We’ll give you a second to pick your jaw up off the floor.
That lovely little sentence (which we’re pretty sure would get the KKK Seal of Approval) was uttered during a March meeting of Ada’s Beautification Committee by Chairman Pruitt, who just had been elected chairman. It was a short tenure. Pruitt and two other committee members resigned, and the committee was actually abolished in June by the Ada City Council.
But the worst part — other than the fact that Pruitt apparently doesn’t want black people or Latinos moving to Ada and thinks that somehow making the town prettier will repel non-whites — is that the Ada Evening News reported people laughed after his racist gem.
Yup, laughed.
Unfortunately, the paper didn’t specify if it was awkward laughter or more of the “Damn straight!” variety.
Honestly, we think beautification is probably the least of Ada’s worries.
I for one am thrilled when people say stuff like this. Not because I endorse it, but because it means that we've all been enlightened about a person's Bigoted agenda. And in this instance we've can also gleem that unless we're hardcore racists we don't want to go anywhere near Ada.
What's even more disturbing is the fact that he felt, comfortable enough, to bloviate about his pathetic racist suasion at City Committee meeting. To the folks in Ada, the corollary here is: he must have felt like he was among individuals who are equally supportive of his beliefs or at least have no qualms condoning the despicable posture.