DNC Chairman Dean Calls GOP the 'White' Party

It was supposedly a slip, but Dean has made the case before in even more blunt terms. Here's the audio.

"If you look at folks of color, even women, they're more successful in the Democratic party than they are in the white, uh, excuse me, in the [laughs] Republican party."

I suppose Dean hasn't heard of Condi Rice and Colin Powell, the two highest-ranking blacks in American history. But what always strikes me as odd about comments like these, especially from a white guy who used to govern a state with seven black residents, is that this is somehow supposed to be an insult.

Would anyone argue that the black community, or the Hispanic community (for example) generally speaking is more successful and provides a better opportunity for its youth? Is white culture synonymous with failure?

If the Democrat Party were therefore the "Minority Party" (which, of course, it is not) would this be a selling point? There are great things about all races and cultures. I think it's disgusting that Dean continues to belittle his own. But then, he's been doing the same to his country for years as well.