LocalBlogger's view of the issues

Story for reference:

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/myfox/pages/News/Politi
cs/Detail?contentId=6252715&version=1&locale=EN-US&layo
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Cliffnotes:

An Illinois delegate for presidential candidate Barack Obama resigned Tuesday after she used the word "monkeys" to describe black children playing in a tree.

Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski, a trustee in the Chicago suburb of Carpentersville, was issued a $75 ticket for disorderly conduct after neighbors complained to police. She says the word wasn't meant racially and she will fight the ticket.

"Given the incident, Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski is stepping down as a delegate and will be replaced," said Obama spokeswoman Amy Brundage.

First off, shame on the AP for choosing to refer to the children in the tree as black. Nice way to feed the fire of racism in this country.

Shame on the officer that actually wrote the ticket.  How many times have any of you referred to your kids playing in a tree etc as monkeys?  Exactly when did we get from the phrase 'sticks and stones may break my bones' to this story?

Very sad state of affairs we are in today. Sounds like she lost her job for no real reason in my opinion.