport to resign from its central committee after receiving the email, saying that it was "dripping with racism and is in very poor taste".

Refusing to step down, Mrs Davenport made her case in an email to party members. "I'm sorry if my email offended anyone, I simply found it amusing regarding the character of Obama and all the questions surrounding his origin of birth," she wrote.

"In no way did I even consider the fact he's half black when I sent out the email. In fact, the thought never entered my mind until one or two other people tried to make this about race."


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... anzee.html

Wow, talk about thin skin! Bush's face was superimposed on a monkey too, big deal. So because Obambi's half-black, no one can poke fun of him?? Oh brother!

I have seen it as two people have forwarded it to me. One of which has absolutely nothing to do with the tea party.
I also just remembered someone sent that picture to a whole bunch of die hard democrats who support Obama who do major fundraising for the democratic party. They are furious over it.

I have received it from several none Tea Party people also.

I feel sorry for the Chimp that has his face on it's body...........

Originally Posted by partwerks

I feel sorry for the Chimp that has his face on it's body...........

This e-mail may have arguably been in bad taste but how was it “racistâ€

Racist Obama Email: California NAACP Demands Apology From OC GOP Official (UPDATED)



**UPDATE 4/19*** Tea activist and OC County GOP official Marilyn Davenport has apologized for sending out a racist image of President Obama.

According to KABC, Davenport issued a statement late Monday in which she apologized, but stopped short of addressing her future on the committee.
"I humbly apologize and ask for your forgiveness of my unwise behavior," the statement said. "I say unwise because at the time I received and forwarded the email, I didn't stop to think about the historic implications and other examples of how this could be offensive."

In the statement, Davenport also quoted the Bible and said she was "an imperfect Christian" who tried to "live a Christ-like honoring life."

"I would never do anything to intentionally harm or berate others regardless of ethnicity," she said. "I will not repeat this error."


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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- The California NAACP is demanding an apology from an Orange County GOP official who sent out an e-mail picturing President Barack Obama's face on the body of a baby chimpanzee.

In a statement Monday, the organization called on Marilyn Davenport to resign from the Orange County Republican Central Committee.

Several other black leaders were also holding a news conference to demand Davenport be thrown off the committee.

The message shows an image, posed like a family portrait, of chimpanzee parents and child, with Obama's face superimposed on the young chimp.

The text reads, "Now you know why no birth certificate."

Davenport's number rang busy on Monday. She has sent friends and supporters an email saying she won't resign.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/1 ... id=webmail

Apology how about an apology from him for the destruction of our Constitution, at this mans hands. Opology haaa for what....As far as I am concerned he is making our country just like "The Planet of the Apes"

BTW the original with Charlton Heston, was my all time favorite movie...


Kathyet

When they did the same to President Bush no one complained. It was ignored. It just goes to prove it is open season on the white non Hispanic. I am seeing it more and more everyday.