Democratic Double Standards are on Full Display for All to See: If a Republican Said What Harry Reid Said About Obama, The Dems Would Be Screaming for Someone’s Head on a Platter, Regardless of Apologies Made

More Democratic hypocrisy is on display in Washington over the racial double standard between themselves and the GOP.

Harry Reid is in hot water over his racist comments about President Obama during the 2008 elections.  He was quick to rush out an apology, and the President, the Democratic Party and the Congressional Black Caucus just as quickly accepted it.

We all know what would happen if a Republican made the same remarks.  There would be howls for him to resign coming in from the Democratic Party, the Congressional Black Caucus and in the media.  And they wouldn’t let the story die either, until the Republican resigned.

Where is that same righteous firestorm that consumed Trent Lott when he praised Strom Thurmand at his 100th birthday party in 2002?

Where is that same righteous firestorm that has attempted to consume Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, Michael Savage, and other conservative personalities over their remarks that got a lot of bad press?

Where is that same righteous firestorm that  held Conrad Burns, Tram Hudson, and George Allen to account for their comments during the 2006 midterms?

Answer:It’s nowhere in sight.  It only applies to Republicans!

Here is a partial list of Democrats who made racist comments (from the Wall Street Journal) and the result:

"I am a former Kleagle [recruiter] of the Ku Klux Klan in Raleigh County. . . . The Klan is needed today as never before and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia. It is necessary that the order be promoted immediately and in every state in the union."
Senator Robert Byrd (former KKK recruiter, famous for white n-word interview): Forgiven

"The Confederate Memorial has had a special place in my life for many years. . . . There were many, many times that I found myself drawn to this deeply inspiring memorial, to contemplate the sacrifices of others, several of whom were my ancestors, whose enormous suffering and collective gallantry are to this day still misunderstood by most Americans."
Senator Joe Webb : Forgiven

"Everybody likes to go to Geneva. I used to do it for the Law of the Sea conferences and you'd find these potentates from down in Africa, you know, rather than eating each other, they'd just come up and get a good square meal in Geneva."—Senator Hollings, 1993: Forgiven

"I do not think it is an exaggeration at all to say to my friend from West Virginia [Sen. Robert C. Byrd, a former Ku Klux Klan recruiter] that he would have been a great senator at any moment. . . . He would have been right during the great conflict of civil war in this nation."—Senator Dodd:  Forgiven

1. "You cannot go into a Dunkin' Donuts or a 7-Eleven unless you have a slight Indian accent."
2. "My state was a slave state. My state is a border state. My state has the eighth largest black population in the country. My state is anything [but] a Northeastern liberal state."
3. "I mean, you got the first mainstream African American [Barack Obama] who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice looking guy."
4. "There's less than 1% of the population of Iowa that is African American. There is probably less than 4% or 5% that is, are minorities. What is it in Washington? So look, it goes back to what you start off with, what you're dealing with." 
   Vice President Joe Biden: Forgiven

The double standard has never been more clear and more undeniable.  Senator Reid SHOULD be shown the door by his own party and the SAME standards should be applied to both parties.   If the Democrats are as committed to cultural understanding as they proclaim, they’ll get off their duffs and DO IT!

I’d also like to say that the Congressional Black Caucus has done more damage to their own cause than any other special interest group in Washington DC.  Their quick acceptance of Reid’s apology while refusing to hold the Democrats to account for ANY racial statements that they make while holding the Republicans to strict standards on ALL racial statements coming from their party isn’t helping the perception that’s evident.  The CBC’s goal of cultural harmony will never happen if they keep this up.

Enough of the hypocrisy, already!