Republican women's group apologizes for posting photo of a lynched black man hanging from a tree

[eridani]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/07/30/1407235/-Republican-women-s-group-apologizes-for-posting-photo-of-a-lynched-black-man-hanging-from-a-tree

The Oklahoma Federation of Republican Women apologized on Wednesday after they posted an image of a black man being lynched on their official Facebook page. The image included a solitary African American man hanging by a noose from a tree, with the text “The KKK was formed by the Democrats to keep control over black Americans. The Democrats of today just traded ropes for welfare” accompanying the image.

After KFOR, a local news station, contacted the organization’s president, Pam Pollard, about the image, Pollard deleted the post. She later released a statement saying that she “did not make the post or approve the post and when it was brought to my attention I immediately deleted it.”

[IcyPeas]

1. that's atrocious

How could they not know? Somebody thought this was a good idea. I find it hard to believe people are this ignorant.

[hobbit709]

6. They knew exactly what they were doing.

It's all part of their game plan.

[struggle4progress]

2. I bet a bunch of OFRW members were waving confederate flags at the President in Oklahoma City

a few weeks ago

[SamKnause]

3. Now I would like for them to apologize

for supporting the Republican Party.

I can not for the life of me understand any woman that would

vote for a Republican !!!!

[hobbit709]

4. Why would ANY working class person vote Republican?

[SamKnause]

7. That is puzzling as well but

not as mind boggling as women voting for Republicans.

[Live and Learn]

5. Equating welfare to lynching? Disgusting! nt

[Judi Lynn]

8. Unbelievable! How could anyone, anywhere, consider doing that? Evil people. n/t