[xsmommy]

reading about Barry’s speech to the Congressional Black Caucus dinner, where he told them to take off their slippers and put on their marching shoes, it reminded me of that long ago statement by Earl Butz. Do you guys remember that absolutely jaw-dropping “joke” he told, which caused him to resign as Ford’s Sect of Ag? I wondered whether had a white politician told a black audience to take off their slippers if it would have been considered racist?

[CholeraJoe]

Bambam could have called them “pickaninnies” and they wouldn’t have complained.

[hobbes1]

I was in Grade school during the Ford Administration, not working for them.

Though This cute little number contains a big band version of the infamous quote.

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

[SoothingDave]

Do you guys remember that absolutely jaw-dropping “joke” he told, which caused him to resign as Ford’s Sect of Ag?

No, I only remember James Watt's quite accurate description of gov't diversity.