Idaho Commissioner found sending emails comparing Michelle Obama to a poisonous black widow spider

[sabra]

http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/commissioner_sends_racist_email_using_official_account/C37/L37/

Commissioner Sends Racist Email Using Official Account
Why aren't our leaders outraged?
By Jill Kuraitis, 12-10-08


Canyon County Commissioner Steve Rule used his government email account to distribute an email on Dec. 2 comparing Michelle Obama to a poisonous black widow spider.

NewWest.Net/Boise obtained a paper copy of the email and has confirmed it was sent electronically. According to its header, Rule received the email as a forward, then used his official county email address to forward it to 26 people, including many at their Canyon County government email accounts.

The email has two photographs: one of a black widow spider, and one of Michelle Obama holding her older daughter’s hand, taken on Nov. 4 at President-elect Obama’s acceptance speech in Chicago.

Mrs. Obama’s dress has a distinctive red pattern on its front. The spider’s red mark resembles that pattern.

The email reads (emphasis, punctuation and capitalization reproduced exactly):

The Black Widow….
This spider, one of only a few poisonous spiders in the USA, can be found all over the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
The spider release a neurotoxin into the victim that, if not treated, can cause death!

The Black widow hooks-up with the male then sucks the very life out of him after mating!

She’s very easy to spot…

The female has a very wide backside is Black, and has a red hour glass shaped marking on her belly…

You can find this spider in:
Closets
Wood piles
Under Beds
And soon…..
THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!!!

[cali]

1. Disgusting and unsurprising.

[Botany]

2. Mr. Rule

1) It was taken out of context.

2) Why don't liberals have a sense of humor.

3) he will do this after a week ..... "I am sorry for any hurt that my joke
caused and at no time ...... " :puke:

[grace0418]

15. No, no, You got that apology all wrong. He'll say "I'm sorry some were offended."

That's the Republican way. Never actually *be* sorry. Never admit that you did anything wrong. Just imply the victim of your abuse is whiny and over-sensitive. :puke:

Other than that, your chain of events is spot on. :)

[Sherman A1]

22. Precisely

It's the non-apology - apology. It appears on a quick glance that the person said they were sorry and wrong, but what they really said was "I am sorry if I offended you", they never apologized for the original act or statement.

[struggle4progress]

16. ... Rule told the Idaho Statesman, "Apparently it offended some people, and I'm sorry" ...

SW Idaho commissioner apologizes for e-mail
(Published December 11, 2008)
http://www.fortmilltimes.com/124/story/388429.html

[Botany]

18. He is like the frat boy asshole (no matter what age) who after a few ...

.... drinks tells nigger jokes to you because you are white.

[Hansel]

19. Yep, he's sorry alright. Glad he recognizes it.

Two facts in one sentence must be a record for a right winger.

[NMDemDist2]

3. I got that email too

it was accompanied by the photo of Michelle in the dress from Election night

[mrreowwr_kittty]

12. I'm so glad I never get emails like that.

I had one friend who was a Bushbot who occasionally sent them. But after the '04 election I decided I'd had it with stupid people in my life and cut off contact with her.

[Lerkfish]

4. well, at least they're exposing themselves

at least one thing the Obama presidency will bring is outright transparency on bigots.

[Turbineguy]

5. In wingnut land

it's called humor.

And it keeps them from wondering why their house is in foreclosure.

[midnight]

6. Hate is a very fast spreading virus. This man needs to seek

care very quickly.

[Frustratedlady]

7. And he's looking for a job where?

These creeps must lie awake at night coming up with this crap.

[rvablue]

8. Found a pic of the bottom-feeding freeper..........

Here is the Freeper sexist, racist scumbag in all of his glory:




I'm so bad at this "who does he look like" game.

Can we start a list and then send it on to his asshat?

[bullwinkle428]

11. THAT GUY is mocking ANYONE ELSE over the way they look?

That truly is the very definition of irony!

[EFerrari]

13. Striking resemblance.

[Starry Messenger]

14. My vote:

Uncle Fester

[Patiod]

17. Both in appearance and intelligence - Gomer Pyle

[Barack_America]

24. He looks like a potato.

Frequently found in:
-Dirt
-Idaho
-(and soon) The unemployment line!!

[Cha]

9. Rec'd~ This should get some attention here

at least.

[Uzybone]

10. He is an Idaho Republican

not much of a surprise he would send racist emails. The DA here in Houston did the same thing for a long time.

[yourguide]

20. jeez, what a potato head...with graphics

[LisaM]

21. Why doesn't it say FORMER Canyon County Commissioner? n/t

[Beacool]

23. Oh, here we go again!!

Same crap they pulled on Hillary for years. I guess that it's now Michelle's turn.

:-(

[tammywammy]

25. I remember reading quite a few posters on here commenting that the first thing they thought of when

seeing Michelle on Election night was a black widow, because of her dress. :shrug:

[AspenRose]

26. I guess that makes it a-ok, then!