I just wanted to chime in on the Harry Reid incident regarding his own words published in the book "Game Change," by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann. The book quotes Reid as saying privately in 2008 that President Obama could succeed as a black candidate partly because of his "light-skinned" appearance and speaking patterns "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one." It is funny that these things come out now, but what is even funnier is all of the Black folk I saw on the news last night. Where do they come from? Can Blacks only get on the news when it is an issue that affects Blacks? Why is this? I am so furious at CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and HLN for calling up every Black person that ever has been on their show to discuss their opinion of Harry Reid's comments. We have to do better. This is a great example of the disparity in news and the how unbalanced our nation really is. Blacks can discuss topics that are not race based. Blacks can discuss issues about the economy, homeland security, world affairs and healthcare to name a few. Try it out! It would be great to really have real balance in news and have a real panel that represents our Nation.
Harry Reid's future in the Senate and as the Majority leader should not be "up in the air". That is non sense. Also, we have to stop being so extra sensitive when it comes to discussing race in America. So many times we are quick to label someone as racist just because they shared their authentic position.
Harry Reid's comments did not come across to me as "racist", but James Strom Thurmon was a RACIST! No doubt about it. Didn't he have a Black daughter? Hmmmm.....
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