Harry’s Attitude Is Bigger Problem Than His Words
“[U]pon closer examination, [Reid's] quote reveals a disturbing attitude about his own constituents and the American public in general… [namely, that] our nation is too racist and unsophisticated to elected a more darkly colored individual…
“This comment reveals an ugly truth about those who spend most of their time inside the Washington Beltway or in major cities on either coast. The truth is that there are those who lose touch with real Americans and think they can simply project their own assumptions [to] everyone…
“Harry Reid thinks Americans would be too racist to elect Clarence Thomas or most any other prominent African-American in the country…
“Perhaps he is stuck in the mindset of a previous generation. But more likely, Reid subscribes to the all-too-common elitist strain of liberalism that sees regular Americans as too backward, prejudiced, and unreliable, and in need of a giant, Washington nanny state to guide them in every direction in life.”
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