Governor Ehrlich, Steele denounce Democratic Party as racist
Tuesday, August 31, 2004 at 03:56PM
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Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. called the Democratic
Party "racist" in its appeal to blacks Monday and was seconded by his
African-American lieutenant governor, whom the Republicans are show
casing today in a prime-time speech at their national convention here.
"I saw a message coming out of the Democratic Convention: If you happen
to have black skin, you have to believe one way. You have to. Or you
are a traitor to your race," Ehrlich said in remarks to the Maryland
state delegation at its hotel. "That's the message we've seen from a
number of conventions. That's why it's important that this lieutenant
governor speak to this country. That's racist." Ehrlich was joined by
Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele. Speaking to reporters later, Ehrlich
reiterated his comments. Steele said he agreed with the sentiment:
"Absolutely. You are putting people in a box, and you are saying you
can only believe or think or feel a certain way because of the color of
your skin." "I did a national talk show this morning, and the first
question out of the box, on an African-American station, was 'How can
you be a Republican?'" Steele said. "How can you be a Democrat, is my
response. Justify your existence. I don't have to justify mine." [more ] and [
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Pictured above: Ehrlich and Steele
- On May 11, 2004 Governor Ehrlich told
WBAL radio that he rejects the idea of multiculturalism. "Once
you get into this multicultural crap, this bunk, you run into a
problem. With respect to this culture, English is the language," he
said. "Should we encourage young folks here to be assimilated, to learn
the culture and values? Of course. There's a major distinction to
ethnic pride and multiculturalism." "We need to get back to our roots,"
he said, adding that his view on multiculturalism "is a common-sense
view held by everyone." [more]
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