Today Nevada Democratic Sen.
Harry Reid is apologizing, not for constantly blaming everything
under the sun on the Koch brothers, but for saying stupid stuff
about Asians that wouldn’t even make the cut at the most decrepit
Catskills comedy club back in the day. Politico
notes:
The apology was prompted by remarks he made Thursday to the
Asian Chamber of Commerce in Las Vegas and after video was posted
by conservative trackers.“The Asian population is so productive. I don’t think you’re
smarter than anybody else, but you’ve convinced a lot of us you
are,” Reid said to applause, remarks first reported by
the Las Vegas Review-Journal.After a man was introduced to the podium, Reid said: “One
problem I’ve had today is keeping my Wongs straight.”On Friday, Reid offered a mea culpa: “My comments were in
extremely poor taste and I apologize. Sometimes I say the wrong
thing.”
Well, at least he didn’t say “Wong thing,” and then bray out
“Amiright, folks?” while laughing at his own cleverness.
The punchline ended up being on Reid, as it often is. The
chamber
rejected his Democratic choice for lieutenant governor and
endorsed the Republican instead.
Read our selection of posts about Harry Reid and the countless
examples of his charm and charisma here.
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