Voter warns Mary Landrieu on Obama: ‘I don’t vote for black people… They got their place’

[DonViejo]

Source: Raw Story

By David Edwards
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 13:56 EST

An article published by NPR on Tuesday indicated that Sen. Mary Landrieu’s (D-LA) tough re-election battle in Louisiana could be less about her vote for health care reform, and more about her decision to support the country’s first black president.

For weeks, groups like Koch brothers-funded Americans for Prosperity have been airing advertisements telling Louisianans how Landrieu hurt their families by supporting President Barack Obama’s health care reform law.

NPR’s Alisa Chang recently spoke to people in Galliano, Louisiana to find out what they really thought about Landrieu.

Beau Broussard told Chang that politicians didn’t run for office without stopping by to speak to the Cajuns who spend their day sitting beneath an old oak tree. He recalled that the last candidate brought some beans.





Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/25/voter-warns-mary-landrieu-on-obama-i-dont-vote-for-black-people-they-got-their-place/

[Loaded Liberal Dem]

1. .

[IrishAyes]

2. Kinda takes your breath away, doesn't it?

BTW, who made the Cajun crack about sitting under a tree all day? By and large those are hardworking people. If Broussard's Cajun and said it in jest, that's one thing. I crack Irish jokes all day but it's pretty hard for me to insult myself.

I'll go on to Raw Story and read the whole thing. Might learn something. It happens!

But that 'got their place' comment is despicable - no matter how common the prevalent attitudes down there.

Anyway, thanks for the OP.

[freshwest]

5. Obama's place is the Oval Office:

It won't get any better than this!

[IrishAyes]

8. I don't see how it could.

[scarletwoman]

3. I heard that story on NPR's Morning Edition while I was getting ready for work this morning.

When the tape played that guy saying that, I just stopped dead and my jaw dropped.

My gawd, the racism...

[heaven05]

4. the level(s) of stupidity, ignorance

and outright murder shown by racist americans in the last six years, from the halls of congress to the mean streets of Florida, has been a sad testament to this so-called melting pot. Crock pot is more like it. SAD! SAD! SAD!!!!!!

[Scairp]

6. The 21st century

And how little things have changed in so many places. And really, do these stupid crackers even get up off their lazy asses to go vote anyway? Fuck them. The sooner their kind dies out the better off this country will be.

[pacalo]

7. I'm not surprised, given the area.

It's a part of the southern-most region of the state which doesn't attract newcomers, business or social. Their main sources for income are fishing & boat-building. To get to Grand Isle, one has to drive through Galliano which is well known for having the most blatantly crooked speed trap.

[blkmusclmachine]

9. The Republican Party is absolutely UNHINGED!!!

[davidpdx]

10. Interesting, but not surprising