Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Hillary's 'plantation' remarks not amusing

When Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) told a group of African Americans at a King Day speech that Republicans were running the U.S. House of Representatives like a "plantation," she drew the outrage of the other side of the aisle.

Demanding that she apologize, the GOP - from the White House on down - made it clear that they felt her comments were out of bounds.

As usual, Black politicians didn't waste any time rushing to Clinton's defense. Maybe this desperate bid to curry favor with the presumptive 2008 Democratic presidential nominee is needed, but frankly, enough with another Democrat talking tough to the brothers and sisters, yet remaining quiet before her white …

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