More bigotry from the Republicans. Truly disgusting.
Blow up his email.
Other contact info (thanks bumblebums):
Washington, DC Office
1108 Longworth Office Building
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(202) 225-3465
phone
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Linked from the Politico:
U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis, a Hebron Republican, compared Obama and his message for change similar to a "snake oil salesman" [at a Northern Kentucky Lincoln Day dinner].
He said in his remarks at the GOP dinner that he also recently participated in a "highly classified, national security simulation" with Obama.
"I'm going to tell you something: That boy's finger does not need to be on the button," Davis said. "He could not make a decision in that simulation that related to a nuclear threat to this country."
Glad to see that ignorance and bigotry are alive and well in the GOP.
Some information for Mr. Davis on Obama.
Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Barack Obama, Sr. and Ann Dunham. His parents met while both were attending the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where his father was enrolled as a foreign student. They separated when he was two years old and later divorced. After her divorce, Dunham married Lolo Soetoro, and the family moved to Soetoro's home country of Indonesia in 1967, where Obama attended local schools in Jakarta until he was ten years old. He then returned to Honolulu to live with his mother's family while attending Punahou School from the fifth grade until his graduation in 1979. Following high school, Obama moved to Los Angeles, where he studied at Occidental College for two years. He then transferred to Columbia University in New York City, where he majored in political science with a specialization in international relations.
UPDATE: To nobody's surprise, the press is all over this.
The racially charged overtones of the Democratic presidential primary has ensnarled Congressman Geoff Davis after a comment he made about Barack Obama during a Saturday night speech.
During his talk at Saturday's Fourth District Lincoln/Reagan Day Dinner in Boone County, Davis, a Hebron Republican seeking re-election, made the following comment when questioning the national security credentials and experience of Obama, an African-American from Illinois:
"I'm going to tell you something: That boy's finger does not need to be on the button," Davis said. "He could not make a decision in that simulation that related to a nuclear threat to this country."
[snip]
Campbell County Democratic Party Chairman Ken Mullikin said he could "not believe" Davis would make such a comment.
"When you get somebody in an emotionally charged situation they speak what is on their mind," Mullikin said. "That comment clearly shows what Geoff Davis really believes about African-Americans."
UPDATE 2: What is it with republicans and red buttons?
Update 3: Davis apologizes. After Obama's campaign blasted him.
Says Obama spokesman Bill Burton:
"It’s hard to tell what is more outrageous - Representative Davis’ condescending and personal attack, or his absurd and offensive claim that Barack Obama is not prepared to defend America."
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