Online Dish: Tea Party Activist Refuses to Resign After Sending Racist Email About President Obama - KTVI

Online Dish: Tea Party Activist Refuses to Resign After Sending Racist Email About President Obama - KTVI

Maggie Flecknoe | KIAH | April 18, 2011

"The Republican Party of Orange County Chairman Scott Baugh is calling to launch an ethics investigation about the incident, and that he is calling for her resignation. Baugh said, "It's just highly inappropriate, it's a despicable message, it drips with racism and I think she should step down from the committee.

Davenport went on to say that she will not step down but she apologizes to anyone who may have been offended. She insists that "in no way did I even consider the fact he's half black when I sent out the email" and decries the "double standard" that applies to President Barack Obama.

The former chairman of the California Republican Party Michael Schroeder says that this email is Davenport's third strike. He too is calling for her resignation, saying this is her third strike. He says that she has defended the racist actions of two fellow Orange County conservatives on two occasions."
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