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Third time's charm for Tennessee, and you can bet the leftists will pump up the volume yet again. From WSMV...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Walt Baker spent Saturday apologizing for an e-mail he sent to a few close friends, including a legislative aide, the president of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, and members of the press.

"I am sorry for my actions. I am sorry for the offensive contents of the email," Baker said. "I can only hope those that know me can find it in their hearts to forgive me."

The e-mail starts off saying, "I don't care who you are, ... this is funny." It then compares first lady Michelle Obama to Tarzan's sidekick Cheetah, a chimpanzee. At the bottom of the e-mail is a picture of Michelle Obama in an awkward moment with her lips pursed. Next to it is a picture of a picture of a chimpanzee with a similar expression.

As the CEO of the Tennessee Hospitality Association and a representative of the state's hotels and restaurants, Baker is trying to make amends.

"I'm disappointed in myself," he said.

But many feel the damage is already done.

"Who wants to come to a state where people think like that? This is far reaching and it's damaging," said District 3 Metro Council Member Walter Hunt.

Hunt is outraged by the e-mail, and can't believe Tennessee is in a negative light again over email.

"How can somebody be so stupid after it happened twice before," he asked.

That image is all over the internet; it took this long for Walt Baker is come across it? And he must've been drinking or stoned, to not think twice before hitting the SEND key.

Dunno. We live in times when a 6-year-old kid can make a gun with his hand and get thrown out of public school; how can a well-positioned adult ever expect to get away with such a monstrous no-no?

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h/t Dan Riehl