[chesley]

“Niggardly” basically means “stingy” and has NOTHING to do with race. One man lost his job a few years back becasue of the abysmal ignorance of race-mongers and the cowardice and/or ignorance of politicans.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niggardly

[MrB]

He didn’t lose his job - I actually know the guy. He’s a professor at UW.

The funny thing is, he’s a big lib. BIG lib.

[Yo-Yo]

The one man who lost his job was an aide to the Mayor of D.C.

I (incorrectly) remembered that it was Robert Byrd who used the term when speaking about the budget, but it was David Howard who used the term when speaking about the budget.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_about_the_word_%22niggardly%22