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A video satire produced by a liberal group led by a former New York Times reporter and former Media Matters executive says that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is not liked by blacks, reports The Washington Examiner. The producers say Romney is “so white he makes “Wonder Bread look like pumpernickel.”…

…Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, Missouri Democrat, condemned the video’s message telling me on Tuesday afternoon, “Whoever said it just made a very ignorant statement and it’s an embarrassment to those of us who believe we need be moving towards a one America.”

“The other point is whenever things like this happen, you’ll find a number of African-Americans without hesitation ready to make a condemnation. We always have difficulty, when it’s coming from another route. When thing happen, people make comments, but that’s not enough. It’s not helpful. It’s not enough to stop me from readily condemning ignorant statements on race,” he added.

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6 Comments!

  1. DougM (November is coming)
    Posted July 16, 2012 at 5:37 am |

    Hmm, lessee …
    “so black he makes pumpernickel look like Wonder Bread.”
    Offhand,
    I’d say that construct is, like, you know, a tad insensitive.

  2. TimO
    Posted July 16, 2012 at 6:00 am |

    Typical liberal who is probably not old enough to remember that in the ’60s-’70s “Wonder Bread” used to be a racial slur blacks used to use against whites… goes both ways, numbnuts….

  3. Stilton
    Posted July 16, 2012 at 7:50 am |

    Worth noting, the media group that created this ad is composed of four white liberals who apparently felt compelled to speak for blacks, believing they can’t speak for themselves.

  4. geezerette
    Posted July 16, 2012 at 8:03 am |

    What happens when you mix pump-her-nickel and white wonder together?

  5. Colonel Jerry USMC
    Posted July 16, 2012 at 8:14 am |

    Aunt Jemima`s Cornpone mix?????

  6. DougM (November is coming)
    Posted July 17, 2012 at 5:40 am |

    I apologize for my comment.
    I overlooked the “content of their character” reference.
    (What? Well, there must be one in there somewhere.)

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