Removal of Rep. Howard Coble
We, the undersigned, condemn remarks made by Rep. Howard Coble during a call-in program on WKZL-FM on February 4, 2003, where he explicitly supported President Roosevelt's decision to incarcerate the... continue reading »
"Internment and concentration camps are UN-American!"
"Coble's should be likened to Trent Lott's racist remarks. Coble should be stripped of his powers, for his current position gives him free reign to impose his racist policies onto innocent Americans."
"A country cannot survive when wrongful deeds are endorsed by its leaders"
"any person who's US citizen should be treated like anybody else they have rights"
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"This is intolerable"
"Rep. Coble should not be on such a committe with that kind understanding of the Japanese internment."
"Can he really call himself educated? or a leader?"
"I find that this comment reflects a lack of historical understanding and contemporary sensitivity."
"This is an outrage in this day and age!"
"this comment is made because of his ignorance of history. as the american people we have a right to expect better from our political leaders. this is a serious threat to our civil liberties, and should be treated with care and compassion. we do not need s"
"remove him from office, he looking to make hisself rich"
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"Rep. Coble should be removed from office. Shame on him!"
"Racists shouldn't be allowed to continue in public office. You are a disgrace to your race and forefathers who try to make this a great country. You only pull us down and therefore you have proven that you are unfit to represent decent people."
"GREAT COUNTRY, or what? Deserter (http://awolbush.com) leads mightiest force in history--& he and his Part y are hellbent on controlling everything but their biggest mouths & their meanest spirits, Coble a 'standout' among them. As Helen Thomas sa"
"Mr. Coble, I was very upset by your remarks last week. It was a slap in the face to the entire AJA, indeed, the entire American community."
"Remove Rep. Coble; His racist and xenophobic sentiments do not represent me or my community."
"I support the removal of Rep. Howard Coble from the House Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security."
"Representative Coble's clearly ignorant statements are indicative of a larger problem. That he seems unapologetic for his own personal stupidity is infuriating."
"Although ignorance in an elected representative of the United States isn't shocking, Mr. Coble's remarks show that he is far from ignorant; he is racist and proud of it."
"It was acriminal act then as it would be today."
"What Rep. Coble said was insensitive, ignorant and dangerous to maintaining the inegrity to the freedom of the American people."
"I agree to this petition- Jeff Yamane"
"Considering that "attorney" John Ashcroft promoted the idea of internment camps for US citizens last August, this kind of talk from Rep. Howard Coble just supports the idea of violence against US citizens who protest against US military action abroad. The"