Jim Greer isn't very well liked among his former colleagues, but after this, they may just hate him.

Greer, former chairman of the Florida Republican Party, is accusing his longtime associates of secretly harboring "racist views," and he's apologized to President Obama for statements he made damning a speech to American students in 2009.

"In the year since I issued a prepared statement regarding President Obama speaking to the nation's schoolchildren, I have learned a great deal about the party I so deeply loved and served," he informed members of the media, in a prepared statement. "Unfortunately, I found that many within the GOP have racist views and I apologize to the president for my opposition to his speech last year and my efforts to placate the extremists who dominate our party today. My children and I look forward to the president's speech."

To apt newswatchers, Greer should sound familiar. After losing his chairmanship in January, Florida Governor and former Republican Charlie Crist called for an investigation into the state Republican Party's finances. Greer was arrested in June and charged with one count of organized scheme to defraud, four counts of felony grand theft and one count of money laundering. Crist would later apologize for selecting Greer as the party chairman.

Party leaders charge that Greer stole over $125,000.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/09/gop-leader-apologizes-obama-republicans-harbor-racist-views/

soo,, ur saying,, thieves and racists can actually implement their way into politics????

in all fairness, I am sure the democratic party isnt exactly without its racists as well,,

There is no fairness without example. Let's not just assume here. There is a big difference between being racist against many types of people, and disliking a racist for their closed minded views. big difference.

there is no need for an example of how democrats have racists among them,, thats kind of just a common sense deducation about people in general... Racism is not political party specific,,,

But it is ignorant exclusive

dangit, Im agreeing,,,,

No one harbors racist views more than the NAACP and "Uncle Jessie" or Al Sharpton!!
These guys are the epitome of racism!!

there is plenty of racism going around in the US of A

(for the record, the NAACP Is about as racist as the boy scouts are sexist, or the NFL for that matter,,,)

and although the pricks who believe their skin makes them part of some higher or more entitled order are a pain,, they really dont compare to the same types of pricks when they have been given AUTHORITY over others lives and/or livelihoods,,,

Greer was arrested in June and charged with one count of organized scheme to defraud, four counts of felony grand theft and one count of money laundering.

Yup, this guy is a very reliable source of infomation.

sometimes crooks are better at recognizing crooks,,,but who knows


with or without this specific 'revelation', the information is pretty common knowledge


any subgroup in america will have its racists,,,there is no avoiding it wherever you go where there are LARGE numbers

I have found with the republicans I have known they are pretty okay with discrimination against any who are not like themselves.

Most of the Dems I have known are less obvious with the prejudice or less scornful of others unlike themselves. Not saying they are not racist though. I have ran into a few.

Partly sad because some of it is the racism they were raised with and they don't even realize it is wrong.

The other part is infuriating because they are being blatantly hateful and uncaring.

depends on your definition of racist is....if someone says
"i hate__________".(put your race there) or says "i hate what the _______ are doing", which is the racist saying?

both, because both place responsbility for some peoples choice on a whole race of people,,

I dont really go around asking people their political affiliation or religion so I couldnt presume to know what a whole political party or religious group believes, condones, does,,,etc,,,,

Your being to PC on that...if a group of people is doing some another doesn't like, they have to generalize to make a statement...
all people in a group will not see eye to eye on everything, and no matter what you say, someone will get there feelings hurt.


rac·ism audio (rszm) KEY

NOUN:

1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.

say you hate something that a group does is not racist
saying you hate the group for what it does is racist...

IM not being pc at all, Im using logic,, to say you hate something SOME people in a group do is not racist, to say you hate what a GROUP does is a way of laying blame on the group itself instead of the individuals as well as overlooking all the other GROUPS with members who do the same,,,

some people are hateful and some people are angry and some people are <place any adjective here> but there is no group of people with LARGE numbers who are exclusively <place adjective here> and seeing a whole group as responsible for some inside the group is how racism gets started and is also the fuel that keeps it going,,,