This week, Sen. Harry Reid is scheduled to attend a luncheon put together by African Americans for Harry Reid:
The timing of the launch of the “African Americans for Harry Reid” campaign group, which is scheduled for Thursday in Las Vegas, is coincidental. The luncheon had been scheduled for weeks.
Reid has apologized for remarks he made in 2008 that described Obama as “light skinned” and “with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.” The comments were reported in a new book titled, “Game Change.”
Despite the controversy playing out in the national media, Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile is scheduled to headline the group’s launch event in Nevada. She told The Hill in an e-mail Monday that the launch “is still on, and I’m still on track to go.”
It’s hard to imagine a more awkward fundraiser, but I thought up ten. Hope you enjoy them.
10 Fundraisers More Awkward than African Americans for Harry Reid
10. The Appellation Trail Conservancy for Gov. Mark Sanford
9. United States Vice Units for Gov. Eliot Spitzer
8. 2007 Concerned Parents Against Sexting for Rep. Mark Foley
7. 2008 Concerned Parents Against Sexting for Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick
6. 3D Filmmakers for Gov. David Patterson
5. Chappaquiddick Divers Association for Sen. Ted Kennedy
4. Interns for Abstinence for President Bill Clinton
3. Illinois Auctioneers for Gov. Rod Blagojevich
2. Rational Thinkers Society for Rep. Cynthia McKinney
1. Capitalists for President Barack Obama
