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Alaska investigates racist e-mails (AP Barf Alert)
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Posted on 12/17/2008 8:43:39 PM PST by davek70

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska officials are investigating racist jokes about President-elect Barack Obama that have been circulating on state government e-mail accounts. One of the five e-mails obtained by The Associated Press asks about the outcome of the Democrat's victory after all the time and money invested and concludes: "Another black family living in government housing!" State officials were unaware of the e-mails until asked about them by the AP. Three of the racist messages were confirmed by the state's information technology division after an electronic search of the government's e-mail system, Administration Commissioner Annette Kreitzer said Wednesday. "It's embarrassing to the state," she said. Kreitzer said she alerted the office of Gov. Sarah Palin - the failed Republican vice presidential candidate - about the e-mails. Bill McAllister, Palin's spokesman, said in an e-mail that the matter concerned individual actions taken by a handful of state employees among thousands. "My understanding is that the Department of Administration is following up on this with the individuals who took action to forward the offensive e-mails," he said. "This is, of course, a confidential personnel and disciplinary matter that has nothing to do with the governor's office." The Rev. Alonzo Patterson, state chairman of the Alaska Black Leadership Conference, encouraged Palin to address the e-mails. "They're doing that in a state setting," he said. "She should condemn it." Officials were not releasing the names or positions of workers involved. It appears the original e-mails were sent to state employees from outside the state system, but some state employees forwarded them. One e-mail, with the subject line of "Night Befo Crizzmus," was forwarded dozens of times, Kreitzer said.

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To: Bahbah

McCain was the failure.


21 posted on 12/17/2008 9:23:47 PM PST by onedoug
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To: Iron Munro

the only thing that i can make of this is that it had to happen for a reason...i just wish i knew what it was so i wouldn’t have to be pissed off all the time...


22 posted on 12/17/2008 9:25:25 PM PST by MountainWoman
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To: Iron Munro; MHGinTN

Iron...i’m sorry...my post was meant for MHGinTN...i can’t focus right now because i’m seeing red from this article...


23 posted on 12/17/2008 9:27:37 PM PST by MountainWoman
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To: MountainWoman
Leftists have dead souls else they could not worship the slaughter of alive unborn babies as an empowerment. This means that they have to hate, viscerally, in order to feel alive. They feel empowered by their deep hatred and self-righteousness. In the end, they have made themselves little gods, rejecting the Creator and learning to hate anyone who acknowledges His Sovereignty.
24 posted on 12/17/2008 9:34:26 PM PST by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: MountainWoman

Wrong website

Use this one
http://gov.state.ak.us/govmail.php

Tell Sara how much you love her and so on..... I’m sure she will be happy to get some good emails.


25 posted on 12/17/2008 9:35:45 PM PST by ASOC (This space could be employed, if I could only get a bailout...)
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To: MovementConservative

“Anyone using state email to send racist jokes should be dealt with.”

Unfortunately, it’s not a joke. It IS a black family and they WILL be in government housing,,,


26 posted on 12/17/2008 9:54:00 PM PST by babygene (It seems that stupidity is the most abundant element in the universe)
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To: davek70

What happened to free speech, free press, free expression? We can’t get Blagovich’s emails. I’d love to see what college professors at UCLA are saying right now.

Probably not going to happen though.


27 posted on 12/17/2008 9:54:42 PM PST by Tzimisce (http://groups.myspace.com/nailthemessiah)
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To: Iron Munro

I am here in DC....you are absolutely correct. I have received that very same joke from a half dozen folks using their fed. gov’t. accounts.


28 posted on 12/17/2008 10:00:13 PM PST by SallyH
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To: davek70
Oh my! That's certainly something we have to get to the bottom of!

It's a good joke, but it's been around for a while now. I imagine it's been in a few more states than Alaska. BTW, AP, what's the latest on the arsonist who burned down Sarah Palin's church? Or are you too busy tracking down people's jokes on their computers?

29 posted on 12/17/2008 10:05:23 PM PST by FrdmLvr (What fresh hell is this?)
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To: davek70

I’ve heard worse things said about him from little old ladies in my hometown. Much worse.


30 posted on 12/17/2008 10:05:39 PM PST by RC one
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To: MovementConservative
"Another black family living in government housing!"

How is this racist? Obama himself has called for more Section 8 housing.

Hell, Obama himself moves into government housing in a few weeks.

31 posted on 12/17/2008 10:16:36 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (All hail the Obamasiah! Kneel before Obamohammad!)
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To: davek70

I believe d ‘oreos email address is:

rdoro@ap.org

Frankly, it would be pretty awesome to see some RICO charges brought against AP. I’d pay good money to see that.


32 posted on 12/17/2008 10:40:40 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (All hail the Obamasiah! Kneel before Obamohammad!)
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To: VeniVidiVici

Oh my gosh, this is just awful. I think we need a national day of mourning!


33 posted on 12/17/2008 11:27:37 PM PST by Ammo Republic 15
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To: SallyH

Nothing gets the libs and PC’ers more upset than a joke or play on words about themselves or one of their protected classes that is 100% true.


34 posted on 12/17/2008 11:32:28 PM PST by Iron Munro (Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself)
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To: MountainWoman
...i can’t focus right now because i’m seeing red from this article...

Please put the keyboard down and step back to a neutral corner, Ma'am.

35 posted on 12/17/2008 11:35:30 PM PST by Iron Munro (Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself)
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To: davek70

My family lived in AK for 15 years in the 50’s and 60’s and just having food for 7 i’m sure was tough enough. They keep this crap up, it will fail hard.


36 posted on 12/17/2008 11:44:00 PM PST by eyedigress (All I want for Christmas is a nice blue barrel rifle.)
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To: sinanju
Are state officials putting as much effort into finding out who burned down her church? Presumably in the name of Peace, Truth and Justice.

Well, the drive by media hasn't done much reporting about that incident - yet, and I doubt they will. I asked my wife if she'd heard about the church being set on fire - since she watches the DBM evening news most days before I get home from work. Not one word on ABC evening news...... and you think they will worry about "who done it"?

37 posted on 12/18/2008 6:36:47 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (The main stream media lied - America died.)
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To: Iron Munro

hahah...i know...i can get ccraaaaazzzy sometimes...:)


38 posted on 12/18/2008 7:35:52 AM PST by MountainWoman
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To: davek70
i know this was posted last night but i found this information on another post from back in October. i went to this losers homepage media link and found this description of her on her homepage...
"Perceptive: Quick reader of people, records, and situations, able to translate complicated data clearly, accurately and concisely. Equally comfortable dealing with oil executives and public officials as with injured workers and grieving relatives. Bring creative tactics that work in daily and crisis communications.Vast store of media contacts."
WHAT A FU@#$NG JOKE...
39 posted on 12/18/2008 8:12:39 AM PST by MountainWoman
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To: davek70

So, when do we get to hear Al Gore and John Kerry referred to as the “failed presidential candidate” in every article?


40 posted on 12/18/2008 10:56:48 AM PST by Question_Assumptions
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