Ehrlich bristles at Oreo skeptics

[davidinalameda]

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.oreos13nov13,0,6788452.story

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said yesterday that he is angry at "revisionism" from political opponents who question a much-repeated story about Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele being pelted with Oreos during a 2002 campaign debate in Baltimore.

Versions of the story have been repeated over the years by Ehrlich, Steele and their supporters in describing what they call a pattern of racial slights against the black Republican, and accounts of the event have spread widely.



Speaking on Stateline with the Governor on WBAL-AM yesterday, Ehrlich said he would not tolerate questions about the veracity of the incident.

"This revisionism is real dangerous. And to the extent anyone is out there now saying, 'Well, no, those Oreo cookies really weren't thrown at Mike Steele, that's now an urban legend, whatever, made up by the Republicans,' I mean these people have got to get real," Ehrlich said.

[Burma Jones]

1. From what I understand....

A few activists held boxes of Oreo cookies up at a Steele appearance. Of course, the GOP wants to keep this story alive, badly.

I am suprised there are no photos of the incident.......

From Steele himself:

At the candidates' only televised debate in late September, there were reports that Townsend supporters passed out Oreo cookies to represent Steele, joking he was black on the outside but white in the middle.

Paulson denied the incident happened and said the only documented accusation came from Ehrlich spokesman Paul Schurick.

Steele, however, said an Oreo cookie rolled to his feet during the debate.

"Maybe it was just someone having their snack, but it was there," Steele said. "If it happened, shame on them if they are that immature and that threatened by me.

[yellowcanine]

3. No photos and no cookies on the floor afterward. Maybe people

picked them up and ate them?

[davidinalameda]

4. got milk?

:shrug:

[yellowcanine]

2. Hmm. Hairlick protesteth a lot, doesn't he? It seems that Schurick

is the only person who actually "saw" this and he is Hairlick's Director of "Communications" (in other words, a paid liar.)