Senator Joseph Biden condemned Thompson for, in Biden’s words, “Comparing the fine Iraqi enemy soldiers to a bunch of ignorant African American kids in Washington D.C., it all depends on what you start with and there are no African Americans in Iraq, so naturally you see a high caliber of fighter there, more like you were recruiting from the white suburbs in Iowa”.
Iowa has suburbs? Who knew?
Yea I know, they do, at least around Des Moines, the quad cities, and Council Bluffs. But I'll also bet that relative to their numbers, more recruits come from the smaller towns.
“are no African Americans in Iraq”
Are you saying that there are no African-Americans in OUR armed forces in Iraq? Why, to belittle the contribution of the African-American soldier is just beyond the pale of racism!
**SARCASM, I KNOW YOU WEREN’T DOING THAT BUT I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO WRITE FOR THE NYT**