Southern Man
By This is the kind of politician that really makes one respect southern state legislatures:
State Sen. Jim Summerville, of Dickson, was removed as chairman of the Senate’s higher education subcommittee after sending an email stating he didn’t “give a rat’s ass what the black caucus thinks” after the group of black lawmakers criticized the subcommittee’s inquiry into a grading controversy at Tennessee State University.
When asked about the email Thursday at Dickson Municipal Court, where Summerville represented himself and was found not guilty for violating the state dogs-at-large law, the senator replied: “Is there anything about the (email) statement that’s unclear?”
Senate Education Committee Chairman Dolores Gresham announced Thursday that Summerville, R-Dickson, would be replaced immediately.
Although I suppose one should note that a southern white man being punished for saying this does show improvement, despite what is no doubt the massive sympathy he is getting behind the scenes from his Republican colleagues.