OC Republican official allegedly sent email of President Obama that depicts him as an ape
LOS ANGELES — A Southern California Republican Party official is under fire after allegedly sending an email that included an altered photo depicting President Barack Obama as an ape.
An e-mail allegedly sent by party central committee member Marilyn Davenport depicts a family portrait-style image of apes with Obama’s face artificially superimposed on one of them. Text beneath the photo reads, “Now you know why no birth certificate.”
Davenport could not immediately be reached for comment.
The alternative newspaper OC Weekly first reported the story, and was told by Davenport that the e-mail was “just an Internet joke.” She also asked the Weekly, “You’re
