Rokita apologizes for slavery remark (Indiana Republican SOS)

[LiberalFighter]

Source: Indianapolis Star

Black legislators in the Indiana General Assembly are expressing outrage today over a racially tinged statement that Secretary of State Todd Rokita made at a Republican party dinner in southern Indiana.

Rokita, a Republican in his second term as Indiana's chief election officer, was the keynote speaker Thursday at a GOP event in Daviess County.
According to the Washington Times-Herald, the local newspaper in that county, Rokita questioned in his speech why so many blacks vote for the Democratic Party.

"How can that be?" Rokita was quoted as saying. "90 to 10. Who's the master and who's the slave in that relationship."

Read more: www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070416/LOCAL/704160419

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Showing his true color. Not white but dark as in his heart.

[Skip Intro]

1. Well, I think he answered his own qestion.

One might wonder why 10% of the black population supports republicans (if I can extrapolate that conclusion).

[Dhalgren]

2. Well, the ideas behind that statement are repugnant, but

if an active and engaged group throws 90% of its support to one political party, I'd say that the group has quite a bit of sway over that party. I think that the party in question would be led by blithering idiots if that party did not do everything in its power to keep that 90% of that group pretty damned happy. Just my thought...

[Wilms]

3. And this guy is the chief election official in the state.

Makes one wonder about the right to vote.

[LiberalFighter]

4. He completely supported identification in order to vote

[LaStrega]

5. little wonder

identification most assuredly would put a hefty dent in minority/poor voting

we need to run these bastards out of office

[indypaul]

7. Florida 2000

Has it been mentioned that Mr. Rokita was one of the attorneys
who reported for duty in the Florida recount fiasco in 2000.
He learned his lessons well and imported them to Indiana.

[Wilms]

8. Thanks for that note.

I remember being a bit bugged by Indiana's 2004 results, but nothing I could put a finger on.

Perhaps my hunch was justified.

[LiberalFighter]

10. That is news to me

[indypaul]

11. Check out Dan Carpenter column today

at Indystar.com. "Rokita can't have it both ways; and clearly,
he has taken both sides. In 2000 he was among the GOP shock troops
that flew to Florida to fight, not for ballot integrity, but for
George W. Bush."

[tanyev]

6. Come to the Republican party where there is no doubt about who's the master!

[truthisfreedom]

9. Someone explain to me exactly what he's trying to imply.

I don't quite follow.