Senator Reid says he regrets his racist remarks made about President Obama in 2008

[Better Believe It]

- I bet he does. Of course, we shouldn't be surprised by Reid's remarks. He's the leading Mormon in Congress and it wasn't until 1978 that the Mormon Church (LDS) officially changed it position and recognized Black people as equal human beings. Maybe the message didn't get to Senator Reid. -




Senate's Reid tells Obama he regrets racial remarks
By Steve Holland
January 9, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid apologized to President Barack Obama on Saturday for comments he made during the 2008 presidential campaign that critics find racially offensive.

A new book about the campaign, "Game Change," by Time magazine reporter Mark Halperin and New York magazine writer John Heileman, said Reid, in private conservations, described Obama as "light-skinned" and with "no Negro dialect."

"I deeply regret using such a poor choice of words. I sincerely apologize for offending any and all Americans, especially African Americans for my improper comments," Reid said in a statement.

Reid said he has been a proud and enthusiastic supporter of Obama and has throughout his career worked to promote adversity in his home state of Nevada and in the Senate.

Obama issued a statement accepting the apology.

"Harry Reid called me today and apologized for an unfortunate comment reported today. I accepted Harry's apology without question because I've known him for years, I've seen the passionate leadership he's shown on issues of social justice and I know what's in his heart," Obama said.

"As far as I am concerned, the book is closed," he said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6081V820100109?type=politicsNews

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1. Racial Changed to Racist

in OP - what's up with that?