Awful Right Wing Statement of the Day: Rudy Giuliani Says Obama Doesn’t Love America
Today’s example of a barely masked racist comment comes from former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who obviously knew he was about to say something disgusting but since he was among Republican friends, went ahead and said it anyway.
“I do not believe, and I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I do not believe that the president loves America,” Giuliani said during the dinner at the 21 Club, a former Prohibition-era speakeasy in midtown Manhattan. “He doesn’t love you. And he doesn’t love me. He wasn’t brought up the way you were brought up and I was brought up through love of this country.”
“He wasn’t brought up the way you were brought up.” That’s not a racist dog whistle, folks, it’s an air horn. And notice that nobody at this exclusive Republican affair said a single word to renounce it, not even Scott Walker.
Bobby Jindal just sent out this statement from his official gubernatorial office: “Gov. Jindal Refuses to Condemn Mayor Giuliani”
— Robert Costa (@costareports) February 19, 2015