So you don't think it's slightly insensitive when Newt says Blacks should demand jobs, not food stamps? Why is he singling out Blacks? Isn't he dragging race into the campaign? Isn't he making the insinuation that either all Blacks are on food stamps, or Obama is helping out only his race by providing them with more food stamps? He was the one who dragged race into the issue, and then capitalized on it even more with that disgusting performance against Juan Williams in that debate. It looks like Newt and some other, but not all, Republicans are trying to insinuate that he is only being a President for Black America.
As for Brewer, I don't think she wagged her finger at him because he is Black. Brewer may or may not be racist against Hispanics, but she sure as hell is as dumb as a pile of rocks.
See, you have it completely twisted. I disagree with affirmative action, at least by race. It should be transitioned into a program that helps give a step up to lower income people from all backgrounds. For example Asians don't really get AA in most of the country because they are not a "disadvantaged" minority. So if it's not racism that is holding Blacks and Hispanics back (presumably it should affect Asians too if that were the case), shouldn't we transition to a program that helps those from a more disadvantaged background of ALL races and ethnicities?
Now that was just a distraction from the real issue. We were talking about food stamps, a program that is colorblind. So why is Gingrich out there telling Blacks they should demand jobs not foodstamps? Why bring Blacks into the conversation?(and why only in SC? hmm....)If he wants to make the point that government should help people get jobs, not assistance, that's a valid point but directing it towards Blacks is where he went wrong. And it's not like he apologized for it, he used it to score more political points against Juan Williams. That was disgusting, utterly disgusting. And I don't think Newt is a racist at all, he is something even more vile......
