harry-reid-incompetenceThe party of racism again rears it’s ugly head again.

“Washington (CNN) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid apologized Saturday following reports he had privately described then-candidate Barack Obama during the presidential campaign as a black candidate who could be successful thanks in part to his “light-skinned” appearance and speaking patterns “with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.”

Journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann reported the remarks in their new book “Game Change,” which was purchased by CNN Saturday at a Washington-area bookstore. The book is slated for official release next Tuesday.

“He (Reid) was wowed by Obama’s oratorical gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as Obama – a ‘light-skinned’ African American ‘with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one,’ as he said privately. Reid was convinced, in fact, that Obama’s race would help him more than hurt him in a bid for the Democratic nomination,” they write.

“I deeply regret using such a poor choice of words,” Reid said in a statement to CNN.

“I sincerely apologize for offending any and all Americans, especially African Americans for my improper comments.

“I was a proud and enthusiastic supporter of Barack Obama during the campaign and have worked as hard as I can to advance President Obama’s legislative agenda.”

I’ll bet he’s sorry. But let’s look at this at face value. “Negro dialect”. One doesn’t use the word “Negro” as a “poor choice of words”. One uses that term when it’s been ingrained into their belief system. Of course this is no surprise. After all it was liberals who made Obama’s race an issue during the campaign. It was the LA Times that called him the “Magic Negro” and Time Magazine who asked if he were “black enough”.

This is just another example of the closet racism of many democrats, the party of which is the historical home of racism.

UPDATE: A good point. When Trent Lott was forced to resign from the leadership position in 2002 over the Strom Thurmond birthday flap Dems were all behind that. I wonder if they will be consistent to ask the same of Reid.

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