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Maloney (D-NY) uses the “n word”

Identity politics don’t taste so sweet now, do they?  Details:

New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a Democrat, apologized Monday for using the N word in a recent interview while recounting a phone call she had received.

“I apologize for having repeated a word I find disgusting,” Maloney said in a statement. “It’s no excuse but I was so caught up in relaying the story exactly as it was told to me that, in doing so, I repeated a word that should never be repeated.”

Maloney, who is challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for the 2010 Democratic Senate nomination in New York, used the full racial slur in an interview with the Web site City Hall while taking aim at Gillibrand’s record.

“I got a call from someone from Puerto Rico, said [Gillibrand] went to Puerto Rico and came out for English-only [education]. And he said, ‘It was like saying n—r to a Puerto Rican,’” Maloney said. “I don’t know-I don’t know if that’s true or not. I just called. I’m just throwing that out. All of her-well, what does she stand for?”

Earlier Monday, the Rev. Al Sharpton — a supporter of Gillibrand’s bid — sharply criticized Maloney for using the word.  (Blue-on-blue action! – Ed.)

To CNN’s credit, they didn’t start up a game of “Name That Party”.  How did that make it past the editors?

Exit question: How long would it have taken the left and the MSM (pardon the redundancy) to demand her resignation if she were a Republican?

July 21, 2009 Posted by crushliberalism | bigotry | 1 Comment