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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Tue May 6, 2014, 10:48 AM May 2014

Dutchess County controller draws fire over racially tinged tweet

KEN LOVETT

Here is an expanded version of my story from today's editions:

A Dutchess County official has touched off a furor by telling a black MSNBC news anchor on Twitter, “Keep your stinking paws off my kid, you damned dirty ape.”

The remark by Jim Coughlan, the Dutchess County controller and a candidate for state Senate, was directed at Melissa Harris-Perry in response to remarks she made about child-rearing that upset many conservatives.

Coughlan said he had no idea that Harris-Perry is black and denied the comment had racist undertones, saying he simply repeating a “well-known quote from the ‘Planet of the Apes.’”

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/dutchess-county-controller-raises-draws-fire-racially-tinged-tweet-blog-entry-1.1781217#ixzz30wmMG7Nn

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Dutchess County controller draws fire over racially tinged tweet (Original Post) hrmjustin May 2014 OP

"Keep your stinking paws off my kid, you damned dirty ape". whathehell May 2014 #1

I agree. he needs to resign now. hrmjustin May 2014 #2

Absolutely.. whathehell May 2014 #3

I can't say I am surprised. hrmjustin May 2014 #4

Disgusting.... CherokeeDem May 2014 #5

Their true colors are showing and they are ugly. hrmjustin May 2014 #6

whathehell

(29,067 posts)

1. "Keep your stinking paws off my kid, you damned dirty ape".

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Tue May 6, 2014, 11:01 AM

May 2014

You call that racially "tinged"?...I'd call that full on White Hooded Racism.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

2. I agree. he needs to resign now.

Reply to whathehell (Reply #1)

Tue May 6, 2014, 11:02 AM

May 2014

whathehell

(29,067 posts)

3. Absolutely..

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #2)

Tue May 6, 2014, 11:07 AM

May 2014

What a scumbag...The mind reels.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

4. I can't say I am surprised.

Reply to whathehell (Reply #3)

Tue May 6, 2014, 11:08 AM

May 2014

Many of the elected officials in that county are very right wing.

CherokeeDem

(3,709 posts)

5. Disgusting....

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Tue May 6, 2014, 11:22 AM

May 2014

The undercurrent of racism in this country has been hidden for years but has been present all along. With the election of a man of color as president, these bastards can't control themselves any longer, and their hatred is bubbling over.

It is disgusting.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

6. Their true colors are showing and they are ugly.

Reply to CherokeeDem (Reply #5)

Tue May 6, 2014, 11:23 AM

May 2014

Not surprised because that counties elected officials are very right wing.

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