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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those defending his response, is that how you would have answered the question?

If I asked someone for ideas about how to create affordable housing and create a more diverse neighborhood and they went off on a rant about the problems associated with the black voucher recipients moving in to the area, it'd be a bit weird.

To be fair, there is nothing seriously wrong with Goulet's answer if you take it as a standalone statement. But it wasn't a standalone statement.

And after he was called out by the other candidates and others in the room, it would also have been easy enough to say that he misinterpreted the question or apologize. But no. He projected himself as a persecuted victim. It was all a bit ridiculous.

It wasn't a responsible answer. And he certainly did not handle the fallout in a responsible way. Maybe some people like their representatives to act like immature provacateurs, but I would posit that such people aren't very good at actual government.[/quote]

It was a totally reasonable answer.  He was directly addressing the question and calling for reforms to a government program intended to create economic diversity, that he does not think is working.

Clearly it wasn't the politically right answer, because people want to make fake accusations of racism.

It wasn't a "rant about black voucher recipients moving into the area," and the fact that you characterize it like that just makes clear you aren't operating in good faith.  
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