Posted on 01/11/2010 6:39:09 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
The Senate's embattled majority leader is moving ahead with an “African Americans for Harry Reid” event this week as he seeks to weather a political firestorm sparked by his racially insensitive remarks about President Barack Obama.
The timing of the launch of the “African Americans for Harry Reid” campaign group, which is scheduled for Thursday in Las Vegas, is coincidental. The luncheon had been scheduled for weeks.
Reid has apologized for remarks he made in 2008 that described Obama as “"light skinned" and "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one." The comments were reported in a new book titled, “Game Changer.”
Despite the controversy playing out in the national media, Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile is scheduled to headline the group's launch event in Nevada. She told The Hill in an e-mail Monday that the launch "is still on, and I'm still on track to go."
The Reid staffer who's number is listed as the RSVP line for the luncheon said her phone has been "ringing off the hook all day" with replies for the event.
Reid's campaign told The Hill that the senator has been reaching out to leaders in the African American community over the past few days. Reid is facing a challenging reelection race this year.
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Does Sly Stone know this ?
Blacks have painted themselves into a corner and the Democrats know this and will abuse the blacks all they wish. The sad thing is 95% of the blacks will stand by and be belittled and tarnished and will still side with the dishonest Democrats.
Yeah! Coincidental! That's the ticket!!!!!
Does this A-hole think that the American people are that stupid??????
Will Obama’s ACORNs be there?
Will Reid be checking accents and skin tone to see who is OK to be seen and heard with?
Sometimes irony writes itself
Rastus here would fit in nicely...
AKA "Nevada Negroes for the Nincompoop"?
If they are for him are they “racist African Americans for a racist”?
It looks like it is going to be up to the American-Americans to toss Harry’s bigoted @$$ out of OUR Senate.
LOL!
“Will Obama’s ACORNs be there?”
SEIU will be for sure. Thugs protecting thugs.
Will the light-skinned and dark-skinned, and speakers of English and Ebonics sit at segregated tables?
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