Entertainer Tony Brannon has hit out at the Human Rights Commission for apparently finding against him over an allegedly racist e-mail he received from Premier Alex Scott.

Mr. Brannon, who is white, contacted the commission last month after getting a misdirected message from the Premier's Blackberry saying that Mr. Scott was "getting tired of listening to, and taking crap from people who look and sound like Brannon".

The e-mail was, Mr. Scott later confirmed, meant to have been sent to the Director of Communication and Information, Beverle Lottimore. He apologised for using the word "crap," but denied that the remarks had been a racial reference.

Mr. Brannon complained about Mr. Scott's e-mail to the Human Rights Commission, which has the mandate to receive and investigate allegations of discrimination.

But in an interview with The Royal Gazette yesterday, Mr. Brannon indicated that the HRC has not found in his favour over his complaint, and expressed anger and frustration about this.

"It has become apparent that the Human Rights Commission does not have the fortitude ... to do the right thing," he said. "I cannot talk about it further, but something is not good."

HRC chairman Rod Attride-Stirling confirmed that a decision had been reached regarding Mr. Brannon's complaint, and commented: "Every time that the commission is asked to deal with a complaint, and there is a finding, even a preliminary finding, the the party in whose favour we have not found is liable to feel aggrieved and that's really part of life."

He would not discuss the investigation in any further detail but indicated that it was still "active."

Mr. Brannon is also fuming over comments made by newly-appointed Sen. David Burch in the Senate on Wednesday, when he partially repeated the Premier's comments.

"If you have ever had an e-mail from that boy (Brannon), it's crap and it's garbage, and that's not racist," said Sen. Burch.

Responding to this, Mr. Brannon said yesterday: "I don't think much of what he said. I think he's a disgrace."

Premier Alex Scott could not be reached for comment.