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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm so glad these bigots just can't keep their mouths shut...or their hands off their keyboards:
http://www.diversityinc.com/news/arkansas-judges-shocking-racist-sexist-homophobic-comments/?utm_source=SailThru&utm_campaign=newsletterLuke&utm_medium=DI&utm_content=2014-03-11&utm_term=newsArkansas Judges Shocking Racist, Sexist, Homophobic Comments
An Arkansas Circuit Court judge has withdrawn from the race for a seat on the states Court of Appeals and is under investigation for possible violations of the states Code of Judicial Conduct after making racist, sexist and homophobic comments on an online message board.
Mike Maggio admitted in a statement that he was responsible for the posts on the Louisiana State University fan site TigerDroppings.com. The comments, which date back to at least 2011, also accuse Arkansans of participating in incest and bestiality.
I take full responsibility for the comments that have been attributed to me, Maggio said. I apologize deeply for my lapse in personal judgment and for that, I have no excuse. The comments posted were not acceptable. These comments are not a reflection of who I am.
During my life, I have prided myself in treating all fairly and with respect, both personally and professionally. My friends, family and colleagues know me and can appropriately attest to how I have treated others. I stand by their opinion and regret letting them down. I ask for both yours and Gods forgiveness. My actions are not indicative or illustrative of the conservative political philosophy of which I hold dear.
Maggio was exposed by political blogger Matt Campbell on his website, Blue Hog Report. In a lengthy exposé, Campbell described how he managed to identify Maggiowho went by the handle geauxjudgeand included 39 of Maggios offensive posts.
Some of the less explicit ones are below:
Women look at 2 bulges on a man, one in the front of the pants or second one in the back pocket. Whichever one is bigger they can do without the other.
News flash she is black by injection, re: a thread on the rumor that O.J. Simpson is Khloe Kardashians biological father.
OT ballers just gamble like Arabs, drink like Indians, and do the humpty-hump like rabbits.
How many Doctors do you hear named Dr. Taneesha or HaHa? How many bankers do [you] hear named Brylee? So Stick with something close to normal. Or come sit in criminal court any day and see the common names
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One of the most heinous things he did was out Charlize Theron's adoption of a...GASP..."Black" baby. That a POS this clown is. He's only sorry he got caught, just like the rest of them. Congrats to Matt Campbell for exposing this piece of judicial crap.
onethatcares
(16,172 posts)those comments are definitely a reflection of who he is.
he's a racist bastard that should be censured and impeached for being an asshole of the nth degree.
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)he'll get rich in hate radio or Fox "News"
LittleGirl
(8,287 posts)Really. That's all he is. Childish, Ironic and Sad all at once. It's a direct reflection of what he thinks of the 'others.'
And he's a judge? why?
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,007 posts)freebrew
(1,917 posts)And living in the ass of the bible belt, he must understand: his god doesn't forgive, he destroys.
Remember the big flood? Job? You get no strikes.
His Old Testament god is mean, man. This guy just doesn't get it.
Iggo
(47,558 posts)Um, no.
These comments are exactly a reflection of who he is.
crim son
(27,464 posts)Who does he think he's kidding?
amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)I truly cheer them on when they identify themselves as religious freedom fighters
arcane1
(38,613 posts)"Just because I repeatedly made the conscious effort to compose and post them, does not mean I agree with any of them" he didn't add.
yuiyoshida
(41,832 posts)And hate the shiny lights on themselves.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)that we see only after the vile comments are connected to someone.
And:
My actions are not indicative or illustrative of the conservative political philosophy of which I hold dear.
His actions are exactly "illustrative of the conservative political philosophy" which he holds dear I used to think these people were outliers, but they are now a good chunk of the Republican party.
radicalliberal
(907 posts)You're absolutely right! If conservatives had had their way from the late 1940s through the 1970s, we would still have Jim Crow today.
alp227
(32,034 posts)radicalliberal
(907 posts)These comments are not a reflection of who I am.
Every time a bigot is publicly exposed (especially one who stands to suffer a loss of some sort), he makes this sort of a claim. Well, I'm sick and tired of it! They're lying through their teeth, as far as I'm concerned. People speak out of that which fills their hearts.
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)Good to know just how awful, depressing though it is. I wager we'll be seeing a lot of complications stemming from cases that came before him, involving those he speaks so poorly of (anyone but white men apparently).
How did he ever get to be a judge? That's the biggest shocker of all here, imo.
Julie
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)catbyte
(34,403 posts)I take full responsibility for the comments that have been attributed to me, Maggio said.
What a weaselly thing to say and in such a weaselly, weaselly way, with apologies to actual, furry, 4-legged weasels everywhere. He wasn't even man enough to admit writing it. Notice how he said "comments that have been attributed to me"? It's like he's trying to blame all this heinous crap on somebody that he allowed to use his account or something.
A true coward.