I think you missed the boat on the Ferraro quote. She was dead-on accurate that Obama was benefiting from the left's desire for a (half)black candidate to do well, despite his innumerable flaws - so much so that they overlooked things that would never be passed over for a white guy (Edwards) or a woman (Clinton).

Remember that it was the left that attacked her for daring state the obvious out loud. Her comment there was not even close to being on the same level as the others.

Not surprising..a lot of white Americans are the same, left or right or center. Lefty whites will talk about liberalism, but let their daughter or son date outside the race, all hell will break loose. I know white Americans in Asia who proclaim leftist leanings but will not allow their children to bring local kids into their home..even in an advanced country such as Singapore. Until recently, I thought Minnesota was devoid of racism until I ran into Michelle Bachman.

Your entire statement there George, is total BS, evidence that on its face isn't believable because its entirely hearsay.

KTHNX, no charge.

The Democrat party is all about keeping their slaves on the plantation. Witness the BS they spin out when ANY of them drop statements like the one Harry Reid spewed.

Perhaps the reason the left assume the right is racist is the left themselves are such big racist.

How did Reid's words demean African American people?

Sorry it should have read

Perhaps the reason many on the left assume the right is racist is that so many on left themselves are such big racist.

Michelle Bachman rocks!

It would be nice to forget and get by all this racist crap but the libturds wont let it die for fear of losing their voting base.

Idiots.

Democrats have their political life at stake, the white ones anyway, to keep minorities under their rule. Conservatives believe anyone can achieve anything if they put their mind to it. See: Obama. ww

Can something even be a "controversy" if it's entirely within the FoxNews/WorldNutDaily/RightWing bubble?

"Obviously there is a lot more to the Democrats' supposed open embrace of African-Americans than they want us to know."

Always has been. Surprised they don't refer to Blacks as "the white man's burden". It would be one hell of a lot closer to the truth about how they feel. 50 years after the Great Society and TRILLIONS of dollars. Are inner-city Blacks any better off? Are their schools any better? Is their unemployment level any better? What's changed?

jp2,
He certainly wasn't complimenting any with dark skin or those that speak in any "dialect"

As others have noted, and I agree, the statements made by Reid, Ferraro, Rendell, Clinton are completely accurate. Unfortunately, Republicans fighting this double standard - and there is no doubt this is a double standard - is a losing battle for Republicans. The black vote is a very, very difficult thing for Republicans to attract and this type of argument serves no benefit in attracting black interest in the Republican agenda. If blacks are to be offended by these statements they should be offended without Republican help. We should be putting all our energies into derailing the statist agenda of the far left Democrats. If the average black American does not see some of the condescension inherent in these Democrat statements on his/her own I don't believe the Republicans are going to be able to generate that awareness either.

jp2 "How did Reid's words demean African American people?"

Better ask those that speak using Ebonics or with darker skin than "creamed coffee," he very plainly said they had zero chance at being elected.

frosty "Can something even be a "controversy" if it's entirely within the FoxNews/WorldNutDaily/RightWing bubble?"

what's the matter, your TV stuck on a single channel?

I'd suggest you tune into BBC, ABC, CNN and a few others Reid's BS was the lead story.

Actually, what Reid was saying could have been similar to someone in the Navy referring to a black serviceman shortly after President Truman desegregated the services. The black would have been restricted to a working in the mess hall and thus "would have been serving us coffee". Had Reid been pushing for Obama, he would have been able to use it as a sign how far the Democrat party had finally come. Since he was pushing against Obama, he was hinting that he had not enough experience and was not ready for the position (which is true). Had he said that about a white man, it would have been seen as a reference to the fact that he had just recently been a "gofer" and was "not ready for prime time".

Better ask those that speak using Ebonics or with darker skin than "creamed coffee," he very plainly said they had zero chance at being elected.

I would ask them...but they just aren't elected.

Do you honestly think being black doesn't hinder ones chances of holding public office?