This morning I went through my Sunday ritual of watching the morning talk shows and was dumbfounded as Democrat after Democrat defended Reid's racist comments. Defending a fellow Democrat simply because he's a Democrat (which is what it appears is occurring here) makes them look just as horrible as the Republicans. It destroys credibility and alienates minorities, which is suicide for a political party. You all know me, I'm a liberal through and through but I more than willing to call Democrats out when they screw up and Reid screwed up big time. It pains me to see fellow liberals saying nothing about this incident on their blogs, let alone ask for Reid to pay for his racism.Reid needs to go, just like the Democrats demanded Trent Lott go for his racist comments in 2002. Just imagine if a Republican had said this, and someone in such a high position as majority leader. Just the fact that he used the word, "negro" was grounds enough to kick Reid out on his ear but he said a lot more than that as we all now know. So combine that with Reid's inability to deliver to his base on health care and I seems crystal clear to me that the Democrats can do a lot better than Reid.
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We're taking racial sensitivity too far these days HBW. I'm tired of feeling guilty when Chris Rock says something funny about Black people. I thought Richard Pryor was funny also.
Truth:
Really? You think it's o.k. that Reid said it's good that Obama doesn't talk like a negro? Being upset at that is being too insensitive? He actually used the word NEGRO!!! As someone who lived in Africa for two years I maybe sensitive to this but what would you say if that was a Republican saying that?
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