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Originally Posted by crazy_eoj
When you watch the video, I think the context is quite clear.
Of course, Rasheed is claiming he didn't mean it in a racial context. And the WR candidate is claiming he mis-spoke. Doesn't really matter in the spirit of the argument it would be helpful for the mayor to address both instead of cherrypicking.
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Can't say I've seen the video myself, and obviously context is important. I'll check it out when I get home from work. Even still though, if you presented the comments without context (which is how almost everyone outside of Alberta will see them), almost everyone would say something about Leech's comments and some but not all would about Rasheed's. So I do agree with Nenshi's comments they do make Calgary look bad externally at a time when it seemed with his election that the whole "Redneck" image was fading away.