Sherrie Goforth, Executive to GOP Sen. Diane Black, Sends 20 E-Mails with Picture Depicting President Obama as a 'Spook'

The race baiting continues with the Republican Party. This time, Sherri Goforth, executive assistant for Tennessee Sen. Diane Black (R.-Gallatin), allegedly sent an email on May 28, under the headline "Historical Keepsake Photo." As you can see, this was a photograph of all the presidents, but when you get to the last president, I am pretty sure those pair of spooked white eyes against a black background was meant to portray President Barack Obama. She sent this email to 20 of your friends and in my book, that makes her a dirty bigot.

According to an update on the Nashville Scene, Christian Grantham talked with Goforth, who said that Black gave her a letter of reprimand but will keep her on the job. Also, Goforth only admits to having sent the e-mail to the wrong list. Still that's not an apology. This is totally unbelievable. She basically has admitted that she sees nothing wrong with the email, just the fact that it went to the wrong people. She should be fired.

According to state Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester "Unfortunately, Sherri Goforth's e-mail joins the list of shameful episodes by Tennessee Republicans, from the infamous 'Birds of a Feather' direct-mail piece that featured black crows with the heads of Barack Obama and [African-American] Rep. Nathan Vaughn, to the "Barack the Magic Negro" song that former Tennessee GOP Party Chairman Chip Saltsman sent to RNC members during his failed campaign for RNC chair." Source: CNN

This is just plain wrong. To read the Nashville Scene article, CLICK HERE.

Carol Carter, Hillsborough GOP Committeewoman Quits Over E-Mail

Another politician resigns over racist a racist email. When will these people ever learn. Veteran Hillsborough County Republican Party official Carol Carter, has resigned after forwarding a racially tinged e-mail to a handful of friends that was leaked to others in the party and became public. She becomes the third prominent local Republican in four months in Hillsborough county to be stung by controversy over emails with racial overtones or yes, the favorite, the anti-Obama tinged hate emails.

Carter's email, sent Friday, was a joke saying black people were able to travel to Washington D.C. for the inauguration, but unable to evacuate New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.

"Amazing," said the subject line.

"I'm confused. How can 2,000,000 blacks get into Washington, DC in 1 day in sub zero temps when 200,000 couldn't get out of New Orleans in 85 degree temps with four days notice?" Source: TBO

In an interview today, Carter said she's not a racist and that she has supported black candidates and black Republican organizations. But she also seemed to blame those who saw the joke for overreacting. State GOP Chairman Jim Greer said that, as a result of the email, he was considering removing her from the committeewoman's post. Well, she beat him to it. She resigned on her own accord.

In two incidents in October as reported by Tampa Bay Online:

Prominent GOP fundraiser Al Austin forwarded an email joke that referred to killing Obama. Austin said he hadn't carefully read the piece before forwarding it and apologized.

Former county GOP Chairman David Storck passed along an email from a local party volunteer lamenting the large number of black people going to a Brandon early-voting site. Storck also apologized and did not run for re-election as chairman in the party's December election. Cox-Roush replaced him.

It is time for people such as Carol Carter to learn sensitivity towards others. Funny, all the hate e-mails and hate things lobbed at Barack Obama, he still prevailed and became our president. Can't these people see that hate is counterproductive? Sheesh.

Carol Carter, Hillsborough GOP Committeewoman Quits Over E-Mail

Another politician resigns over racist a racist email. When will these people ever learn. Veteran Hillsborough County Republican Party official Carol Carter, has resigned after forwarding a racially tinged e-mail to a handful of friends that was leaked to others in the party and became public. She becomes the third prominent local Republican in four months in Hillsborough county to be stung by controversy over emails with racial overtones or yes, the favorite, the anti-Obama tinged hate emails.

Carter's email, sent Friday, was a joke saying black people were able to travel to Washington D.C. for the inauguration, but unable to evacuate New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.

"Amazing," said the subject line.

"I'm confused. How can 2,000,000 blacks get into Washington, DC in 1 day in sub zero temps when 200,000 couldn't get out of New Orleans in 85 degree temps with four days notice?" Source: TBO

In an interview today, Carter said she's not a racist and that she has supported black candidates and black Republican organizations. But she also seemed to blame those who saw the joke for overreacting. State GOP Chairman Jim Greer said that, as a result of the email, he was considering removing her from the committeewoman's post. Well, she beat him to it. She resigned on her own accord.

In two incidents in October as reported by Tampa Bay Online:

Prominent GOP fundraiser Al Austin forwarded an email joke that referred to killing Obama. Austin said he hadn't carefully read the piece before forwarding it and apologized.

Former county GOP Chairman David Storck passed along an email from a local party volunteer lamenting the large number of black people going to a Brandon early-voting site. Storck also apologized and did not run for re-election as chairman in the party's December election. Cox-Roush replaced him.

It is time for people such as Carol Carter to learn sensitivity towards others. Funny, all the hate e-mails and hate things lobbed at Barack Obama, he still prevailed and became our president. Can't these people see that hate is counterproductive? Sheesh.