Calif. hospital board chair ousted after calling Obama 'Blackie' in email [View all]
Source: Fresno Bee
The chair of the board at Community Medical Centers, also a prominent Valley grower and Republican, was forced to step down after making a racially insensitive statement about President Barack Obama.
Mark Borba of Riverdale referred to the president as "Blackie" in a rant about federal water policy, which he shared with other farmers via an email obtained by The Bee. The email also used expletives to discuss others in Washington.
Borba has since apologized for the comments, but only after his email circulated up the chain of the state's powerful agricultural community and even into offices of federal lawmakers.
... The 15-member board oversees the largest hospital system in the San Joaquin Valley, with three hospitals in the Fresno area and more than 6,000 employees.
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