Website: GOP Activist Relates Escaped Gorilla To First Lady
Courtesy FitsNews.com
Depass, on left, as seen with President George W. Bush at a rally
Published: June 13, 2009
Updated: June 15, 2009
A prominent S.C. Republican Party activist is in hot water after describing an escaped gorilla at a South Carolina zoo as an “ancestor” of First Lady Michelle Obama.
The exchange occurred after Trey Walker, an advisor to S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster, posted an innocuous Facebook update about Friday morning’s escape of a Western Lowlands Gorilla from Columbia’s Riverbanks Zoo.
Walker’s harmless update, however was followed by a highly-questionable comment from longtime SCGOP activist and former State Senate candidate, Rusty DePass.
“I’m sure it’s just one of Michelle’s ancestors — probably harmless,” DePass wrote.
An early South Carolina supporter of former President George W. Bush, DePass has been active in Republican politics in South Carolina for decades.
The comment has been removed from Facebook. No word yet on who yanked it.
To read more on this article click on the link: http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/06/12/scgop-activist-posts-remark-disparaging-first-lady/
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this is rediculous.this looks bad on all of us.i am ashamed to have someone this ignorant representing sc.
I vote Republican and I am Not a fan of Barack Obama, however the remark made about Mrs. Obama was totally uncalled for and very rude. I do not condone this remark in fact I am disgusted that someone in the Republican Party or anyone for that matter would make such a comment. I wonder how he would feel if someone made a rude comment about his wife. He should apologize to Mrs. Obama and should be very ashamed of himself for making such a comment.
His phone # is 803.787.8789
Ask for Caroline (lineyline3@yahoo.com), his daughter, and see how she feels about her father’s comments. She’s the Vice President of the Richland County Republican Party’s 25th Ward.
Or you can try 803.917.7860
Ask for Martha (smartdepass@yahoo.com), his other daughter, and see how she feels about her father’s comments. She’s the Secretary of the Richland County Republican Party’s 23th Ward.
I found both of their numbers here:
http://www.richlandgop.com/...
Helpful Tip: if you dial *671 before the area code, your number will come up as unavailable.
p.s. - If you’re interested in his boss’s opinion, his number is 803.255.8602 His name is C. Marshall Kibler (kibler@wilsonkibler.com):
http://wilsonkibler.com/...
His other boss, Jeremy Wilson’s (jwilson@wilsonkibler.com) number is 803.255.8601. He looks like a very reasonable man:
http://wilsonkibler.com/...
I would have asked some of Wilson Kibler’s African-American employees how they felt but alas, there are none. Imagine that.
My guess is jrush…
Not only do we have to “dream of a college degree” every time we watch a video, now we have to read commercials in the reader comments section ! I give up.
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