Colorado county Republican chair quits over racist Obama meme
Source: Associated Press
Colorado county Republican chair quits over racist Obama meme
Associated Press in Delta, Colorado
Saturday 2 July 2016 23.50 BST
The chairwoman of the a Colorado county Republican party has resigned, after being accused of favoritism and posting a racist meme that compared President Barack Obama to a chimpanzee on her Facebook page.
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
reported the appearance of the photo on Linda Sorensons Facebook page.
Sorensen posted a black-and-white picture of former president Ronald Reagan bottle-feeding a chimp named Bonzo in the 1951 movie Bedtime for Bonzo, the newspaper wrote. Above and below the picture, someone added: Ill be dammed ... Reagan used to babysit Obama!
Sorenson stepped down after an accountability meeting was convened by Delta Countys Republican central committee, announcing her decision to resign in an email to supporters.
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