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Calls grow for Miami state senator who made racist and sexist comments to resign
Source: News Service of Florida via The Sun-Sentinel
Calls grow for Miami state senator who made racist and sexist comments to resign
By Dan Sweeny
News Service of Florida
APRIL 19, 2017, 5:25 PM | TALLAHASSEE
Sen. Frank Artiles, R-Miami, faces a cacophony of calls for him to resign or be thrown out of office after he made racist and sexist remarks while arguing with black lawmakers Monday night at a private club.
Artiles and called several Republican senators “n------,” though he explained that he actually said “niggas” and thought the slang word was not insulting. He also referred to state Sen. Audrey Gibson, D-Jacksonville, as a “b-----” and a “girl” and called Sen. President Joe Negron, R-Stuart, “a p----.”
The Florida Legislative Black Caucus, which includes seven senators and 21 state representatives, issued a letter Wednesday calling for the Senate Rules Committee to begin the process of ousting Artiles from the Senate.
Black Caucus leader Sen. Perry Thurston, D-Fort Lauderdale, was present when Artiles went on his rant at the Governor’s Club, a members-only bar and restaurant in Tallahassee.
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By Dan Sweeny
News Service of Florida
APRIL 19, 2017, 5:25 PM | TALLAHASSEE
Sen. Frank Artiles, R-Miami, faces a cacophony of calls for him to resign or be thrown out of office after he made racist and sexist remarks while arguing with black lawmakers Monday night at a private club.
Artiles and called several Republican senators “n------,” though he explained that he actually said “niggas” and thought the slang word was not insulting. He also referred to state Sen. Audrey Gibson, D-Jacksonville, as a “b-----” and a “girl” and called Sen. President Joe Negron, R-Stuart, “a p----.”
The Florida Legislative Black Caucus, which includes seven senators and 21 state representatives, issued a letter Wednesday calling for the Senate Rules Committee to begin the process of ousting Artiles from the Senate.
Black Caucus leader Sen. Perry Thurston, D-Fort Lauderdale, was present when Artiles went on his rant at the Governor’s Club, a members-only bar and restaurant in Tallahassee.
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Read more: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/sfl-nsf-miami-senator-racial-apology-20170419-story.html
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