On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 8:38 AM, Jerry Barnes <critic...@gmail.com> wrote: > > "Exactly how is that comment racist by any conventional definition of the > word?" > > You don't believe it's racist?
Nope. Perhaps not politically correct, but not racist. > > How about changing the context just a little. > > Chit'lins? It may be the only thing Republicans have left to offer Blacks. > Is that racist? Also not racist. Wouldn't be racist if he said rednecks and BBQ either. Invoking cultural stereotypes is not racism. Racism is a very serious problem, and labeling insignificant nonsense like this as racism reduces the ability to define and resolve real instances. > Maybe racism doesn't exist if it is directed towards Hispanics or Whites. > Eric Holder would certainly agree. I would not. As the mother of two white boys, I am a strong opponent of affirmative action programs that give preference to anyone based on their color or gender. I am also not a huge fan of Eric Holder, and would be happier with him gone, but that has nothing to do with his purported racism. > "It's not really that clear cut. Jim Messina was hired by Obama to run his > reelection campaign. He, perhaps more than anyone else, speaks for Obama > the candidate. If he says something improper then Obama needs to hold him > responsible." > > This is clear and rational thinking. I like it. Thank you. > > "But that tweet is a tempest in a teapot - a thoughtless use of a > throw-away quote, and certainly nothing like what went out under Paul's > name." > > It's a tempest in a tea pot because he is a progressive statist maybe? The > all seem to have a "get out of racism free card." The bottom line, and you > know it to be true, is that any Republican or Republican proxy would be > excoriated for this. That is not right. It's a tempest in a teapot because it's a tempest in a teapot, and it would still be regardless of who said it. Would the Democrats excoriate a Republican for saying it? Of course they would. That doesn't give it any more validity as a real issue. It's just a distraction. > "Ron Paul was involved in the publication of the newsletter that went out > under his name. Obama did not. End of story." > > The way of the progressive statist. It's over because I say it's over. > Kind of like a dictatorship or fascism. You are conflating my posts with Larry's post. I did not say ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:347009 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
