White CEO of Republican Think Tank Refuses to Let Black Subordinate Run for Lt. Governor o (tags)
Here's the actual e-mail from Joseph Bast, the CEO of a Republican think tank in Chicago, the Heartland Institute, in which he explains why he has stopped his employee, the former Mayor of Maywood, Ill., an all-black suburb, from running for Lieutenant Governor. This was sent to other Republican insiders yesterday morning. Note the hypocrisy -- Conner ran for Cook County Assessor in 2006 and netted 250,000 votes. He was an employee of Heartland then too. Guess these low-lifes at Heartland don't want a black man to be one of the leaders of the Illinois GOP. Subject: RE: Ralph Conner for Lt. Governor of Illinois -- Let Freedom Ring Date: 3/27/2009 11:19:58 A.M. Central Daylight Time From: JBast@heartland.org