Judge Who Sent Racist, Bestiality Email About Obama Says He’s Not Racist

The federal judge who admitted sending a racist and bestiality-laden email about President Barack Obama and his mother says he’s not a racist, and adds that he sent it because he is not a fan of the President. Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull, from Montana, has since apologized but the uproar has been appropriately harsh.

The email compares African-Americans to dogs, or, alternatively, suggests President Obama’s mother had sexual intercourse with a dog, reads:

“Normally I don’t send or forward a lot of these, but even by my standards, it was a bit touching. I want all of my friends to feel what I felt when I read this. Hope it touches your heart like it did mine.

“A little boy said to his mother; ‘Mommy, how come I’m black and you’re white?’” the e-mail joke reads. “His mother replied, ‘Don’t even go there Barack! From what I can remember about that party, you’re lucky you don’t bark!’”

Judge Cebull did not write it but forwarded it.

Josh Glasstetter at Right Wing Watch provides a copy of the email (above), and writes:

Judge Cebull, who was nominated by President Bush and has served since 2001, admits he read the email, knew it was racist and intended to pass it along to his “old buddies.” He has apologized “to anybody who is offended by it,” which isn’t really much of an apology. He should be apologizing for the substance, not the perception, of his act.

Judge Cebull gave this explanation to John S. Adams of the Great Falls Tribune, who broke the story:

“The only reason I can explain it to you is I am not a fan of our president, but this goes beyond not being a fan,” Cebull said. “I didn’t send it as racist, although that’s what it is. I sent it out because it’s anti-Obama.” […]

Cebull said he does not consider himself prejudiced against people of other races or ethnic backgrounds, and that his actions in his courtroom have demonstrated that.

It’s one thing to criticize President Obama’s policies or leadership or even his character. But to insult his mother and equate interracial sex with bestiality? That’s completely beyond the pale.

You decide. Is Judge Cebull’s email worse than the “Most-Offensive Anti-Obama Sign Ever?,” or worse than the Obama-As-A-Monkey Email and the White House lawn turned into a watermelon patch?