E M E R Y V I L L E, Calif., Feb. 13 — Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante used a racial slur during a Black History Month speech in what he called an embarrassing slip of the tongue.

Bustamante, a Hispanic Democrat who has focused on improving race relations, said he meant to use the word “Negro” but slipped and said the word “nigger” during his speech about the black union movement.

About one-fourth of the 400 people at the event Friday left in protest, said Marshall Walker, master of ceremonies.

“I was appalled he would even say it as a slip. You don’t make a slip like that unless it is something you say normally,” said Gwendalyn Bello, who attended the event, the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists’ annual awards dinner and scholarship fund-raiser.

Yeah I believe that Bustamante doesnt respect blacks at all. All he cares about is pleasing the Latino community, and its unfourtunate that he is succeding in doing that. Hispanics tend to vote for him only because he is hispanic. The hispanics accuse Arnold for being racist just because he supports illegal immigration laws, yet they dont call Bustamante racist for using an obvious racist word. They need to stop and realize that they shouldnt support someone only because they share the same ethnic background as that person, they should support someone that backs all types of people, not only their own race.

Big deal....

I own a colored T.V.

I'd like to own a colored PERSON, but unfortunately, that's illegal these days.