California Secretary Education Richard Riordan has to have made the biggest bonehead political play in years.
He was at one of those stupid photo-ops where politicians read to children when a 6 year old girl named Isis asked if he knew what her name meant.
In a fit of stupidity of epic proportions Riordan said jokingly: "It means stupid dirty girl." When she replied "No it means Egyptian goddess." Riordan replied, "Hey, that's nifty."
From watching the video it is clearly a very, very bad attempt at humor. But what the hell was he thinking? Maybe she should have said "It means 'Silly Willy'" if he wanted to make a joke.
But that is only half the story.
The NAACP immediately jumped up and claimed it was racial.
CNN- Democratic state Assemblyman Mervyn Dymally, who had scheduled a protest by civil rights organizations, canceled the demonstration after an apparent mix-up over the girl's racial background.Dymally was quoted in the San Jose Mercury News Thursday saying the child was "a little African-American girl. Would he (Riordan) have done that to a white girl?"
The only problem was, not only is she white, but she has blond hair and blue eyes!
Two of the stupidest political plays ever, both in the same story.
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I agree on both counts... (Below threshold)1. Posted by David Anderson | July 9, 2004 4:54 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I agree on both counts
1. Posted by David Anderson | July 9, 2004 4:54 PM |
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Posted on July 9, 2004 16:54
2. Posted by Laura Z | July 9, 2004 5:39 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I was really starting to wonder why they were getting involved.
2. Posted by Laura Z | July 9, 2004 5:39 PM |
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Posted on July 9, 2004 17:39
3. Posted by Kevin | July 9, 2004 6:01 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Wow amazingly dumb on both counts.
3. Posted by Kevin | July 9, 2004 6:01 PM |
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Posted on July 9, 2004 18:01
4. Posted by Peter | July 9, 2004 7:22 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
We know that we Conservatives don't call the Republicans the stupid party for nothing, so I'm not surprised at Riordan.
What is surprising is that the NAA(L)CP doesn't have the sense to go ahead with a token protest claiming that they're against insulting children of any race. Instead they simply show themselves as the narrow-minded bigots they are.
4. Posted by Peter | July 9, 2004 7:22 PM |
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Posted on July 9, 2004 19:22
5. Posted by Bill from INDC | July 9, 2004 11:43 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
If you ask me, that little girl deserved it.
Seriously though, dumb, weird joke, but the video wasn't as bad as I thought it would be from reading the transcript.
5. Posted by Bill from INDC | July 9, 2004 11:43 PM |
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Posted on July 9, 2004 23:43
6. Posted by uncommon2u | July 11, 2004 1:38 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
A typical BIG DICK manuever,as a former So. cal, resident I couldn't be less surprised,lucky for him it was a white girl or he would have been "TERMINATED",not that he doesn't deserve it.he's ,by far the most ignorant employee the state of CA. has payed for services not rendered in the last 15 yrs.I'm not surprised that the NAACP would jump to conclusions regarding riordan, he's got a long standing record of bigotry and insensitivity, "if it ain't white, it ain't right"lol
6. Posted by uncommon2u | July 11, 2004 1:38 AM |
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Posted on July 11, 2004 01:38