“Dirty Harry” Does It Again - Displays "Foot in Mouth"

Gary Bauer, Campaign for Working Families: Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid has done it again – he’s opened his mouth and demonstrated why he’s trailing three declared GOP opponents. During an interview for a book about the 2008 presidential election, Harry Reid said that he believed America was ready to support a candidate like Obama, who was “light-skinned” and spoke “with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.”

I don’t need to tell you how media and political elites would have reacted if any Republican had used the word “Negro.” Trent Lott was run out of town just for wishing Strom Thurmond a happy 100th birthday. Reid issued the obligatory “apology” and Democrats spent the weekend rallying to Reid’s defense, noting that he was speaking approvingly of Obama’s candidacy. Really?

Reid saw an opportunity for his party to gain power through Obama’s rhetorical skills and by exploiting the nation’s desire to put the “race issue” to rest. Ever the calculating politician, Harry was eager to exploit Obama’s potential. It’s not surprising -- the Democrat Party has a history of exploiting the black vote. And Harry Reid has a history of making outrageous comments. I don’t know what is in Harry Reid’s heart, but we now know what is in his vocabulary. Perhaps in Reid’s case, his mouth is a window to his soul.

Republicans were quick to pounce on the revelation of Reid’s remarks. RNC Chairman Michael Steele and Senators Jon Kyl and John Cornyn demanded Reid resign as Senate Majority Leader. Reid is refusing to go quietly, and that’s just fine with me.

In fact, I hope Harry hangs on – at least for another 295 days – if for no other reason than the pure entertainment value of watching him try to salvage his political career. After all, it was Harry Reid who told us that the Iraq War was “lost.” It was Harry Reid who called concerned citizens worried about socialism and out-of-control spending “evil mongers.” And it was Harry Reid who showed off his humanity by saying that Capitol Hill tourists stink.

No, “Dirty Harry,” it’s not the American people, but your leftwing socialism that stinks! [We] will do everything possible to make sure you don’t have to smell the tourists on Capitol Hill after November!

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