Harry Reid to Blago: Whatever You Do, Don't Pick a Black Guy

He didn't use those words -- but he told Blago not to appoint three elected officials who were black, and recommended he appoint two people who were white.

Newsbusters is wondering if the newspaper that reported this -- the names rejected, the names recommended -- is going to notice its own scoop by mentioning the racial component.

Not unless black Democrats make an issue of it. The media will never cause problems for the Democratic Party of its own initiative.

Posted by: Ace at 03:50 PM

Comments

1 That's exactly what he said...he was arguing the 3 current elected office holders should not be considered because of "electabilty" while pushing for a woman who had just lost an election be appointed...

Posted by: Topsecretk9 at January 03, 2009 04:05 PM (nzkk6)

2 Duckworth just lost a congressional race, how could Harry say she more electable than any of the 3?

Posted by: Topsecretk9 at January 03, 2009 04:06 PM (nzkk6)

3 This so-called reporting--this helps my children how?.

Posted by: Michelle Obama at January 03, 2009 04:06 PM (GiRra)

4 Harry Reid hates black people.

Posted by: Kanye West at January 03, 2009 04:07 PM (+FzLa)

5 Harry Reid hates people, period-- they stink up the Capitol, dontcha know.

Posted by: PA Cat at January 03, 2009 04:10 PM (6ZyyZ)

6 Now, now, now, his intentions are pure and that's all that matters.

Posted by: alexthechick at January 03, 2009 04:21 PM (xUOXi)

7 Brother Reid does like Canaanites. The Bible tells him so.

Posted by: David in San Diego at January 03, 2009 04:26 PM (GF+6V)

8 Brother Reid doesn't like Canaanites. The Bible tells him so.

You'd think I'd proofread 'em first.

Posted by: David in San Diego at January 03, 2009 04:28 PM (GF+6V)

9 I'm curious... would it make a difference to Reid if someone told him the three were clean and articulate? And just as an exercise in hypothesis... imagine if a Republican had done this. Think the MSM might have noticed the racial angle?

Posted by: Cautiously Pessimistic at January 03, 2009 04:28 PM (ltwze)

10 Just how good of friends are Reid and Byrd?? That is the question.

Posted by: Tee866 at January 03, 2009 04:33 PM (zSzrz)

11 Duckworth is half Thai, so while not black, she's not really white either.

Posted by: Dead Career Sketch at January 03, 2009 04:49 PM (LgmaN)

12 Reid is a man after my own heart..

Posted by: Zombie George Corley Wallace at January 03, 2009 04:50 PM (EQZ7I)

13 "Just how good of friends are Reid and Byrd?? That is the question."

I don't even make him have the sheet dry-cleaned anymore before he returns it. We're down like that.

Posted by: Sen. Kleagle Byrd at January 03, 2009 04:50 PM (+FzLa)

14 I'm not seating Burris today, tomorrow, forever..

Posted by: Harry Ried at January 03, 2009 04:52 PM (EQZ7I)

So, in two years there's going to be Sen. Franken, Sen. Princess, and Sen. Racecard from Illinois, all led by Sen. Reid.... and....

AND....

The ability for people to pat themselves on the back for voting a black guy president won't be availiable...AND....

Most of the country will have caught up to the fact that Democrats have contolled Congress since 2006....

I don't know how optimistic I am about beating Barry four years from now, but I do know I'm feeling pretty good about Congress come 2010.

Posted by: Lee at January 03, 2009 04:55 PM (TxTIh)

16 Oh boy...if the Repubs are smart they sit back and shut up.

Posted by: Quilly Mammoth at January 03, 2009 04:57 PM (THCKo)

17 Quilly at 16..

you just doomed the R's now..

someone will speak up for sure..

Posted by: Dave C at January 03, 2009 05:01 PM (EQZ7I)

18 If Reid were Republican, we'd be on day two of an ABP "Trent Lott Redux" scandal.

But it's okay to be a racist douchetrowel when you're a Democrat.

Posted by: sulla at January 03, 2009 05:06 PM (tlFbX)

19 I think we all know by now that it won't matter if Repugs keep clear of this clusterfuck, they will be blamed for inaction. If they do open their country club pieholes, they will be called racists... for pointing out the Dummycrat racism.

On the other hand, whatever Reid does will be painted as either an unavoidable tragedy of our complex political times, beyond his control, exacerbated by the hideous legacy of Chimpy W. McHalliburton, or it will be a demonstration of the skillful mastery of our Senatorial leadership that was unimaginable when the child-molesters... uh, that is, the GOP... had control of Congress.

Perfectly objective, you see?

Posted by: George Orwell at January 03, 2009 05:17 PM (AZGON)

20 Comment?

Um, no. No comment.

Posted by: Al Sharpton at January 03, 2009 05:17 PM (9jESx)

Chrissy Matthews will now rant that it's a atrocious that qualified women are being screwed over just to put in a token black guy.

Chrissy's jungle fever has been sated, who needs some hack from Chicago just because his check to Blago cleared.

Posted by: kbdabear at January 03, 2009 05:20 PM (miw86)

Let me get this straight. Harry Reid apparently is in danger of losing in Nevada, but he's an expert on Illinois politics.

Posted by: NCC at January 03, 2009 05:23 PM (8nB5X)

23 Reid knows that more Dem votes come from white people than black people, and contrary to careful media portrayal, not all Dem voters are wonderful paragons of post-racial harmonious feeling. If there is a perception that in the wake of Obama, too many black pols are getting powerful at the expense of white pols, otherwise reliable Dem voters might notice, and there could be some resistance. Harry Reid knows that.

Live by racial politics, die by racial politics, you motherfucking bastards.

Posted by: Tushar at January 03, 2009 05:32 PM (PTWes)

24 Color me fuckin' shocked that "electability" is the only fuckin' criterion that the democratic leadership is interested in when appointing leaders for us. Credibility.....ability.....experience.....leadership skills.....coherent ideology? Fuck all that shit.

Posted by: pendejo grande at January 03, 2009 05:38 PM (tlpWV)

25 Tushar makes a good point.

I've known more than a few Democrats that are closet racists. Some would even use the N-word when they figured it was safe to do so.

Popcorn.

Posted by: eman at January 03, 2009 05:41 PM (9jESx)

26
Dear Mr. Harry Reid,

re: New York's senate seat.

Keep your narrow ass outta my state, you liberal fuck.

Love,

Unclefacts

Posted by: Unclefacts at January 03, 2009 05:48 PM (M+Vfm)

27
Maybe Reid can find a little stool at the back of the senate or something. He can seat him there. Get him a shoe shine box and put him to work. Maybe let him sweep up around the place. Get him a hose and he can wash up the senators' cars in the parking lot.

Un-fucking real. Fuck the fucking media for not saying shit.

Posted by: Dang at January 03, 2009 05:52 PM (Y5LIx)

28 Dont' be crazy people of course I will let Mr. Burris be seated in The Senate. Just as soon as he sings me a good ol' ni$$er work song.

Posted by: Harry Reid at January 03, 2009 05:55 PM (+FzLa)

29 Reid just announced Burriss may join the Senate, but only if he changes his name to "Toby".

Posted by: eman at January 03, 2009 05:55 PM (9jESx)

30 That shit ain't funny, man.

What did Spiderman ever do to you?

Posted by: Toby at January 03, 2009 06:01 PM (tlFbX)

31 (and the first person to link to Naked Testicle Spiderman is getting their cakehole plugged by some spideyweb.)

Posted by: Toby at January 03, 2009 06:02 PM (tlFbX)

32 He webbed my car.

Posted by: eman at January 03, 2009 06:02 PM (9jESx)

33 that was an accident. I was watching SNL on my ipod and I

Webbed in my Pants

Posted by: Toby at January 03, 2009 06:11 PM (tlFbX)

34 The funniest part about this; I have been told more than a few liberals who voted for teleprompter jesus that because of the election of black man to the office of president, all of this race card playing would go away. They exclaimed that blacks could no longer claim some sort of victim status. Naturally, I laughed at them.

Posted by: sears poncho at January 03, 2009 06:16 PM (uj/0b)

35 34 The funniest part about this; I have been told more than a few liberals who voted for teleprompter jesus that because of the election of black man to the office of president, all of this race card playing would go away. They exclaimed that blacks could no longer claim some sort of victim status. Naturally, I laughed at them.

"They elected the white half, and chained the black half" = bumper sticker in a matter of weeks. Mark my words.

Posted by: Dang at January 03, 2009 06:27 PM (Y5LIx)

36 DemocRATS are racist? Say it ain't so Joe! Bwahhhhhh, Bwahhhhhhh.

Get my kettle korn BOY!

Posted by: Lisa at January 03, 2009 06:29 PM (2MRQo)

37 Don't forget to contact Bobby Rush and encourage him to continue his fight against Harry Reid's racism.

Posted by: Jim62sch at January 03, 2009 06:32 PM (6rQXk)

38 28 Dont' be crazy people of course I will let Mr. Burris be seated in The Senate. Just as soon as he sings me a good ol' ni$$er work song.

Posted by: Harry Reid at January 03, 2009 05:55 PM (+FzLa)

Oh, de Chi-Town bitches rap dis shit, doo-dahh, doo-dahhh

Posted by: Senator Roland Burris at January 03, 2009 07:27 PM (miw86)

39 Memo to Roland Burris : Don't let the settin' sun find you in this town

Posted by: Kleagle Byrd at January 03, 2009 07:28 PM (miw86)

behold me!

http://tinyurl.com/5fawwv

Posted by: naked teste spidey at January 03, 2009 07:31 PM (RTEru)

41 I'm not quite up on my P's and Q's here, so please help me..

I want to show Mr Burris that I'm kind to black people and that he has a family to support. How much do I put in the tip jar next to the paper towels in the Senate Men's Room?

Posted by: Sen. Bob Casey Jr. at January 03, 2009 07:35 PM (miw86)

42 @40

You are truly a concubine of Satan. Now I must go wash my eyes out with bleach and Brillo pads.

Posted by: Blazer at January 03, 2009 07:37 PM (+FzLa)

43 @41

A big shiny quarter. But only if he shines your shoes too, otherwise a nickel will do.

Posted by: Sen. Kleagle Byrd at January 03, 2009 07:39 PM (+FzLa)

44 Harry Reid is having another drinking fountain installed in the Senate, with a sign that says "Roland Burris Only".

Posted by: Jim62sch at January 03, 2009 08:35 PM (6rQXk)

45 Oh I get it!! NOW, we're going to start hammering racism! Not the guy who won the election, ( the guy who IS a racist, who spent 20 years in that "church" and "wrote" that book, and, oh never mind...) as that, of course, would be racism. But Reid?? Racist!!!!!!!!

THIS is why Barry won. Great job, as always...

Posted by: JS at January 03, 2009 09:03 PM (hFqnh)

46 As eman said, "Popcorn.".

You know I've been working my microwave pretty hard lately. I'd better get a 2nd one just in case....

Posted by: Che Pizza at January 03, 2009 10:54 PM (RLBRw)

47 If Reid were Republican, we'd be on day two of an ABP "Trent Lott Redux" scandal.

But it's okay to be a racist douchetrowel when you're a Democrat.

Posted by: sulla at January 03, 2009 05:06 PM (tlFbX)

That's because all the Democrats have to do is show their certificate of ownership. "And you know what I'm talkin' about."

Posted by: baldilocks at January 03, 2009 11:21 PM (nymRr)

48 #45 - I think we did try to point out O's racial demagoguery on multiple occasions, but the BDS blinders were too effective.

Hence the large volume of "woo hoo, we won! But...who is this guy, really?" columns from the pressweasels.

Posted by: sulla at January 03, 2009 11:40 PM (tlFbX)

49 Baldi - heh.

I suspect at an opportune moment, Joe Biden might whip out his certified copy of the LoC's Emancipation Proclamation, which - as Eddie Murphy noted - "Lincoln forgot to sign." He's just brazen enough - and Constitutionally well-versed - to give it a go.

Prediction: Michelle will NOT be happy.

Posted by: sulla at January 03, 2009 11:45 PM (tlFbX)

50 Dude!!!

Not cool.

I'd geared up for the semi-longdistance shot I'd seen previously, but these are new...and far too close up.

May Doc Ock "streamline" your costume! Gah!

Posted by: sulla at January 03, 2009 11:49 PM (tlFbX)

51 Vote slavery, secession, segregation and surrender! Vote Democrat!

Posted by: richard mcenroe at January 04, 2009 12:19 AM (pEXyx)

52 Damn...now there are two members of the KKK in the Senate? You all know that if either one of the had an (R) next to their names the MSM would shit their collective pants over this...but since they are Donks, well, they are given an exemption for this shit...

Posted by: Buck Naked - Pron Star at January 04, 2009 12:48 AM (utes0)

53 Tammy is an asian-american.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Duckworth

Born in Bangkok and hardly white. I agree she's a better choice than JJJ.

Posted by: mychimo at January 04, 2009 01:28 AM (prSpB)

54 I grew up next to a small town in a southern state, and there was a sign that actually said "no n1993rs after dark." I don't know if it is still there, but it was 7 years ago, the last time I went to visit my relatives. This thing was huge, and I asked my mother if it had been there a long time, and she said that town had a sign there as far back as she knew, and she is 72.

Posted by: di butler at January 04, 2009 07:41 AM (qPIRP)

55 I grew up next to a small town in a southern state, and there was a sign that actually said "no n1993rs after dark." I don't know if it is still there, but it was 7 years ago, the last time I went to visit my relatives. This thing was huge, and I asked my mother if it had been there a long time, and she said that town had a sign there as far back as she knew, and she is 72.

Pic please. Hate to be brash but I call BS.

Posted by: Dang at January 04, 2009 10:42 AM (Y5LIx)

56 No 1993ers? What about the 1994ers?

Posted by: CoolCzech at January 04, 2009 01:18 PM (iafWn)

57 All right, we'll take the n1993ers and the n1994ers... but NO IRISH!

Posted by: Mayor Johnson at January 04, 2009 02:02 PM (DBS+D)

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