Virginia school board member Herb Degroft says there was nothing racist about those emails he forwarded showing bare-breasted African women with the caption, “Michelle Obama’s high school reunion.”

Degroft says there was also nothing racist about the email he forwarded that claimed the First Lady was paid $50 to “model for National Geographic.”

Even though other board members say they’ve been receiving emails like this from Degroft for more than a year, and even though Degroft now seems to have a dim understanding that he made a “mistake,” he’s not planning to resign, because he thought these emails were “political:” VA School Board Member Could Lose Job Over Michelle Obama E-Mail.

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - A Virginia school board is calling for the resignation of one of its members, after he emailed what some called racist and inappropriate messages to his colleagues.

This all goes back to the Isle of Wight school board member Herb Degroft and an e-mail he sent containing naked women and a reference to First Lady Michelle Obama.

He forwarded two emails from his county email account. One had a picture with bare-breasted, African female warriors with the caption “Michelle Obama’s high school reunion.” Another e-mail claimed Mrs. Obama was paid $50 to model in National Geographic.

Some board members say they have been receiving similar e-mails from Degroft since January of 2012.

In retrospect, Degroft admits he made a mistake. He says the e-mails were meant to be political, not racist. When it comes to resigning from his position, he said he is not going anywhere. However, that’s up to voters to decide.

This was no “mistake,” of course. He deliberately sent those emails, knowing full well that they were disgustingly racist. The racism is what appealed to him, and to the people he sent them to.

The only “mistake” he made was thinking he wouldn’t get caught.