GOP State Senate Candidate In Minnesota Apologizes For Tweeting That Obama Is 'Power Hungry Arrogant Black Man'

Mike Parry, the Republican candidate in a January 26 special election for a GOP-held state Senate seat in Minnesota, has apologized for comments he made on his Twitter account last year -- including when he referred to President Obama as a "Power Hungry Arrogant Black Man."

"I sincerely apologize for past tweets which were written in haste and out of the frustration I felt for the out of control spending in Washington," said Parry.

The Tweets were discovered by local liberal blogs in Minnesota, especially the MN Progressive Project. In May 2009, Parry tweeted: "read the exclusive on Mr O in Newsweek. He is a Power Hungry Arrogant Black Man." He also said in May: "4th grade Graduation at Sacred Heart. Hope these kids aren't tainted by Mr. O." In another Tweet, Parry made an apparent false statement from a conspiracy theory e-mail: "OMG....they passed H.R. 1388!!!! $20M in tax payer dollars to immigrate Hamas Refugees to the USA...."