Harry Reid play’s the race card
Robb on Dec 07 2009 at 5:40 pm | Filed under: Conservatism
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid once again crossed the line with his twisted rhetoric. This old washed up mentally disturbed man went on about health care reform. He compared Republicans who oppose the reform to lawmakers who wanted to hold on to the institution of slavery.
Not only did this washed up idiot continue with the “race card”, but he pinned it on his chest and compared the opposition to health care reform, to those who opposed the civil rights movement.
Nevada? You people must be proud to have such a moron representing your interests. Just as I’m proud of our Barbara Boxer and Diane ‘Franken’ Finestein.
Doesn’t this washed up old man realize that it was Dixieland democrats who were the one’s who clung to slavery? Doesn’t he realize it was Dem / Sen. Strom Thurmond who opposed the Civil Right’s Act of 1957?
Senate Republicans called Reid’s comments “offensive” and “unbelievable.”
But Reid argued that Republicans are using the same stalling tactics employed in the pre-Civil War era.
Instead of joining us on the right side of history, all the Republicans can come up with is, ‘slow down, stop everything, let’s start over.’ If you think you’ve heard these same excuses before, you’re right,” Reid said. “When this country belatedly recognized the wrongs of slavery, there were those who dug in their heels and said ‘slow down, it’s too early, things aren’t bad enough. When women spoke up for the right to speak up, they wanted to vote, some insisted they simply, slow down, there will be a better day to do that, today isn’t quite right. When this body was on the verge of guaranteeing equal civil rights to everyone regardless of the color of their skin, some senators resorted to the same filibuster threats that we hear today.”
Reid’s office stood by the remarks saying Republicans have “done nothing but obstruct health care” in the Senate.
Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said Reid’s remarks were over the top. ”That is extremely offensive,” he told Fox News. “It’s language that should never be used, never be used. … Those days are not here now.”
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who on the Senate floor read from this FoxNews.com article and asked that it be placed in the record, called on Reid to return to the floor and, if not apologize, at least explain what he meant.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., suggested Reid was starting to “crack” under the pressure of the health care reform debate. “I think it’s beneath the dignity of the majority leader,”
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said. “I personally am insulted.”
American Tax payer – Ca, Robb Taylor from taylorsworkshop.com said; “And just like any other idiot out there that play’s the race card, does so to distract and divert the attention from their loosing argument or case”.
