[Waychel]

</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (Gary,)
Well, seeing as he is the leader of all those influential people making those public statements, he should be reprimanding them when they make statements that are derrogatory.

What they say in public, in their position of leadership, reflects on our government. Are you comfortable with a government like that?

I don't care if it takes him all day either, racism won't be stomped out in a day.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>

Racism and prejudice DO exist within our government because they exist in this country. No matter how equal we are, there will always be people believing in crusades or hating upon one group or another. I agree that our administration should watch what comes out of its mouth considering it could diminish what image we have in the international community. But having sexual relations with interns when you're both a married man and president of the United States is just as equally bad, if not worse, and look at to what degree people defended and got over those actions?

I'm just desentasized to it I guess because you hear things like if not worse than this coming out of Washington every day. I don't see how people can expect a presidential statement in regard to all of it.

But Bush did issue a statement apparently, so I guess its a moot point.