Mayor Grose Resigns Over "Watermelon" E-Mail

Another racist in denial or really just that incredibly socially inept?

Or just plain too much of a coward to admit he is one?

I really can't tell you why Dean Grose, the Mayor of Los Alamitos, Orange County California would send this picture with the caption " No Easter Egg Hunt This Year" to a local businesswoman and city volunteer who is black but according to him it isn't because he is a racist.

Keyanus Price on Mayor Grose's sense of humor:

"I have had plenty of my share of chicken and watermelon and all those kinds of jokes," Price told The Associated Press. "I honestly don't even understand where he was coming from, sending this to me. As a black person receiving something like this from the city-freakin'-mayor - come on."

Grose confirmed to the AP that he sent the e-mail to Price and said he didn't mean to offend her. He said he was unaware of the racial stereotype that black people like watermelons.

yeah...right...sure you didn't. Racist and to cowardly to admit it when someone calls you out. Man, that is really pathetic. I believe I have heard that lame excuse claiming no knowledge of commonly known stereotypes before from someone else in California, Diane Fedele, regarding her totally not racist newsletter Obama Bucks in which she managed to not miss many of them from fried chicken to, yes, watermelon...the kool-aid was a new one on me there, though.

He said he and Price are friends and serve together on a community youth board.

"Bottom line is, we laugh at things and I didn't see this in the same light that she did," Grose told the AP. "I'm sorry. It wasn't sent to offend her personally - or anyone - from the standpoint of the African-American race."

I guess racism is only funny if you are a racist. Too bad they never can seem to figure out why people who are not raciist don't find their humor amusing.

Grose, who became mayor in December, said he sent an apology e-mail to Price and her boss and also left her a voicemail apology.

Regardless, Price said it will be difficult for the two to work together.

"Now I am like - wow, is this really how he feels?" Price said.

Well, Ms. Price, it sure looks that way to me.

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UPDATE:

Mayor who sent watermelon e-mail says he'll resign

4 days ago

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) — The mayor of a small Southern California city says he will resign after being criticized for sharing an e-mail picture depicting the White House lawn planted with watermelons under the title "No Easter egg hunt this year."

Los Alamitos Mayor Dean Grose issued a statement Thursday saying he is sorry and will step down as mayor at Monday's City Council meeting.

Grose came under fire for sending the picture to what he called "a small group of friends." One of the recipients, a local businesswoman and city volunteer, publicly scolded the mayor for his actions.

Grose says he accepts that the e-mail was in poor taste and has affected his ability to lead the city. Grose said he didn't mean to offend anyone and claimed he was unaware of the racial stereotype linking black people with eating watermelons.

Located in Orange County, Los Alamitos is a 2 1/4-square-mile city of around 12,000 people.

And he still says he was not aware of the racial stereotype linking blacks with watermelon.

Dude...nobody, and I mean nobody believes that shit.

If you can't come clean Mr. Grose, then good riddence.

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