Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid has apologised to Barack Obama for pre-election comments describing the president as a "light skinned" African-American "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one".
Mr Reid made the comments in private during the long 2008 campaign when discussing why Mr Obama should seek, and could win, the presidency.
Mr Obama quickly accepted the apology, saying: "As far as I am concerned, the book is closed."
Mr Reid's comments appeared in a new book about that election, which elevated Mr Obama from first-term Illinois senator to America's first black president.
After excerpts from the book appeared on the website of The Atlantic, Mr Reid released a statement expressing regret for "using such a poor choice of words".
He said: "I sincerely apologise for offending any and all Americans, especially African-Americans for my improper comments."
Mr Obama issued a statement saying he had spoken with Mr Reid, who faces a difficult re-election amid frustration from both liberals and conservatives with his leadership in the Senate and his agenda.
Mr Reid's office also said he had phoned several civil rights leaders to apologise.
The revelations about his language, included in the book Game Change by Time Magazine's Mark Halperin and New York magazine's John Heilemann, are based on interviews with more than 200 people involved in the campaign, including Mr Obama.
The writers' sources were granted anonymity and the writers reconstructed much of the narrative from interviews with those involved with direct knowledge of events, notes and transcripts. The book will be released on Monday.(my view)-Why say sorry,did Barack say sorry over the"typical white woman"speech.......no he didn't,why are brown people sooooooo unable to get what they give? you call us white trash,white shits,cue tips.......why can't we call you nigger or shit on a stick? in fact Barack DID NOT say sorry over the countless other racial speeches he has made
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Sunday, 10 January 2010
Obama accepts 'negro' quote apology
Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid has apologised to Barack Obama for pre-election comments describing the president as a "light skinned" African-American "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one".
Mr Reid made the comments in private during the long 2008 campaign when discussing why Mr Obama should seek, and could win, the presidency.
Mr Obama quickly accepted the apology, saying: "As far as I am concerned, the book is closed."
Mr Reid's comments appeared in a new book about that election, which elevated Mr Obama from first-term Illinois senator to America's first black president.
After excerpts from the book appeared on the website of The Atlantic, Mr Reid released a statement expressing regret for "using such a poor choice of words".
He said: "I sincerely apologise for offending any and all Americans, especially African-Americans for my improper comments."
Mr Obama issued a statement saying he had spoken with Mr Reid, who faces a difficult re-election amid frustration from both liberals and conservatives with his leadership in the Senate and his agenda.
Mr Reid's office also said he had phoned several civil rights leaders to apologise.
The revelations about his language, included in the book Game Change by Time Magazine's Mark Halperin and New York magazine's John Heilemann, are based on interviews with more than 200 people involved in the campaign, including Mr Obama.
The writers' sources were granted anonymity and the writers reconstructed much of the narrative from interviews with those involved with direct knowledge of events, notes and transcripts. The book will be released on Monday.(my view)-Why say sorry,did Barack say sorry over the"typical white woman"speech.......no he didn't,why are brown people sooooooo unable to get what they give? you call us white trash,white shits,cue tips.......why can't we call you nigger or shit on a stick? in fact Barack DID NOT say sorry over the countless other racial speeches he has made
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Is this like when Obama said "She's a typical white woman"? He didnt apologize! WTF! xxxxxxxxxxxx
Or apologize for hanging around the racist preacher for 20 yrs. and then when the press found out about it, he decides to jump ship and claim he doesn't belong to that church anymore. This guy lies and is two faced, anyone that can't see it is either too stupid or black.
Thats right,thankyou jim.
brown people do get away with murder alot just by playing the racial card and bragging about slavery to them......with ended donkey years ago! but they don't get it still THEY(themselves) were NEVER enslaved...yet they blame US for our grandfathers actions,they are to stupid to know its over,
makes you think....we are EVOLVED passed being apes and grew up......have they? violence and playing the racial card all the time....tells me no!
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