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StumbleGOP chief: Harry Reid should step down over ‘no Negro dialect’ remark
Published Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 | 10:03 a.m.
Updated Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 | 7:47 p.m.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid gestures while speaking on health care reform during a news conference, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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The Republican Party chairman says Sen. Harry Reid should step down as the Senate Democratic leader over racial remarks Reid made about Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign.
GOP Chairman Michael Steele says if a Republican had made such remarks, Democrats would be calling for that Republican's head.
In a private conversation reported in a new book, Reid described Obama as a "light-skinned" African-American "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one."
The president accepted Reid's apology "without question," saying he knows Reid and "what's in his heart." Obama said the incident is "closed."
Democratic Party chairman Tim Kaine says the remarks should not affect Reid's leadership position.
Steele and Kaine spoke on "Fox News Sunday."
A Reid spokesman said Sunday the majority leader has no plans to step down from his leadership position or resign his Senate seat.
"Sen. Reid will stay in his position as majority leader and will run for reelection," his office said.
"As the leader in the fight to pass the Voting Rights Act and legislation banning hate crimes, Sen. Reid has a long record of addressing issues that are important to the African-American community," Reid's office said. "His Republican critics who are looking to politicize the issue can't say the same. Sen. Reid will continue working today, tomorrow, and the days ahead, to move our nation forward with policies that create jobs, make health care affordable and help struggling families in Nevada and across the country."
Reid challenger Sue Lowden, the former Nevada Republican Party chairwoman, criticized Reid.
"It's not about this comment it's about the next comment and the comment after that," Lowden told Fox News. "He's been (in Washington) three decades and I believe he's just lost touch with what's going on here in Nevada. ... The power has gone to his head."
Steele is scheduled to be in Las Vegas on Monday for a Nevada State Republican Party fundraiser at the M Resort.
He has had his own troubles with impolitic expressions. Steele came under fire recently for a racially insensitive expression about Native Americans.
Norman Ornstein, a congressional scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, said that comparing Reid's comment to the racially insensitive one that led to the resignation of then-leader Sen. Trent Lott, the Republican from Mississippi, is off base.
Lott said in 2002 that the country would not have the problems it does now if the country had elected the segregationist Dixiecrat candidate for president, Strom Thurmond, the former senator from South Carolina, in 1948.
"With Lott you're talking about a guy who had a career going back that supported segregation," Ornstein said. "With Reid you're talking about a guy he helped, encouraged and got elected presient. The comparison is not a fair one."
On Sunday, Steele accused Democrats of a double standard by accepting Reid's apology for the remarks instead of demanding Reid's ouster as majority leader.
"There is this standard where the Democrats feel that they can say these things and they can apologize when it comes from the mouths of their own. But if it comes from anyone else, it's racism," said Steele, who is black. "It's either racist or it's not. And it's inappropriate, absolutely."
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said in a statement that Reid should step down, calling his comments "embarrassing and racially insensitive."
"It's difficult to see this situation as anything other than a clear double standard on the part of Senate Democrats and others," Cornyn said.
Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California and Jack Reed of Rhode Island joined other Democrats in saying Reid's apology and Obama's statement were enough.
Steele also said he's had no thoughts of resigning despite criticism of his first-year performance and controversy about his recent book that takes shots at the GOP.
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Yet, Sexual Predator John Ensign should continue. Liar, cheater, bribery, etc. John Ensign can't be trusted.
GOP is showing they have no integrity and do not care about the people.
"Negro dialect" seems to be a historically accurate term that describes spoken word.
Organizations to this day continue to use the word "Negro",
United Negro College Fund, for example. Which I urge people to support.
http://www.uncf.org/
NOT a smart move by the Republican "chief".
How about sticking to the content of the article? John Ensign was not even mentioned in the story. Harry Reid made a racist statement and just because he apologized does not take away the fact it was said. The people of Nevada won't forget this, it is a huge black eye (no pun intended) for the Democraptic party.
Everyone knows that Democrats are exempt from racial remarks. Can we move on now?
I agree with Michael Steele. When Trent Lott made his "unfortunate" statement he was excoriated until he stepped down. Why not Harry Reid? Just because the President forgives him his flannel mouthed bigotry doesn't mean I should. Once this kind of talk gets used and forgiven it becomes part of the lexicon of the English language.
Ghetto talk belongs in the ghetto, not in the hallowed halls of Congress. If Reid is a bigot he should step down. Obama gets no vote on this. The people do.
I hope now that EVERYBODY can now see how the Democrat party and major media are full of hypocrites that just should be ignore when they scream and shout on PC topics when a Republican says some little thing wrong.
They are full of it.
This is what Steele is talking about. Stuff like this is always ignored when coming from the mouth of a Democrat. First of all Ensign is a liar, cheat etc...but it has nothing to do with Reid's comments. If a Republican made this statement I could imagine the fallout. To the poster who brought up the UNCF as their defense of Reid, um Reid apologized, so obviously saying "Negro dialect" is not a political correct term. As an African American, if someone told me you don't use "Negro dialect" I would be highly offended. Trent Lott had to resign over his comments, why is Harry Reid allowed a pass. Democrats use this as moment to answer that question, not to deflect by bringing up Ensign.
I think Reid was really saying...."Thank God Obama is not a dark skin Negro who speaks in Negro dialect."
LOL.......you guys defending Reid are so pathetic.
I hope now you shut your mouths forever about some little thing that a Republican says.
Nevadans will have a chance to help Harry "step down" in November. Personally, I think it is ridiculous to ask someone to step down because of a remark, but Steele is right. If a Republican had said this, Sharpton (who is not in this story, but is in CNN's version) would be calling for their resignation from the senate - instead of what he is doing now, which is basically saying it isn't a big deal and let's move on.
How can Nevada move forward with Gried, Enstench, Goober, Masto, Raggio, and Horsface in office?
Both parties need a house cleaning which the Nonpartisan voters will see to ASAP.
I'll bet that, despite his current obligatory rhetoric against Reid, Steele voted for Obama.
Harry Reid is a pathetic little boy. I hate your racist guts, Harry Reid.
Harry Reid should go just because he is a liar and is doing nothing for Nevada. Harry, please leave now, you are worthless.
This remark demonstrates the hypocrisy of the left. Had this been a Republican saying these things, they'd go after him with a vengence. It would not have mattered if this Republican had a "good civil rights record," the calls for his resignation would be shrill and constant. But because he's a hallowed Democrat, he's forgiven. Total hypocrites!!!!
In my humble opinion, many of the hate-filled comments from the rrriiight! since yesterday are
far worse than what Harry Reid said to begin with.
NEGRO DIALECT!!!!!....nuff said Harry. Can't wait to vote you out!
At least Repu'ublicists around the nation have stopped forwarding e-mails of President Obama dressed as an African witch-doctor and as a shoe-shine boy long enough to denounce Harry Reid's racism.
...And calling him "the Magic Negro".
I think Reid was really saying...."Thank God Obama is not a dark skin Negro who speaks in Negro dialect."
LOL.......you guys defending Reid are so pathetic.
I hope now you shut your mouths forever about some little thing that a Republican says..
The president accepted Reid's apology "without question," saying that his Plantation Master Reid can say what ever he wants.
Hey Nick, I'm still waiting for Reid to apoligze for his quip "The War is Lost" that gave aid and comfort to our enemies and endangered thousands of our best citizens.
So from what I can tell from this post. Is that Democrats excuse this because Republicans do it? Am I right?
There are more Racists in Nevada than Blacks, that is why they have so much talk radio in Nevada, since it is all racist driven.
Maybe they should start a group "Racists for Reid" This will help Reid.
Bush Lost two wars. Reid was honest. Honesty is something Sexual Predator John Ensign knows nothing of.
It pains me to agree with Michael Steele, but in this case, he's right. Reid should step down for the good of his own campaign and the democratic party. Reid has been an ineffectual majority leader anyways, and it's time for someone like Chuck Shumer to take over.
Even if Reid isn't majority leader, it would be stupid to elect a senator with no seniority from the minority party. Seniority in the Senate is everything. Like Reid or not, he will be able to do a lot more for Nevada than a republican at this point.
Harry allowed his racist comments to be released because he is getting ready to bail out on this coming election.
Harry knows that there is no way that he is going to win his re-election bid, so he will bail when the opportunity is right. Of course he will blame
others for his demise...
OK, so Harry didn't use "political correct" words and some people are offended. However, the gentleman he's referring to isn't. Consider this:
If Obama WAS dark-skinned and spoke with a "Negro dialect", today Sarah Palin would be one heartbeat away from the presidency.
How frightening is that???
Honest Harry Reid just doesn't sound right!
Harry needs to go period!
This racial remark which was a Freudian slip is indicative of his contempt and hatred of the black race!
If Trent Lott was forced into his resignation for remarks less severe than this in regard to Strom Thurmond.
This was much more direct and the end result was not to praise Obama but to say to the world, lookie here boys and girls, we got's us a negro boy, who is just like us whities and let's see if we can get him to dance for us now!
Ahhh the GOP couldn't find anything else negative to say about Harry so they pulled this rabbit out of the hat. I can't wait for the day that political parties are something studied in the history books. Why can't we all just get along. Keep up the good work Harry.
Harry Reid is a hero to all of us in Arizona. He has worked so hard and taken hits from all sides and has never wavered even an inch. We respect and admire him. He is the only reason that we are getting close to a health reform bill. I am sending him some money for his campaign because he is a true Democrat, leader, and patriot.
Michele Steele is the poorest excuse for a party leader I have ever seen, he is a flip flop king and a dishonest person.
Any person of color who doesn't believe that the Dimocrats have been pandering to minorities since the 60's, in order to procure their votes, is painfully naive.
Socialist programs to benefit african americans are bribes, nothing more. Don't be suckers. Harry Reid said aloud what most of the D.C. elite say behind their closed doors. Remember that in November.
The President is bashed at every opportunity; the democrats are bashed at every opportunity. It is like a group of scavengers on a perverted mission. I remember only eight years ago, that we were almost in a total collapse of our finances. I am bright enough to understand the scope of those idiot inspired policies that almost ruined our nation. There has been a horrendous amount of problems handed to this congress and administration, so I am not enough of a moron to expect them to be fixed in a year. I hear that Americans are starting to blame the current administration for our problems, which is a direct correlation of mis-information and propaganda issued by the health insurance industry and the .org groups paid for and supported by -health insurance companies, petroleum industry, PHARMA, far right entities and moguls-. The willingness of the moderates, liberals, centrists, humanitarians, gays, women(with the capabilities of independent thinking) and minorities to fight for this current administration and congress is great and determined. We will never abandon our tremendous and extremely important views on the issues of today. We will fight with all the tenacity that it takes to win these battles. We understand the brawl mentality that we are up against and will not waiver an inch in this battle. The mandate of '08 is stronger now than ever before, we, without question, understand the importance of the mid-term elections. This battle is between big business and the American people not, between the American people and government.
The following groups are another reason not to trust what the far rights' bleatings;
The Heritage Foundation, The CATO Institute, Freedomworks, The Club for Growth... are all fronts for right wingnut billionaires Charles and David Koch. They want to return America to the the 1880's.
It is the influence of these unAmerican oligarchs that have destroyed America.
The horrendous amount of issues that this President was handed because of eight long years of moronic rule is unbelievable. Those that criticize this President every move are idiots at best. We finally have someone in the White House that has the intelligence to handle the job. We have lived through (barely) a time of tremendously stupid government policies. We are involved in two wars that have little support. We have the same buffoon republican politicians in office that helped create this mess, and those buffoons are asking America to vote for them again, as if we were even greater fools than eight years ago. For the republican'ts to garner any support, they have been given huge amount of help from the petroleum industry, banking industry, and the health care industry tremendously huge coffers of cash. 'Citizens for Prosperity' petroleum industry sponsored, supplying transportation and other perks to tea bagger advocates. There are so many totally unbelievable aspects of this politically charged fight that is financed by immoral big business . We have an entire party(republican'ts) in the back pockets of health care executives. We have an entire party(republican'ts) on a tight leash by the banking industry. We have an entire party(republican'ts) groveling on the floor trying to kiss(body part)trying to get more financial treats from the petroleum industry. We have environment representatives totally employed or associated with the petroleum industry. No ! This is battle of the American people against big immoral business and not American people against government.
Master Harry Reid run the Senate like a Searchlight Plantation
The conservatives and republicans are expecting the American voter to forgive and forget. That same group has not come up with an original thought or policy for so long we might start to forget when the last one came about. To forgive them for the mess that they got us into would be possible if they tried hard to get us out of it. But nooooo. They are spewing the same moronic policies that almost ruined this nation. Why is that, we wondered? Now they are trying to stop anyone from working on our multitude of very difficult and complicated issues. While still crying foul, nobody is inviting us in, and using theatrics too, they stomp their feet to get someone to notice them. Their foot soldiers are still attempting to use lies and deception to get Americans to forget their blunder. WAIT A MINUTE! Big business is on their way to save the day. Omg! Big (immoral) business is again spending millions to save their 'bought and paid for' politicians from doom. Ads on TV, ads in magazines, ads in news papers, ads are everywhere. What a group coming to the aid of those idiot republican politicians, PHARMA, petroleum industry, banking moguls, AND the health insurance executives!! ! Of course we all know the support that cluster faux, wall street journal, and the rest of those far right media's give their bought and paid for politicians.
Michael Steele is the best party leader I have ever seen, he never flip-flops and is an hones person.
And he doesnt talk like a negro.
H. Reid.
The fact that Medicare and social security expenditures will exceed tax revenues by over 40 trillion dollars by the year 2030, according to the Office of Management and Budget, Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Treasury Department. Counting from 1938 the Democrats have held the white house for 35 years and the Republicans have held it for 36 years. Over that time the U.S. national debt has increased at an average annual rate of 8.5%. In years democrats were in the White house there was an average increase of 8.3%. In years Republicans were in the white house there was an average increase of 9.2% per year. Since 1946, democrat presidents have increased the national debt an average of 3.2% a year, the republican presidents stay at an average increase of 9.2 % a year. Republican presidents out borrowed and outspent democratic presidents at a three to one ratio. Over the last 64 years the so-called conservative republicans have outspent the democrat presidents by $2.84 to $1.00.
When bushie and his buffoon conservatives took office the DOW was 11,250. When he left office the DOW was 7365 and in a tail spin.
When bushie and his buffoon conservatives took office unemployment was 4.7%. When he left office it was 8.5% and in RAPID RISE.
When bushie and his buffoon conservatives took office the dollar was 1:1 with the Euro. When the moron left office the Euro bought $1.32 and was heading for $1.50.
When bushie and his conservative buffoons took office gas was $1.25 pr. Gal.
When the idiot left office $2.50 pr. Gallon.
When bushie took office inflation was just above 3% and it went to %5.6 when the recession hit.
It took eight very long years for the moron and his buffoons to destroy this nation, and those same buffoons want the helm and their playhouse back. UNBELIEVABLE ! !
I am so sick of the far(out)rights' caustic and negative rhetoric. The names that they call out, the stupid line of reasoning they use, and the moronic mentality they possess is laughable. Their eight very long years of absolute rule, is over and they still are taking the Americans as fools, to even think we would agree to put their idiot politicians back in office. The few buffoons that they still have in office are the buffoons that got us into this mess in the first place. The "tea bagger" brawl mentality is only impressing fellow "tea bagger"s. everyone else is angry at them for their stupid signs, statements, and 'corner bar' mentalities. The wing nuts are just as stupid and possess all of the afore mentioned qualities of the "tea baggers". This administration has saved our nation and deserves the credit for doing so. The conservatives can keep up their ridiculous rhetoric, but America is getting tired of hearing it. What buffoons they are! ! !
Great posts lifecoaches.
All True!
If anyone out there want policies and personalities from our past as in the bush decade, go ahead and back the repubs. You will be sorry when you see the same thing bush left with us happen again. I hope that you pay attention to every repub out there, it is all policies of a decade ago, the same as we are just now recovering from.
It is a horrible fact that the far right will lie, cheat and steal to get favor from the American voter. They will whine, cry, and point fingers to get the favor of the American voter. The will hide under the furniture, hide behind their mindless foot soldiers and still bleat their stupid accusations against the first real smart President that we have had for over a decade. They say we are not safe. They say that they are the only ones to trust(LAUGH OUT LOUD). ...but all they do in reality is say no and stomp their feet like the morons that they are. They are not against using theatrics, big business money and totally dishonest statements to advance their cause. All the while all that they are trying to do is impress the executives of big immoral business, so they may collect more treats.
So basically Harry Reid was saying it would be okay to have an African-American for President as long as he didn't look like one and didn't sound like one (light skinned and no Negro dialect).
And then the Democrats say these aren't racist remarks because Harry is a Democrat. Now there is logic for you. Nevadans now fully recognize Harry is an embarrassment, maybe some in Washington will also recognize that he is an embarrassment with this racist comment.
This is merely the latest in a long list of hateful comments by this man. But this is not what is important. Harry Reid has forgotten he is a public servant. He has not listened to us and has used struggling taxpayer money to openly bribe other members of congress. Harry Reid belongs in prison, not Washington. He needs to go!!
Lifecoaches- to paraphrase Shakespeare, "me thinks you doth protest to much". Have a cup of tea and relax before all your hate consumes you and you start spewing idiotic racist stuff like your hero Harry.
lifecoaches: take some imodium asap. You have more crap than a Christmas goose.
Herry Reid's comments share the same sentiments as the comments I read from the nevadans on this site everyday. he represents nevadans... no longer will I have to forward the ignorant comments from las vegas news sites to prove how racist and ignorant it is here, your senator has proven what I been trying to convey all along.
I hope now you shut your mouths forever about some little thing that a Republican says.
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Why? You have no plans to shut your mouths forever about some little thing that a Democrat says.
I wouldn't call this racist, but it shows you how out of touch politicians are. It sounds like he was "trying" to be complimentary, but yeesshhh! It is hard to defend this, so I won't. I will say that I think his actions have proven him not to be racist, so I will judge him by those actions and not these un-choice words. Plus, this is something that the PC police are going to get fired up about, I bet Obama could care less.
Reid should apologize for his continuing efforts to bankrupt our country with social welfare programs for the most undeserving among us.
Harry Reid should step down, but Ensign is mr peachy keen?
What a crock of Cra_.
I am sick of the whole party system but this is one of the dumbest things I've heard.
What a tempest in a teapot.
Talk about your mock outrage.
With Harry there is no end in site for his sins. Now sin has been around for a long time, but Harry seems content with spreading enough social discourse and hate around to keep everyone wondering about his sanity for a long, long time.
I do wonder why Harry's Mormon church supports him. If I recall correctly the Mormons do not like blacks. Why I don't know, but be assured that all of us democrats and republicans shall take Harry out behind the woodshed come November!
if this guy was republican, they'd be making torches out their crack pipes and welfare checks in protest.
Michael Steele is a very strange man in a party jam packed with very strange people that can see Russia from their houses, find birth certificates in Kenya, death panels in Washington, and are opposed to government run health care, but for MediCare!?
But the RNC is fine with their one their moron talking heads on the propaganda channel that is Fixed News calling Obama a racist and is ruining the country. It's funny how they go crazy about something that they have done 10 times worse. I might as well be sending them my insurance premiums directly.
runnin: are you saying that Obama is not ruining the country?
Nice try, Michael Steele, trying to compare Lott with Reid. Take a look at the voting records for both. The NAACP rated Reid at 96% favorable voting compared to Lott's measly 11%.
52 percent of the good people of Nevada had an unfavorable opinion of Reid.
Harry is working hard on making his unfavorables at least 69 percent by Valentines Day...
I wonder if Mike Smith will make a political cartoon about this and blame Republicans in the process.
WHAT? You don't think democrats are racist? They would be beating the drums if it were a republican who said that. Nothing will happen...except he will get his ass tossed out of office...soon! And it will have nothing to do with his statement, he is hated here, he can't apologize his way out of that.
By David Edwards Sunday, January 10th, 2010 (RawStory.com)
RNC Chairman Michael Steele offered a non-apology apology Sunday for using the term "honest injun." His mea culpa came less than a day after Senate Majority leader Harry Reid used the term "negro" when discussing then-Senator Barack Obama.
Steele: My racial slur isn't the same as Harry Reid's...
Steele said the remarks shouldn't be held to the same standard and called for Reid to resign.
Wednesday, Steele was speaking to Sean Hannity about his new book (snip)...The RNC Chairman told Hannity, "Our platform is one of the best political documents that's been written in the last 25 years. Honest injun on that."
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YES, INDEEDY DO, THE REPUBLICAN'TS SURE TAKE THE HIGH ROAD!
RebelnSoccerfanatic. I don't know what color you are but you've been making me sick a hell of a lot longer than I've been making you sick.
So Reid would not given Obama his support if Obama had dark skin or talked with a negro dialect.
I guess the Democrats are A-OK with that.
EVERY member of the 100% WHITE GOP should step down because they are serial obstructionists, bigots, liars, and hypocrites.
i love how democrats say republicans are liars, dumb, etc., but can never provide one ounce of evidence to support their claims.
Democrats: the party of hypocrisy and Alice in Wonderland.
One important factor here. This was not an ill advised statement made "off the cuff" like so many insensitive remarks that are often not intended. THIS IS A PUBLISHED THOUGHT. It was penned, reviewed and deemed fit to print by Reid and his staff. This is RACISM 2010 Democrat elite syle.
Dingy Dirty Harry, go back under the rock you crawled out of. Better check to see if it is still there, cause in November you will be doing that. Bye-Bye!
lv2142lv:
No, it is not Reid's book. It might help if you actually read the context in which his statement occurred in the book. You would see that Reid was supporting Obama...that he just made a bonehead mistake in his choice of words (like he does a lot). Racist, though? I think not.
Nors is an idiot. That we can all agree on.
Democrats have used the filibuster against Republicans when the GOP was in the majority, most recently from 2001 to 2006. Back then, Democrats were great defenders of the right to filibuster Bush's judicial nominations. At one point in 2003, Reid spent more than eight hours on the Senate floor protesting the fact that Republicans spent so much time on four disputed judges instead of on joblessness. Reid read six chapters from a book he'd written about his tiny hometown of Searchlight, Nev.
ShannonK:
You are right. I jumped too fast. But the comment is as racist as it gets. If you 'support' somebody politically that does not preclude you from Racism. That is exactly the 21st century brand of racism that exists in the Democrat party mindset. As long as I vote for your issues it does not matter if my thoughts and comments reflect prejudice.
imho, it's Biblically inaccurate to say that we know what's "in someone's heart". Only God knows the heart. Actually, it's more like "out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks".
And agreed, if that were said by a Republican, it would be magnified and "off with his/her head" would be the cry.
(my comments, not reflective of my company)
I just gots ta ax Harry sumsin, I'm just wondering if the real word used was "negro" or the other "N" word?. Harry you opens yo mouf and bes puttin in yo foot.
Democrats, the biggest group and hypocrites in the country. How do they ever expect us to listen to anything they say? Hypocrites all!
mrability,
Your comment, "Steel hates his own,,,he is just token for the right,,to counter The black vote", seems to have a problem of its own.
So you now you know what every black man or woman thinks. Steele is a man that has his set of beliefs. Isn't it racist to assume that a black man hates his own because he has a different idea. People are individuals. Quit grouping everyone into a category based gender, color, or national origin. Isn't this group placing mentality what has gotten Reid into trouble.
Since he grew up in Searchlight did Harry even see a black man while he was a kid? They must be very scary to him.
Bye Harry, no-balls. Hey Chuck from New Yuck, WTF? You? Well, how 'bout them apples?
I'm not crazy about Senator Reid, but, can we talk about some new news. How old is this story? Republicans, move on.
cissy,
Would you be as quick to dismiss the story had a Republican said it? I doubt you would.
Cissy,
Don't blame those that comment, blame the liberal news (Las Vegas Sun).
I wish they would focus on the health care bill.
Hey LifeCockroach:
"I am so sick of the far(out)rights' caustic and negative rhetoric. The names that they call out, the stupid line of reasoning they use, and the moronic mentality they possess is laughable."
Did you bother reading the things you called the people you disagree just above in your own previous posts. Your so sick of the far(out)rights rhetoric but neglect your own. Typical lib, but thanks for putting it on full display.
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"Their eight very long years of absolute rule, is over and they still are taking the Americans as fools, to even think we would agree to put their idiot politicians back in office."
I wasn't a Bush/Repubs fan because of his spending habits. But I would prefer him to the buffoon currently residing in the office and certainly to the buffoons scurrying around Congress. But a full blown purge on both sides would be nice, however, unlikely.
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"The few buffoons that they still have in office are the buffoons that got us into this mess in the first place."
Can't argue with that, but I have no power to get rid of Barney Frank, Nancy Polosi and the rest of the corrupt gang. But it looks like I will once again get to cast my vote against Scary Screed.
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"The "tea bagger" brawl mentality is only impressing fellow "tea bagger"s."
So protesting out of control government spending isn't okay? You'll have to elaborate. And I don't recall reading about any altercations at these events. The only brawl I recall was a black man getting beaten up by some SEIU thugs. But you probably didn't hear about that.
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"everyone else is angry at them for their stupid signs, statements, and 'corner bar' mentalities. The wing nuts are just as stupid and possess all of the afore mentioned qualities of the "tea baggers"."
Yes, signs that read "Stop the spending" and "Listen to the People" that should make anyone very angry. My friend the only one who is angry is you. You can take meds for that. Being that angry isn't good for you. You should get it taken care of before ObamaRationedCare goes into effect.
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"This administration has saved our nation and deserves the credit for doing so."
Ummmmm, really? How so? Spending the US into oblivion isn't saving us, it's destroying us.
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"The conservatives can keep up their ridiculous rhetoric, but America is getting tired of hearing it."
Haven't you heard 40% of Americans consider themselves conservative and only 21% liberal. I credit bHo and his far, far left socialist agenda for showing how dangerous liberalism is to a country.
Cheers
Reid is A-OK.
So what if he would have had a problem with Obama if he was darker or spoke with negro dialect. We can overlook that.
He is A-OK because he came out released a letter in support of Nevada's Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage and voted for DOMA and has not push for DOMA overturn or for Obama to rescind Don't Ask Don't Tell. Both the light skin Obama and Reid are against gay marriage anyway and believe that each state should determine its laws on the matter.
He is a swell guy that Reid dude.
car_1,
Even if a Republican said it, yes, I would dismiss it. Too many other more important matters to discuss and take care of.
Health care bill for one. Let's keep the IRS out of health care,stick to taxes.
I'm shocked, the GOP is using this to try and get Harry Reid to resign, not gonna happen. Furthermore, how a guy who doesn't think JOHN ENSIGN AND JIM GIBBONS should resign, yet thinks Harry Reid SHOULD, is criminally insane.
cissy,
I whole heartedly agree with you on keeping the IRS out healthcare.
I agree with Steele, he should step down, step down off of a very high cliff.
Boy, there sure are a lot of upset Liberals posting today.
They must be angry because Harry has let them down...
mrabilty,
I'm glad to see that you said "seems to think he is a white man"
I like the Tiger reference however, I believe that it is a problem that we continually group individuals. Why does it matter that Tiger Woods is black? Tiger is the best golfer (maybe no the best husband). We don't need to say best black golfer. Is race viewed as a disadvantage or as an advantage? That mentality helps nothing! That mentality reminds me of a 5K run I did a few years ago. Peoples' 5k time was divided into age groups because it is safe to assume that a 6yr old can't come close to a 20 year old and they should not be grouped together. When it comes to race however, why continue separating into groups.
Steele is no less black because he is a republican. I am no less Mexican for being a republican.
It's pathetic that we still focus on such trivial issues. We should just view ourselves as US Citizens.
Mark Twain would roll out of bed in constant and convulsive heaves of laughter at the inanity, the uproariously unnaturalness of this entire thread.
"Where did these people grow up?" he would finally utter. "Connecticutt?"
"Negro dialect...if he wanted to..." peels of resounding belly laughs echo through the eons
Boy, there sure are a lot of disappointed Liberals crying today.
They must be upset because Harry has let them down...
If I were a Democrat, I would sure be hoping that Harry would throw in the towel so another Democrat would have a chance for his seat. If not Nevada will have two Republican Senators...
...and they would both be scummy, lyin' cheats who would keep on makin up stuff to provide perfect representation of Nevadans who expect no more from life than lies, deceit and selfish aggrandizement.
Someone please play taps...
A new Rasmussen poll finds that Reid would get just 36% of the vote if the election were held today. That's down 7% from last month's poll.