The raging debate today going on at DailyKos has to do with one of New York's top politicians. Andrew Cuomo is no stranger to controversy here in NY but now he has outdone himself across the country by making a racially charged remark. He claims that it was taken out of context when he used the phrase "shuck and jive" against Obama, saying that he said nice things about the candidate and that he's a great symbol. What a bunch of bullshit. Is anyone buying this bastard's BS?
From Jack and Jill:
Hat tip: Politico.com
Dept. of word choiceAre you going to tell me THAT isn't racial? SHUCK AND JIVE? How come it seems as if, we repeatedly get these statements coming from the Clintons, and/or their surrogates, and then we're either given a phony apology, or we're told we 'misinterpreted' it. English is the PRIMARY language of the Black community. We understand it when we hear it, and don't need anyone else to interpret it for us. But, oh yeah, we're ' imagining' it.
A prominent New York Clinton supporter, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, on how Hillary beat Obama in New Hampshire by beating him at retail politics:
”It’s not a TV-crazed race. Frankly you can’t buy your way into it,” Cuomo said. “You can’t shuck and jive at a press conference,” he added. “All those moves you can make with the press don’t work when you’re in someone’s living room.”
Jack and Jill isn't imagining anything here. Before Cuomo became Attorney General here, he was a member of Bill Clinton's cabinet and of course the son of the former Governor. He's got quite a page on wikipedia, but this is the first time we've heard a comment out of him like this. Shame on Andrew for sinking this low for the Clintons.
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