By Chuck Ring (GadaboutBlogalot ©2009 – 2010)

Quote Freely From The Article – Leave The Pseudonym Alone

Did he shout it out, or did he utter it in his usual, almost indeterminable ( as a human voice) utterance?  Let’s see:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada described in private then-Sen. Barack Obama as “light skinned” and “with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.”

The above attribution is reported by the Associated Press in a story about a book  (Game Change by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann) to be released January 11th. The article also reports an apology from Reid:

“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 …..”

Has the lack of “politically correct” speech hooked another politico to a falling star or will Senator Reid hitch a pass?  You can read more of the article here.  Wager?

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