‘Not Racist’ Mayor Who Called Michelle Obama ‘Gorilla Face’ Refuses To Resign
He says if he resigned it would be “admitting I’m a racist and I’m not.” Latest.com reports:
In a post on Facebook, Airway Heights Mayor Patrick Rushing described Obama as a gorilla.
“Gorilla face Michelle, can’t disagree with that,” the message said. “The woman is not attractive except to monkey man Barack. Check out them ears. LOL.”
Rushing stood his ground, claiming that his comments were humorous and not meant to be taken seriously.
Rushing offered a crappy apology, but local citizens weren’t buying it and called for an official resignation.
“I made a mistake. I owned up to my mistake,” Rushing insisted. “If I do resign that’s admitting I’m a racist and I’m not.”
No, making a post comparing our country’s first black president and his wife to monkeys confirmed that he’s a racist.
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20 responses to ‘Not Racist’ Mayor Who Called Michelle Obama ‘Gorilla Face’ Refuses To Resign
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Talkin_Troof July 17th, 2015 at 07:37
Well, I gotta go but I’ll leave with this:
GOP racist. What’s new?
:)
Larry Schmitt July 17th, 2015 at 07:51
So the mayor of Airhead Heights is hung up on women’s looks, makes an obviously racist comment (how many whites are compared to gorillas) and claims he’s not racist. Oh, and it turns out he’s a republican. That’s the only surprise in this story.
Glen July 17th, 2015 at 23:54
Let’s be serious… the real problem isn’t that it could have been (and almost certainly was) motivated by her “race”. It’s that he said it about *anybody*. If Michelle Obama had been white, and he called her ‘Gorilla Face’, I’d call for his resignation, just as I do now (he should resign).
Because racism is just a particular expression of extreme rudeness, and political leaders should be held to a higher standard on politeness in general. Arguing that the problem, here, is racism basically sends the message that it would have been OK for him to say it if she weren’t black, and to me, that’s the wrong message.
We should certainly accuse him of racism, but we should demand his resignation for extreme disrespect of another human being.
rg9rts July 17th, 2015 at 07:53
Anyone with such a strong resemblance to J. Fred Muggs shouldn’t throw stones
Um Cara July 17th, 2015 at 09:24
So he thinks resigning for making incredibly offensive comments would make him racist, but comparing Ms. Obama to a gorilla does not. Hrm…
Mike July 17th, 2015 at 09:48
The guys FB page has 75+ racist posts not directed toward the president…but he’s not a racist…figures.
http://www.inlander.com/Bloglander/archives/2015/07/15/75-more-questionable-posts-by-airway-heights-mayor-patrick-rushing
labman57 July 17th, 2015 at 09:57
Racism expresses itself in a variety of ways.
Some knuckle-walkers are blatant and unabashed racists, as has been observed on numerous occasions throughout American history … such as when grumpy old white guys wax nostalgic for the days of yesteryear …. before the Civil War.
Other folks indignantly proclaim that “some of my best friends are (fill in the blank).” One may behave in an extremely civil manner — or even be friendly — toward someone of a different ethnicity … so long as that person does not offend one’s sensibilities or disagree with one’s political ideology.
It is often when confronting someone with whom one has a conflict that race suddenly becomes an issue and ethnic bigotry rises to the surface, such as when a person of color is the butt of a racially-insensitive joke delivered via email, tweet, or at a political event.
Their usual defense: “Just because I enjoy disseminating racist jokes via social media does not make me a racist!” — Uh yeah, it does.
Some pundits smugly demonstrate their bigoted views by assuming that Barack and Michelle Obama — and just about every other left-of-center minority — must have attained their academic and professional successes by means of handouts and special favors, because it certainly could not have been the result of hard work and innate intelligence.
And for others, their racism is expressed by their tendency to apply stereotypical character traits to an entire ethnic demographic group of people, followed by a haughty disdain for these character traits and by their arrogant, condescending suggestion that they — as an outsider to the culture — understand the challenges facing people of said demographic group better than members of the group themselves.
The Original Just Me July 17th, 2015 at 11:43
You can tell if a person is a Republican when you shake their hand. Just look for calluses on the outside of their knuckles. Knuckle Draggers.
Tommie July 17th, 2015 at 11:26
Gotta love this misunderstood person, and his terms of endearment toward minorities, he always brightens my day! HAhahahahahahah!!!!!!
The Original Just Me July 17th, 2015 at 11:40
He can’t resign. He’s not smart enough to fill out the paper work. I would take Hilary’s face any day over his. Did he have to have Sarah’s make up artist do that or is it natural.
ribbie149 July 17th, 2015 at 12:09
It also confirms that he has the IQ of a fire hydrant…
Bob Schlumboski July 17th, 2015 at 12:11
What a boring world it would be…if the Tree of Racism, were stunted or prohibited to grow. After all, it is also a tree ok knowledge–a cornucopia rooted in the spectacle of human drama. Despite our advances, we are a pathetic addition to life. Frivolous, egotistical, deranged, inept, selfish, contradictory, spasmic, artificially conditioned, and legions of other things that are counterproductive to a healthy and secure survival. I pity US. We’ve become a shell of our former selves, and the Piper will soon collect his dues. The Pie has been poisoned.
ecotoper July 17th, 2015 at 14:16
slum boski … I hope for you sake that you live somewhere in northern Idaho … a vile racist who thinks he’s some kind of poet … you know, of course, that the Nazis looked upon Poles as an inferior people, and intended to deal with them with the same plan they had for Jews and Gypsies … how easy for you to now become a hateful racist … I was going to say that you should be ashamed of yourself, but realize such a feeling would be alien to your mind set …
fahvel July 18th, 2015 at 04:12
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!very very well said.
Merlin July 17th, 2015 at 14:00
He’s a fux news nutter, take him down, let him work on a trash truck.
ecotoper July 17th, 2015 at 14:44
There is a reason why “mayor” Rushing refuses to resign his seat … his occupation, until earlier this year, was a school bus driver … he lost that job because he left the scene of an accident … he gets $2k per month as a mayoral stipend, which is now his sole income … when you consider it, that’s good money to be a figure head in a city of 6,300 people living in 5.5 square miles of dirt … he has proven himself, despite his pathetic denial, to be a racist, and an moron as well … when the city council boots this fool out of his job, he will likely have to leave town and search for some sort of real job, dragging his tarnished reputation with him … he is very likely to get just what he deserves …
whatthe46 July 17th, 2015 at 19:28
welfare and foodstamps. and the best trailer 50 bucks can get him in the park.
Pearl Polanski July 17th, 2015 at 19:20
He’s one to talk! #Gorilla
whatthe46 July 17th, 2015 at 19:27
that thing hasn’t seen a mirror since his host went blind the day he was hatched.
fahvel July 18th, 2015 at 04:11
this kind of scum should be inserted in that machine in Fargo!