Republican quits after racial slur about Obama

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- The leader of a statewide group of college Republicans has been forced to quit after posting racial comments about Barack Obama on the Net.

Adam LaDuca, 21, wrote on his Facebook page that Obama has ''a pair of lips so large he could float half of Cuba to the shores of Miami (and probably would.)''

LaDuca, who previously had called Martin Luther King Jr. a ''fraud,'' also wrote: ''And man, if sayin' someone has large lips is a racial slur, then we're ALL in trouble.''

The College Republicans asked LaDuca to resign after his remarks were publicized by a liberal blog.

''The comments were completely uncalled for and very offensive,'' said Anthony Pugliese, 22, chairman of the College Republicans.

LaDuca said he understands how his comments can be construed as racist. ''In hindsight, when you read it a second time, it's like, 'oops,' '' he said. ''It was just a dumb move on my part to make a statement like that public.''

He said he is not a racist and admires Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. AP