'Cute' e-mail lands state Repub. in hot water

[KG]

'Cute' e-mail lands state Rep. in hot water
By STEVE BOUSQUET and ALEX LEARY
Published April 13, 2007

TALLAHASSEE -- State Rep. Don Brown thought he was being "cute." His fellow Republicans in the Florida House had another word for it: racist.

Brown, a DeFuniak Springs Republican, apologized Thursday for sending an e-mail to his colleagues that noted the April 17 federal income tax deadline.

"Don't forget to pay your taxes -- 12-million illegal aliens are depending on you!" Brown wrote in a message to his colleagues on a state-issued email account.

What Brown meant as a joke wasn't interpreted that way. The strongest criticism came from his fellow Republicans -- Hispanics with large immigrant constituencies in South Florida.

The Florida Hispanic Legislative Caucus issued a statement saying it "took serious offense."

"It was wrong. It was offensive," said House Speaker Marco Rubio, R-Miami, the son of Cuban immigrants.

Rep. Rene Garcia, R-Hialeah, said the Brown e-mail showed "an ignorance as to the founding of both this state and our country. It deeply saddens me that this mentality still exists in what we consider to be a forward-looking government."

Rep. Juan-Carlos Planas, R-Miami, said Brown's remark was "not just racist on its face, but it's not true."


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a racist repook who just doesn't get it? i'm shocked, SHOCKED! :eyes:

[Heidi]

1. If he'd had any interest in the truth,

he would have said, ""Don't forget to pay your taxes -- jillions of large corporations and the president's war effort are depending on you."

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. You got that right

but its far more important to these mooks to make believe that it is the greedy illegal aliens and kids on welfare that are sucking away all the government dollars.

[ComerPerro]

4. That is exactly how they operate. Focus on evil social programs

that only cost, combined, about a fourth of what this stupid ass war is costing us (especially since a lot of the spending is off budget, "emergency" spending).

[B Calm]

6. They love to point their finger and do nothing to fix a problem they created..

[lligrd]

7. Now That Is The Republican Way

Create the problem and then point the middle finger at those that take too long to fix it before they regain power and create another one. Time to put an end to this cycle! Now wasn't that a fitting 1000th post.

[B Calm]

11. Congratulations on your 1000th post. They run up the deficit when they

are in power and give tax cuts to the rich. When the democrats get in and do what's needed to keep the country operating, the cons who created the mess in the first place sit on their fat pimply hemorrhoid asses and point their bony shit faced fingers at the totally innocent Democrats. It's an endless cycle with these right wing war mongering assholes!

[lligrd]

12. Well, We Are On To Them

Now we just have to show the rest of the population, after we save the planet of course. Thanks for the 1000th post congrats.

[lligrd]

3. HeMay Well Be A Racist But This Remark Doesn't Prove It

Afterall, he could just be stupid, ignorant or a liar. I would ask him which of the possibilties is true.

[ComerPerro]

5. Isn't that always the way with Repigs?

They are either stupid, ignorant, or lying.

[lligrd]

8. Can't Disagree With That One

Throw killing in the mix too. Am beginning to think those are their hobbies.

[ComerPerro]

9. well, as long as someone else does the killing. They like ordering killings

but as for actually going to war? That's for other people.

[lligrd]

10. True, Don't Want To Mess Up Their Blood Lines

What is that? Out damn spot?