Reid Demands Apology For ‘Plantation’ Claim, Likens Cassidy To Donald Sterling

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. gestures as he discusses Tuesday's election results during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pushed back on Rep. Bill Cassidy’s (R-LA) remark that the Nevada Democrat “runs the Senate like a plantation.”

“With all the things going on in America today, that’s fairly insensitive. That’s really insensitive. Very insensitive. And if there were any statement that deserved an apology, this is it, big time. I mean, has he been taking lessons from Donald Sterling? Where did he get this?” Reid told reporters at his weekly Capitol press conference, when asked about Cassidy’s comment.

Cassidy is the Republican nominee taking on Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu in November.

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  1. “Where did he get this?”

    From the rampant and vile thinking of the GOP. Rope and tie him with it Harry. Kick him if you get a chance.

  2. Avatar for msny msny says:

    See, Harry treats the Senate like a plantation and the Republican Senators as his slaves…Because, slaves on the plantation routinely got to filibuster their work assignments. Because the slaves got to decide which fields they would work in. Because Massa can’t command the slaves to do anything without the slaves signing off on it. Sounds about right.

  3. Avatar for meri meri says:

    No no no. Everyone knows slavery was actually fairly fun. Isn’t that the current story? Free room and board, two or three hours of work a day.

    What’s not to love?

  4. REID’s CHILdish DEMANd FOR an APOLOGY After COmparing cassidY TO sterlinG makes makES reID souND liKE hitLER!1!1!!!ONE!!!1!1!!!

  5. Avatar for meta meta says:

    The Republican’ts are on a concentrated 1984 push. Up is down, down is up, and all the rest. Just watch Mitchy.

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