How often do you forward offensive e-mails? This GOPer did and got fired...

[babylonsister]

I'm happy to know some republicans have ethics.

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080929/NEWS01/80929037/1006/news01

Errant e-mail costs GOP chief post


Dutchess County Republican Committee Chairwoman Corinne Weber has resigned over a chain e-mail she forwarded to party members, some of whom were offended by its content.

Weber forwarded an e-mail to more than two dozen Republicans on Friday night that makes a veiled reference to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and suggests he is the Antichrist.

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“Her resignation is based on Corinne’s feeling that she is doing what is right for the Republican Party in Dutchess County,” McCormack said. “The contents of the forwarded e-mail did not reflect the sentiment of the Dutchess County Republican Committee or Corinne Weber.”

The entire committee rejects the content in the e-mail, McCormack said. Weber will submit her resignation to the Executive Committee tonight. McCormack will become interim committee chairman.

Former City of Poughkeepsie Councilman Erik Haight, a member of the city’s GOP committee, said he heard McCormack read Weber’s letter on Saturday.

“It said that she had inadvertently sent out an offensive e-mail,” Haight said.

Weber also e-mailed a message to members of the county committee that read, “I inadvertently forwarded an e-mail last evening that I hadn’t read and that contained content that I disagree with and find offensive.”

Some found the forwarded e-mail to be very offensive.

County Clerk Brad Kendall said, “It was inappropriate. It didn’t reflect the views of the Republican Party I know.”

He said he responded to Weber and felt she should resign.

State Sen. Steve Saland, R-Poughkeepsie, said, “My reaction was I found it grossly inappropriate. I thought it had no place in politics or any other community. I immediately asked that the chair resign.”

Assemblyman Marc Molinaro, R-Tivoli, also had the same reaction. He said he called Weber and asked for her resignation.

“I will say the content of that e-mail does not reflect my beliefs or the beliefs of the party,” Molinaro said.

[kirby]

1. I never forward ANY emails... n/t

[Uben]

2. never nt

nt

[RTFirefly]

4. Never.

But, I rarely get them. Most people who know me know that I have no problem with telling them how much of a moron they are for believing it. Those who do forward me that garbage get to know me pretty quickly. :evilgrin:

[babylonsister]

8. Me, too. I had to 'train' some people with snopes links, but they

got my message.
And I'd never forward something that's full of shit, even against the opposition.

[Love Bug]

12. I did that too, and the funny thing is, I seldom get them now.

[babylonsister]

14. Me neither; people know better. nt

[TooRaLoo]

3. I hate chain emails and I rarely forward them. nt

[slackmaster]

5. Never

I just trash them.

[groovedaddy]

6. What people find offensive is often a subjective matter... n.t

[babylonsister]

13. How about an e-mail full of untruths about the Dem candidate?

That is not subjective, and I find it offensive.

[groovedaddy]

15. No, I don't forward those. I respond to the sender and point out the

b.s., providing links to refute their lame ass assertions. For all I know, they may be offended by my doing this, but I actually enjoy proving them wrong!
Some people are offended by language, some not. I assert that the difference is subjective.

[hobbit709]

7. I never forward crap

What I do is debunk it and hit reply all. After a while I stopped getting crap from idiots.

[AirmensMom]

9. I never forward them.

But I do write back and 1) Provide a link to Snopes, if there is one that deals with the subject, 2) ask that the person not send me such stuff, or 3) both of the above.

I just pissed off my neighbor a few weeks ago because I reminded her that I had repeatedly asked her not to send me trash like that. Guess she was offended that I called it trash ... not sure. :shrug:

[City Lights]

10. Never.

But I do correct the sender on the errors contained in the email they sent me before I delete it.

[asjr]

11. When I receive one that states "Send

this to 10 of your friends and something good will happen" I immediately delete it. I don't have 10 friends and if I did they wouldn't like what I send.