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Originally Posted by Pazuzu
Where? What? It says no where the context of what he said and how he said it. I don't care that they were sitting in a judicial meeting, that doesn't preclude them from BSing during a meeting, or maybe right before or after. Did they get a bit out of hand talking about the subject, and maybe got a bit off color? Did he start on a rant and the rest of them sat back and said to themselves "WTF is this guy doing??"
Actually listening to the tape would clarify a lot of this.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah... during the meeting, in a debate during the meeting, it doesn't matter. It's still hilariously bizarre.
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Robert Ford: “Brothas” Don’t Work
On Tuesday, S.C. Sen. Robert Ford (D-Charleston) unleashed a racial firestorm when he claimed that “brothas” were lazy – and that “Mexicans” are the only people in America willing to do manual labor.
“I know brothers – and I’m talking about black guys – they are not going to do the dirty work at Boeing,” Ford said, referring to the construction of a new aircraft manufacturing facility in North Charleston. “A brother is going to find ways to take a break.”
Ford said that the Boeing plant – which is being built in his Lowcountry district – is being built by “Mexicans.”
“American’s not going to do no hard hard work,” Ford said in a follow-up interview with WLTX TV 19 (CBS – Columbia, S.C.) “The foundation for industry is going to be laid by Mexican workers, that’s a matter of fact. Now they got some people upset about that, they better learn American history and they better get a life.”
Ford’s comments –
which were made in the context of a debate over a new illegal immigration bill – have drawn sharp rebukes from Republican and Democratic leaders in South Carolina. Even the state chapter of the NAACP has called his comments “unfortunate.”
We agree – although it’s hard to say there’s not a kernel of truth regarding his assessment of the immigrant work ethic.
A former Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Ford has been an aggressive supporter of parental choice – which has made him a target of the Democratic establishment (particularly the NAACP). His blunt commentary is often refreshing, but it’s often borderline nonsensical.
For example, Ford once referred to email as a “tool of the aristocracy.”
In related news, a Twitter page lampooning Sen. Ford is enjoying a sudden surge in popularity. The Twitter page – called “ShizSenatorFordSays” – says it is dedicated to the “accidental wit, wisdom and strange sayings from the five-term state senator from Charleston. And jokes.”
Robert Ford: “Brothas” Don’t Work :: FITSNews