Update: It get even better - via Tim M - a Plaxo site link from comments:
political views progressive, OPositive!
No it can't be.
Via Moe Lane and Donald Douglas - see them for more regarding the alleged racism at a Philly private pool headed by an Obama supporter and ... known as the Chocolate Squad on Twitter?
Chocolate Squad: Home url now a 404 just like the pool's site. I'm thinking it's him, as he mentions recruiting members for a pool club here.
Off to a great start Monday. Recruiting new members for our community swim club, finishing my Xocai Web site, and getting an oil change.
Talk about delicious irony.
Name dr john g duesler jr Location Huntingdon Valley, PA Web http://www.thecho... Bio Founder of The Squad; we are spreading the good word about healthy chocolate!
There has to be more to this story; as it is, it smells. Did the camp people show up with too many kids, were the kids not behaving?
Did they really say this - "When the minority children got in the pool all of the Caucasian children immediately exited the pool," Horace Gibson, parent of a day camp child, wrote in an email. "The pool attendants came and told the black children that they did not allow minorities in the club and needed the children to leave immediately."
Posted by: Lala | Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 04:41 PM
This Plaxo site has not gone 404 yet:
http://www.plaxo.com/directory/profile/47244780962/cf517ae3/john/duesler
john duesler
Founder
The Chocolate Squad Xocai Healthy...
huntingdon valley, Pa
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About dr john g duesler jr
I'm happily married father of four. An eternal optimist who loves my work in disc golf, healthy chocolate, and video production.
birthday
April 1st
political views
progressive, OPositive!
hometown
Huntingdon Valley (Phila.), PA
relationship status
Married
activities
Coaching Basketball. Chair a number of Community Service Boards. Making Web Sites.
interests
The intersection of technology and commerce. Sufism. Poetry. Healthy Chocolate. Writing, both business and personal.
***
Either this is an incredibly quick and deep parody, or its legit.
Posted by: Tom Maguire | Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 07:52 PM
This fellow has good coverage and links, including a partial archive of the pool site: http://easyurl.net/b066
Posted by: David R. Graham | Friday, July 10, 2009 at 03:22 AM
Meh. What's supposed to be the story here? A racist, elitist Democrat? That's like "the sun rose this morning" in newsworthiness.
Posted by: Rob Crawford | Friday, July 10, 2009 at 09:55 AM
"The pool attendants came and told the black children that they did not allow minorities in the club and needed the children to leave immediately."
In Obama's America in 2009, that just doesn't ring true. I just don't believe that they said "no minorities".
Reeks of bullshit to me.
Posted by: xerocky | Friday, July 10, 2009 at 10:03 AM
As I understand it, members paid big bucks for summer membership at private pool. Apparently some members of pool were minorities (hispanic?). President of pool decided to let other group use pool for one day a week for $$$, without even telling members. So here comes 60+ extra people into pool with no warning to members. Members upset for not getting what they paid for and not being informed by president of club of his actions - not upset by minority incursion. Of course, no telling what some kids said to other kids.
Posted by: Jack Okie | Friday, July 10, 2009 at 11:01 PM