Racial epithet makes news (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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This strikes me as too clever by half.

No one else is out there scoring points by bad-mouthing the Native
Americans (at least no one that the head of a major party would want to
associate himself with), so it really doesn't seem likely that Steele is
trying to curry favor with the elusive anti-Micmac bloc with the
comment.



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> I think one point (among others) has been missed in this thread, to
> wit: Our
> modern conservatives don't lose points among their constituents for
> being
> (wink, wink) racist/careless in the use of (wink, wink) racist, or
> possibly
> racist, remarks. So, those who think Steele stupid are thinking about
> it
> from their own point of view of taking offense at what he said and, oh
> my,
> how could a public figure be so stupid as to give offense? Well, if
> that
> public figure actually gains stature within his constituency, then it
> was
> not (necessarily) stupid at all. While the liberal side is running
> around
> gnashing teeth and wringing hands, the conservative side is saying
> something
> along the lines of "There go the whiners again. Imagine, being upset
> that he
> said Injun! Good for Michael!" Even if the guy (wink, wink) apologizes
> about
> it after, it's just pro forma throwing of bone to the opposition. If
> you get
> my drift...
> DAD
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> PS: If someone made this point before (i.e. it had not been missed)
and
> I in
> fact missed seeing it, then apologies are proffered. I didn't, after
> all,
> ready every single post to the end...
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