This is the kind of PC that I think is wrong. I know that African American has replaced what was once Negro, but Negro is not a derogatory term. Reid should not have had to apologise
By PHILIP ELLIOT, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON – The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate apologized on Saturday for comments he made about Barack Obama's race during the 2008 presidential bid and are quoted in a yet-to-be-released book about the campaign.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada described in private then-Sen. Barack Obama as "light skinned" and "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one." Obama is the nation's first African-American president.
"I deeply regret using such a poor choice of words. I sincerely apologize for offending any and all Americans, especially African-Americans for my improper comments," Reid said in a statement released after the excerpts were first reported on the Web site of The Atlantic.
PC In The Extreme
PC In The Extreme
Truth is no longer a defense.:rolleyes:
I expressly forbid the use of any of my posts anywhere outside of FG (with the exception of the incredibly witty 'get a room already' )posted recently.
Folks who'd like to copy my intellectual work should expect to pay me for it.:-6
Folks who'd like to copy my intellectual work should expect to pay me for it.:-6
PC In The Extreme
Lon I think he is in such a mess out in NV and behind in the polls so bad that he had no choice.....
By..Bi Harry
Poll: Reid hits new low in Nevada
By Eric Zimmermann - 01/09/10 11:40 AM ET
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has dropped to a new low in the most recent Las Vegas Journal-Review poll.
More than half of Nevadans--52%--have an unfavorable view of Reid. Just a third hold a favorable view.
The numbers represent a small but noticeable drop from early December, when 38% held a favorable view compared to 49% unfavorable.
Reid would also lose the election to any of the three possible GOP candidates if the election were held today.
Former Nevada GOP Chairwoman Sue Lowden beats Reid 50%-40%, compared to a 49%-41% margin for businessman Danny Tarkanian, and 45%-41% for Assemblywoman Sharron Angle.
Source:
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing- ... -in-nevada
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By..Bi Harry
Poll: Reid hits new low in Nevada
By Eric Zimmermann - 01/09/10 11:40 AM ET
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has dropped to a new low in the most recent Las Vegas Journal-Review poll.
More than half of Nevadans--52%--have an unfavorable view of Reid. Just a third hold a favorable view.
The numbers represent a small but noticeable drop from early December, when 38% held a favorable view compared to 49% unfavorable.
Reid would also lose the election to any of the three possible GOP candidates if the election were held today.
Former Nevada GOP Chairwoman Sue Lowden beats Reid 50%-40%, compared to a 49%-41% margin for businessman Danny Tarkanian, and 45%-41% for Assemblywoman Sharron Angle.
Source:
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing- ... -in-nevada
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Reid apologizes for 'Negro' comment
Obama accepts Reid's apology
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