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Delegate for Obama resigns over racist comment
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Moving to nip in the bud some potential bad press, White House hopeful Barack Obama's campaign persuaded a delegate to step down after she was ticketed for calling her neighbor's African-American children "monkeys."

Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski, a Carpentersville village trustee, was elected as an Obama delegate to the Democratic National Convention. She sports an Obama sign in her front yard.

On Saturday, two neighbor children were playing in the tree next-door to her house.

Ramirez-Sliwinski "came outside and told the children to quit playing in the tree like monkeys. The tree was not on Ramirez-Sliwinski's property," Carpentersville Police Commander Michael Kilbourne said.

Ramirez-Sliwinski admitted she used the word "monkeys," but said she did not intend racism. She said she was only trying to protect them from falling out of the tree.

"Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski said she saw the kids playing in the tree and didn't want them falling out of the tree and getting hurt. She said she calls her own grandchildren 'monkeys,' " Kilbourne said. The mother of one of the children did not see it that way, noting she and Ramirez-Sliwinski have clashed before.

"She felt it was racist because of the fact the children were African-American," Kilbourne said.

Told of the incident Monday by the Sun-Times, Obama's campaign called Ramirez-Sliwinski and persuaded her to step aside as a delegate because the campaign felt her remarks were "divisive and unacceptable."

"Given the incident, she is stepping down as a delegate and will be replaced," said campaign spokesman Ben Labolt.

Ramirez-Sliwinski did not return messages seeking comment Monday. She told the Daily Herald she meant no racism with her comment but that "after this incident, I will not run again" for trustee.

The only Hispanic on the board, Ramirez-Sliwinski has been a strong voice for Carpentersville's 40 percent Hispanic population. She and Village President Bill Sarto opposed an English-only proposition and an ordinance to crack down on illegal immigrants.

Opposition leader Judy Sigwalt said, "We are elected officials. We are in a position where people look to us for leadership and professionalism. We have to be diplomatic at all times."

Sarto said he hopes Ramirez-Sliwinski will plead "not guilty" to the $75 charge and stay on the board: "Frankly, I don't see a law that was broken here. She's a good neighbor. She went over to caution the children to be careful not to fall out of a tree. We have a trustee who has been convicted on four counts of domestic battery and refuses to resign from the board."

http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/883120,CST-NWS-trustee08.article


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Re: Delegate for Obama resigns over racist comment [Re: lonestar2004]
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Ticketed? This isnt canada, she has a right to be racist. I dont quite understand.

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Re: Delegate for Obama resigns over racist comment [Re: lonestar2004]
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this is total bullshit. The only racist in this group is the bitch who took her to court.
I would have called the kids monkeys too, they were climbing in a tree for christsakes. The bitch pressing charges is the racist one for saying that black people look enough like monkeys for this charge to even be considered. What a fucking moron.

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Re: Delegate for Obama resigns over racist comment [Re: DieCommie]
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DieCommie said:
Ticketed? This isnt canada, she has a right to be racist. I dont quite understand.



“She felt it was racist because of the fact the children were African-American,” Kilbourne said.


i don't understand either....


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America's debt problem is a "sign of leadership failure"

We have "reckless fiscal policies"

America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership.

Americans deserve better

Barack Obama

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Re: Delegate for Obama resigns over racist comment [Re: lonestar2004]
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"Obama's campaign persuaded a delegate to step down after she was ticketed for calling her neighbor's African-American children "monkeys."


If this is what Obama does to a pro obama supporter imagine what he will do to a anti obama "Typical White Person":eek:


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America's debt problem is a "sign of leadership failure"

We have "reckless fiscal policies"

America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership.

Americans deserve better

Barack Obama

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Re: Delegate for Obama resigns over racist comment [Re: lonestar2004]
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Ramirez-Sliwinski said:
NIGGERSNIGGERSNIGGERSNIGGERSNIGGERSNIGGERSNIGGERSNIGGERS
NIGGERSNIGGERSNIGGERSNIGGERSNIGGERSNIGGERSNIGGERSNIGGERS
NIGGERSNIGGERSNIGGERSNIGGERSNIGGERSNIGGERSMonkeys!NIGGERS



When it comes to racism, the Amerikan public is treated like a two year old. Everyone needs to be sheltered and hushed, lest they mistake a joke for actual hatred.


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Edited by Minstrel (04/08/08 03:11 PM)

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Re: Delegate for Obama resigns over racist comment [Re: Minstrel]
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This is stupid.

Sure the woman could have intended to be hurtful and racist.

But should we presume such in the the absence of evidence, or at least doubt? And should the courts insert themselves into neighboroly relations? I don't think so


I was called a monkey when I was a kid as well. I'm not black. Based on the story presented there is nothing here.

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Re: Delegate for Obama resigns over racist comment [Re: lonestar2004]
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Monkeys, in fact, have very thin lips. 

:monkeydance:

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Re: Delegate for Obama resigns over racist comment [Re: Minstrel]
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So does Obama, Black people, and the kids mother all assume that black kids look like Monkeys?


Is that what they are saying?

I've called my own kids "Monkeys"....







And i thought it was George Bush who was supposed to look like a monkey?



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We have "reckless fiscal policies"

America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership.

Americans deserve better

Barack Obama

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Re: Delegate for Obama resigns over racist comment [Re: DieCommie]
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I think this bitch aught to be ashamed of degrading monkeys like this. I like monkeys, and to use the word monkey to refer to the blackskins is absolutely shocking. She is right to go into hiding.


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Re: Delegate for Obama resigns over racist comment [Re: lonestar2004]
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The lady got a ticket for Disorderly Conduct from the local police. That's why she was asked to resign, because it looks bad for a delegate to be charged with a crime.

Obviously the charges were frivolous and misdirected, but that's not for Obama's campaign to sort out, that's for the ACLU.


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