Wacky Harry throws out more conundrum feed. And so to, his supporters.
It came straight from the new book Game Change, when Senate leader Harry Reid commented about first term Senator Barack Obama and his aspirations for president in 2008.
“Game Change,” Mark Halperin and John Heilemann quote Reid as referring to Obama as a “light-skinned black man with no Negro dialect unless he wanted to have one.”
The cries of racism were soon burgeoning throughout the land. Thus, Reid apologizes for ‘no Negro dialect’ comment about Obama . LAT.
…regret for “using such a poor choice of words. I sincerely apologize for offending any and all Americans, especially African-Americans for my improper comments.”
But his avid supporters were happily waiting in the wings for their beloved mean spirited codger. Scheduled weeks ago, ‘African Americans for Harry Reid’ will go on as planned. The Hill.
Even Representative James Clyburn: What’s wrong with the word “negro”? chimed at the politically correct moment. Hot Air’s keen observation on the modern era.
“We can’t even agree on which terms are offensive.”
Nevertheless with the fall out, can the Dems launch defense to save Reid? Politico. Reid has his history to reckon.
…he’s neither a savvy public figure nor a gifted speaker, and he’s his own worst enemy when he goes off script.
Reid once asked a reporter whether she “spoke English” and urged her to “turn up your Miracle Ear.”He once said you can tell it’s summertime at the Capitol “because you can smell the visitors, [who] stand out in the high humidity, heat, and they sweat.” He called President George W. Bush a “loser,” Justice Clarence Thomas “an embarrassment” and Bill Frist, his predecessor as majority leader, “amateurish.” He referred to Alan Greenspan as a “hack.” And he had to backtrack after saying the U.S. was “losing” the war in Iraq.
Why indeed, it seems like A Disturbing Double Standard. Fox. Pegged sqaurely.
As long as the speech offender is a liberal who favors the social and political policies of the liberal media elite, he (or she) gets a pass.
“Harry Reid. My color coded system also applies to ‘negro dialect.’ Low, low risk of electoral defeat. Guarded, general risk of electoral defeat. Elevated, significant risk of electoral defeat. High, high risk of electoral defeat. Severe, severe risk of electoral defeat.”
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See:
- http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2010/01/11/disturbing-double-standard/
- http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dcnow/2010/01/reid-apologizes-for-no-negro-dialect-comment.html
- http://washingtonscene.thehill.com/in-the-know/36-news/1405-scheduled-weeks-ago-african-americans-for-harry-reid-will-go-on-as-planned
- http://hotair.com/archives/2010/01/11/james-clyburn-whats-wrong-with-the-word-negro/
