Kansas Congresswoman Say GOP Seeking "Great White Hope"!

Yes, I agree. We should all have a filter on our minds and mouths in case we ever utter anything that anyone, anywhere can take offense to. Otherwise, we will be called racist and there's no way to defend yourself against that charge. Once it is levied, it is automatically believed and taints you for life. Can I say taint? I know I can't say it's a black mark on your record. Honestly, as you suggested above, this woman probably has no clue where the phrase originated. She inadvertently used what is now a common phrase without any knowledge of its origin. What kind of apology could she make other than the one she did? This reminds me of a story I read about some organizations in the UK which are banning phrases like "gentleman's agreement" which means an agreement of honor and not necessarily contract, because it might offend women. I hate to think that women are considered to be that petty that they are likely to take great offense at that phrase, but some will. And we must never offend. Here's an example of the craziness: "Advice issued by the South West Regional Development Agency states: “Terms such as ‘black sheep of the family’, ‘black looks’ and ‘black mark’ have no direct link to skin colour but potentially serve to reinforce a negative view of all things black. Equally, certain terms imply a negative image of ‘black’ by reinforcing the positive aspects of white. " Okay, they admit that these phrases have absolutely nothing to do with race or color, yet because stupid people might not know that and hysterical people might not care that they don't have anything to do with race but feel like being hysterical anyway, we all should stop using these perfectly good English words. But wait? What about when a business is "in the red"? Will that offend even though it refers to the color of the ink in the books? What about a profitable business that is "in the black"? Should we stop using that term because it might imply a negative image of white by reinforcing the positive aspects of black? She apologized. It didn't mean anything to do with race to her. She said so and I believe that. You probably believe that too. I don't know what more she could say or do. What do you want her to do?

On one hand maybe she really did mean "Light" not white. On the other hand she should know better than this. Also I doubt her remarks even further since she mentioned harnessing great young Republican minds as I know full well the dinosaurs that are already in office and in power have ZERO intention of doing this (they have to protect their own power and position after all and this goes for both parties). Or maybe its me being too cynical in that case. Anyways Annie, here's something for Con-man-gresswoman Jenkins (best if viewed in Arial font) ............................................________ ....................................,.-‘”...................``~., .............................,.-”...................................“-., .........................,/...............................................”:, .....................,?......................................................\, .................../...........................................................,} ................./......................................................,:`^`..} .............../...................................................,:”........./ ..............?.....__.........................................:`.........../ ............./__.(.....“~-,_..............................,:`........../ .........../(_....”~,_........ -,_....................,:`........_/ ..........{.._$;_......”=,_.......“-,_.......,.-~-,},.~”;/....} ...........((.....*~_.......”=-._......“;,,./`..../”............../ ...,,,___.\`~,......“~.,....................`.....}............../ ............(....`=-,,.......`........................(......;_,,-” ............/.`~,......`-...............................\....../\ .............\`~.*-,.....................................|,./.....\,__ ,,_..........}.-._\...................................|..............`=~-, .....`=~-,_\_......`\,.................................\ ...................`=~-,,.\,...............................\ ................................`:,,...........................`\..............__ .....................................`=-,...................,%`--==`` ........................................_\..........._,-%.......`\ ...................................,

"The great white hope", I remember years ago they were using that phrase when a white man was to box Joe Louis. She must have gotten it somewhere! I wonder who these "bright lights" in Washington are that she is talking about? I don't know of any! (sniker)(LOL);-(

As much as I love seeing the hypocrisy of the right as well as believing in the underlying bigotry behind much of the anti-Obama rhetoric, I can't find it in me to believe that every single slip of the tongue while using an otherwise common phrase that has more than one connotation was a hidden use of the negative connotation. I think that sometimes we say things and know what we mean when we say them, but as soon as they're out of our mouths, the other meaning suddenly flashes before our eyes and it's too late to undo. But, I just don't think that every single use has a hidden meaning. Sometimes it's just poorly timed rather than coded innuendo. But, that's me. She obviously chose the wrong phrase, but did she mean it the way it sounded? I can't say that she did. If she did, she was stupid. But, that's a pretty public display of stupidity, so I have my doubts.

Some people never think about the words they are going to say, they just say them and then realize how ignorant they sound.

I'm not familiar with Jenkins, but I think perhaps it was a poor choice of words considering how hypersensitive the politically correct crowd is these days - but I honestly don't think she meant that the party was literally looking for a white person. While I feel she could have phrased it better and I don't think she should be crucified over her comment, I do actually agree with the underlying point she was trying to make; the Republican party desperately needs a GOOD, STRONG leader to rise up, someone like Ronald Reagan comes to my mind as he was the last Republican I truly admired and believed in and is actually the reason why I became a Republican when I was old enough to vote. The GOP has had some real "clunker" politicians the last 15 years AT LEAST; they are either just horrible, corrupt incompetent, crazy, or trying to pretend to be democrats - in other words NOT what we need. (Not that the other party is any better LOL) My party has harmed itself by focusing on things that they have no business meddling with, such as people's personal lives (gay marriage for example) that has left a bad taste in the mouths of many republicans and former republicans. We're supposed to be the party that OPPOSES big government and government interference in people's personal lives, not the party that attempts to screw with the constitution to keep consenting adults from marrying just because they happen to be gay. We're supposed to be the party that supports lower taxes, smaller government, and preservation of individuals' rights to live their own lives and find their own destiny with as little obstacle as possible created by the federal government. My party lost its was a long time ago, and has yet to find it again. As a lifelong registered republican I will not even vote for them until they pull their heads from their arses and get back to what I stated above and away from all the other crap they've been making so much nuisance of themselves with over the years.

Its been brought up already, "oh why does someone have to tiptoe"...blah blah blah. I am sensitive to racist comments, I don't like racists, but when I heard that this woman said that, did I think "omg she said something racist!!!!!!" NO, I thought to myself, this woman is stupid and didn't even realize what she said. So many people want to turn this into a black/white racism issue, when really what it is is "think before you speak" issue. Yes I see the offensiveness in what she said for sure, she should have given a better apology, yes, do I think she is a racist, no. So many people want to say that it shouldn't be an issue, that we shouldn't have to "tiptoe" around saying something negative about black people, well the fact is also that in this time, if a black Rep. had said something that could be seen as racist against white people, there would be a stink about it as well, and there should be. Politicians need to be politically correct, no matter what race they could be offending. This woman was not politically correct, she was stupid in my view. And so I just see her as stupid, not racist, just stupid

Oh my freakin gooddess did I walk out of an adult policical discussion room and on to a 3rd grade school yard? You have got to be kidding me, THIS is the latest controversy? For real, this is the big news now? Wow, lol! Thanks for this annie, I had just finished responding to an email from my ex wife and was mad enough to put my fist through a wall, but this REALLY made my day, thanks, lol, I REALLY needed this, as usual annie, you are awesome, thank you so much for this.

I wonder what kind of hope a lot of these Democrats will be lookng for when they are un-employed like their bad management has made thousands of people. And they don't need to blame Bush - he suffered with them in the majority.

I read this as well, and had to laugh, this comment is even worse when you look back at where this saying comes from. She should have come out and did a better job of apologizing, but it doesn't surprise me coming from an elitist like Jenkins.

I take it someone make an issue of the statement. I don't know about you, but I'm getting tired of always having to tip toe around blacks because they hear everything as a racial slur. Why are they always getting their panties in a wad? And why is it all right for them to make racial slurs but not all right for anyone else to even make an innocent or accidental statement that could be perceived as racial? Whether or not her apology is sincere, doesn't matter to me. She should not have had to apologize at all.