Nothing like a good ethnic/terrorist "joke" to get a good hearty laugh
at a Republican dinner - even better if the "joke" is told by a US
Senator.
It was revealed last week that at a March 20 dinner, Kentucky Senator
Jim Bunning (R-Naturally) told the audience that his likely Democratic
opponent in November, Dan Mongiardo, looks like Uday or Qusay Hussein.
Ha ha!
(Mongiardo is the son of Italian immigrants, which I guess Bunning
equates with those swarthy-looking middle-eastern types.)
The Cincinnati Enquirer asked Bunning's campaign about the remarks,
which were reported to them by a Republican who attended the dinner,
and the campaign promptly apologized.
But here's the funny thing - later that day they retracted the
apology, saying that they had obtained a tape of the event, and the
report of Bunning's remarks was "inaccurate."
Hmmmm.
So could the Enquirer perhaps hear the tape, to find out what Bunning
really said?
Sorry - no.
Well then, could the campaign just tell the Enquirer what Bunning
really said?
Uh, no.
Oh, well, that all sounds completely above board then.
Apparently there was something to the story though - Bunning's
campaign apologized again last week, this time saying, "We're sorry if
this joke, which got a lot of laughs, offended anyone."
Well as long as a roomful of fatcat Republicans found the Senator's
ethnic slur amusing, I guess that's okay.
From The Democratic Underground
http://www.democraticunderground.com/
Harry
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