Whoa. It’s not every day that the race card gets turned around and used on Democrats, but that’s exactly what happened when Rev. Michael Faulkner – a candidate for mayor, reverend, and former NFL player – spoke about a shocking racial joke made by Hillary Clinton and New York mayor Bill de Blasio.
The joke was reported here by The Political Insider.
At the NYC annual Inner Circle Show, an event where journalists gather to crack wise about the day’s politics, Clinton and de Blasio took part in a skit that made use of the phrase “colored people time.”
Clinton joked about the mayor taking so long to endorse her.
“Thanks for the endorsement, Bill,” Clinton quipped. “Took you long enough.”
De Blasio responded, “Sorry, Hillary, I was running on C.P. time,” a reference to the phrase “colored people time” which alludes to the stereotype that African-Americans are lazy, unreliable, and often late to things.
The exchange, which led to groans in the audience and an awkward exchange between de Blasio and one of the actors, can be seen below …
Faulkner blasted Hillary and Bill over the exchange, saying it was “insensitive to say the least, and racist to the extreme.”
The reverend and former New York Jets football player also took aim at the top Democrats for ‘pandering to the black community,’ then having the gall to make a joke about ‘colored people.’
Via Fox News Insider:
But for many people, the damage was done, says Rev. Michel Faulkner.
“This was insensitive to say the least, and racist to an extreme,” he said of the pre-planned skit, shown in the clip above.
“Sometimes we over-dramatize things, but this could not be over-dramatized. Because these were two people who were supposedly champions of equal rights and fairness. They should have known better.”
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“They have pandered to the black community, they have told them that they were going to take care of them,” he told Greta Van Susteren.
Imagine if this joke had been made by Ted Cruz or Donald Trump. It would absolutely destroy their political aspirations in a heartbeat, leading every major news outlet for days and weeks to come.
Yet, you’ll only hear about this incident from people like Faulkner on Fox News, where it will quickly be forgotten.
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