Pamela Ramsey Taylor, director
of Clay County Development
Corp., which offers services
to seniors and low-income
residents in West Virginia,
will soon be back at her desk
after calling First Lady Michelle
Obama “a ape in heels” on Facebook.
An employee who did not
want to be identified told CNN,
“She was not terminated.
The board put her off work
for six weeks, and she will
be back next week.”
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“She lost her job after calling Michelle Obama an ‘Ape in heels.’ Now she’s returning to work.” [Washington Post]
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Abigail Carl-Klassen has been published in ZYZZYVA, Cimarron Review, Guernica, Aster(ix)
