Florida GOP Representative Bob Allen Apologizes to NAACP

The Florida Republican state legislator who was arrested after offering $20 to perform oral sex on an undercover police officer tells the NAACP he is no "racist."

Rep. Bob Allen made headlines after his arrest by claiming that he was intimidated by the officer who was, in his words, a "stocky black man." Civil rights groups were not pleased and "the Florida Civil Rights Association is calling for his resignation." Addressing the Brevard County NAACP, the disgraced lawmaker says those remarks were taken "out of context."

"I don't consider that a racist description. The description was of the people outside the facility and inside the facility with me," Allen said. "They described me as an overweight, disheveled white man. I don't consider that a racist description. The description was of the people outside the facility and inside the facility with me."

Allen was voted the Tampa Police Union's 2007 Lawmaker of the Year and the "stocky black man" whom he offered $20 for oral—as well as the "people outside the facility"—were all "undercover officers staking out a nearby condo."

Allen is running for state senate and refuses all calls to resign. The conservative Republican lawmaker—sponsor of six different sex crime bills this year—claims to be innocent and will not explain how he came to follow one of the officers into the restroom. Perhaps that explanation will come Monday in his first court appearance.

Allen Apologizes for Comments [13 News]
Rep. Accused Of Racism Meets With NAACP [WFTV]

Some Background ...
FL Rep. Caught Soliciting: "Blacks Made Me Do It" [R20]
FL GOP Rep. Charged with Soliciting Oral [R20]
(Another) Conservative Caught in Sex Scandal [R20]

Comments

[C. Baptiste-Williams]

so the moral values are for everyone except Republicans?

[Luther]

The NAACP, at least the local chapters, just keeps on getting into one hot mess after another, first they backed Vick and his vile antics and now talking in this bigot more than once? His comments were nothing short of the typical GOP view of all us scary black men. They need to stand firm or at least find something to stand firm on. He will come in pandering and telling I'll call them fibs and yet he has done nothing to make the lives of his black constituents better. next thin you know they will be endorsing him. And just who uses a bathroom in a park at night unless he is looking fro some action?

And, someone please take this man to Walmart and buy him a mirror, he is a overweight, disheveled white man, one who obviously fears the black skin but not the black man's, ummm, private part.

[rob a]

"A big part of your faith is interacting with people who don't know the Lord."

Excellent point.

[Brokeassnigga]

I bet you he wasn't afraid of the "stocky black man's" big fat dick when he propositioned him. $20 bucks? I mean come on! What did he think he was a crackhead? Like he was going to jump at the sight of money to fuck a fat nasty white dude?

[GlenP]

Everyone is to be presumed innocent until a jury of his/her piers, in a proper court of law, states that it is proven that the person is guilty. When someone pleads guilty in a proper court of law then the record of the charges so states that the person pleaded guilty. Therefore that person is guilty in the eyes of the law or in the eyes of his/her piers in a court of law.

He, being a Florida Representative, should have kept his mouth quiet/shut and sought the advice of an attorney from the moment he was arrested by the police officer. And then kept his statements to himself and should have followed his attorney's advice.

How can anyone really believe the Florida Representative, now????? I do not know Florida Representative Bob Allen, but I certainly would not vote for him in the next Florida Representative Election; flip - flopper!!
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