Yes, this morning Steele said that the Lott standard should be applied to Reid — Reid needs to step down from his senate leadership role. Cheney (as in Liz) said it best on ABC this morning:

the american people are frustrated that liberals always excuse the racism from other liberals. Oh such a true statement, after watching the shows this morning where all the libbies say Harry didn’t mean it, Harry has a heart of gold, Harry is a good guy, despite his racist remarks about “talking negro”. Unbelievable.

Yeah, I’m sure you were all very upset that President Obama behaved like a charitable and forgiving Christian on this matter and that Steele initially did too. Screw the Gospels, it’s Old Testament smiting and blood sacrifice we want!

So, you are agreeing with me mediame; forgiveness is a partisan thing now as well. If Obama was being chartitable, he would have forgiven Lott rather than demand accountabilty and he would have forgiven IMUS. Neither of those things happened. Thanks for validating the double standard.

Rev. Al Sharpton was also very forgiving of Harry Reid when the senator called him. Harry Reid should be held to the same standards as anyone else on the right who makes these comments. We may not have to scream for his resignation because it seems that he may end up losing his seat anyway. I hope the African American voters in Nevada will remember those comments and vote accordingly.

Still, the reality is that Reid’s comments go to the heart of how blacks are perceived in this country. As far back in American history, light skin blacks were often treated far better than dark skin blacks. That perception needs to change because a man’s worth should not be determined by the color of his skin.

http://blackpoliticalthought.blogspot.com

“He had no alternative, If you tell ethnic jokes in the backroom, it’s that much easier to say ethnic things publicly. I’ve always practiced how I play.”

Harry Reid as he was twisting the knife in Trent Lott’s back.

I hope he resigns, get someone who can actually lead the party, that would be quite nice. Not because he made a racially insensitive comment, but because he’s terrible in his position. That being said, right-wingers should not be all high and mighty about this, it’s not like their political side has the best history with this subject. Southern Strategy anyone? The whole Trent Lott controversy had to do with wishing the Dixiecrats in having their way in the 1940′s. Not exactly a slip of the tongue considering his voting record.

Still don’t care about either story though.

But then, Steele is vulnerable on race – on one side, you have those saying he got RNC spot only because of his race — and now you have other’s saying he can’t be fired because of race. All the while you have Politico acknowledging it’s Steele’s race that makes the party base nervous. Tangled, Freudian, and a symptom of the sick RNC.

2 Things:
First, as a lighter skinned African American I can tell you that it’s true. Darker skinned blacks are still scary to many whites. I even had a co worker who was the personnel administrator. Now, she was from Egypt but, she told me that employers have that preferene. They also would flag certain ethnic names.

Second
This appears to be the case in Brazil where they treat their darker skinned people the same way. Now, Harry Reid, like that 3% of African Americans used the term Negro because he’s from that generation and clearly by his comments were not an attempt to disparage the President. He was simply stating a fact. Are the 3% of older African Americans who still refer to themselves as Negro racists against themselves?

It would be nice to see exactly what comments Trent Lott made. Perhaps one of you could get the actual quotes but, from what I’ve heard this morning, Lott was praising a man who was a known racist. He wasn’t blasting Helms for being a racist and hiding his African American child. Now, as for resignations, perhaps one of these morons who hosts these Sunday shows could ask the one man Minstral show that is Michael Steele why he hasn’t been asked to resign for his “Honest Injun” comment. As I said yesterday, we Liberals would love to see Reid gone but, it has nothing to do with this non issue. With Chuck Shumer and Dick Durbin next in line for Reid’s job, we’re licking our chops. But, don’t be surprised if he wins again because the Republicans, as usual have offered nothing of significance as an alternative and the teabaggers will split the party which will guarantee a second term for Obama.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh….the meds have worn off…..The Phantom returns to emote another day…

http://www.bobcesca.com/blog-archives/2009/07/grasshole_1.html

“While I’m venting let me just say this. personally, I think that people should be given an apptitude test before they’re allowed to vote and if they don’t pass it, they don’t vote. It’s too important. If I’m being truthful, I actually believe stupid people should be shot in the back of the head. Yes, put down to protect the human race.”

Posted by: roxsteady [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 24, 2009 6:41 PM

Be careful what you wish for. Democrats kept George Allen around and that only helped them in 06′.

Democrats made Trent Lott stick around while he went on his ‘Apology Tour.’

Harry’s numbers being in the tank, if he was to go now, the Republicans could find themselves in the same spot they find themselves in Conneticut now with Dodd gone. Where once you found yourselves in the lead, you now find you are not even in the game.

Obama saying it’s a done deal, could be made to look like a double standard when put up against a beer and cops acting stupily.

Wining a battle now could ring hollow if the war is lost in November.

I’m glad you save it because I still feel that way. Morons are the real losers and deadenders in this country. The lack of education in this country is a real disgrace. Just look at the 77% of highschool students in Oklahoma who couldn’t name the first President of the United States! Here in the North East, we’re stunned at the embrace of stupidity by many of the same people who are whinning about wanting their country back. Well that’s not going to happen. The people in this country who embrace Science and Math will be the real game changers. It’s not going to happen with a bunch of toothless banjo players who don’t know a damn thing about this country! And thanks for quoting me. I’m flattered!

Here’s the clip of Michael Steele calling for Reid’s resignation on Meet the Press:
http://www.gotchamediablog.com/2010/01/michael-steele-calls-for-harry-reids.html

Puter Boi says:
January 10, 2010 at 11:33 am

Adolf would be proud I guess.

Oh, and you neglected to mention whether or not you think Steele should resign for his “Honest Injun” comment?

What do you think? A real Liberal Winning slogan eh?

Learn or Die in 2012!!

She and Adolf walk hand in hand….if only in her dreams….

She still needs a big ole hug….

What’s really pathetic is that the Republican party who is so lacking in diversity is trying to lecture anyone. They don’t have to say how they feel about minorites and woman. It’s obvious when you look at their party. They put Steele in their in an affirmative action move and it’s backfired. Now their afraid to fire him because of their concern with political correctness but, are suggesting that Reid step down? As if they gave a damn about race relations. They don’t!

Puter Boi is unable to respond with any coherancy. A hug? Did I type that? I know I typed their in my previous post when I meant they’re but, I don’t recall the word hug. Is this a defense mechanism used to distract from your inability the defend that party?

I’m just wondering, In the New Liberal World Order. Will just Stupid White People be shot or will that include minorites and woman?

Just curious.

Ah yes Rox once again turns his back on MLK….to him everything is skin; to me it’s all content of character. Look how the dems and the media (ah, but I repeat myself) treated Clarence Thomas, look how they treated Colin Powell when he was the SOS, look how the dems treated Condi Rice.

Donna Brazzile today forgives Harry and will fight for him in his reelection campaign. Yes, the double standard is on complete and total display.

Each one of those examples are off base. The fact is Clarence Thomas was and still is unqualified to be on the Supreme Court. Judge Sotomayor, or the other hand has much more experience and was confirmed because of her record. Condi Rice was proven to be a liar and sadly, Colin Powell lost a lot of his luster when he gave that speech to the UN. He also got taken down a peg when he appeard on Rachel Maddow’s show. While she was very respectful as usual, she exposed him too.

You’re amazing, roxie.

You wrote:

[T]he Republican party who is so lacking in diversity is trying to lecture anyone. They don’t have to say how they feel about minorites and woman. It’s obvious when you look at their party. They put Steele in their in an affirmative action move and it’s backfired.

OK, so let me get this straight: The fact that the GOP doesn’t care about “minorities and woman” is evident because it installed a black man as the head of the party “in an affirmative action move” and “it’s backfired.”

First of all, it hasn’t backfired. Look at Virginia and New Jersey. Look at the DEM’S polling in Mass showing Coakley losing St. Chappaquiddick’s empty chair. Secondly, if you want to talk about a move to install a black guy to run the show that’s backfired, you only need to look toward the Democrats and Pennsylvania Ave.

You need to get out of your echo chamber, Rox.

The real problem for many of you is that like the GOP and conservatives, you meet arguments by changing the subject, reducing everything to false equivalencies that just aren’t there. Like this Trent Lott comparison. When Rudy got busted with his no attacks on Bush’s watch lie, he pivots and says the President took 10 to 12 days and that Bush beat him by responding in 6. Another lie. He even tried to breakdown the attacks and attempted attacks into which was Islamic terrorism and which was not. As if that would make a difference to any of the dead. It’s really pathetic. It’s also what will likely keep them from capturing the majority anythime soon.

Close your eyes -
For your eyes will only tell the truth
And the truth isn’t what you want to see
In the dark, is it easy to pretend
That the truth is it ought to be

Softly, deftly, Music shall caress you
Hear it, feel it, secretly possess you
Open up your mind, Let your fantasies unwind
In this Darkness which you know you cannot fight,
The Darkness of the Music of the Night!

Group hug!

The President was elected by a huge majority and since African Americans are just 12% of the population, it was whites who voted for him over McCain that sent him to Pennsylvania Avenue. Steele was not elected to that position. It was a party decision. Another false equivalency. Perhaps you should turn off faux news.

Off Topic (just a tad):

You have to wonder how much of a game changer this book might be when it comes out Tuesday.

On the surface it looks like they swung the axe both ways.

Now that wasn’t hard. On Fox’s dead last rated Sunday morning show, Chris Wallace actually practiced some journalism this morning.

Wallace: “Congressmen in both parties” say “honest Injun” comment was “racial slur”; Steele: “If it is, I apologize”

Of course, Steele went on to say that he didn’t intend it to be a racial slur when he said it, which sounds a lot like what Reid said when he apologized.

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

With both having apologized, should they still each resign?

It’s true that this book appears to take swings in both directions but, you also have to wonder how juicy the rest of the book will be. It could be like movie trailors where the best scenes are in the trailer but, the move itself is a dud.

roxsteady says:
January 10, 2010 at 12:41 pm

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