Martha Coakley, Will You Condemn Harry Reid?
By now, you’ve probably heard about the racial remarks made by Harry Reid back during the 2008 presidential campaign about Barack Obama.
The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate apologized on Saturday for comments he made about Barack Obama’s race during the 2008 presidential bid and are quoted in a yet-to-be-released book about the campaign.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada described in private then-Sen. Barack Obama as “light skinned” and “with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.”
What I’d really like to know from Martha Coakley, who, if elected, plans to support Harry Reid’s agenda (including his health care plan) is will she, today, condemn Harry Reid’s racial remarks?
I think we need to start pressing her campaign. Send an email now!
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Matt Margolis is co-author (with Mark Noonan) of Caucus of Corruption: The Truth About The New Democratic Majority. He also blogs at The Buffalo Bean. Follow Matt on Twitter.
[...] UPDATE: Will Martha Coakley, the Democrat hoping to replace Ted Kennedy, condemn Harry Reid? [...]
What is far more disturbing than Reid’s comment itself, is that elected officials, paid with taxpayer dollars, would spend valuable time criticizing Reid, or any other politician who just happened to say something offensive, inappropriate, or stupid, instead of tending to the important business of the nation. And this applies to members of ALL political parties.
And why do they do it? To advance the long-term positive and material interests of the nation? No. Pure and simple grandstanding for their political purposes. They ALL should arguably be voted out at the next available opportunity. As for we citizens, we should never underestimate the power of laughter, and ignoring people.
I agree with Reggie. This is complete nonsense. Harry Reid certainly did nothing wrong in this instance.
I would be more impressed if Coakley defended Reid from the media’s character assassination.