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Florida’s newly appointed secretary of state resigned Thursday after the emergence of photos from 2005 of him in blackface, apparently mimicking victims of Hurricane Katrina, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.
The photos — which were obtained by the Democrat and presented to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office on Thursday — show Michael Ertel wearing blackface with red lipstick and a New Orleans Saints bandanna. He also donned a shirt that read “Katrina Victim,” the Democrat reports. Ertel, 49, confirmed to the Democrat that he was the man pictured: “There’s nothing I can say,” he said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...over-blackface-photos/?utm_term=.074ddd12c321
They "wonder" why people think there might be a bit of a race problem with some of them. How do these people get appointed? And how the hell does someone conclude that's a funny or clever costume?
Anyway: ****in' Florida...
Florida’s newly appointed secretary of state resigned Thursday after the emergence of photos from 2005 of him in blackface, apparently mimicking victims of Hurricane Katrina, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.
The photos — which were obtained by the Democrat and presented to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office on Thursday — show Michael Ertel wearing blackface with red lipstick and a New Orleans Saints bandanna. He also donned a shirt that read “Katrina Victim,” the Democrat reports. Ertel, 49, confirmed to the Democrat that he was the man pictured: “There’s nothing I can say,” he said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...over-blackface-photos/?utm_term=.074ddd12c321
They "wonder" why people think there might be a bit of a race problem with some of them. How do these people get appointed? And how the hell does someone conclude that's a funny or clever costume?
Anyway: ****in' Florida...
IMHO on someones camera, downloaded and filed away, almost forgotten. Perhaps someone was looking at old pictures, and ..................
But, but, but most Trumpsters here just can't understand why Blacks don't vote GOP nowadays. With politicians like this guy, and Steve King, and advisers like Steve Miller working for Trump they can't understand why minorities don't feel welcome in the Republican Party.
Yeah, probably something like that. It's from way before he was appointed. But it really does not reflect well on his character.
The best he could say is something like "look, I was a bottomed-out alcoholic still, I thought it was funny because I was completely wrecked, I quit and I've never done anything like that sober". Fine, ok. That'd be a redemption story of sorts mixed with contrition. Fine. We want that in general from people.
But I don't know he can say that. I don't see any good defenses, and apparently neither did he seeing as he immediately resigned.
But, but, but most Trumpsters here just can't understand why Blacks don't vote GOP nowadays. With politicians like this guy, and Steve King, and advisers like Steve Miller working for Trump they can't understand why minorities don't feel welcome in the Republican Party.
Neither the party for a bigger federal government nor the party for a huge federal government have complete ideological purity or members without severe social, personal or legal problems. It is obvious that both the demorats and republicants have their share of morons who get caught doing truly stupid things but to paint all in a large group as being like the worst or best among them is foolish.
Yeah, probably something like that. It's from way before he was appointed. But it really does not reflect well on his character.
The best he could say is something like "look, I was a bottomed-out alcoholic still, I thought it was funny because I was completely wrecked, I quit and I've never done anything like that sober". Fine, ok. That'd be a redemption story of sorts mixed with contrition. Fine. We want that in general from people.
But I don't know he can say that. I don't see any good defenses, and apparently neither did he seeing as he immediately resigned.
Thanks to their allies in the Conservative media the GOP has/is not welcoming to ANY minority. Trump has surrounded himself with a bunch of homophobes, including his own VP. He was ready to sign a bill to keep the government open, but then watched haters like Hannity and Ingraham on Fox scream about the immigrants and they changed his mind. People like David Duke and Richard Spencer celebrating Trump's election, and 'there's good people on both sides' comment.
So no, right now regarding minorities and why many are pulling away from the GOP, the Democrats do not have anywhere near as many 'morons' as the GOP.
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