For the imagine if a Republican had said this file, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio joked on Friday night at an event with Hillary Clinton that the reason he didn’t endorse her sooner was because he operates on “CP time,” which is short for “colored people time”:

"Thanks for the endorsement, Bill. Took you long enough," @HillaryClinton says. — Mara Gay (@MaraGay) April 10, 2016

De Blasio, explaining why it took so long to endorse Hillary Clinton, says he was "running on CP time." Mmmm @BilldeBlasio — Mara Gay (@MaraGay) April 10, 2016

Urban Dictionary defines “colored people time” as “a stereotyping of African Americans/Black People as not punctual/frequently or constantly being late.”

What is wrong with him?

.@BecketAdams Colored People time. It's a very commonly used phrase. Check out Kanye's "Primetime." — Karol Markowicz (@karol) April 10, 2016

If a white Republican even thought of making a joke on 'CP time', Salon and Fusion wouldn't be able to get out a racism piece quick enough. — Britt (@brittaufait) April 10, 2016

In college my Latina sorority made a point to be early to everything to combat stereotypes like 'CP time' that DeBlasio and Hillary joke on. — Britt (@brittaufait) April 10, 2016

The comments came at NYC’s annual Inner Circle Show where local political journalists gather to poke fun at politicians. De Blasio ever performed a rap song with the line, “I make Bernie Sanders look like Trump. I’m down with Sandinistas and The Donald’s a chump.”

Video here from Gothamist. The joke happens at the 8:55 mark and appears to have fallen flat with the audience. Hillary Clinton finishes the joke by saying “CP time” really means “cautious politician time.” Nice try at a save Hillary, but no:

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