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First, Michelle Obama is compared to a gorilla and next, Pres. Obama is perceived as a, spook. This behavior is intolerable and all involved should be fired and/or harshly reprimanded or censored. Who says we are in a post-racial society? Racism is unfortunately alive and well. This kind of thing is what causes early death of African-Americans by stroke, heart disease, heart attack, hypertension, etc. There is never any let up, never a day that black folks can breathe free. Stupid white people are on the case day in and day out. When will this stupid, thoughtless behavior cease? How long oh Lord, How long? Peace+

Dump her. She was given every opportunity to make a proper apology the FIRST time, and pointedly (and tellingly) did not. She left us all the room we need to draw our own conclusions about what is going on in her mind.

Beyond that, I always love the "I'm sorry if anyone was offended" apology. Everyone gives that these days. What happened to just being sorry, period?

Ms Goforth ,is neither sorry nor ashamed of her actions. She fully inteneded to send out that email ,her lazy excuse of I should've deleted it ,is full of holes . If Sen Black is a real senator she will fire this nonperson ASAP! Ms Goforth you have lost your humanness and I guess you set in a church on Sunday being pious. Your an awful person and "And If I Offended you " I'm not really sorry! Pres. Obama is who we need in the White House as your six pack guy ,put this country in a the worst finincial shape ever! Goforth, as a Tennessean who is paying your salary , Your Fired!

I totally agree with sp. Apologies that include an "if" or a "but" are not real apologies and the Goforth's apology included the line "...to anyone offended". The point is this, even if no one is offended, Goforth should be making it clear that sending such an email was inappropriate and just plain wrong.

It seems to me that there are plenty of racist traitors in this country that are a part of the growing domestic terrorist threat in this country.

We need law and order here to make sure that these individuals who pose a threat to the safety of every American are locked up if it is legal to do so.

Diane Black should accept this apology and then fire Goforth without hesitation. There should be zero tolerance for this kind of thing in our society but especially certainly coming from the office of a publicly elected official.

apologizing for "sending an email to the 'wrong list'" only implies that there is a "right list" for this kind of activity, and that it is expressly endorsed by both Sherri and the office she represents. Unfortunately, this is the kind of deplorable race-baiting we've come to expect from the Tennessee GOP.

As for the second failed "attempt" at an apology - as many have already said, a true apology does not contain "ifs" and "buts."

She is not sorry she sent racist email, just sorry that she got caught sending racist email to people who aren't in her good ol' boy/girl club.

That such an act, carried out on machines paid for by taxpayers, is not punishable by immediate termination is very telling; how can we move past these ignorant views and dehumanizing ideologies when they are tolerated to such a degree?

I hope that this acts as a wake-up call to Tennesseans across their entire state: the GOP is holding you back, and you need to reject them next chance you have in a general election. After all, the core definition of "conservative" means keeping things the way they are - are you really happy with keeping race relations in your state at such a level?

Uh, Joe, the right wing nut jobs in the country are trying to claim some sort of political legitimacy by acting like they are not racists, but you're not helping. You are supposed to hide your racism, silly. Just go to church and mouth the nice words, and have the secret meeting later at someone's trailer to do your KKK thing. Just like always.

The KKK is alive and well in the Republican Party.

Glad to see the Joe the DUMBASS Plumber's take on the issue.

One thing you can always count on Tennessee for is consistency. Whether it be human rights, social issues, moral issues, education, bigotry and racism it always maintains its place at the bottom of the pond. In a world full of uncertainty Tennessee is a place you can always count on. Kinda like hell.

WOW. What happens when you face GOD at judgement day and you find out you have been so wrong and all that hate you have for someone with a different skin color as you was wasted. I would love to see the look on your face. But as usually we Christians, who are Christ Like will have to pray for you. And by the way, if you and your bigot parents and grandparents had not stole us from Africa to build your precious homes and whatnot, then you would not have to feel so much hatred. One more thing, doesn't it just blow your mind that these bigot people are in key places: Law, Judge, Police, Politics and Teachers? WOW. She needs to be fired and the other poor soul needs prayer and peace, he is probably ate up with cancer. I hate to see what these folks will be like when they are old and want someone to take care of them. Pray for this country, we try so hard to go over and take care of someone else's land but we have so much wrong here, freedom of speech. yeah hide behind that one.

Sorry Sherri,

The correct response would have been to delete the obviously racist email. By forwarding it you are as guilty as the person that created in the first place.

There just ain't no lower class than Tennessee white trash. Tennessee, part of the Confederate States of America. The largest collection of in-bred white trash the world has ever known.

Sherri Goforth is an unloved. Only the unloved and unloveing would have the time to harbor such ugly sentiments in their heart.

Try a make over, Sherri. Perhaps feeling pretty will help. I've seen your picture and felt a make over might be the answer.

I am reading this,I live in england. Poor Sherri, it must be terrible being you.To have that amount of prejudice in your heart and hatred in your soul. I will pray for you. because you need something in your life. Do you hug your children/family with those arms, do you kiss a partner with that mouth?How do you live with yourself?
You are a sad excuse for a human being.

i wonder what it would be like to be proud of your home. the rest of the country moves forward and we move back. I'm a white dude so sick of you rednecks. I really don't want to move. Can't we rise above.

What a hateful individual. In these times for someone to post such a racial picture demonstrates that President Carter was correct. Racism is alve and well in the United States thanks to people such as Sherri Goforth. The sad thing is there are thousands if not millions of Americans who agree with her racial hatred. Has fear lifted the lid of racism in this country?