Kansas House Speaker Mike O’Neal has apologized for forwarding an email poking fun at first lady Michelle Obama and referring to her as “Mrs. YoMama.”
O’Neal said yesterday that part of the message — which he received and forwarded in a personal email account — struck him as funny. It compared Mrs. Obama to the Grinch, using a picture of her with wind-swept hair.
The House speaker, a Hutchinson Republican, joked in forwarding the email that he’s has worse hair days himself.
O’Neal said yesterday he forwarded the email too quickly and missed the accompanying text, which included the “YoMama” reference. He said he did not intend to offend anyone.
Kansas Democratic Party Chairwoman Joan Wagnon said the email demeaned the first lady and that forwarding it was disrespectful.
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