Old, Old Harry- That Language Went Out A Long Time Ago

Harry Reid, in another embarrassing development said the following: ..The preview cites page 37 of the book and reports on a private conversation in which Reid, while attempting to speak favorably of Obama, reportedly said the nation was ready for a black President, especially one who is “light-skinned” and has “no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.” http://www.lvrj.com/news/Reid-apologizes-for-remarks-about-Obama-81072962.html
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Surprisingly, I am going to cut Reid some slack.
First, what he said about Obama was true. Obama used different dialects for different audiences he was campaigning to. Hillary Clinton did the same. I don't know if Obama is light skinned, though as I have never met him in person.
As for using the word "negro", that is what older people have said and still say. I talked to an older truck driver today who used the word "Negro".
But Reid is a liberal politician, and a Democrat, at that. They are supposed to know the proper terminology and get with the times.
Had a Republican politician had said that, there would be outcry's from the liberals for their head or at least their resignation.
So, Harry, please come into the 2010's. We expect a politician to do so.