Racial epithet makes news (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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An you are ascribing to evil that which can simply be explained by
carelessness.

He screwed up and apologized (sort of).

This happened six months ago.  If what you say is true, where's the
payoff for Steele for having said it?  His status within the party
certainly hasn't risen because he said this.

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> Now this is too funny. You are saying that it is a stretch to think
> that
> Steele badmouthed Indians on purpose? Well, in fact that would be a
> stretch.
> How silly. The point is: he (together with his ideological brethren)
is
> simply not concerned with whether or not he offended anyone and, if he
> did,
> it doesn't matter, or may even increase his prestige. Jeeeez.
> DAD
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> If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
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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
> >
> > 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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