SC GOP Activist Jokes: Escaped Gorilla Just One Of Michelle Obama's Ancestors
By Logan Murphy Sunday Jun 14, 2009 11:00am
Note to racist Republican: Everything you post on the internet can be spread around the globe in a matter of seconds.
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - A state Republican activist has admitted to and apologized for calling a gorilla that escaped from the Riverbanks Zoo Friday an "ancestor" of First Lady Michelle Obama.
A screen capture of the comment, made on the Internet site Facebook, was obtained by FITSNews, the website of South Carolina politico Will Folks.
The image shows a post by an aide to state Attorney General Henry McMaster describing Friday morning's gorilla escape at Columbia's Riverbanks Zoo.
Longtime SCGOP activist and former state Senate candidate Rusty DePass responded with the comment, "I'm sure it's just one of Michelle's ancestors - probably harmless." Read on...
Yes, this loyal Bushie was referring to the First Lady, Michelle Obama. Brilliant. His "I'm sorry if anyone was offended" non-apology was weak at best, but at some point he should have just STFU, put down the shovel and stopped digging:
DePass took his apology a bit further. He also said, "The comment was hers. Not mine," saying the first lady made statements in the media recently saying we are all descendents [sic] of apes.
But an Internet search for those comments turned up no news articles of the like.
Kudos to FITSNews.com for finding this and other racist GOP hackery. The comment, along with DePass' Facebook page has been scrubbed. Good riddance.
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We are all cousins to the gorillas.
Our ancestors and their ancestors split some seven or eight million years ago from the same primate.
Slightly later our branch divided from the Chimpanzees.
All human beings today are a single species.
The racists do not know modern science. Or, sometimes it seems, much else.
an important essay here
Rusty DePass!
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/snowf...
Snowflake is much cuter!
I would call you an idiot, but you might claim that I'm prejudiced against the mentally challenged.
I owe you an apology Left.
I implied a long time ago that you were a racist.
I even called you one.
I was wrong Left. And for that I apologize.
I'm sorry Left. I hope you accept my apology.
sincerely
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let it be known that I tried.
lol
You sir are way out of order here. I've known her for quite awhile now. And I've NEVER seen her utter anything remotely racist.
Unbelievable. The level of stupidity that shows up here sometimes. And yes, I'm referring to you Dalton.
That was just a stupid thing to say.
I agree with Left and Left. You are a tard.
I don't know what was said, and that's probably a good thing.
I made a strawberry-rhubarb pie this afternoon and enjoyed the outdoors. Good times!
ps, thanks for sticking up for me, L&L and mudshark!
:)
is a tiny record player with a 45 on it playing Hearts and Flowers for the dying rethug party.
"Religion is for people who don't understand Science!"
they will oust this jerk out of the party....forever!
With a public apology and a lengthy statement regarding the fact that the ugliness of racism in this country has had it's day and it is O-V-E-R.
"IF" they had any brains/heart...
Crickets......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOKK8mAkiUI
I KNEW you'd post that song!!!!
Hardy, freakin' har,har,har.
I always thought the Hardy Boys were kinda creepy.
Pupae serial killers.
[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKv6-M7IRLU ] :)
Any relation to that shot Obama budget writing monkey?
Why was it that in every Weismuller/O'Hara Tarzan movie, Cheetah got into her suitcase, putting on her makeup and lingerie?
Chimpanzee transvestisism, was wholesome family entertainment then?
Okay he did it to Brenda Joyce too.
Natalie Kingston RULLLZZ!!!
He's obviously descended from "dick heads."
You can almost spot these morons a block away. "Dickhead" is a favorite look for all re=Thugs.
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Good one, savannah43!
Meanwhile gorillas are peaceful, wage no wars, do not pollute or ruin or foul the land like humans. I'd be honored.
you see the multitude of morons and white trash fucked up air breathing stupid turd fuck shitheads I have to deal with and you wonder if I will ever go postal, i do also.I love this state and the area it occupies I just wish I could get rid of about 60% of the white trash knuckle dragging morons that live here.
I went to the local SC link and read the comments the local yokels had posted and, if anything, you are be4ing to kind to your fellow S. Carolinians, who seem to be, for the most part, irredeemably proud to be ignorant racists.
I read that too. I expected to see the typical apologies and they were there in full force. Mostly starting out with "you liberals," you know, just like their Fox News / Ditto Head heroes.
I know I offend a lot of folks from the Southeast when I post. I KNOW there are great people that live there, but the Southeast has WAY MORE than their fair share of dumb ass holes....and are represented by some of the most ignorant sons-of-bitches in government.
I feel for ya. Such a sick f*cking nation we have.
Look at all you crazy libruls whining about someone who in reality is one of your own. We all know a good conservative would never mention apes and evolutionary theories. He's a LEFTIE!!! Deal with it.
are you afraid of little girl? Perhaps you should wait to graduate from grade school before you post here.
wastelandusa should try a practice apparently unknown to most conservatives - a little analytical thought just might be in order.
Because her comment basically is saying that the good conservative can't possibly be making a well-meant but idiotic statement about apes and evolution - so of course the idiot was making a racist statement.
Anyone whose behavior proves to the rest of the civilized world what jackasses you Republicans are must immediately be accused of being a leftie. Just like you accused the right-wing domestic terrorist who assassinated Dr. Tiller of being a leftie. And like when you all accused real war heroes of cowardice to distract from the draft-dodging, war-profiteering, arm chair warriors you wanted in the White House. And what a fine job of screwing everything up they did. In fact, everytime your guys get control of anything, they screw it up. But, you always forgive them, because, like you, they're white, racist, greedy and stupid. Your kind of "real" people.
Unfortunately, you can try to sell your BS with Karl Rove type Orwellian double-talk, but you're just not smart enough to pull it off, otherwise, even you wouldn't try to pass the head of the SC GOP as a leftie.
Weak, very weak, even for a Republican.
You're snarking. If so, please indicate with "/snark".
If not, well, then you're just a total ass then.
See the post that showed Jonah Goldberg painting von Brunn as a liberal?
Right-whiners usually don't spell it "libruls" on purpose. And usually their membership on C&L is only a few hours old. Not always, but usually.
I've been hanging out at this site for a long time, and I know WITH ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY that wastelandusa IS NOT A CONSERVATIVE OR A TROLL!
If you were going to parody a conservative, how would you spell 'liberal'? Go read wasteland's comments on this thread.
I've been saying that it's probably a snark.
went and checked her profile and comments .Sheeez just weird.
click on the 'comments' tab. I did and realised I'd been enjoying wasteland's comments for awhile, even this morning.
She didn't say "Bookmark it, Libs!"
Is void of intelligence, no honesty, no honor, no integrity, and no sanity.
republicanism is a mental illness!
Do you place that comment about republicanism in every comment?
Sort of like my glyph?
used to annoy me a little, til I saw that it pissed off user HungryTroll (not its real nick). Then I was okay with it.
I'm ok with the term. Its just funny, kind of like a mini tantrum. Have a nice day.
Good ol' Rusty's just showing that he's not one of them evilutionists. Trying to build up some cred with the good Christians!
"IF" (admittedly a big "if")my comparing the graceful and inspirational first lady to an Ape somehow,by some strange fluke,managed to "offend" anyone.Really.
I like your comment! Of course Rusty DePass meant it as an insult- nothing funnier than denigrating a beautiful woman!
it's a really, really, hideously ugly old white guy denigrating a beautiful woman. Now that's funny, oh no, wait, it isn't funny at all, at least not when it comes from a racist white guy seeking to put and keep all uppity n*****s in their place.
How it must gall that man that Michelle Obama is not only in the White House, (and not as a servant), but she is excelling as First Lady and already admired around the world in ways no Republican First Lady has been in decades, if not longer.
I'd say "poor white guys", except they are very dangerous. They want to dehumanize and vilify the Obamas at every opportunity - that way, if something happens to them, it won't be as bad as if it happened to "real" people.
That Michelle Obama is also a very intelligent, warm and graceful woman? Mrs. Obama put the Queen of England at such ease, the Queen gave her a rare physical contact, which she reciprocated. Somehow, I think the people who criticize the First Lady do so out of envy, because she far outshines her critics in intelligence, warmth, and doing and saying the right thing. Any negative comments attributed to her have been completely debunked. I do hope this so-called Congressman is returned to the private sector at the electorate's earliest convenience.
Both Obamas--no matter what you think of their politics--have conducted themselves with class and aplomb regarding the behavior of their shameless detractors.
The horror!!!!! And I believe he is a "rich white guy." Otherwise, why would anything he ever says get made public?
nothing intimidates an ole' white man like him more than a classy, intelligent black woman. They think we should be Mammy, whores or worse. I have seen it in action. But I think your post below may be correct as well. Kinda like the juvenile male who thinks the girl who turned his sorry ass down is a lesbian or a bitch.
A beautiful woman, I mean. In his bio, it says he was in one of the "Who's Who" student series. I paid to be included in that, too.
What a complete f***ing MORON. How is it possible that these people get more and more stupid every day?
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"Evolution in Action". The R party is rapidly getting rid of those members with a semblance of intelligence -or any positive traits- leaving only the stupidest, meanest, and craziest. The Cast-out R's will form another party, just as we true Liberals are apt to join the "Greens" or Independents.
Both parties are corrupt, rotten to the bone, tho the R's are much further along in their putrefaction. Possibly something good will grow from the disintegration of the Dem party- our Ideals were valid. But after rotting away, what's left of the R party will simply fossilize, making an interesting artifact for political anthropologist's to argue over.
knock your socks off. Just don't lump Democrats in with Republicans. Nader did that in 2000, claiming that a Gore presidency would be no different than a Bush presidency. The last 8 years have shown exactly how wrong that was.
Anyone who thinks the two parties are the same is either deliberately misinformed or deliberately ignoring the evidence. And it isn't just a matter of Republicans being, "much further along in their putrefaction". That is an intellectually lazy cop-out.
to segment the party. I have been hearing much about this strategy lately. Too bad the GOP just keeps on talking.
its a silly metaphor. And I still assert the Dem part is corrupt. Take a good look. DOMA, the miniscule chance they'll pass Public health care, LIBERMAN retaining his chairmanship when he should have been shitcanned, Obama suppressing FOIA, after voting to retroactively allow warrantless spying on all Americans.
Yah, tell me how wonderful they are. Well, horse dung is better than dog shit, can even be useful. But its still dung.
and my sock are still on my feet.
They're stuck from walking in all that dung.
Gee, how do Rethuglicans get the reputation of being racist? I mean, gosh, they have lawn-jockey Michael Steele as the head of the RNC (as long as he keeps in his place) and carpet-bagger "birther" Alan Keyes. Why, they even had Colin Powell (until he cut the strings and refused to be "their monkey") and Condi Rice. So how can we call them racist?
Ahem, we can when they send out post cards picturing the White House lawn as a watermelon patch, tell black call-ins to Rush Limpbaugh to "take the bone out of your nose" and compare an escaped gorilla to the First Lady. Point out their racism? YES WE CAN!
And they wonder why all these acts of violence are occurring.
With elected officials like that, It's no wonder.
Adam and Eve and Cain, 6,000 years ago, who were all Caucasian just like Jesus and his mom and Dad. Hasn't worked out the kinks as to where everyone else came from, but it was likely through illegal immigration.
but they were ENGLISH speakers/writers as well.
;o}
they were Christians. Yeah, I know, it's sorta of a temporal mechanics kind of thing.
Olde English.
Y'know, I'm all for them exposing as much of their racism to the public as possible. Keep it up, guys, you're only ensuring your banishment to the wilderness.
declared that Mother Nature is a terrorist. They are not welcome there, so it looks like it's hell or nowhere.
How many times do these southern clowns need their ass kicked.
After Senator Kyl heard about the fracas, he was heard saying, “Big Deal”!!!!1!!!
Ted Stevens just keeps saying, “No, No, No.”!!!1!!!
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Actually I have video proof. It was NO.
I'm pretty sure "wasteland" was kidding.
A tad "dry" admittedly.
Where's Dian Fossey when you need her?
oh yeah...right. Sorry.
I seem to remember a whole bunch of Rethugs claiming racism ended with the election of Obama. I guess they were wrong about that to. Vile people still stuck in the 60's
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who thought of black women as cleaners, cooks and things he fucked, no matter the age.
I am not at all surprised. Or shocked. This paleo attitude takes a long time to die off.
...Strom Thurmond when it's coming out of South Carolina.
They all look alike to me. I can't tell one saltine from the next.
And I meant those two states in general, but you know me and anything east of the Cascades.
:P
North Carolina is between Kentucky and Indiana.
:P
is that they're all between me and the Atlantic...
I've heard there might be some lovely beaches just east of Spokane.
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I tend to think of Andy Griffin.
Thankfully right-wingers are really starting to let their true colors show. I hope this keeps happening until in the not too distance future, the Republican party is held in the same esteem and mentioned with the John Birch society.
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for the GOP to play the victim card regarding Letterman's insensitive remarks about the Palin children.
Difficult, not impossible.
I never thought I would ever see anyone top the Japanese with their victim mentality regarding WW2 but the current crop of GOPpers seems to be up to the challenge.
Doesn't implying the black race descended from apes an acknowledgment of EVOLUTION?
Which is it, Talibaptists!?! Inquiring minds want to know.
How do you think we can sing Barack the Magic Negro and then get offended because someone thought it was racist. Now heaugh in South Carolina now, that Barack boy would make a good field N^&%#r, and he would have to answer to Mikey Steele boy my overseer. Now Michelle I would keep her in the house to tend to my Misshes , and sometimes on cold winter nights I would have my house boy Clarence Uncle Tom Thomas fetch her to warm my bed, if you know what I mean. Liberation is grand in South Carolina where its still black and white but red all over.
I wonder if Sarah Palin has or will denounce this guy and his gorilla comments?
Was the gorilla wearing lipstick?
republikkkan
What a disgusting piece of shit.
This is the sick, twisted and bigoted mentality that needs to be crushed in this country. And these ass wipes think they are funny.
Disgusting!
I'd much rather have a peace-loving gorilla in my blood line than the vicious chimps the right wing OBVIOUSLY has in theirs.
Anyday ..
This "man" is a typical South Carolina CRACKER so you'd expect nothing else from these idiots. Yes, the republiKKKon party is the minority party for people with tiny little brains. They don't even speak English in SC.
I can only sayrepublikkkans resemble that remark
Ed Koch. Did his mother have an affair with some nice Jewish boy visiting from NYC many years ago? In South Carolina, that would not be considered a good thing.
Shove him in a cage so schoolchildren can see what a whackjob wingnut can be elected to our national governing body. This could open up a whole new vista for the dirt eaters in the Carolina's.
sometimes i feel like i'm the only white male liberal around but I know i'm not.
another old, stupid, bald white man. When will these idiots be raptured off this planet. The earth would be a better place with this scumbag.
Proof Neanderthals still walk amongst us...
I hope these Neanderthals keep exposing themselves for what they are , the more the better . It Is a pleasure watching as these jack asses sabotage their own party , may they shrink into oblivion .
Hmmm...looks like once was enough.
Race" isn't he?
So sick of the Republican Party....
These monkeys that consider themselves superior, in their wet dreams, are actually some of the most inferior, vile, filth on the planet.
Someone needs to inform this Neaderthal nutjob that when you tell not just one but two lies about the person to whom you're allegedly apologizing in a feeble attempt to excuse the appalling conduct which necessitated the apology in the first place...it only compounds the original error and nullifies your apology.
Not that his apology was anything of the kind in the first place. To all appearances, he never even attempted to acknowledge that the remark in question was in any way unjustified or out of line (to say the least). On the contrary...he attempted to divert attention from his own racist remark and tried to make it look as if the First Lady was responsible by claiming that she said something which she apparently didn't say. In my opinion, all that this so-called "apology" succeeded in doing was adding injury to insult and confirming beyond the shadow of a doubt that DePass is nothing more than a smug, smarmy little racist jerk who at the moment has more in common himself with that escaped gorilla than he does with any human being on this planet. (Actually, from what I'm given to understand, most gorillas are very gentle...which suggests that even they are better behaved than him, since there was nothing very gentle about his remark.)
The fact that he would even think such a thing and then allow it to roll so easily right off his tongue says it all. It was a spontaneous, uncensored, from the gut comment, so his apology is meaningless. He is what is, another Republican racist who not only thinks, but says ugly things about people of color.
While this is so typical for South Carolina, this is just what gets reported...the actual sub rosa text is way worse.
He could be making the statement that, as a Democrat, she probably hates Chesus and loves evolution. The racist statement comes along for free. What passes as squeezably cute and clever Rethug banter.
The GOP continues it's self-evisceration.
for this sort of thing before running, but they still must be taken aback at the vileness. One wonders whether they have late-night conversations in which they ask themselves "We spent two years and raised $1 trillion to lead this nation of white trash?"
This is everyday talk from the Right Wing hate monguerers that are supposed to be good leaders.
is gonna slip, and drop the "N" bomb on teevee...you know they're saying it behind closed doors.
It's just a matter of time.
I always suspected that this was why they kept her out of sight during most of the '08 election.
but I would like to think that this type of thinking will begin to subside soon. As these older politicians with their old, crappy racist views begin to reach the twilight of their lives, and leave this world, maybe views like DePass' will begin to "go away" also. The problem is that some younger people have been indoctrinated into this fear-mongering, hateful, and racist type of thinking, most definitely by the thinking of their parents-who probably have ideals similar to DePass'. I would though, like to think that new, rational and colorblind thinking will come about, as people learn and reach out to others.
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