By now, President Obama is used to being on the receiving end of criticism from conservatives. Ever since Americans started waking from their coma-like sleep-state (due largely to the efforts of conservative talk shows, columnists, and blogs), the more Obama’s alleged socialist agenda has been uncovered, the more conservative Americans criticized him.
Source: Geovanni's World
Now, with yesterday’s compromise with those hostage-taking Republicans on extending the Bush tax cuts for all income levels in exchange for extending unemployment benefits, Lord Obama suddenly finds himself in uncharted waters: He’s now being attacked by his own support base of liberals. Sadly for Obama, there isn’t a chapter in Saul Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals” that covers mutiny within his own ranks. Perhaps it’s time for another trip abroad?
You may recall how the alleged comedienne/actress Janeane Garafalo defined any and all criticism of President Obama as merely ‘Racism, straight up” by those she dismissed as “teabaggers and rednecks.” One can only wonder if that applies now that the criticism is coming from his own supporters.
In fact, lets check with our old friend, “The Fly On The White House Wall” to see if he can shed any light on this… Read the rest of this entry »
Well, well, well! The race for Massachusetts’ 6th district just got really interesting (as Da Tech Guy reported last night). It seems that Republican contender Bill Hudak might get within striking distance of incumbent John Tierney some time soon. Tierney’s numbers aren’t all that good to at this point anyway (below 50% ), and the thing that could signal a real run-up for Hudak before the election is this, as reported by the Boston Globe:
The wife of US Representative John F. Tierney is poised to plead guilty today to federal tax charges for managing a bank account that her brother allegedly used to deposit millions of dollars in illegal gambling profits raked in from an offshore sports betting operation in Antigua.
Patrice Tierney, 59, is charged with four counts of aiding and abetting the filing of false tax returns by her brother, Robert Eremian of St. John’s, Antigua…
From 2003 through 2009, prosecutors allege, [Mrs. Tierney's brother] funneled more than $7 million in illegal gambling proceeds into the account managed by his sister, while passing himself off as a consultant for Sports Offshore rather than its owner. He allegedly transferred funds from a shell company, Benevolence Funding Ltd., into the Massachusetts account.
Of course Big Brother’s not really mad at Mrs. Tierney for dabbling in illegal offshore gambling… They’re just pissed it’s being done where they can’t get their cut.
So Mr. Hudak, who is by all accounts an engaging candidate with a bright future, could end up out in front by November, especially if Tierney keeps dodging requests for debates, as he has so far.
In other Massachusetts news, perhaps you thought the Beer Summit of 2009 and all its attendant brouhaha had finally faded out of public consciousness. I’m sorry to have to tell you that it was way too much to hope for, over in the People’s Republic of Cambridge. The town spent upwards of $100,000 to commission an independent report on the incident that lead to a prominent black Harvard professor’s being arrested briefly for attempting to break into his own home and then being disorderly and un-cooperative to the police who responded to a 911 call.
In a famous attempt to diffuse the local situation, President Obama weighed in by saying that while he had no details about the circumstances of the event, the police acted stupidly.
Now that the commissioned report is out (it actually came out in June, but the City Council finally got around to reading it), it’s time for more outrage! While the report mentioned missed opportunities to “de-escalate the tension” and ascribes blame to both the professor and the police, City Council members are not amused.
The public wants to know that if we’re decent, law-abiding people, we’re not going to end up in handcuffs and in jail,’’ said [Councilmember] Reeves, who called Gates “a dear friend.’’
…Reeves also criticized the two black members of the review committee for not pushing for a discussion about race and First Amendment rights in the report.
“I don’t know how they could discuss this incident and not mention race,’’ Reeves said in an interview afterward.
Blech. I’m with Morgan Freeman, who so famously said, “The only way to end racism is to stop talking about it.”
Glenn Beck has been putting himself in a position ripe for parody and ridicule lately. Beck predicted a miracle would happen at the Restore Honor Rally. To those who scoffed, I submit exhibit A:
Source: Video from Glennbeck.com
The military may have refused Glenn Beck a “flyover” to open his rally, but God didn’t disappoint. As the event prepared to begin, a skein of geese flew over in formation as if He was blessing the event from above.
Beck also predicted the rally would be “a defibrillator to the heart of America.” I’m not sure about that, but after the geese thing, I’m not betting against it. In fact, I”m going to go so far as to say it’s official: America is emerging from its self-induced coma. The attendance at the rally alone established that.
Beck predicted the rally would be the next generation’s Woodstock. Let’s hope it was. Because just as Woodstock launched my generation’s justification for self (over-) indulgence to all things liberal, maybe this event can launch a generation that inspires the benefits of conservative values and an era of honor. By virtually all measures, the rally accomplished its goals. It was, indeed, a good week-end for those of us who still believe (as Ronald Reagan did) that America’s best days lie ahead.
For an excellent re-cap of the event, please check the guest posting by Doug Powers at Michelle Malkin’s blog.
But there was also an unfortunate affirmation this weekend that racism still plays a major role in the lives of some who chose to belittle and besmirch the work of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
There were two rallies in Washington this past weekend. One headed by Glenn Beck and the other by Al Sharpton. Only one of the rallies stressed the kind of character, honor, accountability, and sense of unity necessary for America’s survival and recovery and was inclusive of all, regardless of race or religion.
“Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.” – Retired Marine Lt. Col. R. J. Widermann
It’s hard to give a whole lot of credibility to the NAACP these days. As a young boy, I eagerly supported their efforts in the 60s as most idealists did in the day. We WANTED equality for our black brothers and sisters. Many of us attended rallies with our African American friends to show solidarity.
But in 2010, the NAACP has become a pathetic, embarrassing shell of the organization it once was, resorting to the ridiculous in an attempt to perpetuate African Americans as victims of racism. This, of course, has not been lost on First Lady Michelle Obama who, like her husband, is not above playing the race card if it advances their personal agenda.
Tuesday, after a rousing speech by FLOTUS at the organization’s 101st annual convention in Kansas City, Missouri where she implored members to “intensify” their actions, the NAACP, in dramatic fashion, passed a resolution condemning what it referred to as “rampant racism in the Tea Party movement.” They called on all members of the Tea Party movement to repudiate all the racists that, to them, make up a large part of the purpose of the group.
Ben Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP, demanded of the tea party movement:
“Expel the bigots and racists in your ranks or take the responsibility for them and their actions. We will no longer allow you to hide like cowards.”
“How’s that again, Ben?
Yeah, Ben, we’ll get right on that. Just as soon as you take responsibility and – God forbid – a stand against the bigots and racists in your own back yard… like those who accuse the tea party movement as harboring rampant racism. Who is really the coward here, Mr. Jealous? How hard is it, really, to stand amongst your own and spew accusations of racism about people who simply see their President as a person attempting to take this country down the path of a form of socialism that has failed wherever it has been tried… and as a person who is striving, NOT to elevate the poor and disenfranchised, but to LOWER the entire country to their status? I would suggest this has NOTHING to do with President Obama’s race (especially in light of the fact that many of the tea party members are those who voted for Barack Obama) but everything to do with his arrogance and steady march towards a value system that is counter to those of us who value our freedom and existing democracy.
Mr. Jealous, it is possible for people of any color to disagree with the policies of the President of the United States without being racist. How many non-whites had issues with our previous President? Did that make them racist? How is it that a large number of African Americans are members of the tea party movement? Are they racist?
This is just the latest desperate plea for attention offered by the same civil rights organization that
refused to rebuke the gross anti-white racism of the Reverend Jeremiah “God DAMN America” Wright.
remains strangely silent while members of the New Black Panthers encourage the killing of ” white crackers” and “cracker babies.” Cat got your tongue, Mr. Jealous? And you have the gall to call others cowards? And say… isn’t the NAACP the same group that…
accused Hallmark of perpetuating negative stereotypes towards African American women by referring to them as “Black Whores” in the audio chip of a space-themed graduation day greeting card (where the characters were clearly referring to “Black Holes” in the solar system):
Congratulations, Mr. Jealous. I never thought any organization could come across looking more hypocritical or pathetic than the New Black Panthers. But at least they are honest in their racism and hatred.
The reaction to the NAACP Resolution has been, predictably, fast and furious. Former Alaska Governor Sara Palin wrote on her facebook page:
“The charge that Tea Party Americans judge people by the color of their skin is false, appalling, and is a regressive and diversionary tactic to change the subject at hand.”
Michelle Malkin has a run-down on other idiotic acts of desperation by what she refers to as the “National Association for the Advancement of Coddled People” on her blog.
But, perhaps, the best response to this act of what I refer to as “Projectile Racism” (See Barack Obama campaign speech here) The St. Louis Tea Party quickly responded with a resolution of their own. And it says it all:
St. Louis Tea Party Coalition Resolution
July 12, 2010
Whereas, the National Coalition for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded to advance the position of minority groups, and
Whereas a hallmark of the NAACP has been to do the important work of identifying and exposing remaining vestiges of racism and discrimination, and
Whereas the NAACP vocally stands against the discriminatory and harmful practice of labeling people with a broad brush, and
Whereas the NAACP decided to launch their 101st National Convention with a resolution condemning the Tea Party movement and labeling millions of their fellow Americans who subscribe to the movement as “racists”, and
Whereas the “Tea Party movement” is a label applied to patriotic Americans who have expressed their political free speech in the grand tradition of all that is American, that being the spirited expression of viewpoints in a 100% peaceful manner, and
Whereas, it is a hallmark of America that we settle our disputes civilly and avoid the gutter tactic of attempting to silence opponents by inflammatory name-calling, and
Whereas the very term “racist” has diminished meaning due to its overuse by political partisans including members of the NAACP, and
Whereas, the NAACP had an opportunity to preserve some semblance of legitimacy by standing up for Ken Gladney, the victim of a vicious racist battery conducted by a black avowed communist, even labeling him an “Uncle Tom”, but chose instead to use the opportunity to mock the St. Louis Tea Party, and
Whereas, the NAACP has refused to denounce the New Black Panther’s call to murder white cops and their babies, and
Whereas, the NAACP does its entire membership a grave disservice by hypocritically engaging in the very conduct it purports to oppose,
Now therefore be it resolved that the St. Louis Tea Party condemns the NAACP for lowering itself to the dishonorable position of a partisan political attack dog organization, and,
Be it further resolved that the St. Louis Tea Party calls on similar organizations to join in unanimous condemnation of this despicable behavior, and
Be it further resolved that we demand that the NAACP withdrawal their bigoted, false and inflammatory resolution against the tea party for any further consideration, and
Be it further resolved that these organizations call on the Internal Revenue Service to evenly apply their standards and consider the tax-exempt status of the NAACP considering the degree to which they are engaging in habitual partisan political behavior.
Adopted unanimously, this day, July 12th, in the year of our Lord, 2010.
“Classism and greed are making insignificant all the other kinds of isms.” Ruby Dee, Actress
Continuing in our series of 10 tenets defining democracy and how to perpetuate it (by William J. H. Boetcker), today we take a look at number 4:
Tenet #4: You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
Before continuing, however, a word about the above quote. I intentionally chose the quote by Ruby Dee. For those of you not familiar with her, a little background on her from Wikipedia:
On numerous occasions, I have stated that I am not a Republican, I am a conservative who is registered as an Independent. This, in all probability, will put me on the outs with the likes of Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, and Mark Levin. If so, then so be it. I still respect their visions and have great respect for the work they have done, just as I do with Glenn Beck. But here and now is where I prove my stand in life and establish my credibility. And it isn’t done by following any ism. But it is also where I will establish that barking moonbats like Bill Mahr and Janeane Garafalo don’t have a clue as to who the people are that oppose President Obama. Regarding Obama, ironically, it is not the color of his skin, but the content of his character that I challenge… just as Martin Luther King espoused we should ALL do. And he was 100% right.
While I agree with most of Ms. Dee’s quote (above), I wish to expand on it. Because one “ism” that is still playing a large role in today’s society is racism or, more to the point, implied racism. And that continues to separate people more than classism, although both are prevalent. Let me explain.
I applaud the efforts of Ms. Dee in her early years and working – struggling – to establish equity and opportunity for people of color. As a society, we needed to hear the perspective of people like her and other civil rights leaders like Reverend King. And as a young liberal white boy back then, I’ve carried that message of equality in my heart ever since. And that is why, today. I am able to see people like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Jerimiah Wright–and Barack Obama–for the racial oppotunists they are. I can focus on the others at another time. Today’s focus is on how Barack Obama uses both classism and racism to “divide and conquer,” rather than to serve America.
From the very inception of his presidential run, Barack Obama made sure race was an issue. Although only half black, he decided early on to cling to his minority status as his trump card. And he has played that card with fervor. Early on in the campaign he lit the powderkeg when he projected racism into the Republican camp with his comment in Jacksonville, Florida (and then repeated numerous times throughout the campaign:
“We know what kind of campaign they’re going to run. They’re going to try to make you afraid. They’re going to try to make you afraid of me. He’s young and inexperienced and he’s got a funny name. And did I mention he’s black?”
He also said he expected Republicans to say “he’s got a feisty wife,” attacking wife Michelle.
“We know the strategy because they’ve already shown their cards. Ultimately I think the American people recognize that old stuff hasn’t moved us forward. That old stuff just divides us.”
Yes, and notice that it was Obama who used that very tactic to divide us further while dumping the blame on the Republicans who hadn’t uttered word ONE about race.
Having used projected racism (to coin a term) in order to help win the election, since becoming President Obama’s policies have done nothing–nothing–to avoid the distinct creation of class hatred. Make no mistake: there is a distinct disdain between haves and have-nots in any society. And let’s not confuse hatred for envy. But Obama quickly established his position that America is a land of rich and poor. And he hammered home how the rich use loopholes to get out of paying taxes while that burden is unqually dumped to the poor and middle class. He has played class against class to build his power base with the poor and middle-income workers and to push his pro-union agenda.
But the truth is that America has always been a place where those who want to achieve can do so by applying effort, focus, dedication, and concentration.
All one has to do is look at the achievements of people in all walks of life from technology to sports, from medicine to the entertainment world, from classical music to rap. Those who have excelled are those who applied themselves and sacrificed, where necessary, to achieve.
Bill Cosby
Consider comedian Dr. Bill Cosby who grew up in a poor family in Philadelphia, and went from a high-school drop-out to one of the most beloved entertainers in the country… and one of the most successful. Returning to complete his education, he eventually earned his doctorate in Education from the University of Massachusetts.
Other examples of rags-to-riches stories abound. What they all have in common is an indominatable spirit of “Yes I Can” that took these individuals to the top of their profession from the depths of poverty in a way seldom done in other societies. Since we’re a nation that responds to celebrity so deeply, let me provide a few examples of those who have managed to rise from poverty to wealth – regardless of their race or gender:
Oprah Winfrey - Producer, talk show host, media mogul and philanthopist. Born into abject poverty in rural Mississippi, Winfrey went from being a young girl clothed in potato sacks to become the richest and most powerful female media mogul in the world. Net worth as of 2009: $2.9 billion.
David Geffin - Producer, art collector and philanthropist. Geffen signed Crosby, Stills and Nash, Bob Dylan and Nirvana, started Geffen Records and was a founding member of Dreamworks studio. Today, Geffen is worth an estimated $4.6 billion, a far cry from the 1 bedroom apartment he grew up in with his family in Brooklyn, having to sleep on the couch.
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter – Rap artist to businessman/entrepreneur. Carter grew up in Brooklyn’s Marcy Housing Projects, raised by his mother. He began as a rapper, expanding into everything from nightclubs and clothing to being a part owner of the New Jersey Nets. Net worth as of 2009: over $150 million according to Forbes.
In the socialist world Obama sees, this kind of accomplishment will likely not occur. Why? See tenet #5, which I will cover in my next installment.
Via Patterico comes a tale of some guy named D. Aristophanes at a blog called Sadly, No who trumpeted as raaaaacist!™ something radio talk host and blogger Tammy Bruce wrote on her blog.
In reaction to President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize, Ms. Bruce posted about her first thoughts on hearing that the President had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. She wrote:
1) Hahahahahahahaha!!!!
2) peeps at the Onion had managed to fool everyone, or
3) we had been thrown back to April 1st in a time machine, or
4) everyone on the Nobel Peace Prize Committee is on crack.
5) How can I get that crack?
Then, I found the answer–the new prize in the box of Cracker Jack is, that’s right, the Nobel Peace Prize! I have one now, too. In addition to the million or so dollars he’ll receive (perhaps he should he should donate that to the US Treasury) I bet he’ll get a Mood Ring with the prize. He can keep that for himself.
She followed that up with another entry, in which she posted a photo of her pet raccooon, Rocky, paw in a box of Cracker Jack, digging for his very own Nobel Peace Prize.
Well, D. Aristophanes saw in this photo of a cute animal the dreaded specter of raaaaacism!™, and so wrote:
Really? A coon? Is this where we’re at now? Because this sort of stuff isn’t coded speech, it’s not a dog whistle or faux-irony … it’s flat-out, no-apologies, bottom-of-the-barrel, peckerwood racism.
Evidently this blogger sees racism where none exists. I wonder if he wrote about the racism of this image:
Or this one:
Or these:
Crickets chirping.
Oh wait, I forgot. Those were done before President Post-Racial was elected,so these images were obviously gently tongue-in-cheek, or sophisticated non-racist humor, or post-ironic, rather than the dreaded “R” word.
But post a photo of a raccoon digging through a box of Cracker Jack, and what do you get? Raaaaacism™!
Face it, D. Aristophanes. Sometimes a raccoon is just a raccoon.
Question: If former President James Earl Carter says something incredibly stupid and there’s no one there to pay attention, is he still a Barking Moonbat?
Thank goodness I don’t work in the Senate Chambers. As such, I still enjoy (for the moment, anyway) free speech. And let me add the disclaimer that what I am about to write is my opinion, and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of others (but it probably matches a lot of ‘em).
For those of you who may not have heard, former President Jimmy Carter said today during an interview that Rep. Joe Wilson’s “You lie!” outburst last week was “based on racism” and that an “overwhelming portion” of criticisms against President Obama by anyone are rooted in bigotry.
Um… Mr. former President? Have you been hitting your head with your Habitat for Humanity hammer again? If not, then perhaps I can offer you some advice. Start doing so immediately. Then you will have an excuse for such ludicrous statements.
Carter, like most left wing loonies, has taken it upon himself to criticize those who disagree with the President’s policies as racists merely because Obama is part black.
Without bothering to attend any of the tea parties, they will pass judgment on those who were there to protest the direction of the current administration. In other words, “to hell with the facts! You’re racists if you don’t cheer on the President.”
This is the same James Earl Carter, by the way, whose administration is responsible for introducing the nation to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and who, in the opinion of many, was the most inept President in the history of the country (until now).
Using Carter’s logic, any criticism of the President is automatically racist. Yet is that not a racist comment itself? If you accept Carter-logic as anything other than the twaddle it is, Barack Obama is incapable of making a mistake because he’s black. If that’s the case, could we therefore make the case that Carter is incompetent because he’s White? Hmmm… that would go a long way toward explaining some of the things… no, no I’m just not going to go there.
In an article on the Fox news website, Deneen Borelli, a black conservative who spoke at the protest rally held in Washington Saturday said,
“I don’t see race as an issue. It’s all about the policies that are coming out of the current administration… I just see this as the race card being used once again to distract the American people from the core issues.”
As for former President Carter, a word of advice. There’s an old adage I find applicable here, sir: ”Sometimes it’s better to keep your mouth shut and have people think you’re a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
…Over at Ann Althouse’s place. The Professor posits the following:
Imagine if, before last year’s election, someone had argued: If a black man becomes President, anyone who dares to criticize him will be called a racist.
1. I would have viewed that argument itself as racist. If that is really true, I would have said, then it means that we have to vote against the candidate because he is black, since it is not acceptable to have a President who can’t be criticized.
2. I would also have said: It is racist to say that it’s racist to criticize a black President, because you are being patronizing and you are saying that a black person needs to be coddled and protected in some special way that doesn’t apply to white people.
The whole post is well done but the crux of the matter is her two points listed above. Her commenters then take the ball and run with it. They do a terrific job of debating the issue, and the thread contains one of the most insightful remarks I’ve read on the subject by commenter Lucid:
The culture of affirmative action is a major part of the reason we are hearing the nonsense that criticisms of Obama are motivated by racism.
Affirmative action policies displace fairness with unfair preferences for “protected” groups. Beneficiaries of affirmative action therefore have a strong vested interest in its continuation–ask any appplicant to a competitive college, law, or medical school.
But the continuation of affirmative action policies requires a victim and an oppressor. Thus, the continuation of affirmative action requires not an end to racism, but its perpetuation in the myths and narratives of the culture. And one of the best ways to do this is by accusing white folks of racism.
Those who benefit from afirmative action literally cannot afford to not accuse others of a pervasive racism. And at this point in our history, the truth is that racism among blacks against whites is much, much more extensive than white racism about blacks. Blacks often don’t even recognize it. This is why Obama could sit for 20 years listening to Jeremiah Wright’s racist rants and think it was no big deal. Because in the black community, it is no big deal.
The advantage of the discussion we are having now–and of Obama’s election as president–is that it opens up the secret, hermetically sealed racism of the black community, and its unwarranted sense of special entitlements and dispensations, to the frictive and dissolving effects of free speech. But expect the beneficiaries of affirmative action and of the mythos of racism to scream bloody murder
Althouse and her commenters (or at least most of them) are definitely a cut above average, and well worth reading. So go. Read.
Hey kids, let’s play a game! Okay, I know Jeff Foxworthy probably never intended his “You might be a redneck” schtick to morph into this but honestly, Maureen Dowd’s latest diatribe was the last straw. You simply cannot avoid the accusations of racism that will come screaming your way if you disagree with the president or his policies or even his cronies in the slightest way. It seems we’re not yet in the post-racial era we were promised.
If you don’t think that America is a nation of cowards… you might be a racist!
If you even wondered whether Sonia Sotomayor was the best choice President Obama could have made for his first Supreme Court nomination… you might be a racist!
If you attended a Tea party… you might be a racist!
If you’re a policeman simply doing your job… you might be a racist!
If you think that universal health care is not actually a right guaranteed by the Constitution… you might be a racist!
If you think Kanye West was rude to Taylor Swift… you might be a racist!
If you don’t think Mark Lloyd should be Obama’s “diversity czar”… you might be a racist!
If you wonder why we need a “diversity czar” in the first place… you might be a racist!
If you thought then-Sen. Obama called you a racist way back in 2006… you might be a racist!
If you’re even reading this post… you might be a racist!
As Stoutcat pointed out in her rant We Are All Racists Now, the liberal media, currently in the form of the clearly insane Maureen Dowd, has taken to hallucinating racist statements made by white Republican males. But isn’t it interesting how the charges of racism only seem to get applied to the perceived actions of Caucasians. Key word: perceived. This is a clear example of what I call an L-STD (liberal socially transmitted disease) known as “political correctness.”
Anyone with an IQ above nutmeg would question the charge of racism levied on Joe Wilson for his outburst (“You Lie!”) during the President’s joint address to Congress (and the Nation) last week. Obama had just told a whopper of a lie, shortly after saying that he, himself would call out people when he caught them doing so. In effect, Wilson was employing what Obama had just claimed HE would do. Nothing racist there whatsoever.
Taylor Swift
Interestingly enough, this week-end, we got a prime example of the opposite end of that spectrum. During the annual Video Music Awards (VMA), talented young Taylor Swift was announced as the winner of the best female video of the year. It was the first VMA for the country singer in a world dominated by Rap and urban hip-hop. This was a shining moment for the 19- year-old, who happens to be Caucasian. Among other nominees she had to beat for the honor was none other than lovely Beyoncé Knowles the uber-talented American superstar of African and Creole descent. Taylor went up on the stage to receive her award, clearly thrilled; and had just started into her thank-you speech when suddenly, rap/hip-hop star Kanye West, ran on stage,
Kanye West Mugs Taylor Swift
yanked the microphone from the stunned Taylor’s hands, and proceeded to announce to the world that Beyonce should have won the award, describing her video as “one of the best videos of all time.”
A stunned Taylor stood speechless, her moment of recognition stolen from her. When West handed the microphone back to her, she was too stunned to continue and simply walked off stage, her big moment marred by an act of arrogance, rudeness, and stubris (an act of stupidity-fueled hubris).
Notice the absence of anything? I was easily able to define West’s actions without resorting to accusations of racism. But just imagine, if you will: had the winner been Beyoncéand country star Tim McGraw grabbed the microphone from her to state that, in his opinion, Swift should have won… You can pretty much assume the protests would have begun with cries of racism. Clearly they would if the story was covered by Maureen Dowd.
Incidentally, later in the broadcast, Beyoncé won the award for best video of the year. In an amazing show of class, she took center stage and remarked how excited she had been when, at the age of 17 she won her first award… and with that, she called Taylor Swift back to the stage and yielded the balance of her time to give Swift back her moment.
Take note, Mr. West. Class is something you either have or you don’t. And it’s got nothing to do with race or racism. Beyoncé has it. You don’t.
At what point do the liberals understand that it is possible to take issue with the actions of a person of a different race without it being a racial issue? None of the criticism of West included assumptions of racism… precisely how it should be. It damages us all when people throw that brick-bat about with nothing to support it.
Joe Wilson made a mistake in calling Obama a liar. Not because it’s untrue (as Obama has demonstrated that he lies on a regular basis), but because he chose to do it in the wrong venue – a joint address to Congress.
To his credit, he apologized. To President Obama’s credit, he accepted it and has moved on. Time for Dowd to get a her facts straight, get beyond this. and move on (talk about asking for a miracle…).
To hell with political correctness. We need truth in our lives and our news. Or as Robin Williams once said, “Reality! Whoa! What a concept!”
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