Black Republicans demand apology from Dean

[proud2BlibKansan]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,147894,00.html

Apology Demanded

Two prominent African-American Republicans have demanded an apology from the new DNC Chairman Howard Dean for saying at a Democratic Black Caucus meeting last week, "You think the Republicans could get this many people of color in a single room? Only if they had the hotel staff in here."

And in a joint statement, Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele and former Oklahoma Congressman J.C. Watts say they are outraged over the insensitive and intolerable remarks. Adding, "This kind of backward thinking remind us of a horrible time in history, when blacks were seen as servants." But the chair of the caucus says Dean's remarks were well received, insisting they were, "A statement of fact" and Steele and Watts are blowing things out of proportion.

[LostInAnomie]

1. Oh my, they got both black republicans to complain.

Look out Dean you are alienating them.

[Inland]

6. "Dean alienates 100% of black republicans. Both demand apology"

[FreedomAngel82]

17. Only two of them?

Uh huh. Dean was right. If they're demanding an apology then they don't know what he said. :eyes:

[proud2BlibKansan]

25. LOL

What a great headline!

[papau]

35. Is it still Thursday Feb 17? - or is this old news? LOL

:-)

[applegrove]

2. Watts retired!! They couldn't even find more than one active Black Rep

Nuff said!

[Jade Fox]

11. Watts now appears on cheesy infomercials....

I'd like to know what the GOP paid him.

[ISUGRADIA]

40. I'm glad you mentioned that!

I've been seeing these "get a government grant" infomercials on local tv being repeated over and over. I saw Watts and wondered how he had sunk so low as a politician to be doing one of these.

[Jade Fox]

44. Yes, and isn't it ironic....

that he is shilling for Government grants--that Conservative no-no!

[Tomee450]

33. Watts is

a sad case. Still allowing himself to be used by people who showed him no respect.

[Inland]

3. Dean criticized for being insensitive--to republicans. Screw them. nt

[Downtown Hound]

4. Yawn

Feigned outrage, a Republican staple.

[atommom]

5. It's an uncomfortable truth, but it IS the truth.

Dean's right. :shrug:

[MSgt213]

7. Well its nice to see all two of these black repubs ban together to fight

the man.

[liberalnurse]

8. Black republicans are essentially

in denial......

[iwantmycountryback]

9. Maybe they'd have a point

If they weren't THE two prominent black Republicans. Maybe the Republicans should try putting a black person in Congress, Democrats have what, 40+?

[sundancekid]

10. since when isn't the truth a proper defense ... oh, it's bushevik times

[ComerPerro]

12. Why don't they have the black Republicans in congress speak for them?

Oh... wait...

[UdoKier]

13. HILARIOUS! BOTH of the black republicans are mad!

Oh, wait, Condi hasn't chimed in yet.


Remember how the GOP was predicting that in 2004, blacks would increasingly vote GOP, that they might get as much as 20% of the black vote. Well, unlike FosNews-addled white suburbanites, black folks are NOT that stupid, and continued to vote 95% democratic.

Now if only poor whites were that sensible...

[MidwestTransplant]

14. 2 people do not a crowd of minorities make.

[B Calm]

15. Demand all they want, but it's hard to take someone who

enjoys shooting theirself in the foot serious..

[Democrat Dragon]

16. BREAKING: Black Republicans want to restore slavery

Lol :silly:

[Gman]

18. While all the other people of color in the country

nod and say, "You got that right."

[UdoKier]

19. I'm willing to bet this is featured on Drudge's page. Wait, I'll check...

OMG! It's not there! Matt must be slipping! Is he still despondent over his pathetic failed attempt to brand Chris Rock a homophobe? LOL.

[socalover]

20. From this Black Democrat... Fuck all "Black" Republicans.... nt

[mzmolly]

23. Here here!

This white bitch demands an apology for the classist remarks by black republicans who insinuate that being a hotel worker is substandard. ;)

[candy331]

21. As I said Dean and CBC should have responded to this publicly

slapping the repugs down publicly. I read another article written by a Black author deriding Dems about this same thing. Author said she was a chambermaid at a hotel and got to hear repugs speak about rising up and not looking to the gov't and she did just that, went to college got her degree. YES, THERE ARE BLACKS OUT THERE WHO FALL FOR THIS STUFF AND DEAN SHOULD HAVE JUMPED ON IT ALREADY.

[Dawgs]

45. I bet she would get asked for more water...

if she went back to one of these Republican hotel functions. It wouldn't be until they realized she had money that they would accept her.

[NVMojo]

22. they can bite this democrat/civil rights supporter's arse!!!

[jdots]

24. don't sell out to sell outs

Don't back down John Dean ,you owe no one an apology.

[TOOLZ]

26. I Demand An Apology From Black Republicans n/t

[Tinoire]

43. Damn. Beat me to it!

:thumbsup:

I too demand an apology from Black Republicans!

[proud2BlibKansan]

27. I wonder if they will demand an apology

from shrub for what he said about his SS plan and why blacks should support it.

[spanone]

28. Prominent African-American Republicans=Oxymorans

And from Faux too!

[Erika]

29. Dean boldly speaks the truth

I've never been in a hotel in an urban area where the staff weren't 95% people of color.

[johncoby2]

30. Hell, our hotel staff is of all colors! Black, brown, white and others!

I guess the only 2 black republicans thought it meant only black.

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[ultraist]

32. Apology for stating the truth? That Repukes use blacks only as servants

except for the one or two token Blacks they have?

That's what Dean was saying. Repukes will have Blacks serve them at their events, but that they don't elect them to Congress!

Fuck the racist Repukes. Let's see how many Blacks they can get elected in 06 and 08 and who gets 90+% of the Black vote.

They are really reaching here. fuckers.

[saltpoint]

34. Dean could point out that in a trickle down economy --

-- with moron presidents handing out tax cuts to the wealthy, the only jobs available are jobs such as the ones he mentioned, and that ANYBODY doing them deserves better.

If Watts and the others have an insight on how to persuade that moron president how to assist in REAL economic democracy, they should address their concerns to that moron president instead of grandstanding against our Chairman.

[Guaranteed]

36. HE WAS MOCKING REPUBLICAN POLICY.

Sorry, Steele, if you don't get it. ESPECIALLY you.

[ultraist]

37. well said! Repub policy is to "keep them in their place."

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

38. Too funny-when I read the thread title, I thought, "both of them?" And

sure enough I read the post, and they are talking about both Black Republicans.

[proud2BlibKansan]

39. Don't forget

We haven't heard from Alan Keys yet. LOL

[Siyahamba]

41. Perhaps Dean just noticed there were blacks working on the hotel staff?

Repugs will grasp at anything.

[Cha]

42. Remember the uproar when

Harry Belafonte said something about colin powell being a house lackey..and Harry Belafonte was out there putting himself on the line..protesting the Iraqi invasion.

[Brewman_Jax]

46. Too many oxymorons

Maybe I should say oxymorans in this case. Prominent African-American republicans? They're only "prominent" when they're shilling for the BFEE. The republicans are feeling uncomfortable about Dean telling the truth, so they have to trot out the flunkies.

How much are these two getting for their ranting? :crazy: