Will Reid's Gaffe Hurts Dems In 2010?

CBS News Chief Legal Correspondent Jan Crawford and New York Times' Peter Baker react to the controversy surrounding Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and U.S. policy on Guantanamo detainees.

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[jimmmmybrady]

....And yet it was OK for Obama to say "white motherfucker"in his book.

[cope1915]

- Robert Byrd

- Harry Reid

- Republicans by a much higher percentage voted for the Civil Rights Act.

- Democrats pressuring minorities to vote for them, and if they don't they're sellouts to their own people.

- Al Sharpton = racist

- Jesse Jackson = racist

- George effing Wallace! (seriously? you don't know this?!)

- Google racist democrats...have some fun.

- FDR = Japanese Internment

- Al Gore Sr. = against Civil Rights Act

[The6000Sabre]

Reid also said "Obama has a good deal of rhythm for half white guy".

Harry Reid, sure knows his colored folk.

[EmperorBarbarosa]

Um... the dems have always been the racist ones. they fought for the "right" of white people to keep slaves. The republican party was created by Lincoln partially to end slavery, and partially because the "democraticrepublican" party didn't like him anymore.

[btwall60]

Oh, yes, I support him, Biden has said he's clean and articulate, which must mean, that others are dirty and in-articulate. Obama was a Senator for 143 days and kept voting "present" so there would be no paper trail for the "Manchrian"candidate. Plus, Happy Harry does think he's a good, light skinned NEGRO, who be havin' no Negro dialect. Hhhmmnnn, it appears we have a boatload of RACISTS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AISLE, dont we? yes we do.

I be thinkin' dat Reed be a good homie, right on

[Aprilmax010]

The dems brought this on them selves when they made Trent Lott resign. And we let them do that. There is a double standard here one for the dems and one for everyone else. Can you say corruption.

[sinfuldavy0]

Americans, both black and white are jackasses when it comes to race. That is their Achilles heel..

[SenorZorrozzz]

So basically, talking like this is ok for a white man:"Boogie Obama doesn't eat much watermellon, but can talk like a jigaboo and is so light skinned that crackers will like him."

That is about what Harry Reid said. Can white men now speak like this and have the approval of the Black Caucus?

So it's now OK if you are a white man to talk like a Klansman? Oh, if you are a Marxist you can, but all others, no. Right?

You Dems stink. You simply STINK!

[MasterFhyl]

So it's more evil to support your friend, even if you dont agree with him completely because he happened to have a racist position 50 or so years ago (when he was a Democrat) and he's obviously changed his opinion since then. If "once a racist always a racist" applies, I DEMAND Senator Byrd (Democrat West Virginia) resign Immediately for being a former leader in the (Democrat-created) KKK, and a racist...

[MasterFhyl]

So it's worse for Trent Lott to support his friend who 50 years ago had had a few racist positions (when he was a Democrat btw, just saying), yet Reid makes a very racist statement and it's ok that he personally believes it? I think Democrats getting pass after pass for the racism they obviously have needs to end now, especially when Republicans are being crucified for imaginary racism.. (I.E. If you disagree with Obama YOU ARE A RACIST)

[dannyg8724]

sorry to say that u proved urself the racist. to believe that demcrats r god and they do no wrong. most demcrats n history owned slaves. and u think that bush was bad? bush tried 2 stop the housing bubble from birsting but yet again REID AND PELOSI. STOPPED HIM. EVEN BANKERS TOLD CONGREE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY DIDNT LISTEN 4 THEY THE DEMCRATS HAD AN AGENDA 2 DESTROY THE USA. ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. FUNNY MCCAIN STARTED GETTTIN VOTES THEN OUT OF NOWHERE, ECONOMY CRASHES?? INTERESTING