Full-Court Rush On Reid
Appearing on CBS's "Early Show" this morning, Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) elaborated on his controversial "hang or lynch" remark:
"The recent history of our nation has shown us that sometimes there could be individuals and there could be situations where school children--where you have officials standing in the doorway of school children. You know, I'm talking about all of us back in 1957 in Little Rock, Arkansas. I'm talking about George Wallace, Bull Connors and I'm sure that the US Senate don't want to see themselves placed in the same position."
UPDATE: Appearing on NBC's "Today," Senate candidate Roland Burris upped the ante on the race card played by Rush: "It is a fact, there are no African-Americans in the United States Senate. ... Is it racism that is taking place? That's a question that someone may raise."
(CHRIS BODENNER)
On 11/4 we got a hope that the old politics of race was gone, and now these morons insist on bringing it back.
Is it racism that there are no African Americans in the US Senate? Yes. Does that have anything to do with why Burris will not be seated? No.
And let's keep in mind that the reason the one black US Senator is not in the Senate is that he was elected President.