Sunday, September 14, 2008

Penn. College Republican leader: "a pair of lips so large..."

The executive director of the Pennsylvania Federation of College Republicans, Adam LaDuca, wrote on his Facebook page that Obama has "a pair of lips so large he could float half of Cuba to the shores of Miami (and probably would.)" He also wrote that "if sayin' someone has large lips is a racial slur, then we're ALL in trouble."

Newsweek reported the nonapology of LaDuca, who resigned from the Federation, and some controversial past activities of Republicans at his college:
LaDuca said Monday that he regrets posting the comments and understands how they can be construed as racist. "In hindsight, when you read it a second time, it's like, 'oops,'" he said. "It was just a dumb move on my part to make a statement like that public."...

LaDuca is a senior at Kutztown University. Two years ago, Kutztown's College Republicans chapter was heavily criticized for holding a "bake sale" to protest affirmative action in which whites were charged more for cookies than blacks. LaDuca, then the group's spokesman, made a public apology on the group's behalf.

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