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    • More Harry Reid Hypocrisy: Al Sharpton backs Reid
      I have learned of certain unfortunate comments made by Senator Reid regarding President Barack Obama and have spoken with Senator Reid about those comments. While there is no question that Senator Reid did not select the best word choice in this instance, these comments should not distract America from its continued focus on securing healthcare or creating jobs for its people. Nor should they detract from the unquestionable leadership role Senator Reid has played on these issues or in the area of civil rights. Senator Reid's door has always been open on hearing from the civil rights community on these issues and I look forward to continue to work with Senator Reid wherever possible to improve the lives of Americans everywhere.
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      Yeah Yeah The Left tries to make amends for Reid's obviously racist remarks.
      (tags: harry_reid Al_Sharpton)
    • Obama in '02: 'The Republican Party itself has to drive out Trent Lott Over Racial Remarks
      In light of President Obama's decision to forgive Harry Reid's remarks about Obama's skin color and lack of a "Negro dialect," check out what Obama said about Trent Lott in 2002:

      Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D-13th), who hosted WVON's Cliff Kelley Show, challenged the Republican Party to repudiate Lott's remarks and to call for his resignation as senate leader.

      "It seems to be that we can forgive a 100-year-old senator for some of the indiscretion of his youth, but, what is more difficult to forgive is the current president of the U.S. Senate (Lott) suggesting we had been better off if we had followed a segregationist path in this country after all of the battles and fights for civil rights and all the work that we still have to do," said Obama.

      He said: "The Republican Party itself has to drive out Trent Lott. If they have to stand for something, they have to stand up and say this is not the person we want representing our party."
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      Obama hypocrisy

      (tags: barack_obama harry_reid trent_lott)
    • MA-Sen Poll Watch: Toss up in Massachusetts
      The Massachusetts Senate race is now a toss up.

      Buoyed by a huge advantage with independents and relative disinterest from Democratic voters in the state, Republican Scott Brown leads Martha Coakley 48-47.

      Here are the major factors leading to this surprising state of affairs:

      -As was the case in the Gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia last year, it looks like the electorate in Massachusetts will be considerably more conservative than the one that showed up in 2008. Obama took the state by 26 points then, but those planning to vote next week only report having voted for him by 16.

      -Republicans are considerably more enthusiastic about turning out to vote than Democrats are

      (tags: Scott_Brown, Martha_Coakley)
  • Barack Obama,  Harry Reid

    Nevada Senator Harry Reid Calls President Obama “Light Skinned” and “With No Negro Dialect”

    January 9, 2010 /

    If Dingy Harry Harry was a Republican the Democrats and MSM would be yelling RACIST from the get go.

    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.

    “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.”

    Reid remained neutral during the bitter Democratic primary that became a marathon contest between Obama and then-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, whom Obama tapped as the United States’ top diplomat after the election.

    Reid’s comments are included in the book, obtained Saturday by The Associated Press and set to be published on Monday. “Game Change” was written by Time Magazine’s Mark Halperin and New York magazine’s John Heilemann.

    But, this is only one of many foots in Dingy Harry’s mouth over the years.

    • On Justice Clarence Thomas:”An Embarrassment To The Supreme Court. I Think That His Opinions Are Poorly Written.”(NBC’s “Meet The Press,” 12/05/04)
    • On U.S. Senator John McCain: “You Know, Joe, I Can’t Stand John McCain.” (“Reid Shares Senate Ideas,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, 08/21/08)
    • On President George W. Bush: “I Think This Guy Is A Loser.”(Erin Neff, “Del Sol High School Appearance: Reid Calls Bush ‘A Loser,'” Las Vegas Review-Journal, 05/07/05)
    • On Former Majority Leader Bill Frist: “I’ve Never Seen Such Amateurish Leadership.”(Jon Frandsen, “Senate GOP To Counter Dems’ Filibusters With 30-Hour Talkathon,” USA Today, 11/10/03)
    • On General Peter Pace, Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff: “Incompetent.”(John Bresnahan, “Reid Labels Military Leader ‘Incompetent,'” The Politico, 06/14/07)
    • On Alan Greenspan, Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman: “One Of The Biggest Political Hacks We Have In Washington.”(CNN’s “Inside Politics,” 03/03/05)

    Harry Reid has to go and by looking at the latest Nevada Senate poll, the voters of Nevada are going to send Harry Reid packing.

    None too soon.

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