Amid the fallout over his appearance on “Who is America” hosted by Sacha Baron Cohen, Georgia state lawmaker Jason Spencer has resigned effective July 31. The announcement came two days after the Republican from Georgia made several racial and homophobic remarks on the show. Spencer, who represents Georgia’s 180th district,…
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Archived: GOP Lawmaker Drops His Pants on 'Who Is America,' Uses the N-Word
“Borat” star Sacha Baron Cohen exposed the far right’s hysteria when it comes to dealing with the second largest religion in the world: Islam. In the latest episode of his show “Who is America” Cohen, who was disguised as an Israeli terrorist expert, approached Georgia State Rep. Jason Spencer to…
Archived: Facebook Vortex Nabs Another Racist Official
By Sheryl Estrada The associate superintendent of virtual instruction for Georgia’s Department of Education is the latest person in a position of authority to lose their job for using social media to voice bigoted comments. For months on his Facebook page,Spencer shared posts from various websites wrought with anti-Muslim, gay…