Senator Claire McCaskill (D) via Twitter on the Haiti earthquake:
Heartsick over the devastation in Haiti. I’m proud of my country for helping. Prayers for the families of Haiti. about 5 hours ago from web
Then there was this curious post:
Really? Helping suffering people is about politics? Our assistance to others defines us as a nation. Shame on him. http://bit.ly/4Qhd2R 6 minutes ago from web
Following the link, it appears that a right wingnut talk radio gasbag opened his mouth (via Media Matters):
Limbaugh: Obama will use Haiti to boost credibility with “light-skinned and dark-skinned black community in this country”
http://cloudfront.mediamatters.org/static/flash/player.swf
One hundred dollars on Claire McCaskill knocking him out fifteen seconds into the first round.
And, finally, Claire McCaskill responded to an apologist:
@texasmcmanus There is no context that can defend those sentiments. half a minute ago from web in reply to texasmcmanus
That’s called comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable, Missouri style.
Update:
Senator McCaskill:
It’s important to note that there is no editorial comment in this link. Hyper partisan, his words out of his mouth.http://bit.ly/4Qhd2R 5 minutes ago from web
I’m glad somebody had the brass to take on this predatory sack of slime.