Are Republicans running away from Rumsfeld's racist ape comment about the President or are they embracing it?

[Greasy Tony]

Rumsfeld 'trained ape' comment stirs controversy

(CNN) – Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's comments earlier this week that a "trained ape" could have done a better job securing diplomatic relations with Afghanistan than the Obama administration sparked a backlash on social media.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/201...ntroversy/

[Michael]

Ape is a species, not a race, pocho.

[Pixie]

HA HA HA ,you all called Bush a chimp.

[b]

I prefer not to put down an ape by calling him Obama.

[smsmith500]

I read the comment, in no way is it racist.( I do recall that the liberals nicknamed President Bush, "chimp".) He didn't call Obama an ape, he just said an ape could do a better job.

[vonrichtoven]

micheal ape is not a species it is a genus.a chimpanzee is a species.

[GOD]

"an ape can do a better job"...its a common insult, and I'd can recall all the times bush was called that...

[CM PUNK]

There YOU go...bringing in the race card...AGAIN.

[bil]

Maybe Rumsfeld did not explain the comment, so Progressives could "get it"

[john]

Do you remember when Carter said "Obama's a good black boy"?