Greer Calls on Florida Democrats, Obama Campaign to Refute Inappropriate Statements

Tallahassee- Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer today released the following statement calling on Florida Democrats and the Obama campaign to refute U.S. Representative Alcee Hastings’ (D-Miramar) divisive remarks regarding Republican Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin:

“Alcee Hastings managed to attack sportsmen, African Americans, and the Jewish community in one sentence. By claiming that Governor Palin and those Americans who choose to bear arms do not care about the Jewish and African-American citizens of our country, Hastings is viciously throwing the worst kind of stereotypes at the wall and hoping one of them sticks. Even more unfortunate is the fact that this statement comes on the heels of an Obama Florida staff member’s comments that Governor Palin was as ‘Nazi sympathizer.’ The staffer had the good sense to backtrack from his comments, and so should Alcee Hastings.

“Unless Senator Obama and the Florida Democrat Party believes that ‘anybody toting guns and stripping moose don’t care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks,’ both Obama and the FDP should immediately refute this ridiculous and divisive statement.”