DNC Chairman Dean's Back-handed Slam Turns Into An Off-hand Compliment

DNC Chairman Dean’s Back-handed Slam Turns Into An Off-hand Compliment

Hat Tip: Michelle
11/12/2006 8:30 AM

DNC Chairman Howard Dean inadvertently gave an off-hand compliment to black conservatives: He called black conservatives a “problem” and admitted that the white Democrat leadership needs to abide more by their own principle of affirmative action when it comes to candidates for office.

“BALTIMORE - Saying Maryland Democratic leaders must do more to encourage black candidates so "we do not have another Michael Steele problem," Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean on Thursday criticized the state party's lack of diversity on its recent winning tickets. Speaking at a breakfast meeting in Washington, Dean expressed concern about Steele, Maryland's black, Republican lieutenant governor, who was defeated in his quest to fill a vacated Senate seat in Tuesday's election."I just think we have got to do a better job in Maryland four years from now about diversity on the ticket," Dean said. U.S. Rep. Ben Cardin, who is white, won the state's open Senate seat by defeating Steele. Steele's campaign, focused in part on the idea that Democrats take black voters for granted, included endorsements by black political, business and entertainment leaders and a plea that minority voters send one of their own to Congress.”

So Michael Steele’s candidacy was a problem for them. A black Republican who believes in lower taxes, an end to affirmative action, and less government control, running in a state that is heavily left-wing black Democrats (whom support leans Democrat 90% of the time or more) was a problem for Democrats who believe in the opposite political stances? Wonder what the Dems internal polling on the race is telling them? This a telling message. Are you listening, RNC?

The most stunning revelation comes at the end of the article from Kweisi Mfume who was knocked out of the running for Maryland governor in the Democrat primary by Ben Cardin and feels the Democrat party could have done more to help him:

“ ‘I agree with (Dean), and we're all Democrats who believe more than
anything else that the Democratic Party really holds the best hope for that kind
of racial and gender diversity,’ he said. ‘At the same time it's not enough to
just get people in the process. They really do have to be the right people who
really do care about the communities in this state.’ "

“They have to have the right people, who really do care about the communities…?!”

In other words, black Democrat conservatives need not apply. You aren’t the “right” people, and you don’t really care about communities. This is a party that is open to new ideas?! Same plantation. Same slave master.

So Howard, who are your two black choices for president and vice-president?

Links:
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/006343.htm
http://www.examiner.com/a-390791~Dean_criticizes_Maryland_Democrats_on_diversity.html