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June 18, 2009

GOP Operative in SC Compares First Lady to a Gorilla
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Meanwhile, in South Carolina, a prominent Republican activist has
apologized after making a joke on his Facebook page that an escaped
gorilla from a local zoo was an ancestor of First Lady Michelle Obama.
Rusty De Pass is the former Republican state elections director in South
Carolina.



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