Why is Robert De Niro race bating. I really take offense especially considering I'm a white lady my self.


De Niro: Too soon for another white first lady - POLITICO.com
De Niro: Too soon for another white first lady
By CAITLIN MCDEVITT | 3/20/12 7:09 AM EDT



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POLITICO’s Jennifer Epstein reports:
Actor Robert De Niro thrilled the crowd at a New York fundraiser headlined by first lady Michelle Obama when he listed the alternatives.
"Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?" De Niro asked a star-studded crowd gathered in the backroom of Locanda Verde, a restaurant he owns on Greenwich Street in TriBeCa.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "No!" as De Niro quickly added, "Too soon, right?"
Celebrities including Beyonce, her mother Tina Knowles, Star Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, Gayle King, Angela Bassett and Ben Stiller were spotted by the pool reporter at the 85-person event, where tickets started at $5,000 per person, benefiting the Obama Victory Fund. Film producer Harvey Weinstein, a bundler who's brought in more than $500,000 in donation and was a guest at last week's White House state dinner for British Prime Minister David Cameron, was also spotted at the event.