Senator Harry Reid

There was another story in the article about Democratic Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader and an Obama ally. According to Reid,"In 2008, Obama could succeed as an African-American presidential candidate partly because he was "light-skinned" and because he didn't speak with a "Negro dialect"". While he was defended by black leaders, who regarded him as a decent man after the comments, it is surprising that one of the most important political figures in our country would make a comment like this, knowing that he is a public figure and and must watch what he says. Just reading something like this and thinking about what is going on with Representative Weiner's scandal, it makes you wonder who has really been elected to serve our country. Representative Weiner's ability to put on this mask to gain voter support is interesting when looked in comparison to who he really is.