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Florida Congressman Regrets Swipe at 'Gun Toting' Palin
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ABC News' Teddy Davis and Rigel Anderson Report: Florida Democratic Congressman Alcee Hastings issued a statement Monday indicating that he regrets saying that "gun toting" Sarah Palin "don't care too much" about Jews and blacks while still maintaining that the policies and priorities of a McCain-Palin administration would be "anathema to most African-Americans and Jews."
“I regret the comments I made last Tuesday that were not smart and certainly not relevant to hunters or sportsmen," Hastings said in his statement. “I regret that I was not clearer and apologize to Governor Palin, my host where I was speaking, and those who my comments may have offended.”
While participating in a panel discussion last week sponsored by the National Jewish Democratic Council (N.J.D.C), Hastings said: "If Sarah Palin isn’t enough of a reason for you to get over whatever your problem is with Barack Obama, then you damn well had better pay attention. Anybody toting guns and stripping moose don’t care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks. So, you just think this through."
Asked last week what the congressman meant, Hastings spokesman David Goldenberg told ABC News that he was trying to argue that Palin is an "extremely conservative woman who is out of touch with mainstream America."
After saying that Palin "don't care too much" about Jews and blacks, Hastings argued at the N.J.D.C. event that African Americans and Jews should come together behind Obama because there are many issues on which they agree.
"Just like Jews, blacks care about affordable health care, energy independence, and the separation of church and state," said Hastings. "And just like blacks, Jews care about equal pay for equal work, investment in alternative energy, and a woman's right to choose."
Asked last week about the Hastings criticism, Palin spokeswoman Maria Comella said, "We’re taking a pass."
September 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (59)
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Posted by: Judge | Sep 29, 2008 12:49:48 PM
That's not the first time he put his rasist foot in his racist mouth.
Posted by: bombem | Sep 29, 2008 12:53:35 PM
The man was clearly off his rocker. No one pays any attention to someone so totally beyond reason. Unless of course they support 0bama. Then they thought Hastings was brilliant.
Posted by: beebop | Sep 29, 2008 12:54:26 PM
This guy is a disgrace. Imagine if a republican had said something like this?
Posted by: David | Sep 29, 2008 12:54:56 PM
Ugh - this election really makes me sick.
The Obama supporters are nutjobs, their candidate lacks the appropriate experience and McCain is an old man with old ideas while Palin is much too conservative for the mainstream.
Too bad we can't vote for the best candidate for the job - Hillary.
You know, the one who got the most votes!
Posted by: ch | Sep 29, 2008 12:55:04 PM
Posted by: Judge | Sep 29, 2008 12:57:56 PM
GUN-TOTTING OR NOT
SARAH PALIN SINGLE-HANDEDLY BROUGHT PASSION AND LIFE TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THIS YEAR
DESPITE ALL THE PROBLEMS THE COUNTRY HAS, MCCAIN IS STILL GONNA BEAT OBAMA..
OBAMA LIMPED TO THE FINISH LINE IN THE PRIMARIES AND NOW, HE IS SITTING DOCK..
Posted by: TJ, THE CLINTONITE | Sep 29, 2008 12:58:02 PM
Gov. of Missouri Matt Blunt Helps Obama
Understand The Bill Of Rights
Posted by: Judge | Sep 29, 2008 1:00:38 PM
Hastings is really representative of all those who charge racism when someone disagrees with their choice of candidate and their candidate's lack of experience and character. His threatening tone about Sarah Palin is not much different from the rage coming from many of those in all forms of media. We saw that with Hillary Clinton's campaign. Sarah Palin is just another female target. If she were Samuel Palin, this would be a different story.
McCain/Palin '08
Leadership for Reform!
Country First!
Posted by: georgia | Sep 29, 2008 1:05:34 PM
Yes, just imagine if someone in McCain's campaign had spouted off like this?
But at least this guy actually had the guts to make his comments about Palin by name, and not use the back-door "pig is still a pig" comments that Obama and Biden are good for.
Posted by: SandyB | Sep 29, 2008 1:09:19 PM
many republicans don't have to play the race card....they live it
Bill Kristol just advised McFalin to play the race card
Posted by: geevill | Sep 29, 2008 1:14:19 PM
Someone from McCain Campaign DID say something like this. In fact, 2 of them said it in this past week. One said that Hispanics will not vote for Obama since they think they are better than Blacks, and the other said that we can't afford Hispanics becoming the new African American population, feeding off the govt. Support McCain, if you will, but at least stay informed and take your blinders off.
Posted by: RT | Sep 29, 2008 1:14:28 PM
Another left-wing weirdo.
Same day, different left-wing weirdo.
Posted by: dl | Sep 29, 2008 1:14:55 PM
so the comments were made last week and the media was hush? if anything similar had been said by a republican or mccain the media would have made a huge fuss.
i am sickened by the way the media has treated sarah. i was also disturbed by the way hillary was treated. this election is so full of hate.
Posted by: colorado | Sep 29, 2008 1:16:17 PM
so this was not news worthy until this person made an APOLOGY? talk about double standards. or until hunters spoke up? not news worthy to insult sarah? sarah is married to an inuit, her children are thus mixed race.
Posted by: colorado | Sep 29, 2008 1:19:35 PM
i agree colorado,
Palin should come out more & speak for herself......hahahahahahahahaha!!!!
Posted by: sure | Sep 29, 2008 1:21:57 PM
RT support your statement with a citation otherwise i will just consider your statement as more stupid gossip. give me the source of your accusation, please.
Posted by: colorado | Sep 29, 2008 1:22:53 PM
Nice group of BHO supporters
When do they make fun of Palin's youngest? Man, they are evil!
Posted by: J Morris | Sep 29, 2008 1:26:24 PM
Obama and his supporters continue with their lies and sexism.....I wish Hillary was the nominee...Obama has no chance in this election!
Posted by: Janice | Sep 29, 2008 1:27:17 PM
Alcee Hastings is a crook who was removed from the federal bench for corruption and perjury in 1988!
As a federal judge, he was impeached by a Democratic majority House 413 to 3--even Nancy Pelosi voted to charge him--and he was convicted 69 to 26 and thrown off the bench by a Democratic majority Senate.
He shouldn’t be allowed near a government office—except behind bars--much less hold government office!
Posted by: Consider the Source | Sep 29, 2008 1:38:48 PM
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