Proof of Senility: Sen. Reid Takes Two Years to Recall Racist Remark

Dan from New York:

Attn: How Soon We Forget Dept.

AP, January 09, 2010

Reid Apologizes for Racist Remarks on Obama Two Years Ago

The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate apologized on Saturday for comments he made about Barack Obama's race during the 2008 presidential bid.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada described then-Sen. Barack Obama as "light skinned" and "with no Negro dialect." Obama is the nation's first African-American president.

"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," Reid said in a statement released after the excerpts were reported on the Web site of The Atlantic.

"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."

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And for what better reason, Harry, than because Barack Obama is "light skinned" and "with no Negro dialect"?

Just an FYI: it's never newsworthy when Democrats promote racial division. Because that's been the status quo for over 150 years.