Bill Bennett

[Gemini Cricket]

There's an audio clip of it here.

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Is Howard Dean then a racist in your eyes because of his comment on how Republicans could only fill up a room at a convention by bringing in all of the hotel staff? That has no context at all.

No not racist. Republicans not being a race. But yes, a diss on Republicans, absolutely.


Ya know, though, it's a lot less politically correct to diss blacks than it is to diss a political party. Dissing jews in a public remark is bad form, also. So is dissing gays or women or muslims.


Dissing Democrats or Republicans is not nearly as insulting to the nation at large. Figure out the difference if it's not already apparent to you.





(I'm not sure where dissing Dominicans would fall into this, much less Dominican Republicans)

[Nephythys]

are you really missing the comment Dean made?

The hotel staff- being all black or minority of course- has to be, right?

wow- back to what I said- they don't even blink- they don't see it. Like blinders-

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

yet you ... reject that he himself said that the notion was reprehensible- and simply denounce him as making a racist comment

Since he knew it was a reprehensible concept, all the more boneheaded for him to say it aloud. It's as if he were a schizophrenic Turets victim.


He could have given an example that did not involve the racist concept that blacks commit more crimes because they are black.


His saying that the hypothetical was reprehenisible was nothing more than the way I used to cause havoc on MousePad and then apologize for it. I knew what I was doing when I caused the havoc, and Bill knew what he was saying when he spoke the racism.






Nehph, are you trying to claim that he's a blithering idiot, but not a racist?

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

are you really missing the comment Dean made?

The hotel staff- being all black or minority of course- has to be, right?

wow- back to what I said- they don't even blink- they don't see it. Like blinders-

Huh? What are you trying to say here? Speak up, can't hear you.

[SacTown Chronic]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

wow- back to what I said- they don't even blink- they don't see it. Like blinders-

I think it's a form of mental twistation.

[Nephythys]

*snicker*

ok guys...have it your way.......

(walks away muttering about damn mentally twisted liberals....)

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

No not racist. Republicans not being a race. But yes, a diss on Republicans, absolutely.

As Nephy pointed out, the point was his assumption that the entire hotel staff had to be minority.

As an aside, I don't think Dean is a racist. Byrd - most definitely. But not Dean. He was trying to be clever and diss Republicans.

[wendybeth]

I understood the context in which the statement was made, but if anyone was being intellectually lazy, it was Bennett. He is a public figure, and should know to phrase things better, or not say anything at all. It's cannon fodder to his political opponents, and was incredibly stupid on his part. I agree with NA- if he had to say anything, it should have been a general comment, not one regarding a specific race. Stupid, stupid ,stupid........ Not unlike Mrs. Bush's comment regarding the current residents of the Astrodome. Btw, she's certainly keeping a low profile lately.

[sleepyjeff]

Well there's intelectually lazy and then there's downright pure racism.

Once again the mainstream press has shown its true colors by ignoring this story...............after all, how can Tyson be racist when they were such strong supporters of------Clinton?

Besides, wouldn't want to confuse the public any........the script says the Reps are evil racist and the Dems are the devoted defenders of minorities....