Mayor's 'Thuggish' Comment Rankles Some

You know it had to happen: the race card has been has been put into play by black leaders regarding Mayor Bloomberg's remarks calling the TWU heads as "thuggish".

A group of City Council members and black leaders said Wednesday that Bloomberg's comment was racist because it was directed at leaders of a union that is less than 30 percent white.

"We resent the idea that you would characterize a predominantly black and Latino union as a bunch of thugs," said City Councilman Charles Barron.

Amazing. You think that the TWU and its supporters couldn't get any more boneheaded and then someone throws in the race card. The mayor's spokesman, Ed Skyler, puts it succinctly, saying "it's despicable to inject race into this situation."

Like I've said before, every time minorities irresponsibly play the race card, they lose credibility and respect from everyone else.