Seems we can not yet get away from this issue:
Cristina Silva, International Business Times Wed, Dec 28 3:20 PM PST
(Posted here 9:35 P.M. 12/29/ 2016?
Teacher Calls Michelle Obama A Chimp
An Arkansas teacher could be fired after he posted a racist Facebook post about first lady Michelle Obama. Trent Bennett, a high school instructor in rural Malvern, wrote on the social media network: "Michelle Obummer … America’s First Chimp."
His remarks were later taken down, but when Bennett was first challenged about his post, he replied: "Just good to see that nasty chimp and her spider monkey husband gone for good."
Obama has been the target of racist social media users before. Pamela Taylor, head of the Clay County Development Corporation in West Virginia, was fired after she called the first lady in a November post an “ape in heels.” Beverly Whaling, the mayor of Clay, resigned after agreeing with Taylor's comments on social media (my italics). Michelle Herren, an anesthesiologist in Denver, also left her job after she claimed Obama had a “monkey face” and “poor ebonic English.”
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The West Virginia nonprofit official who called Michelle Obama an “ape in heels” has been fired
Jenée Desmond-Harris, Vox.com Wed, Dec 28 11:40 AM PST (Posted here 9:45 PM 12/ 29/ 2016)
"A woman who was initially suspended from and then reinstated to her job after making a racist Facebook post about Michelle Obama in November was officially fired from her position as the director for a West Virginia nonprofit, Reuters reported Tuesday. Pamela Ramsey Taylor, the now-former director of the Clay County Development Corp., sparked national outrage when she referred to the first lady as an “ape in heels.” In addition to her firing, West Virginia state officials say her former employer — which, with government funding, provides services to elderly and low-income residents — will now be managed by the state, according to Reuters. ..."
This just seems to be getting worse and worse as it has gone International and through the U.S. Media. I am feeling ashamed in all this, but should be about the last person I know to be so? I am openly against discrimination against people for any reason with one exception. That of course being those 100 Million Muslims that want to kill me because I as many of you are Christian. Those folks I am totally against and as we can all agree probably with good cause?
But this racism issue is getting out of hand and I am afraid not settling as quickly as I thought it would? The media grabbing it and all the other items popping up will do this area absolutely no good. It would be interesting to know just how much damage is going to happen to us because of this issue in the past 45 days or so?
And there is NO person in any position in this State that could or maybe even would stand up and do something to change the dialogue under way here. Maybe, I have been more wrong than right; much more so than I thought? Are you folks out there as racist as is playing out? Don't answer, I am not sure I would really want to know that number even if only one.
But with over a thousand Veterans in this area, I can not believe there is a wide spread racism among most of you? Most especially those who served in a combat unit where if not a team than a good chance to be a corpse?
It is like deja vu all over again. In 1979, the Iranians seized over 90 people with absolutely no response by the Carter Administration. 52 of them at the U.S. Embassy were held prisoner for 444 days and only released when Mr. Reagan became President. The Iranians showed then there contempt for Mr. Carter as did much of the World for not doing much to free the prisoners.
Now again, another U.S. President, one Mr. Obama is being shown where he can kiss the hind side of the Russians, Iranians, Turks and the Syrians by another attempt at a cease fire in Syria without a single U.S. State Department Official in sight, sound or smell of the meeting. This is a slap in the face of Mr. Obama and his crew much like the 1980 slap to Mr. Carter. They both deserved it. A total lack of common sense led to the suffering in 1979-1980 and the huge unnecessary murder, rape and mayhem that has been allowed for years in Syria both fell on inept and incompetent U.S. Administrations.
While I as well as many can only hope the cease fire holds, the shame to the U.S. once again hurts each one of us here. We all lose face when our Government causes the Country shame.
And if one is following, Mr. Obama has continued his mission to weaken if not destroy this Country with his assinine rabid dog attacks against this Country. Establishing National Parks with little or no legitimate reasoning; allowing the Israeli's to be blind sided and undermined at the U.N.; trying to ban Oil/ Gas exploration along much of the U.S. Coastal areas and dismantling the Exit/ Entry Program Registration System. Mr. Obama is like a petulant child who is determined to "show him" just how tough he is.
Lot like what we seemingly have here with a childish acting Mayor/ Recorder and some Council Members/ Department Heads? City/ People last; ego/ arrogance/ greed first. 'nuff said'.