MP apologises for calling BBC racist over Papal update ‘black or white’ smoke tweet

The Drum, various ^ | March 13, 2013

[Stoat]

Labour MP David Lammy has apologised after accusing the BBC of being racist following its tweet which said "LIVE VIDEO: Chimney of Sistine Chapel as conclave votes for #Pope - will smoke be black or white?"

Lammy replied saying: "This tweet from the BBC is crass and unnecessary. Do we really need silly innuendo about the race of the next Pope?"

However, after receiving several messages alerting him to the fact that black smoke appears from a Vatican chimney when no decision has been made, and white smoke alerts the public to the election of a new Pope, the politician realised his mistake.

He tweeted: "Note to self: do not tweet from the Chamber with only one eye on what you're reading. Sorry folks, my mistake."

[Stoat]

LMAO! ;-) Essential and irrefutable points, all.

[Impy]

LOL

Twitter is really not good for stupid people.

[BillyBoy]

I wonder if he’s related to Congressman Hank “Guam could capsize” Johnson

[Berlin_Freeper]

Good comedy writes itself.

I have nothing to add.

[Impy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXhiKZz0wEo

[spodefly]

EVERYTHING!!!!!! Everything is racist!!!!

[Ann Archy]

OMG!! He’s EMBARRASSINGLY stupid.

[stilloftyhenight]

Whaddah dope.

[Paleo Conservative]

Can’t make this stuff up!

[Vanders9]

And these are the clowns who are representing us.

[Vanders9]

I agree on all points, but really - a leader of the nation isnt even aware of this very basic fact, on a subject thats been in the news for weeks?

[Graybeard58]

Racists are the same everywhere, apparently.

Racist, liberal politicians are the same everywhere, heart stoppingly stupid. Shelia Jackson Lee, Hank "Guam is gonna sink" Johnson, et al.

[KirbDog]

And these are the clowns who are representing us.

They are if you live in Great Britain. Personally I like his tweet about how he is tired of everything being about race when it he who brought up race in the first place. It just goes to show you that no matter where in the world you are the liberal mind is the same.

[drpix]

"I wonder if he’s related to Congressman Hank “Guam could capsize” Johnson?"

This guy should be made an honorary member of the US Congress's Black Caucus and then ship them and enough of their voters off to Guam - until the island does capsize.

[COBOL2Java]

[Vaquero]

if zer0bama had a son...he would look like this self described genius.

[MrBambaLaMamba]

Racism is the reason Obama was not elected Pope.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Mr. Thinskin ?

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Lammy is right. It is RACIST that the black smoke indicates no pope. Why does black have to indicate failure? Is the Catholic Church saying that blacks can’t decide on anything? That is RACIST.

[Arrowhead1952]

He tweeted: "Note to self: do not tweet from the Chamber with only one eye on what you're reading. Sorry folks, my mistake."

He meant to say: "Note to self: do not tweet from the Chamber with only one eye on what you're reading. Sorry folks, I am still a low information voter".