Always Bet On Buckwheat
November 18th, 2007 at 4:34 pm by BrianPassenger 57%. O-tay Two.
Most incumbents seeking re-election held onto their jobs. At least one House member was ousted, state Rep. Carla Dartez, D-Morgan City, who angered civil rights leaders after she ended a conversation with the mother of the NAACP’s local president by saying, “Talk to you later, Buckwheat.”
Buckwheat, a black child character in the “Little Rascals” comedies of the 1930s and ’40s, is considered a racist stereotype. Dartez said she regretted the comment, but local NAACP leaders asked voters to cast ballots for Dartez’s opponent, Republican Joe Harrison.
Dartez’s re-election bid already had been troubled because she was given a summons for improper lane usage after hitting a pedestrian with her vehicle. She failed a field sobriety test but passed a later Breathalyzer test. Meanwhile, Dartez’s husband was indicted for allegations that he hired illegal aliens to work for his construction business.
Dartez’s seat once had been considered a safe win for the Democrats, but the incumbent representative lost to Harrison, a Napoleonville Republican.
“We were disappointed. Carla faced an uphill battle for several different issues,” Ford said.
I’ll say. Come on, Carla. It’s a little late in the game but set the story straight.
You’re not a racist. You just happen to say racist things to the mother of the local NAACP President when you’re three gingham sheets to the wind after a long day of using the citizenry for speedbumps. Even the illegal paperless internationals who work for your husband’s construction business can comprende that. Geez. A little forgiveness por favor.
A question to the NAACP though – aside from the Little Rascals remark, you were okay with everything else she did, right?
On the other hand, 43% of the voters had no problem with it all.
Don Surber notes the narrative – Thank God the Democrats retained control.