Almost one week after Senator Karen Carter Peterson called Louisianians who oppose Obamacare racist and ignited a firestorm of national press coverage, Senator Mary Landrieu has denied media requests to weigh in on the topic and condemn the chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party’s unfortunate remarks. “We want to know why Senator Landrieu has refused [...]
Since Tuesday, there has been a media firestorm surrounding the outrageous remarks made by Senator Karen Carter Peterson on the Senate floor. As the week has unfolded, Sen. Peterson has run from camera crews, doubled-down and refused to apologize for calling Obamacare opponents racists and led one state senator to leave the Party. Here is [...]
This morning, State Senator and Louisiana Democratic Party Chair Karen Carter Peterson appeared on the Jim Engster Show where she was asked what she meant about her comments that opposition to Obamacare is based on racism and she responded, “I meant exactly what I said.” Please listen to these comments here. Also, yesterday evening, State Senator [...]
Nearly two days after saying the people of Louisiana are racist for opposing Obamacare, State Senator Karen Carter Peterson finally released a statement on her comments, but instead of apologizing she has chosen to double down on her remarks. Below is a statement from Republican Party of Louisiana Chairman Roger Villere calling on Senator Peterson [...]
This week, State Senator and Louisiana Democratic Party Chair, Karen Carter Peterson, spoke on the Louisiana State Senate floor where she argued that Louisianians who are opposed to Obamacare are racist. Yesterday, WBRZ attempted to track down Senator Peterson and ask her about these comments, but was unsuccessful after she ran from the reporter and [...]