*We guess there’s something to said for an a-hole admitting he’s an a-hole. We guess.
That’s the case of Patrick Rushing, mayor of Airway Heights (Washington), an admitted a-hole – and racist as far as we’re concerned – for his comments about President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.
Rushing admits he called the president “monkey man” and first lady “gorilla face,” but says he will not resign over the racist comments.
“Gorilla face Michelle, can’t disagree with that,” Patrick Rushing, mayor of Airway Heights, reportedly wrote in a Facebook post. “The woman is not attractive except to monkey man Barack. Check out them ears. LOL.”
On Monday, the city council of Airway Heights called for his resignation.
“When a figurehead makes comments such as these that sets us back and it’s hard to come back from,” police chief and acting city manager Lee Bennett told KXLY, the local ABC station.
But of course Rushing insists he’s not a racist and will not step down from his role as mayor of the city of 6,500 near Spokane.
“I made a mistake. I owned up to my mistake,” Rushing told the Spokesman-Review. “If I do resign that’s admitting I’m a racist and I’m not.”
You can read learn more of this Huffington Post story at MSN News.
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