Do You Remember…
By Mitch Berg
…when Barack Obama was going to “restore” America’s “reputation” around the world?
Don’t worry – neither does anyone else:
The United States has apologised for controversial remarks made by a US diplomat who spoke of “dark and dirty” Indians, calling the comments “inappropriate”.
US Vice-Consul Maureen Chao told Indian students on Friday that her “skin became dirty and dark like the Tamilians” after a long train journey, according to Indian media — referring to people from the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
During her speech in the Tamil Nadu capital, Chennai, Chao was quoted as saying: “I was on a 24-hour train trip from Delhi to (the eastern Indian state of) Orissa.
To be fair, I’m not sure that Obama is counting on the Tamil vote…
August 17th, 2011 at 10:03 am
You bet he is! Both alive and dead, citizen or not, and each voting at least twice – in every state.
August 17th, 2011 at 12:50 pm
And no picture ID required. That would disenfranchise the Tamilians.