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Reid's Hispanic Voter Comments Called Racially Charged (Why would RAT Dingy resort to race-baiting?)
8 News Now ^ | 8/11/10

Posted on 08/11/2010 4:13:29 PM PDT by Libloather

Reid's Hispanic Voter Comments Called Racially Charged
Updated: Aug 11, 2010 6:50 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS -- Comments from Democratic Senator Harry Reid about Hispanic Republicans has some of his opponents claiming the majority leader is "race-baiting."

As Reid stepped into the Hermandad Mexicana non-profit group Tuesday afternoon, he also stepped into a controversy over a comment in reference to a reporter's question.

"I don't know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican. OK? Do I need to say more," he said.

Republican Senate nominee Sharron Angle's campaign responded, claiming Reid's comments represented "race-baiting at its worst."

Senator Reid attended a clean energy summit to talk about thousands of solar power jobs coming with new projects. We asked him about his comment:

"You said yesterday that 'I don't know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican.' How is that different than somebody else hypothetically saying, 'I don't know how whites could vote for President Obama?' Both are general statements talking about an ethnicity's voting pattern," asked 8 News NOW Reporter Nathan Baca.

Reid responded saying, "I'm very fortunate I've had support from Hispanics for a long, long time. I have a number of Republicans for Reid that are Hispanics. My comment is directed towards how anyone could support what is going on now, especially with my opponent, being in favor of Yucca Mountain, wanting to do away with Medicare and Social Security, the Department of Energy and on and on. That's the purpose of my comment."

(Excerpt) Read more at 8newsnow.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; hispanic; race; racial; reid
When asked why he mentioned Hispanics specifically, Reid said, "I was in front of a Hispanic audience. That's where I was."

Might as well call 'em 'you people'. It's worked before.

1 posted on 08/11/2010 4:13:32 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

This proves how racist the democrats really are!!


2 posted on 08/11/2010 4:15:33 PM PDT by stevengrant98 (its not liberals, its lieberals)
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To: Libloather

callate la boca, menso


3 posted on 08/11/2010 4:17:27 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: Libloather

Dingy is desperate.


4 posted on 08/11/2010 4:18:00 PM PDT by madison10
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To: Libloather

At least more TV campaign ad material for the Sharon Angle campaign.


5 posted on 08/11/2010 4:18:17 PM PDT by tflabo
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To: Libloather

would tha be the light skinned Hispanics with no Hispanic dialect?


6 posted on 08/11/2010 4:19:09 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: Libloather

I wish Nancy and Harry would have called their respective chambers back to come up with a BUDGET!!! Guess it’s too much to expect them to do the right thing,,haha


7 posted on 08/11/2010 4:19:46 PM PDT by austinaero ((More Bark, Less Wag))
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To: stevengrant98
Democrats can't be racist!! Its right there in the constitution next to the language about separation of church and state and abortion, just above the part about needing a permit for 10% of the Bill of Rights.

I thought everybody knew that.

8 posted on 08/11/2010 4:30:12 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (Obama. Chauncey Gardiner without the homburg.)
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To: Libloather

How could anyone with a conscience be a DemocRat? (I guess that’s a rhetorical question)


9 posted on 08/11/2010 4:43:51 PM PDT by TigersEye (Greenhouse Theory is false. Totally debunked. "GH gases" is a non-sequitur.)
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To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..

Ping!


10 posted on 08/11/2010 4:49:38 PM PDT by HiJinx (I can see November from my front porch - and Mexico from the back.)
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To: muir_redwoods
Democrats can't be racist!!

I agree. It's impossible. I usually pass this stuff past the Reverend Jesse Jackson, but with the current circumstances, why?

Racist cracks are pretty much the norm these days. Let 'em fly!

11 posted on 08/11/2010 8:17:52 PM PDT by Libloather (Teapublican, PROUD birther, mobster, pro-lifer, anti-warmer, enemy of the state, extremist....)
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To: Libloather

Democrats say this stuff because it works, unfortunately. They keep repeating the mantra that Republicans are racist and the minority groups seem to eat it up. Go figure.


12 posted on 08/11/2010 10:26:42 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX
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To: Libloather
If the Angle Campaign does not take all of Harry's dumba** and stupid comments he's made (like "tourists and visitors to the White House have an odor")and make a campaign ad out of it, they are missing a great opportunity. Call the ad:
"HARRY: IN HIS OWN WORDS."

13 posted on 08/11/2010 10:43:07 PM PDT by no dems (To Every Democrat in the U.S. House and Senate: "Shame, shame. Shame on all your houses.")
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To: madison10

I bet he has internal polling showing him getting his butt kicked this Nov.


14 posted on 08/12/2010 6:46:34 AM PDT by painter (No wonder democrats don't mind taxes.THEY DON'T PAY THEM !)
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