White Christian Democrat Says Dean Should Shut Up or Quit

Deborah White, a fantastic writer who is a Christian and a Democrat, was deeply offended by Howard Dean's recent dismissal of the Republicans as the party of "white Christians." She says that Dean should either shut his trap or resign as Democratic National Committee chairperson.

Some of her reasoning:

I felt deeply offended by Dean's thoughtless, demeaning remark because it stereotypes both Democrats and Republicans, and excludes white Christians, like me, who believe that the Democratic philosophy reflects the teachings of Jesus.

It's also stupid political strategy to slice and dice partisan voter bases by race and religion. It's the kind of exclusionary strategy that lost Democrats the 2004 Presidency when John Kerry skipped campaigning in entire segments of the US.

...this kind of commentary basically stereotypes a whole party which again is what partisans may believe but the DNC party chair's job isn't to just appeal to partisans. He is supposed to help BUILD the party. And that means adding to its numbers, not just reinforcing what's there."

Howard Dean needs to absorb some professional polish and tact, and dump his religious bigotry, or he should be ousted as DNC Chair. The sooner, the better.