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Rep. Carolyn Maloney apologizes over use of N-word
By Michael Saul
DAILY NEWS POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
Rep. Carolyn Maloney's use of the N-word may hurt her planned run against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/07/20/2009-07-20_rep_carolyn_maloney_apologizes_over_use_of_nword_but_incident_may_cost_her_again.html#ixzz0LwLYfEL7
Rep. Carolyn Maloney's planned Senate bid isn't even officially off the ground and already she's scrambling to say sorry for using the N-word in an interview.
"I apologize for having repeated a word I find disgusting," Maloney said in a statement Monday.
Maloney used the racial slur while relaying a story she'd heard.
The potentially damaging gaffe comes a week before Maloney's scheduled launch of her Democratic challenge to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand at the polls next fall.
Baruch College's political pro Doug Muzzio said Maloney's use of the N-word is, to be blunt, "stupid."
"A week before your announcement you don't want to apologize for anything, particularly a word that would offend a core demographic group," Muzzio said. "Is it fatal? No. But it sure ain't good."
Maloney aides say the East Side congresswoman is undeterred by the controversy and will formally announce her Senate candidacy next Monday or Tuesday.
She spent last night raising about $300,000 for her House campaign war chest with a cash bash headlined by ex-President Bill Clinton at the St. Regis Hotel in midtown.
Asked about the flap at the fund-raiser, Maloney refused to expand on her earlier statement.
She made the slur while criticizing Gillibrand to City Hall, a biweekly publication and political Web site.
She was relaying a conversation she'd had with someone disappointed in the new senator's stance on English-only education - a hot-button issue in the Hispanic community.
"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----- to a Puerto Rican,'" she is quoted as saying, using the full racial slur.
In a statement, the Rev. Al Sharpton, who is supporting Gillibrand, lambasted Maloney, saying her use of the word was "alarming."
"No public official, even in quoting someone else, should loosely use such an offensive term and should certainly challenge someone using the term to him or her," Sharpton said.
Maloney explained, "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."
Sharpton said he takes Maloney's apology at face value, but he said the incident could hurt her in the African-American community.
"I personally don't think she's a racist, but I think it is disturbing," he said. "Does she [regularly] allow this kind of word in conversation?"
Gillibrand spokesman Matt Canter said the senator believes "any use of the word is offensive."
Despite the blowback, Maloney's team was still trying to score points off Gillibrand's English-only stance - a position the senator's aides say she opposes. But in 2007-08, the "English First" group gave Gillibrand an A grade.
"Apparently, Sen. Gillibrand has changed her positions so many times that her own staff doesn't even remember what they are," said Paul Blank, a senior Maloney aide.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/07/20/2009-07-20_rep_carolyn_maloney_apologizes_over_use_of_nword_but_incident_may_cost_her_again.html#ixzz0LwKpFYQC
DAILY NEWS POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
Rep. Carolyn Maloney's use of the N-word may hurt her planned run against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/07/20/2009-07-20_rep_carolyn_maloney_apologizes_over_use_of_nword_but_incident_may_cost_her_again.html#ixzz0LwLYfEL7
Rep. Carolyn Maloney's planned Senate bid isn't even officially off the ground and already she's scrambling to say sorry for using the N-word in an interview.
"I apologize for having repeated a word I find disgusting," Maloney said in a statement Monday.
Maloney used the racial slur while relaying a story she'd heard.
The potentially damaging gaffe comes a week before Maloney's scheduled launch of her Democratic challenge to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand at the polls next fall.
Baruch College's political pro Doug Muzzio said Maloney's use of the N-word is, to be blunt, "stupid."
"A week before your announcement you don't want to apologize for anything, particularly a word that would offend a core demographic group," Muzzio said. "Is it fatal? No. But it sure ain't good."
Maloney aides say the East Side congresswoman is undeterred by the controversy and will formally announce her Senate candidacy next Monday or Tuesday.
She spent last night raising about $300,000 for her House campaign war chest with a cash bash headlined by ex-President Bill Clinton at the St. Regis Hotel in midtown.
Asked about the flap at the fund-raiser, Maloney refused to expand on her earlier statement.
She made the slur while criticizing Gillibrand to City Hall, a biweekly publication and political Web site.
She was relaying a conversation she'd had with someone disappointed in the new senator's stance on English-only education - a hot-button issue in the Hispanic community.
"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----- to a Puerto Rican,'" she is quoted as saying, using the full racial slur.
In a statement, the Rev. Al Sharpton, who is supporting Gillibrand, lambasted Maloney, saying her use of the word was "alarming."
"No public official, even in quoting someone else, should loosely use such an offensive term and should certainly challenge someone using the term to him or her," Sharpton said.
Maloney explained, "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."
Sharpton said he takes Maloney's apology at face value, but he said the incident could hurt her in the African-American community.
"I personally don't think she's a racist, but I think it is disturbing," he said. "Does she [regularly] allow this kind of word in conversation?"
Gillibrand spokesman Matt Canter said the senator believes "any use of the word is offensive."
Despite the blowback, Maloney's team was still trying to score points off Gillibrand's English-only stance - a position the senator's aides say she opposes. But in 2007-08, the "English First" group gave Gillibrand an A grade.
"Apparently, Sen. Gillibrand has changed her positions so many times that her own staff doesn't even remember what they are," said Paul Blank, a senior Maloney aide.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/07/20/2009-07-20_rep_carolyn_maloney_apologizes_over_use_of_nword_but_incident_may_cost_her_again.html#ixzz0LwKpFYQC
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New Questions Raised in Pendleton Murder
Family of August Provost still suspects his killing at a Camp Pendleton guard shack was an anti-gay hate crime
By PAUL KRUEGER
A Navy Seaman killed during an apparent ambush at Camp Pendleton will be buried Friday in his hometown of Houston, TX, according to Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas).
Congresswoman Jackson Lee is the latest person to call for a complete and open investigation into the murder of Seaman August Provost, 29. The sailor was found dead at about 3:30 am June 30, in his guard post near the Pacific Ocean, on the southwestern corner of Camp Pendleton. His body had multiple bullet wounds.
Just days after the murder, local gay activists said they had credible information that Provost's murder might have been an anti-gay hate crime. Local Congress members Bob Filner and Susan Davis both demanded a thorough investigation by the Department of Defense and the Marine Corps but a spokesman for military said there is no evidence so far of a hate-crime. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is holding a "person of interest" in the crime, but no charges have been filed against that person.
Seaman Provost's family continues to insist that the murder was a hate-crime.
Congresswoman Jackson Lee is also demanding more answers from the Pentagon about a possible anti-gay or anti-black motive in Provost's death. But Congressman Filner is now raising other questions about the death. Filner wants the Navy to address the possibility that the killer was storming the area of Camp Pendleton that houses Assault Craft Unit 5.
The North County Gay and Lesbian Coalition is planning a candlelight vigil for Seaman Provost on Friday, at 7:30 pm, outside the main gate at Camp Pendleton.
(((Note: This is really sad, and no one deserves to be beaten or murdered because of their lifestyle or sexual orientation.))) WTF is wrong with people these days!! Stop the Hatred
By PAUL KRUEGER
A Navy Seaman killed during an apparent ambush at Camp Pendleton will be buried Friday in his hometown of Houston, TX, according to Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas).
Congresswoman Jackson Lee is the latest person to call for a complete and open investigation into the murder of Seaman August Provost, 29. The sailor was found dead at about 3:30 am June 30, in his guard post near the Pacific Ocean, on the southwestern corner of Camp Pendleton. His body had multiple bullet wounds.
Just days after the murder, local gay activists said they had credible information that Provost's murder might have been an anti-gay hate crime. Local Congress members Bob Filner and Susan Davis both demanded a thorough investigation by the Department of Defense and the Marine Corps but a spokesman for military said there is no evidence so far of a hate-crime. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is holding a "person of interest" in the crime, but no charges have been filed against that person.
Seaman Provost's family continues to insist that the murder was a hate-crime.
Congresswoman Jackson Lee is also demanding more answers from the Pentagon about a possible anti-gay or anti-black motive in Provost's death. But Congressman Filner is now raising other questions about the death. Filner wants the Navy to address the possibility that the killer was storming the area of Camp Pendleton that houses Assault Craft Unit 5.
The North County Gay and Lesbian Coalition is planning a candlelight vigil for Seaman Provost on Friday, at 7:30 pm, outside the main gate at Camp Pendleton.
(((Note: This is really sad, and no one deserves to be beaten or murdered because of their lifestyle or sexual orientation.))) WTF is wrong with people these days!! Stop the Hatred
Toni Braxton / Autism Speaks Ad Council Spot
I just wish there was a cure for Autism! It's good to see a videos about the positives of autism.
Whitney Houston’s “I Look To You” Album
Whitney Houston is the best! Her voice is beautiful & one of the best I've ever heard! Go out & Pick up your copy on Sept. 1
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For more information on Whitney Houston be sure to visit her official website:
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A Message From Chris
"All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes." - Winston Churchill
Note: I believe mistakes are a part of every day life whether or not you can admit it to yourself. When you learn from your mistakes, all your learn is what not to do next time. Putting your hand on anyone is ((WRONG)) you must think about the situation before hand. No woman or man deserves to be treated like that... It is still wrong to put your hands on somebody, male or female. I would never want a man to hit my wife, grandmother, mother, sister, cousin or niece. ((This will turn any sane person insane believe that..))
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