Howard Dean: GOP A White Christian Party

In another gaff, Howard Dean, chairman of the Democrat National Committe, has called the Republican Party, “pretty much a White Christian Party:”

Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean, unapologetic in the face of recent criticism that he has been too tough on his political opposition, said in San Francisco this week that

Republicans are “a pretty monolithic party. They all behave the same. They all look the same. It’s pretty much a white Christian party.”

“The Republicans are not very friendly to different kinds of people,

” Dean said Monday, responding to a question about diversity during a forum with minority leaders and journalists. “We’re more welcoming to different folks, because that’s the type of people we are. But that’s not enough. We do have deliver on things: jobs and housing and business opportunities.”

Good Grief!

This fellow is the MOUTH that roared!

The Link to listen to this gaff is here.

But Simi Valley Councilman Glenn Becerra, a staffer with former Republican Gov. Pete Wilson and a Bush appointee to the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars, said Tuesday he was far from amused by Dean’s suggestion that Republicans constitute “a white Christian party,” and called the Democratic Party chairman “an embarrassment.”

Agreed Glenn and look at his other gaffs just this week:

Howard Dean: America Safer When Democrats are in White House

Howard Dean: An Honest Living

Well, I suppose that is why three top members of the Democrat Party fund raising crew have resigned.

And it just gets worse:

Dean, speaking in a roundtable discussion Monday, downplayed the controversy over his rhetoric.

“This is one of those flaps that comes up once in awhile when I get tough,” Dean said. “We have to be rough on the Republicans. Republicans don’t represent ordinary Americans and they don’t have any understanding of what it is to go out and try and make ends meet.”

And here is a plethora of quotes from Dr. Dean this week in California:

Here are some Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean’s comments while speaking this week with minority community leaders and journalists at a roundtable in San Francisco:

On Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger: “Gov. Schwarzenegger has been a big disappointment to a lot of Californians … Americans are tired of politicians that break their promise, especially in an area like educatio … so I think there’s going to be a lot of questions about whether the governor really cares about average Californians.”

On Schwarzenegger’s endorsement of the Minutemen: “This is why I don’t agree that there’s no difference between Republicans and Democrat … you would never have heard a Democrats talk like that … I think the Republicans are always like this. I remember (former Republican Gov.) Pete Wilson … got elected by victimizing immigrants. Republicans always divide people.”

On illegal immigration: “(Democrats) understand we have a border problem. But we think that if you enforce the laws you already have, the people who are already here … they haven’t broken any laws, they paid their taxes, a lot of them are paying into the Social Security system and getting nothing. Those people ought to be on a reasonable track toward citizenship.”

On past promises by Democratic officials to minority communities: “It does make a difference that we now have senior management that is African American (and minority) … which means we’re not going to have the white boys’ club make all the decision anymore. Everybody’s going to be included.”

On San Francisco politics: “It’s always a pleasure to come to San Francisco because I don’t look so liberal when I come to San Francisco.”

On the Democrats’ strategy for the 2008: “We’re trying to resurrect this party. We’re going to be in every state. You’re not going to see any 18-state strategies. We’re going to be in places like Mississippi and Kansas and Idaho. We’re going to be in the Republican counties of California from now on; we’re not going to try to win by getting San Francisco and Oakland and Berkeley … we’re not going to sit around anymore. We are going to fight back. We haven’t been fighting back.”