Haas who wants your vote for Lee County’s District 5 seat is now apologizing for using a racial slur in an email.
In the email, which later ended up being forwarded to current Lee County Commissioners, Haas said,
“Now I’m seeing the results of the new census. 60 percent Latin. 20 percent black. 20 percent white. The Cubans are colonizing Lehigh. Lehigh is 40 percent grown. Almost 110 thousand residents now. Funny thing. It won’t be a n***** quarters after all,” “That’s the real plan. I was told. Sonny. We have to put the n****** somewhere. It’s that simple that’s franks plan.”
Later Haas said, “Should I have slung the ‘n’ word out even though they said it? Does it make it right that I said it? Obviously, I apologize to the African American people for that.”
In response to what Haas wrote in the email, Haas said, “This wasn’t no ploy for me to get publicity. It is what it is.”
Current County Commissioner Frank Mann who holds the District 5 seat, released the following statement by email to us:
“I am astounded by what I read in the e-mail from Mr. Haas. The “N” word hasn’t been heard out of a politician’s mouth, even in the South, in over 40 years. Nor should it be.”