Democrats exploit blacks
I was tempted to say, "No duh!" but noting the context, The Black Republican understands that a black Republican is trying to make a point not often seen in the pages of USA Today.
It is injustice for the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and NAACP President Kweisi Mfume to call for Lott's resignation when less than two years ago Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, the third-ranking Democrat and a known former Ku Klux Klansman, referred to some white people as "White Niggers" repeatedly on a news show. Yet no one called for his resignation.In the last week, I've seen various reporters and commentators recall this event. While I thought it was a poor choice to edit the remark with euphemisms and other methods of censoring the word in question (e.g. "n----r"), I understood they and their editors felt they had to respect the sensibilities of the black community. To my mind, if it's especially offensive that one of our elected officials uses such a term, it's all the more important to accurately quote him in full. Here's what I don't understand, however: if that's the accurate rationale why it was edited in every other case, why is this the only time I've seen the word "nigger" spelled out? Hmmmn?
