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“You cannot possibly talk about jobs for black people at the level he’s coming from. He’s talking about entrepreneurship, savings accounts — black people can barely find a way to get back and forth from work,” Manning said.

Romney should respond - something like this:

I wonder what Ms. Manning would have to say if I, or any other Republican, came out and said that we should not be encouraging entrepreneurship or savings in the black community, as we should be focusing on things like helping them get back and forth from work!

Certainly, if I heard any of my fellow Republicans say something like that, I would be the first to step up to condemn this comment as being patronizing, outrageous, degrading, and yes, racist.

However, as Ms. Manning has a lifetime of work advocating for Blacks and other minorities, I will be more generous in my reply. Clearly, her prejudice was not against the people she serves, but against either me and/or the conservative principles which I articulated. So I think in her haste to say something critical, she just chose her words poorly, and did not intend to insult or diminish the people she is supposed to represent.

I'm sure that, upon reflection, Ms. Manning would welcome any efforts by federal or state governments to promote entrepreneurship and savings in her community, and has likely even supported similar efforts in the past when such proposals were made by Democrats.

>"we should be focusing on things like helping them get back and forth from work! "

Newt said something very similar. They called him a slave owner for wanting to get black youths employed.

Deport all AA felons back to the continent they claim to love. They sure aren't happy here, why should we force them to stay?