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July 09, 2004

Do You Know What "Riordan" Means?

It means "dumbass big man."

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- State Education Secretary Richard Riordan jokingly told a child her name, Isis, meant "stupid dirty girl," prompting the head of the California NAACP on Thursday to call for his resignation...

The conversation, videotaped by KEYT-TV, took place July 1. The girl, 6-year-old Isis D'Luciano, asked Riordan if he knew her name meant "Egyptian goddess."

Riordan replied, "It means stupid dirty girl."

I'm not sure what could possibly inspire someone, the State Education Secretary no less, to say something so idiotic and mean-spirited to a six-year old. Apparently, though, Mr. Riordan has a habit of opening his mouth and jumping in with both feet clad in giant clown shoes.

The mother of the girl, however, says it's over as far as they are concerned, as Riordan has apologized. She also added, "besides, we really can't expect so much from a stupid dirty man."

Well, not actually, but she should have.

And here's the best part:

Democratic state Assemblyman Mervyn Dymally, who had scheduled a protest by civil rights organizations, canceled the demonstration after an apparent mix-up over the girl's racial background.

Dymally was quoted in the San Jose Mercury News Thursday saying the child was "a little African-American girl. Would he (Riordan) have done that to a white girl?"

The girl is white, with blonde hair.

I see, Mr. Dymally: Only little black girls matter, huh? That's ok though, we all know black people can't be racist. (roll eyes)

California: where idiots rule, regardless of their skintone.