Alaska Investigates Racist E-mails About Obama on State Accounts

[RamboLiberal]

Source: Fox News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska officials are investigating racist jokes about President-elect Barack Obama that have been circulating on state government e-mail accounts.

One of the five e-mails obtained by The Associated Press asks about the outcome of the Democrat's victory after all the time and money invested and concludes: "Another black family living in government housing!"

State officials were unaware of the e-mails until asked about them by the AP.

Three of the racist messages were confirmed by the state's information technology division after an electronic search of the government's e-mail system, Administration Commissioner Annette Kreitzer said Wednesday.

"It's embarrassing to the state," she said.

Kreitzer said she alerted the office of Gov. Sarah Palin -- the failed Republican vice presidential candidate -- about the e-mails.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/17/alaska-investigates-racist-obama-e-mails-state-government-accounts/

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Bet you'd find those emails on most email accounts. Alaska isn't the only state I bet where government accounts are being used to spread this crap. I see it on our business system as well (I'm in IT). Just verifies to me who are the RW'ers here.

[KamaAina]

1. I thought she used her Yahoo! account for that kind of stuff?

:shrug:

[mikeytherat]

3. Yahoo! account for bribes and kickbacks, Gmail for grafts and slander, AOL mail for racist jokes

mikey_the_rat

[mikeytherat]

2. "Gov. Sarah Palin -- the failed Republican vice presidential candidate"

Wow. Unusually blunt from Faux Newz.

mikey_the_rat

[underpants]

15. "It's embarrassing to the state,"

but she was talking about the emails not Palin herself

[JeanGrey]

4. Of course you'd find that garbage on every state account as

every state has racists.

[rainbow4321]

5. Alaska investigates racist e-mails (state employees--about Obama)

Source: Anchorage Daily News

http://www.adn.com/nation/story/626518.html


Alaska officials are investigating racist jokes about President-elect Barack Obama that have been circulating on state government e-mail accounts.

One of the five e-mails obtained by The Associated Press asks about the outcome of the Democrat's victory after all the time and money invested and concludes: "Another black family living in government housing!"

Three of the racist messages were confirmed by the state's information technology division after an electronic search of the government's e-mail system, Administration Commissioner Annette Kreitzer said Wednesday

Bill McAllister, Palin's spokesman, said in an e-mail that the matter concerned individual actions taken by a handful of state employees among thousands. "My understanding is that the Department of Administration is following up on this with the individuals who took action to forward the offensive e-mails," he said. "This is, of course, a confidential personnel and disciplinary matter that has nothing to do with the governor's office."



Read more: http://www.adn.com/nation/story/626518.html

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Also: from mudflats' site:

http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/18/racist-emails-about-the-obama-family-circulate-on-state-of-alaska-computers/

[NWHarkness]

6. Shouldn't we respect the racists?

You know, to be "inclusive".

[stillcool]

7. We do. Haven't we always?

just because it's more covert these days, what's the big deal?

[firedupdem]

14. Please don't do that. It's counterproductive. n/t

[Doctor_J]

8. This is strange. It's not like the governor of that state called him a Muslim terrorist or anything

These must just be a few bad apples. Or moose turds.

[zbdent]

9. how many were from

[e-mail]?

from [e-mail]?

[Mr. Sparkle]

10. You have to wonder what they are saying in Southern States behind closed doors ! n/t

[armed_and_liberal]

11. why wasn't Jesus born in Alaska?

God couldn't find 3 wise men or a virgin

[TaffyMoon]

12. She'll never go away will she -

God, I detest her.

[chatnoir]

13. Another of the emails forwarded often was titled "Night Befo Crizzmus"

Damn... you stay kkklassy, Alaska!