White Warner Robins City Council Member, John Williams, Tells Black Counterpart, Daron Lee, He Should be Working "Cotton Field"

Warner Robins, Ga., city council members John Williams, who is white, and Daron Lee, who is black, got into a heated argument during a city council meeting that was caught on tape. Williams told Lee that he "should be working in a cotton field." What? The NAACP has gotten involved in this mess and, Larry Holmes, president of the Houston county chapter told CNN,“They need to learn to respect each other, and they need to stop all the name calling.”

The controversial “cotton field” exchange happened at the meeting at the Warner Robins City Council earlier in October, said CNN affiliate WMAZ-TV in Macon. During the exchange, Lee said he was tired of being interrupted and was upset about how he was treated at an earlier meeting.

“I was disrespected last Monday. I’m getting about tired of you all, talking to me any kind of way. I’m not working in a cotton field,” Lee said. Williams paused for a second and then replied, “You should be.” Lee then walked out of the meeting but later returned, the TV station reported. Source

Er, aren't those fighting words? In the words of Rodney King, "can we all get along?" This is ridiculous and so insensitive.