Posted on 02/19/2009 11:46:54 PM PST by FromLori
Ah, here’s that honest, non-cowardly discussion of race we’ve been looking for. Clyburn also had some strong comments for Gov. Mark Sanford on why he thinks he opposed the stimulus. “The governor of Louisiana expressed opposition. Has the highest African-American population in the country. Governor of Mississippi expressed opposition. The governor of Texas, and the governor of South Carolina. These four governor’s represent states that are in the black belt. I was insulted by that,” Clyburn said. “All of this was a slap in the face of African-Americans. It had nothing to do with Governor Sanford.”… A spokesman from the governor’s office says, “Representative Clyburn is no stranger to playing the race card, because he has no defense for the runaway spending and the deficits contained in this so-called stimulus bil that will hurt our economy. Spending money at the federal level that we do not have represents a future tax increase on all South Carolinians, regardless of their color - and in the process of doing so, he’s ripping off everyone he claims to represent.”
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This word is used so often it’s lost all its clout. The best definition of racist now is “you disagree with me”.
Call me a racist, I don’t give a damn.
It’s just dumb to take my 7 week olds future and put it down the crapper because politicians can’t make tough decisons because they may not get re-elected.
Dear Governor Sanford: you go girl.
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