South Park brilliantly lampooned this with some award show, where Whoopi Goldberg was on stage, and just said over and over again, “Republicans are stupid” to laughter and applause each time.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid apologized Saturday for making racially insensitive remarks about Barack Obama during the presidential campaign.
Reid said Obama could be successful due to his “light-skinned appearance with no Negro dialect, unless he wants to have one.”
In a statement to CNN, Reid said, “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.”
An aide to the senator told CNN that Reid offered apologies to several prominent African-Americans, including House Democrats Jim Clyburn of South Carolina and Barbara Lee of California; the Rev. Al Sharpton; CNN political contributor and Democratic strategist Donna Brazile; NAACP chairman Julian Bond; and the head of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Wade Henderson.
Nevada’s state Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, who is African-American, reaffirmed his support for Reid in a statement Saturday.
“While I am disappointed in Senator Reid’s comment and choice of words, I accept his apology,” said Horsford, a Democrat.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/09/obama.reid/