<p>Burnfin was allowed to get away with it the first time around, with the commissioners explaining the next day that didn't reprimand him out of shock. But this Thursday, as Burnfin took the podium armed with books which he said explain "what racism actually is," adding that the N-word is in the dictionary, commissioners cut him short and told that his time was up. </p><p>Cutting Burnfin off was likely due to new rules that say commenters will refrain from "remarks that are lewd, vulgar, obscene or profane."</p><p>According to Burnfin's son who spoke to News9, he has a history of mental illness. </p><p>Watch the video below. The relevant portion begins at around 16:18:</p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="314" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWalkerCountyCommissioner%2Fvideos%2F125198852859293%2F&show_text=false&width=560" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="560"></iframe></div>
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