Florida GOP emails party members about "the threat" of inner city blacks voting

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TAMPA — Just days before Americans vote in an election with the first black presidential nominee, the head of the Hillsborough County Republican Party sent an e-mail warning members of "the threat" of "carloads of black Obama supporters coming from the inner city to cast their votes."

The e-mail, sent Wednesday, prompted charges of racism from local GOP members and a call for David Storck, chairman of the Hillsborough Republican Party, to resign.

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The e-mail, written in all capital letters by volunteer Ron Whitley, 72, was forwarded by Storck to about 400 party members.

It begins with the words "The Threat," and, referring to an early voting site in Temple Terrace, reads in part: "I see carloads of black Obama supporters coming from the inner city to cast their votes for Obama. This is their chance to get a black president and they seem to care little that he is at minimum, socialist, and probably Marxist in his core beliefs. After all, he is black — no experience or accomplishments — but he is black."

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Curtis Stokes, a member of the Hillsborough County GOP and president of the Hillsborough chapter of the NAACP, called the e-mail racist.

"They're trying to get John McCain elected by putting fear in the minds of white people. You know, 'Do you really want to be governed by a black guy?' " Stokes said. "David Storck's not a good representative of the Republican Party if that's what he's sending out. He needs to resign."

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It was supposed to be an internal e-mail, Storck said, and someone releasing it to the media was an attempt to "sabotage the Republican Party."

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/elec...ticle883431.ece

[HAL 9000 96]

Oh man!

discuss certainly!

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There are Republicans all around this great country today who are muttering in their sleep... "I see powerful black people" as they piss their pants.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Not surprised about this. There's a lot of backwards folk around here.

[Ban Hammer 14,582]

There are Republicans all around this great country today who are muttering in their sleep... "I see powerful black people" as they piss their pants.

how would you know, unless you are sleeping with one?

[HAL 9000 96]

There are Republicans all around this great country today who are muttering in their sleep... "I see powerful black people" as they piss their pants.

how would you know, unless you are sleeping with one?

Substitute liberal for black and think of a few VJers and you'll see what he means.

[Ban Hammer 14,582]

There are Republicans all around this great country today who are muttering in their sleep... "I see powerful black people" as they piss their pants.

how would you know, unless you are sleeping with one?

Substitute liberal for black and think of a few VJers and you'll see what he means.

i think it would be more interesting for aj to answer this than you.

[HAL 9000 96]

There are Republicans all around this great country today who are muttering in their sleep... "I see powerful black people" as they piss their pants.

how would you know, unless you are sleeping with one?

Substitute liberal for black and think of a few VJers and you'll see what he means.

i think it would be more interesting for aj to answer this than you.

HAL 9000 is making the topic VJ specific.

Anyway... please be my spokesperson for the day. Road trip to Ohio starts in T minus 5 min.

[Sister Fracas 5]

It was supposed to be an internal e-mail, Storck said, and someone releasing it to the media was an attempt to "sabotage the Republican Party."

hmmm.... seems they are doing a good job of that all by themselves....

[EstebanTrabajos 7]

threat of what?? of using their right to vote???

[rebeccajo 14]

It was supposed to be an internal e-mail, Storck said, and someone releasing it to the media was an attempt to "sabotage the Republican Party."

hmmm.... seems they are doing a good job of that all by themselves....

[Enlighten one :) 5]

Sick just sick! What happend to get out to vote now matter who it is for.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

WHAT? No mention of hordes of brown latino voters?????????? I am offended.

[Alex+R 0]

WHAT? No mention of hordes of brown latino voters?????????? I am offended.

I don't think they're a "threat" in Florida...

[Niels Bohr 72]

The guy's age is 72. He still have the mentality to differentiate the blacks and whites. Anybody ignorant enough to listen to him needs to be re-evaluated for mental illness. Plus, he uses the term Marxist and socialists towards Obama, and his supporters. This is an added criteria that this guy should go back to retirement because his words are obsolete.