Nebraska Official Whose Blog Called Obama A ‘Half-Breed’ Refuses To Resign

Board members Pat McPherson, right, and Glen Flint speak before a State Board of Education meeting involving the board's resolution requesting McPherson's resignation on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, at the State Office ... Board members Pat McPherson, right, and Glen Flint speak before a State Board of Education meeting involving the board's resolution requesting McPherson's resignation on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, at the State Office Building in Lincoln, Neb. McPherson refused to leave office Wednesday despite a vote from his colleagues that called for his resignation due to racist content on his blog. (AP Photo/The Journal-Star, Kristin Streff) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; KOLN-TV OUT; KGIN-TV OUT; KLKN-TV OUT MORE LESS
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The Nebraska Board of Education on Wednesday passed a resolution calling for the resignation of board member Pat McPherson over his controversial blog, but he refused to step down.

McPherson founded the Objective Conservative blog, which referred to President Obama as a “half-breed” numerous times. Although McPherson claims he did not write the controversial posts, he has shut down the blog.

After the state board voted 6-2 to call for McPherson’s resignation, he insisted that he is “not a racist” and claimed the board only passed the resolution due to pressure from Democrats and teacher’s unions.

“They’ve further intimidated political leaders to ask for my resignation by suggesting that if they didn’t, they were racists themselves,” he said, according to the Omaha World-Herald.

The state board also initiated a review of its ethics standards for members and will discuss whether the code of conduct should prohibit discrimination, according to the World-Herald.

H/t Right Wing Watch

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