Sen. Sherrod Brown denounces ‘niggardly’ colleagues

http://dailycaller.com ^ | 3/15/2012 | Jeff Poor

[BO Stinkss]

niggardly: Not generous; stingy (adjective/adverb)

It’s a word that has caused job-ending consequences in the past for politicians and others in the public eye because of its similarities to a racial slur.

However, that didn’t deter Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown from using it during an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Dylan Ratigan Show” on Thursday, to describe how he thought some of his colleagues were acting toward veterans.

“Of course we’re falling short,” he said. “There are people, as you know Matt, in this Congress who will always send a blank check when it comes to spending money on defense or war, but are a little more niggardly, if you will, on spending money on the actual veterans when they come home. And that means we don’t greet them well enough in terms of getting them the right testing when they’re back in Conshocken, Cleveland or Lime, Ohio.”

[griswold3]

Did they mean Coshocton and Lima?

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I’m sniggering over his “niggardly” remarks.