Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz. referred to Black people as "colored people" Thursday in floor debate over his proposed amendment to an annual defense policy bill, prompting a stern rebuke from the former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Lawmakers were debating a series of GOP-backed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act, which the House aims to pass by the end of the week.
Oh, I can absolutely believe it. They simply do not care, at the end of the day. Some people’s desire to feel smug or superior outweighs whatever little empathy they might have about the well-being and happiness of others that they don’t even care about anyway.