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September 10, 2003
Edwards rightly calls Dean's remarks divisive
Dean's remarks also happen to be untrue.
While the concept Dean was trying to convey makes sense, the words that he chose to make it were a lie. He had no business lying to the American people.
During last night's Congressional Black Caucus Debate, Howard Dean said, "I'll tell you why I connect with African-American audiences. I'm the only white politician that ever talks about race in front of white audiences. Black people have heard lectures from white politicians for a long time. White folks need to talk to white people in America about race."
Senator John Edwards (D-NC) made the following statement today in response to Governor Howard Dean's statement at last night's debate that Dean is "the only white politician that ever talks about race in front of white audiences."
"Governor Dean's statement was divisive. And divisive is exactly what we're trying to overcome. His statement does a disservice to everyone he stood next to and all the people before us who have raised this issue over and over again in front of all audiences."Senator Lieberman marched with Martin Luther King. Senator Kerry talks about his experience in Vietnam. I grew up in the segregated South. Fighting for civil rights is part of who I am. I talk about it in front of every audience I'm with.
"Governor Dean was right about one thing - politicians should talk about civil rights wherever they go. In the future, I hope he leads by example instead of by attack."
As you might expect, there is a stream of outraged posts over at the Edwards blog about Dean's gross distortion of Edwards' record. (To be fair, Dean distorted the records of several others, too). Is there anything Howard Dean wouldn't say to get applause?
Posted by Mike at September 10, 2003 11:48 PM
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