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Democrats pull out race card in sequester game (Minorities & women hurt most...guess why?)
The Washington Times ^ | March 5, 2013 | Cheryl K. Chumley

Posted on 03/05/2013 6:03:46 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Congressional Black Caucus members, who are all Democrats, flipped out the race card in the talks on the sequester Monday and said minorities will be unfairly and disproportionately impacted.

“Sequestration will impact everyone, but it will have a particularly harmful effect on communities of color who were hit first and worst by the great recession, and have yet to significantly feel the effects of the recovery,” said Rep. Barbara Lee, in The Hill.

The CBC also said women would be disproportionately hurt by the $85 billion planned cuts, The Hill reports. The reason? More women and minorities hold government jobs, CBC members said. And more will be hurt by cuts to unemployment insurance....

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Issues; Parties; U.S. Congress
KEYWORDS: blacks; bureaucrats; congress; democrats; sequester; women
Got that?
1 posted on 03/05/2013 6:03:58 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Can’t be racial, it was Obama’s idea and he should have known who would take the hits. So, no racism.


2 posted on 03/05/2013 6:17:25 PM PST by Wiser now (Socialism does not eliminate poverty, it guarantees it.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We will be a race-plagued society so long as
Democrats continue to use race as a weapon for achieving political put-downs of Republicans.


3 posted on 03/05/2013 6:20:31 PM PST by Elsiejay
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Wow? These people simply have no soul! Lying, cheating, conniving, race baiting SOB’s......


4 posted on 03/05/2013 6:27:41 PM PST by eeriegeno (<p>)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
guess why?

The 2014 election is right around the corner?

5 posted on 03/05/2013 6:34:16 PM PST by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"More women and minorities hold government jobs.."

Sounds like our government is engaged in discriminatory hiring practices against white males. 'War on women', my azz.

6 posted on 03/05/2013 6:38:55 PM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America (PRISON AT BENGHAZI?????)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It’s gets worse. Sasquatch hunting has to be cut back to every other Thursday.


7 posted on 03/05/2013 6:48:13 PM PST by TigersEye (The irresponsible should not be leading the responsible.)
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“More women and minorities hold government jobs”

Actually that part is true. Can you imagine the minority unemployment rate when our government finally runs out of money?


8 posted on 03/06/2013 7:27:53 AM PST by MNDude (I survived the sequester!)
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