Liberal Forum

Maine GOP Chairman Charlie Webster...I See Black PeopleMaine GOP Chairman Charlie Webster has apologized for alleging widespread voter fraud by mysterious groups of black people in rural parts of the state.Earlier this week, Webster told a local television station that In some parts of rural Maine, there were dozens, dozens of black people who came in and voted on Election Day. Everybody has a right to vote, but nobody in town knows anyone whos black. Maines Democratic Party chairman called the comments racist, and the states NAACP chapters called them offensive and insulting.Websters apology amounted to a sudden reversal. As late as Thursday afternoon, he was still defending his comments in an interview with Talking Points Memo. Theres nothing about me that would be discriminatory, he said. I know black people. I play basketball every Sunday with a black guy. Hes a great friend of mine. Nobody would ever accuse me of suggesting anything.Some of my best friends........ROFL