A new book entitled "Game Change" is set to expose racism within the U.S. Democratic Party. Thus far, excerpts from the book have greatly damaged the names of Senator, Harry Reid and former President, Bill Clinton.
Usually, one would have to give this sort of lecture to a few Republicans in Congress. But between Harry Reid's "light skinned and doesn't use Negro dialect" comment about U.S. President, Barack Obama and now the revelation former President, Bill Clinton stated of said incumbent, "A few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee" it's abundantly clear, there are white Democrats who are going through some sort of race crisis that has no place in the world.
U.S. President Barack Obama
It's pretty messed up that Bill Clinton believed a black lawyer with a Harvard degree should be getting him coffee. Both Reid and Clinton have damaged race relations. But anyone who believed there isn't racism in Congress is naive or just doesn't know better.
A number of prominent black scholars, politicians and civic leaders, have denounced the aforementioned racially tinged statements by the two well-known Democrats.
'Game Change': New Book Reveals 2008 Campaigns' Messy Moments
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, called on Reid, the Senate majority leader from Nevada, to step down, issuing a statement saying: "In 2002, Democrats expressed outrage at Sen. [Trent] Lott and called on him to step down as leader. That same standard should be applied to Sen. Reid and his embarrassing and racially insensitive statements."...
Former president Bill Clinton received flak from his comment that Obama's campaign was "the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen." But he made an even more dismissive comment about Obama in private with the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, according to the book. "A few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee," Clinton reportedly said.
Paterson: Reid's comments on Obama 'reprehensible'
Last updated: 1:10 p.m., Monday, January 11, 2010 - ALBANY -- David Paterson said remarks about Barack Obama attributed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., in a newly published book are "...
Some Republicans, including Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, have called for Reid to resign over the comment. Steele, like Paterson, is African-American.
