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January 10, 2010

Reid's 'no Negro dialect' remarks about Obama

By J.C. Arenas

Senate Majority Harry Reid (D-NV) apologized for privately referring to Barack Obama early in his presidential campaign as a "light-skinned" African American "with no Negro dialect," as recounted in the forthcoming book Game Change.

Reid's statement to Jon Ralston:

"I deeply regret using such a poor choice of words. I sincerely apologize for offending any and all Americans, especially African Americans, for my improper comments. I was a proud and enthusiastic supporter of Barack Obama during the campaign and have worked as hard as I can to advance President Obama's legislative agenda."

Kind of hard to take Democrats seriously as the "pro-minority party" when in private they distinguish between Black Americans who speak "Negro dialect" and those who don't.