If a conservative had said it- they would demand his head

[Jazzman]

That's just the thing.

A Democrat makes that comment and it's just a harmless observation that, “Hey, a lot of minorities seem to work in hotels.” No big deal....

Take the comment and verbatim copy and paste it into any speech given by any Republican at any time, and controversy swirls. "See! Republicans are racist! They think that minorities are too stupid to get real jobs!" is cried from the mountain tops.

It's an argument in hypotheticals, of course, because obviously the same exact words are never going to be uttered by members of both parties, so there are no control or test subjects. But looking at past incidents, it's pretty safe to say that a Republican would be strung up, burnt at the stake and thrown over a cliff for saying that comment.