Thanks to JoanMar for finding this link, because the racism is officially systemic:



Commission Chairman Joseph Balboni Jr. told the Concord Monitor he doesn't plan to ask Copeland to resign. He said, "He's (Copeland) worked with a lot of blacks in his life. ... He said some harsh words about Mr. Obama, and here we are. This woman, she's blowing it all out of proportion."

A lot of standard excuses in that: The bigot has worked with blacks, it's only "harsh words," and it's the woman's fault for making a big deal out of nothing.