Can we agree that Harry Reid is a racist yet? See http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/harry-reid-i-dont-know-how-anyone-hispanic-heritage-could-be-republican and http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/harry-reid-08-obamas-race-plus-because-he-doesnt-have-negro-dialect.
The most recent comment seems all the more strange in light of the fact that Reid's son is running for Governor and getting creamed by a Hispanic Republican. See http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/nv/nevada_governor_sandoval_vs_reid-1137.html
What if Dick Cheney, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, or Rush Limbaugh had made the same comments?
Friday, August 13, 2010
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I pulled these definitions of “racist” for the Merriam-Webster web site.
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2 : racial prejudice or discrimination
Is Reid a Racist? Measured against definition 1 and my limited TV knowledge of Senator Reid, I would say probably not. Measured against definition 2 I would have to say yes.
p.s. I realize that the definitions are actually of racism instead of racist – take it up with M-W.