Harry Reid apologizes for "light skinned" ["with no Negro dialect"] remark about Obama

The Washington Post ^ | 1/9/10 | Chris Cillizza

[LdSentinal]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) apologized today for referring to President Barack Obama as "light skinned" and "with no Negro dialect" in private conversations during the 2008 presidential campaign.

"I deeply regret using such a poor choice of words," said Reid in a statement. "I sincerely apologize for offending any and all Americans, especially African Americans for my improper comments."

The Senate Majority Leader was officially neutral in the primary fight between Obama and then Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.). Reid's remarks about Obama were revealed in "Game Change", a book detailing the 2008 race penned by Time's Mark Halperin and New York magazine's John Heilemann.

Reid's apology comes on the same day that a new poll conducted by the Las Vegas Review Journal showed him facing an uphill fight for re-election in 2010. Reid trailed former state Republican party chairwoman Sue Lowden by a 50 percent to 40 percent margin and was behind businessman Danny Tarkanian (R) 49 percent to 41 percent.

Only one in three voters viewed Reid favorably while 52 percent saw him in an unfavorable light in the poll.

[LdSentinal]

If Trent Lott had to resign, so should Harry Reid, isn't that right Liberal Media?

[Steely Tom]

Did he tender his resignation too?

[JoenTX]

No doubt, this was unexpected will be “under-reported”....

[Dr. Ursus]

Did he forget he’s “clean?”

[rfreedom4u]

When is Harry’s crucifixion scheduled? Anybody else who says anything about blacks (whether true or not) gets blasted.

[kjo]

No, no, no...different standard for Lott than Reid. After all, by definition (he’s a Republican) Lott was a racist.

The MSM will never hold a Democrat to the Republican standard.

[Tawiskaro]

Enemies of the Republic collector's card #11:

[roses of sharon]

Obama, in his own book, said he often talks/acts white as to not scare away white folk.

[pietraynor]

Just imagine the fire storm if it were a Republican!
Trent and Newt left for way less.

[Scotswife]

When democrats do it - it’s just an honest mistake. Quickly forgotten.
Everyone knows when republicans do it, it is revealing their evil nature. /s

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) apologized today for referring to President Barack Obama as "light skinned" and "with no Negro dialect" in private conversations during the 2008 presidential campaign. "I deeply regret using such a poor choice of words," said Reid in a statement. "I sincerely apologize for offending any and all Americans

I'll bet fellow racist KlanRAT Byrd dug it!

[screaminsunshine]

Obama is reminding me of the Battleship Bismark. Its guns were not able to track the old slow British Torpedo Plane..(Tea Party) and it got hit in the rudder and could only go backwards. Palin got it right..Obama is Backasswards.

[mnehring]

Once again proving what side of the isle the real racists reside on.

[LostInBayport]

I'm shocked, just shocked, to find out that Harry Reid makes off-color remarks!

“You could literally smell the tourists coming in to the Capitol,” Reid (D-Nev.) said in his remarks at the opening ceremonies [of the Capitol Visitors Center].

[avacado]

The Democratic Party rooted in Slavery strikes again!!!

[ninergold3]

The sooner we get rid of him the better

Danny Tarkanian for US Senate!

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Could we please get that image with a little, ahem, “black face” added?

Thanks.

[OafOfOffice]

I just got this on twitter. One cannot get more racist than saying a African American canwin the presidency if they don’t look or speak too black. Unbelieveable!

And Reid you idiot, whether in private or not, it shows your intellect and racist views of the democratic party. Leave and take Byrd, Pelosi Nazi’s with you. You were a supporter of Obama because you wanted power finally and you rode in on the racist card to win.

[Lancey Howard]

Vice President Joseph Biden: “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American presidential candidate who is articulate and bright and clean-cut and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”

If the black community hasn’t awakened to what the Democrats think of them by now, it’s hopeless.

[FrankR]

"Obama, in his own book, said he often talks/acts white as to not scare away white folk. "

I didn't read his pathetic book, but then, I didn't have to...he' EXUDES that attitude all over.

In other words, he's being a phoney. He's "acting" like something he isn't, just to fool a segment of society (and get votes).

Is there NOTHING genuine about this guy? Someone said in an earlier post that he is a "cardboard cutout"...well, yeah, partially...except it would be easy to trace the cardboard to see where it came from.

As far as Harry Reid's "poor choice of words"...what does that mean...he's not sorry for what he said, just that he used the wrong words? How else could he have said it?

The whole damned District of Columbia is filled with phoney baloney commies, using our money to have a big ol' time in Hawaii and we're sitting out here wondering how we'll eat and pay our bills this year.

Well, just keep sitting there, and you'll die there.