[lentulusgracchus]

when she said the pillars of the Democratic Party were African Americans, organized labor, women and homosexuals.

She also said something pretty rude on This Week on ABC during the period after Obama's election, when she told her white ABC colleagues that they can basically suck it, a black man is President. It was a racist and uncalled-for comment which doubtless reflected her real views of white people. I don't recall the exact quote, but the manner of its delivery -- cold -- momentarily poleaxed her roundtable companions, who visibly winced and stumbled.

[flowerplough]

“Black president now” a common theme from her?

“... Brazile revealed that Obama left the blue blanket that each platform guest was provided, so she decided to take his.

Gibson teased her that he was going to call the police.

“We have a black president. This is free,” she quipped.”

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/01/donna-braziles.html

Democratic strategist Donna Brazile’s inauguration view
January 20, 2009