Colorado Legislator: Poverty Higher Among ‘Black Race’ Because They Eat Too Much Chicken

[CatWoman]

so if I eat more steak, would that make me more successful?

In a meeting of the state’s Economic Opportunity Poverty Reduction Task Force Wednesday, Colorado State Sen. Vicki Marble (R) delivered a long monologue suggesting that the reason for poverty among certain minority groups was that they eat too much chicken and barbecue.

Discussing statistics about racial disparities in the poverty rate, KVDR Denver reports, Marble claimed that the studies ignored drug addiction and poor diets common among Latino- and African-American families.

MARBLE: When you look at life expectancy, there are problems in the black race: sickle-cell anemia is something that comes up, diabetes is something that’s prevalent in the genetic makeup and you just can’t help it… Although I’ve got to say, I’ve never had better barbecue and better chicken and ate better in my life than when you go down south and you — I mean love it and everybody loves it. The Mexican diet in Mexico with all of the fresh vegetables. And you go down there and they’re much thinner than when they come up here… they change their diet.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/08/22/2508261/colorado-legislator-poverty-higher-among-black-race-because-they-eat-too-much-chicken/

[JustAnotherGen]

1. She is one

Ignorant asshole - isn't she?

[CatWoman]

2. I can think of better names to call her

...........

[JustAnotherGen]

9. I can't believe she brought up

Sickle Cell Anemia.

This is what is wrong with these sick fucked in the head twists. They think every single individual can control every single thing.

She probably thinks people who have Downs Syndrome have the mark of satan or something.

I'm stopping with a stupid dumb fuck.

I've lost patience with the "I didn't mean it I'm so sweet and innocent" white people in America.


Done. Done. Done. You shit on us - we call you worthless fuckwads.

Done. Done. Done.

[warrant46]

3. Racist Much?

The sheep who elected this knuckle dragger must be proud



Colorado State Sen. Vicki Marble (R)

[dixiegrrrrl]

24. Palin must be just green with envy.

Sheesh..

[warrant46]

32. Yes she has been laying Low lately?

Hasn't she ? I for one--- don't miss her meandering spewing and vomiting of drivel

[one_voice]

4. Jesus it's like..

it's like they try to out do each other, to see who can be more offensive.

[GeorgeGist]

5. Mexico takes title of "most obese" from America

Try to keep up Vicki.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57592714/mexico-takes-title-of-most-obese-from-america/

[1awake]

29. That's what I thought when I read this. n/t

[Cerridwen]

6. Followed by the non-apology "apology"

"I'm sorry you were offended." or in her words, "“My comments were not meant to be disparaging to any community… I am saddened they were taken in that regard."



I have known women like her. The most traumatic thing that's ever happened to them is they broke a nail the day before their wedding. They have no concept of anything outside their nice little bubble and living inside it seems to turn their brains to mush and their hearts to walled-off stone. They consider themselves exceptional people and don't understand why "everyone can't be like me" and see no irony in that thought.

[Arkana]

7. GOP minority outreach in action, folks!

[marmar]

8. How incredibly f**king stupid can one person be?

That's enough stupid for a whole county. ....... And didn't Mexico's obesity rate recently pass that in the U.S.?

I reiterate, this woman is dangerously dumb.

[Solly Mack]

10. Rep. Rhonda Fields showed greater restraint that I could have done.

I'm not so sure I wouldn't have smacked Marble.

[hobbit709]

11. Is she really that stupid or did she have to take lessons?

[n2doc]

12. She forgot to mention the watermelon

[MisterP]

27. that's zero-cal

[LWolf]

13. WTF

How do these stupid fucking bigots get elected?

[Botany]

14. oh well she has apologized

[LuvNewcastle]

17. Ah yes, the non-apology apology.

She isn't sorry for what she said. She's sorry for how it was taken. It was actually our fault for taking it that way.

[JBoy]

23. She forgot to mention that she has friends that are black.

[Robb]

33. And that they are some of her BEST friends.

[erpowers]

15. Trying to Get Attention?

At first I thought she was stupid, but then I wondered if this was just an attempt to get attention. With some of the comments some Republicans are making these days I wonder if many of them are saying foolish things in order to get attention and book deals. I wonder if the success of Sarah Palin; saying a number of stupid things while never really seeming to solve problems, but at the same time getting book deals and becoming a television political commentator has made other Republican think the key is to be stupid, or at least say stupid things.

[maddezmom]

16. Another racist idiot

[senseandsensibility]

18. Is that what she's trying to say?

It sounds like meaningless rambling to me. The chicken part almost sounds like she's trying to say something nice about "the blacks" and then something nice about "the Mexicans". But it still sounds racist.

[NoPasaran]

19. So does Chik-Fil-A advertising promote poverty?

I always knew those frigging cows were up to no good.

[Deep13]

20. Did she start by saying, "I hope this doesn't sound racist, but...."? nt

[olddots]

21. Please repukes CRUZ & MARBLE in 2016

maybe Marble & Paul would be a better ticket .= people who have lost their marbles .

[HappyMe]

22. Wow.

She sure is a stupid asshole.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

25. She said that? Has she lost her marbles?

[msanthrope]

30. Someone had to say it. nt

[MrSlayer]

26. I don't think one can eat too much barbecue.

As a pitmaster I resent the implication.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

28. I wonder if he's ever heard of malaria. SSA in African-Americans is one of my favourite factoids.

It's regularly used as a teaching point, I believe; shame he doesn't seem to have heard of it.

[Rex]

31. How the fuck do these creatures keep from wandering into traffic?

I know, I know...tethers.