An e-mail sent by Hillsborough County Republican Party chairman David Storck has critics within the party charging racism. At least one member of the local party has called for Storck's resignation. The e-mail, written by volunteer Ron Whitley and forwarded by Storck to about 400 party members, says that "I see carloads of black Obama supporters coming from the inner city to cast their votes for Obama. This is their chance to get a black president and they seem to care little that he is at minimum, socialist, and probably Marxist in his core beliefs. After all, he is black -- no experience or accomplishments -- but he is black." Near the end of the e-mail, Whitley writes: "There is only one way to stop Obama: Vote!!!"

Storck prefaced the forwarded e-mail by saying: "If you think it can help us win this election please pass it on." 

Curtis Stokes, a member of the Hillsborough County GOP and president of the Hillsborough chapter of the NAACP, said Storck should not have forwarded the e-mail. "He's putting fear in the minds of whomever he sent that e-mail to that Barack Obama is a black guy, and do you want to vote for a black guy, as if there's something wrong with being black. That's not the way you urge people to get out and vote," Stokes said. "David Storck's not a good representative of the Republican Party if that's what' he's sending out. He needs to resign."

Storck initially defended the e-mail, saying it was simply a way to tell Republicans that "we need to get off our butts and vote, too." Later, Storck said he did not endorse the statement. "It's one of hundreds of e-mails I sent out," he said. "It was a mistake."

Read full text of e-mail:

This e-mail was sent to me from one of our Volunteers in the Temple Terrace
office.  If you think it can help us win this election please pass it
on.  This election is now in our hands everyone can make a difference.

Thanks

Dave

THE THREAT: HERE IN TEMPLE TERRACE, FL OUR REPUBLICAN HQ IS ONE BLOCK AWAY FROM OUR LIBRARY, WHICH IS AN EARLY VOTING SITE.

I SEE CARLOADS OF BLACK OBAMA SUPPORTERS COMING FROM
THE INNER CITY TO CAST THEIR VOTES FOR OBAMA. THIS IS THEIR CHANCE TO
GET A BLACK PRESIDENT AND THEY SEEM TO CARE LITTLE THAT HE IS AT
MINIMUM, SOCIALIST, AND PROBABLY MARXIST IN HIS CORE BELIEFS.  AFTER
ALL, HE IS BLACK -- NO EXPERIENCE OR ACCOMPLISHMENTS -- BUT HE IS BLACK.

I ALSO SEE YOUNG COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THEIR
PROFESSORS FROM USF PARKING THEIR CARS WITH THE PROMINENT 'OBAMA'
BUMPER STICKERS.  THE STUDENTS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC TO BE VOTING IN A
HISTORIC ELECTION WHERE THERE MAY BE THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT.

THE COLLEGE PROFESSORS, PARTICULARLY IN THE
SOCIAL SCIENCES, FOR THE MOST PART HAVE LITTLE OR NO EXPERIENCE IN THE
WORK-A-DAY WORLD.

THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN MOSTLY ACADEMIC UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF LIBERAL COLLEGE PROFESSORS.  FOR THEM, A LITTLE SOCIALISM AND
ANTI-AMERICANISM IS A GOOD THING. AFTER ALL, IF TERRORISTS ATTACK US,
WE MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO PROVOKE THEM.

YOU AND I UNDERSTAND THE DANGERS THE
POTENTIAL OBAMA PRESIDENCY PRESENTS TO OUR WAY OF LIFE.  THE
SUPPRESSION OF FREE SPEECH, INTRODUCING UNION INTIMIDATION IN THE
WORKPLACE, INCREASED DANGERS TO OUR NATION BY TERRORISTS, CUTTING OUR
DEFENSE BUDGET BY 25%, TURNING OUR TAX SYSTEM INTO A NATIONAL WELFARE
SYSTEM AND ECONOMIC POLICIES THAT COULD DRIVE US INTO A DEPRESSION.

THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO STOP OBAMA:  VOTE !!!

(AND GET EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO VOTE)

ONLY YOU AND I CAN STOP OBAMA NOW ! !

SEVEN DAYS TO GO AND WE MUST ACT IMMEDIATELY.

A PLAN OF ACTION FOR YOU AND I:

• VOTE

• OBAMA IS ADVERTISING ON TV ASKING ALL HIS SUPPORTERS TO TAKE A DAY OFF WORK OR CLASS TO VOTE.  CONTACT
  PERSONALLY EVERYONE YOU KNOW REMINDING THEM TO VOTE AND HOW IMPORTANT
  IT IS. PARENTS, VOTING-AGE CHILDREN, IN-LAWS, CO-WORKERS, CHURCH
  CONTACTS, SCHOOL CONTACTS, BUSINESS CONTACTS. MAKE A LIST AND CONTACT
  THEM.

• SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE ON YOUR EMAIL LIST THAT WANTS TO DEFEAT OBAMA. YOUR
  EMAIL IS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IF YOU USE IT WISELY AND PROMPTLY. YOU CAN
  REACH 10,000,000 PEOPLE IN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS IF AS FEW AS TEN PEOPLE
  ON YOUR LIST TAKE PROMPT ACTION AND TEN PEOPLE ON THEIR LIST AND TEN
  PEOPLE ON THEIR LIST ... YOU GET THE IDEA.

• LET'S ALL PRAY AND WORK AND WE WILL SURELY CELEBRATE OUR VICTORY ON 11/5/08.

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