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Alaska Investigates Racist E-mails About Obama on State Accounts

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RamboLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Dec-18-08 03:47 PM
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Alaska Investigates Racist E-mails About Obama on State Accounts
Source: Fox News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska officials are investigating racist jokes about President-elect Barack Obama that have been circulating on state government e-mail accounts.

One of the five e-mails obtained by The Associated Press asks about the outcome of the Democrat's victory after all the time and money invested and concludes: "Another black family living in government housing!"

State officials were unaware of the e-mails until asked about them by the AP.

Three of the racist messages were confirmed by the state's information technology division after an electronic search of the government's e-mail system, Administration Commissioner Annette Kreitzer said Wednesday.

"It's embarrassing to the state," she said.

Kreitzer said she alerted the office of Gov. Sarah Palin -- the failed Republican vice presidential candidate -- about the e-mails.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/17/alaska-inves... /



Bet you'd find those emails on most email accounts. Alaska isn't the only state I bet where government accounts are being used to spread this crap. I see it on our business system as well (I'm in IT). Just verifies to me who are the RW'ers here.
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   I thought she used her Yahoo! account for that kind of stuff?  KamaAina   Dec-18-08 03:48 PM   #1 
   Yahoo! account for bribes and kickbacks, Gmail for grafts and slander, AOL mail for racist jokes  mikeytherat   Dec-18-08 03:50 PM   #3 
   "Gov. Sarah Palin -- the failed Republican vice presidential candidate"  mikeytherat   Dec-18-08 03:49 PM   #2 
   "It's embarrassing to the state,"  underpants   Dec-19-08 08:29 AM   #15 
   Of course you'd find that garbage on every state account as  JeanGrey   Dec-18-08 04:44 PM   #4 
   Alaska investigates racist e-mails (state employees--about Obama)  rainbow4321   Dec-18-08 09:43 PM   #5 
   Shouldn't we respect the racists?  NWHarkness   Dec-18-08 09:43 PM   #6 
   We do. Haven't we always?  stillcool47   Dec-18-08 09:43 PM   #7 
   Please don't do that. It's counterproductive. n/t  firedupdem   Dec-19-08 02:06 AM   #14 
   This is strange. It's not like the governor of that state called him a Muslim terrorist or anything  TOJ   Dec-18-08 09:43 PM   #8 
   how many were from  zbdent   Dec-18-08 09:43 PM   #9 
   You have to wonder what they are saying in Southern States behind closed doors ! n/t  Mr. Sparkle   Dec-18-08 09:43 PM   #10 
   why wasn't Jesus born in Alaska?  armed_and_liberal   Dec-18-08 09:44 PM   #11 
   She'll never go away will she -  TaffyMoon   Dec-19-08 12:55 AM   #12 
   Another of the emails forwarded often was titled "Night Befo Crizzmus"  chatnoir   Dec-19-08 01:25 AM   #13 
 
KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Dec-18-08 03:48 PM
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1. I thought she used her Yahoo! account for that kind of stuff?
:shrug:
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mikeytherat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Dec-18-08 03:50 PM
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3. Yahoo! account for bribes and kickbacks, Gmail for grafts and slander, AOL mail for racist jokes
mikey_the_rat
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mikeytherat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Dec-18-08 03:49 PM
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2. "Gov. Sarah Palin -- the failed Republican vice presidential candidate"
Wow. Unusually blunt from Faux Newz.

mikey_the_rat
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underpants (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Dec-19-08 08:29 AM
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15. "It's embarrassing to the state,"
but she was talking about the emails not Palin herself
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Dec-18-08 04:44 PM
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4. Of course you'd find that garbage on every state account as
every state has racists.
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rainbow4321 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Dec-18-08 09:43 PM
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5. Alaska investigates racist e-mails (state employees--about Obama)
Edited on Thu Dec-18-08 07:36 PM by rainbow4321
Source: Anchorage Daily News

http://www.adn.com/nation/story/626518.html


Alaska officials are investigating racist jokes about President-elect Barack Obama that have been circulating on state government e-mail accounts.

One of the five e-mails obtained by The Associated Press asks about the outcome of the Democrat's victory after all the time and money invested and concludes: "Another black family living in government housing!"

Three of the racist messages were confirmed by the state's information technology division after an electronic search of the government's e-mail system, Administration Commissioner Annette Kreitzer said Wednesday

Bill McAllister, Palin's spokesman, said in an e-mail that the matter concerned individual actions taken by a handful of state employees among thousands. "My understanding is that the Department of Administration is following up on this with the individuals who took action to forward the offensive e-mails," he said. "This is, of course, a confidential personnel and disciplinary matter that has nothing to do with the governor's office."



Read more: http://www.adn.com/nation/story/626518.html



Also: from mudflats' site:

http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/18/racist-emails-abo...
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NWHarkness (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Dec-18-08 09:43 PM
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6. Shouldn't we respect the racists?
You know, to be "inclusive".
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stillcool (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Dec-18-08 09:43 PM
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7. We do. Haven't we always?
just because it's more covert these days, what's the big deal?
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firedupdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Dec-19-08 02:06 AM
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14. Please don't do that. It's counterproductive. n/t
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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Dec-18-08 09:43 PM
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8. This is strange. It's not like the governor of that state called him a Muslim terrorist or anything
These must just be a few bad apples. Or moose turds.
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Dec-18-08 09:43 PM
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9. how many were from
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Mr. Sparkle (696 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Dec-18-08 09:43 PM
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10. You have to wonder what they are saying in Southern States behind closed doors ! n/t
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armed_and_liberal (74 posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Dec-18-08 09:44 PM
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11. why wasn't Jesus born in Alaska?
God couldn't find 3 wise men or a virgin
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TaffyMoon (254 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Dec-19-08 12:55 AM
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12. She'll never go away will she -
God, I detest her.
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chatnoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Dec-19-08 01:25 AM
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13. Another of the emails forwarded often was titled "Night Befo Crizzmus"
Damn... you stay kkklassy, Alaska!
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