How to Alienate A Minority and Lose Votes

In this account of a recent campaign event, John Kerry's introductory speaker, a Democrat Senator from South Carolina, Fritz Hollings, used the word "Chinaman" to put the blame on the cause of a mechanical malfunction with the sound equipment. When the mechanical problem happened again during Kerry's speech, Kerry just decided to update the phrasing to the 21st century, but the blame still remained on 'the Chinese guy'. Needless to say, I don't think Kerry is going to be able to count on Asian-American voters to support him.