Florida’s Democratic Party chairman has apparently managed to hold on to his job after actions and remarks that outraged many fellow Democrats over the weekend.
It was to be the Democrats’ night of the year, a fundraising gala in Hollywood featuring keynote speaker former Vice-President Joe Biden.
But newly-minted Florida Democratic Chairman Stephen Bittel ended up stealing, some say spoiling, the night.
Bittel recognized lots of folks at the event at the Weston Diplomat Hotel, but canceled a scheduled group introduction of the black legislative caucus. Not enough time he said.
When there were complaints, Bittel is quoted by various lawmakers as saying “black caucus members were acting like 3 year olds and childish… they are like children, these black lawmakers.”
The remarks were reported by CBS4’s news partner The Miami Herald and POLITICO Florida, among others.
Bittel said the black caucus had played the “race card,” but Democrats of all colors were angry, some saying Bittel – billionaire chief of Miami Beach’s Terranova Development Company – should resign.
Source, full story:
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/06/20...-card-remarks/
It was to be the Democrats’ night of the year, a fundraising gala in Hollywood featuring keynote speaker former Vice-President Joe Biden.
But newly-minted Florida Democratic Chairman Stephen Bittel ended up stealing, some say spoiling, the night.
Bittel recognized lots of folks at the event at the Weston Diplomat Hotel, but canceled a scheduled group introduction of the black legislative caucus. Not enough time he said.
When there were complaints, Bittel is quoted by various lawmakers as saying “black caucus members were acting like 3 year olds and childish… they are like children, these black lawmakers.”
The remarks were reported by CBS4’s news partner The Miami Herald and POLITICO Florida, among others.
Bittel said the black caucus had played the “race card,” but Democrats of all colors were angry, some saying Bittel – billionaire chief of Miami Beach’s Terranova Development Company – should resign.
Source, full story:
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/06/20...-card-remarks/
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