Imagine this: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan makes a speech at a predominantly black Baptist church in Washington and says the following:
“I want you to know as a matter of full disclosure, I am a Catholic. Catholics basically believe the same teachings that Baptists believe. We just do it without the rhythm. But we try. We are not as without rhythm as some of our Jewish brothers and sisters.”
Imagine the outcry. "Racist!" He's saying that African Americans "have rhythm" and Jews "don't have rhythm". He has to resign! The attack would be non-stop on cable. CNN and MSNBC hosts would have breakdowns on air. It would be overwhelming.
Of course, Paul Ryan did not say this. No Republican said this. It was actually said by NY governor Andrew Cuomo at a Baptist church in Harlem yesterday. No, the New York Democrat actually said this.
So for symmetry, I feel compelled to point out that Cuomo's statement is racist and anti-Semitic all in one. I'm waiting for the mainstream media storm which surely won't come.
What I do think will happen, though, is this. Cuomo is in the beginning of a primary battle against Cythia Nixon in New York. This idiotic statement is going to be used against him in both the black and Jewish communities. It won't swing the election to Nixon, but is surely will help her. What kind of a moron would say this anyway?
“I want you to know as a matter of full disclosure, I am a Catholic. Catholics basically believe the same teachings that Baptists believe. We just do it without the rhythm. But we try. We are not as without rhythm as some of our Jewish brothers and sisters.”
Imagine the outcry. "Racist!" He's saying that African Americans "have rhythm" and Jews "don't have rhythm". He has to resign! The attack would be non-stop on cable. CNN and MSNBC hosts would have breakdowns on air. It would be overwhelming.
Of course, Paul Ryan did not say this. No Republican said this. It was actually said by NY governor Andrew Cuomo at a Baptist church in Harlem yesterday. No, the New York Democrat actually said this.
So for symmetry, I feel compelled to point out that Cuomo's statement is racist and anti-Semitic all in one. I'm waiting for the mainstream media storm which surely won't come.
What I do think will happen, though, is this. Cuomo is in the beginning of a primary battle against Cythia Nixon in New York. This idiotic statement is going to be used against him in both the black and Jewish communities. It won't swing the election to Nixon, but is surely will help her. What kind of a moron would say this anyway?
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