Florida elections chief resigns after blackface photos emerge

[mfcorey1]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida’s top elections official has abruptly resigned after a newspaper obtained pictures of him in blackface posing as a Hurricane Katrina victim.

Secretary of State Michael Ertel resigned Thursday afternoon just hours after he testified about election lawsuits before a state legislative committee.

The Tallahassee Democrat obtained pictures taken at a Halloween party 14 years ago that show Ertel dressed in blackface. The photos were taken two months after the deadly storm ravaged the Gulf Coast region.

https://www.local10.com/news/florida/florida-elections-chief-resigns-after-blackface-photos-emerge

[AlexSFCA]

1. it's ironic that those very photos may have gotten him this job

[manor321]

2. The Katrina part makes it extra Trump-like

These are the Trump assholes. Mean, vicious little shits.

[cwydro]

3. Wow.

Smh.

[tanyev]

4. FFS, who dresses up like a victim of a horrendous natural disaster for a Halloween party?

Ha, ha! It's funny because nearly two thousand people died and thousands more lost everything they had!