Civil Rights Leader Blasts Dean for 'N'-word Fund Raiser (It's about time!)

Newsmax ^ | 12/19/03

[areafiftyone]

A Washington, D.C.-based civil rights leader is blasting Democratic presidential front-runner Howard Dean for presiding over a fund raiser where blacks were derided as "n----rs," a gay female referred to as "a big lezzie" and presidential rival Joe Lieberman made fun of for being an Orthodox Jew.

"These bigoted and racist attacks upon the Jewish, African-American and Gay Communities for profit are a disgrace and have no place in American politics," complained Kevin Martin, political director of the African-American Republican Leadership Council.

"Howard Dean has shown he is a candidate for racial division and hatred and his supporters are nothing more than the new century's Ku Klux Klan," Martin continued.

Martin's complaint comes as Dean's fellow Democrats, including rival Al Sharpton, have yet to express any outrage over the ugly incident, which took place last Monday and went unnoticed until the New York Post revealed the details this week.

As part of the evening's entertainment, "comedian David Cross used the N-word for blacks in a disjointed 'joke,'" reported the paper's Washington Bureau chief, Deborah Orin.

"Sandra Bernhard insulted Condoleezza Rice in racial terms with a 'Yes Massa' accent at another Dean fundraiser the same night. ... "

Slurs and profanity seemed to be the order of the evening, as Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Mary was derided as "a big lezzie" and President Bush was slammed as 'this piece of living, breathing s---.'"

Dean later described the language as "wrong," adding that he didn't have "much tolerance for ethnic humor."

But the top Democrat's comments did little to assuage Mr. Martin, who observed, "Howard Dean's campaign has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Robert Byrd wing of the Democrat Party is alive and well."

[uncbob]

The only way this will be reported on National Media is if the Clinton's toadies at the NYT feature it first

[Chapita]

Dad's brother was in tank destroyers under Patton in North Africa, that's who I got that from [back in the '60s].

[Chapita]

Unc said about Patton, Old Blood and Guts meant your blood and his guts!

[LisaMalia]

Kudos to Kevin! Maybe these liberal celebrity wannabes "opened mouth, inserted foot" one too many times.

[petercooper]

c'mon howie, only black people can use the n word

[freeangel]

Another good news bump for today! Maybe a record! Go Kevin!

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

"Howard Dean has shown he is a candidate for racial division and hatred and his supporters are nothing more than the new century's Ku Klux Klan," Martin continued.

Kevin: you are da MAN -- ! :)

[LowOiL]

Big Bump

[farmfriend]

"Howard Dean's campaign has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Robert Byrd wing of the Democrat Party is alive and well."

The man does have a way with words.

[speekinout]

W has said that in a democracy, any candidate can win. I think it's really true that either major party candidate can win.
So I don't want Dean to be the Dem candidate. I can't imagine anyone less suited to the Presidency. Especially in these times.

[El Conservador]

"Sandra Bernhard insulted Condoleezza Rice in racial terms with a 'Yes Massa' accent at another Dean fundraiser the same night. ... "

Liberals ain't racist...(/sarcasm)

Slurs and profanity seemed to be the order of the evening, as Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Mary was derided as "a big lezzie"

Liberals ain't homophobe...(/sarcasm)

and President Bush was slammed as 'this piece of living, breathing s---.'"

Liberals ain't intolerant...(/sarcasm)

[expatpat]

I was kidding about the accuracy, referring to the famous incident where Peanuts claimed he was attacked by a killer rabbit while he was canoeing. Remember it?

[Chapita]

I was, immediately, reminded of the Patton remark when I heard about Jimmy being attacked by a rabbit! I guess he doesn't know why some animals have eyes set toward the sides of their heads and some are frontal. Makes you wonder if Jimmy didn't imagine fangs in that rabbit's mouth too!

Have you ever noticed the eyes on Jesse Jackson's head are so far apart, nearly on the side of his head? Reckon that is a sign of paranoia?

[Libertina]

President Bush was slammed as 'this piece of living, breathing s---.'"
Just the type of people we want to elect to run the country NOT. Thanks Kevin for speaking sense. (And getting media coverage doing so ;)

[Frank_2001]

I agree with you, she is a pig.

[185JHP]

Animals can sense nastiness. Is that why Letterman's "Monkey Cam" chimp bit her?

[Democratshavenobrains]

BTW,when was the last time a Democratic African American group defended slurs against Jews?

[HiTech RedNeck]

It was about time that someone told the emperor's party that they had no clothes.

[GOPJ]

Sista Soulja...

[expatpat]

Interesting point about the eyes, which I hadn't thought of before. I guess predators most need a good view of the prey they're pursuing, while potential prey most need a 360-degree lookout.