Upstate NY school board president ‘regularly’ sends offensive e-mails, including one calling Obama a ‘negro.’

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Yesterday, the Buffalo News reported that Lewiston-Porter school board President Robert J. Weller is being criticized for “regularly” forwarding offensive e-mails to friends and former members of the board. One e-mail contained a list of a dozen male chauvinist “jokes,” such as an explanation that women have smaller feet to allow them “to stand closer to the kitchen sink.” Other e-mails included:

– A photo of Barack Obama, depicted making a campaign promise to deliver jobs to “everyone who can work.”

In the background of the doctored image is a group of African-Americans running away.

– A mock news release from the Detroit Police Department that claims the department will replace German shepherd police dogs with

“####### dogs, due to the fact the city is not having any problems with Germans.”

– A doctored photo of Chelsea Clinton holding up a T-shirt that reads,

“My mom is getting her #### kicked by a Negro.”

“If you’re not white and Christian, in Bob Weller’s world, you don’t exist,” commented former board President Robert L. Laub, who served on the board with Weller. Though Weller is standing by his actions - going as far as telling a reporter that his critics can “accuse all they want to” - a pastor of the True Bethel Baptist Church in Buffalo is organizing an e-mail campaign to persuade him to apologize or resign. (HT: Wonkette)

http://thinkprogress.org/

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

These freaks exist and need to be ousted from polite society. Good post, Steven.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

You'd think someone in a position of authority should know better. Otherwise they should be removed from that position.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

If he was doing so on his work email, can his azz. If it was his personal email, as disgusting as I might find the chopfvck, it's really not anyone's biz.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

If he was doing so on his work email, can his azz. If it was his personal email, as disgusting as I might find the chopfvck, it's really not anyone's biz.

Racists should not be allowed to hold public positions in civilized society.

[My Name Is Nobody 3]

Last I heard there was still freedom of speech and press. Use it at your own peril.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

If he was doing so on his work email, can his azz. If it was his personal email, as disgusting as I might find the chopfvck, it's really not anyone's biz.

It is if he was doing it while at work.

But even if not - it doesn't make a great deal of difference to be honest - as there are codes of conduct to adhere to. Especially if you represent people or your local community - forwarding questionable material like that is a pretty big lapse in judgement.

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[Chica Yeyé 41]

Last I heard there was still freedom of speech and press. Use it at your own peril.

Not when you're using public resources it's not. If it was his work account, he is in deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep #######. I hope it was.

If he was doing so on his work email, can his azz. If it was his personal email, as disgusting as I might find the chopfvck, it's really not anyone's biz.

It is if he was doing it while at work.

But even if not - it doesn't make a great deal of difference to be honest - as there are codes of conduct to adhere to. Especially if you represent people or your local community - forward questionable material like that is a pretty big lapse in judgement.

Hey brother, I agree with you. Just pointing out that little detail.

[Empress of Groovy 373]

Last I heard there was still freedom of speech and press. Use it at your own peril.

No one's calling for his arrest.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Last I heard there was still freedom of speech and press. Use it at your own peril.

He is free to say what he wants.

He isn't free to hold public positions while hating on a part of the public

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Last I heard there was still freedom of speech and press. Use it at your own peril.

No one's calling for his arrest.

We're not? I am confuzzzzzed

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Last I heard there was still freedom of speech and press. Use it at your own peril.

He is free to say what he wants.

He isn't free to hold public positions while hating on a part of the public

Yeah the public have a right to remove him and install someone else in his place. He doesn't have a "right" to that position, just as politicians like Eliot Spitzer don't.

[Heracles 417]

Man you guys are too easy.

Minority says something offensive, Response from the usual VJ group: Who cares, it's isolated. Don't you have a life

Caucasian says something, response from the same group: YoO F--n, low life, plantation owning, maggot if a human, moron, bigot, #### face !!!! Die m/f--er die.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Man you guys are too easy.

Minority says something offensive, Response from the usual VJ group: Who cares, it's isolated. Don't you have a life

Caucasian says something, response from the same group: YoO F--n, low life, plantation owning, maggot if a human, moron, bigot, #### face !!!! Die m/f--er die.

Here we go again...

Read the article and comment or don't. Stop trying to make silly extrapolations from it that don't exist in reality.

[Aniomaman 0]

Man you guys are too easy.

Minority says something offensive, Response from the usual VJ group: Who cares, it's isolated. Don't you have a life

Caucasian says something, response from the same group: YoO F--n, low life, plantation owning, maggot if a human, moron, bigot, #### face !!!! Die m/f--er die.

What really is your point? You have issues bottled up, don't let them explode inside of you!