Maryland Democrats Say Racism In OK If They Do It

This characature of Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele (that accompanied a blog post entitled, "Simple Sambo Wants Into the Big House") has been declared "acceptable" by Maryland Democrats

John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson & Hubert Humphrey are no doubt rolling over in their graves today as Maryland Democrats defend their outrageous racist attacks against the first African-American Lt. Governor in their state's history. What's the problem? Michael Steele is a Republican, and he's running for the U.S. Senate.

According to the Washington Times:

Black Democratic leaders in Maryland say that racially tinged attacks against Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele in his bid for the U.S. Senate are fair because he is a conservative Republican.

Such attacks against the first black man to win a statewide election in Maryland include pelting him with Oreo cookies during a campaign appearance, calling him an "Uncle Tom" and depicting
him as a black-faced minstrel on a liberal Web log. ...\

"There is a difference between pointing out the obvious and calling someone names," said a campaign spokesman for Kweisi Mfume, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate and former president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

State Sen. Lisa A. Gladden, a black Baltimore Democrat, said she does not expect her party to pull any punches, including racial jabs at Mr. Steele, in the race to replace retiring Democratic U.S. Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes.

"Party trumps race, especially on the national level," she said. "If you are bold enough to run, you have to take whatever the voters are going to give you. It's democracy, perhaps at its worse, but it is democracy."

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, a black Baltimore Democrat, said Mr. Steele invites comparisons to a slave who loves his cruel master or a cookie that is black on the outside and white inside because his conservative political philosophy is, in her view, anti-black.

Speaking of former Democratic Presidents and Presidential candidates, I wonder why we have heard not a single word of outrage from Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton? Could it be that they actually condone this type of behavior within their party? For Shame!