By Matt Vespa
It’s only racist if Republicans do it; that’s seems to be the ethos of the political left and that of the Democratic Party.
This was showcased yet again, albeit painfully, during the awkward moment when New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio joked about how his late endorsement of Hillary Clinton was on “CP” time during the Inner Circle’s annual musical at the New York Hilton Hotel over the weekend.
According to their description on Facebook, The Inner
Circle was founded in the early 1920s, which allowed members of the media to
poke fun at politics and “hold up a mirror to New York's political elite.” Past
mayoral appearances include Michael Bloomberg dressing as a hippie, while Rudy
Giuliani showed up in drag. It’s a charity event that saw a guest appearance
from Hillary Clinton that led to this rather awkward exchange.
Leslie Odum, Jr. of the Broadway musical “Hamilton” was
on stage performing the Inner Circle’s rendition of “Shamilton,” when De Blasio
came front and center and, uh, started rapping about his love for New York:
"I love this city and that's a fact," the mayor
rapped. "But it's like shark week when you reporters attack. I know you're
doing your job, so let me do mine. 'Cause I'm BDB, and this is my rhyme."
I’ll let you watch the rest of this painful act, but
around 7:55 – Hillary appears on stage with Odum and De Blasio. At 8:55 comes
the awkward colored people’s time remark.
“I just have to say thanks for the endorsement, Bill,”
said Clinton. “Took you long enough,” she continued.
“Sorry Hillary, I was running on CP time,” replied De
Blasio, which did not elicit much laughter from the crowd.
“That’s not—I don’t like jokes like that, Bill,” said
Odum.
Clinton said he was talking about “cautious politician time.”
The thing
is we all know he wasn’t–and it was a stupid joke, especially for someone who
is part of the left wing, political correctness charge that’s ruining college
and comedy.
Yes, Mr. Mayor we all know you have a black wife; a) that doesn’t
make you a member of the African American community b) that doesn’t mean you
can culturally appropriate the jokes about her culture and race as if they’re
your own.
Sorry, I’m just going by the progressive playbook on these rules and
regulations.
Could you imagine the uproar if a Republican had made a similar
comment, albeit in jest, at a charity event? T
here would wall-to-wall media
coverage.
So, it appears that making politically incorrect, or other racially
charged, remarks are just fine, as long as you’re a Democrat, or if you’re
“down with the Sandinistas,” in which we have no doubts, Mr. De Blasio.
