Racist post about Michelle Obama sparks West Virginia review of nonprofit

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

A West Virginia nonprofit has reinstated a director who stepped down last month after calling first lady Michelle Obama "an ape in heels," prompting the state government to review its contracts with the group, the governor's office said on Tuesday.

Pamela Taylor resigned her position last month as director of social services group Clay County Development Corp, after her comment about the first lady on Facebook went viral online and sparked outrage.

"The State of West Virginia vehemently opposes any discriminatory and harassing sentiments, language or actions,” the office of Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, a Democrat, said in a statement.

Because of Taylor's comments, "we have been and continue to review those contracts to determine any alternatives the state might have," it said.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-west-virginia-firstlady-idUSKBN1422AY

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U.S. | Tue Dec 13, 2016 | 2:16pm EST
By Ian Simpson | WASHINGTON

[JI7]

1. and people still want to claim its not about bigotry ?

[LiberalLovinLug]

2. Racists embolded everywhere

They couldn't even wait until the Racist in Chief is inaugurated to reinstate this deplorable? Because by then there will be so many other racist appointments that would have made this one just one of many and be lost in the news.

[wordpix]

3. good, review the contracts, thanks to WV

[dae]

4. Anyone who allowed her to return should be removed as well!

[Blue Shoes]

5. Well the plus side is that a non-profit run by racists may be abandoned by WV.

[George II]

6. Disgusting and appalling. This is what we will have to face until the Trump impeachment.

[NBachers]

7. "Don't worry, we'll hire you back after it's all died down."

Maybe she can hire herself back to them as a consultant, for twice the money.

[Faux pas]

8. It's bad enough that she said it,

what's worse is that she works for a 'social services' group.

[keithbvadu2]

9. D'ya suppose she will be working with Ben Carson's folks now that she considers him an "ape"?