Every day I see more evidence that the right wing in this country values words over deeds, style over substance. But when I see such a jaw-droppingly foolish example of it like this post, I am stunned anew.
Nevermind that Dr. Rice exhibited gross incompetence as NSA, ignoring Al Qaeda until it was too late and lying to Congress and the American people about WMDs. The GOP---the party of the "southern strategy," the party that installs racist judges like Pickering to the federal bench, the party that raises millions with racist and homophobic groups---has decided to play the race card.
I don't know what is worse---the White House cynically throwing out this garbage to distract from Dr. Rice's long record of blunders and lies, or the millions of Americans who will swallow the bait hook, line, and sinker.
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Cox &Forkum are great. I admire Dr. Rice. She is doing a great job. The fact that so many radical Leftists (Communists) hate her so much proves it. They hate the idea of America winning a War. And they hate the idea that any Negro, or any member of any other minority (the smallest minority of all is the individual), can rise on his or her own without government handouts. The Democratic party is the party of "the Southern strategy", i.e., slavery, secession, segregation, and "sodomy" laws. It was a Republican, Lincoln, who put an end to slavery. It was Republicans who wrote the Fourteenth Amendment. It was Republicans such as Coolidge who fought to end lynching. It was largely Republicans who fought segregation. It was a mostly Republican-appointed Supreme Court which finally put an end to "sodomy" laws.
Explain to me - exactly - why criticising the conduct and character of a black woman is, by definition, racist. That is an outrageous, discgraceful premise. Rosemary, you should be ashamed.
Rice's unfitness for the job, just as with Thomas and Gonzales, has nothing to do with her race. Nothing. But you know that. And you wrote this, still.
When you're trying to defend the civil rights record of the GOP and the most recent example you can think of is Calvin Coolidge...well, that should tell ya something right there.
During MY lifetime, the GOP has been racist to its core. Reagan was a staunch supporter of apartheid. Bush I was the first presiddent since Reconstruction to veto civil rights legislation. And Bush II has eviserated the Civil Rights Commission while installing old time segragationist like Pickering on the bench.
There were plenty of examples of racism against Dr. Rice last year, but I think these objections were (a) objections to her and/or (b) sore losers who just can't believe that Bush won again.
Hi, Rosemary! Good to see you back with your bonny bouncing baby. I tried to ping this post for a trackback to "Boxing The Political Compass" but the Guardian Angels wouldn't let me. I can only remark that I think you'll find that some of us are opposed to more than just "people of color" and for real reasons, even if you don't happen to think them so.
On second thought, those Dems are a bunch of racists. After all, there hasn't been a black Secretary of State since...well, since the last one, who was BTW confirmed unanimously by the Senate.
You're all getting taking her up the wrong way, people. She's not saying that criticising or denigrating a black person is racist. She's saying that criticsing or denigrating a black person is racist if you're a Democrat and they're a Republican!
Incidentally, if I'm not mistaken and I don't think I am, Rice was a beneficiary of some sort of affirmitive action. Not that she needed it or anything, but, but,... Rose you must have been smiling as you wrote this post.
Nevermind that Dr. Rice exhibited gross incompetence as NSA, ignoring Al Qaeda until it was too late and lying to Congress and the American people about WMDs. The GOP---the party of the "southern strategy," the party that installs racist judges like Pickering to the federal bench, the party that raises millions with racist and homophobic groups---has decided to play the race card.
I don't know what is worse---the White House cynically throwing out this garbage to distract from Dr. Rice's long record of blunders and lies, or the millions of Americans who will swallow the bait hook, line, and sinker.
Rice's unfitness for the job, just as with Thomas and Gonzales, has nothing to do with her race. Nothing. But you know that. And you wrote this, still.
Wow. Just wow.
When you're trying to defend the civil rights record of the GOP and the most recent example you can think of is Calvin Coolidge...well, that should tell ya something right there.
During MY lifetime, the GOP has been racist to its core. Reagan was a staunch supporter of apartheid. Bush I was the first presiddent since Reconstruction to veto civil rights legislation. And Bush II has eviserated the Civil Rights Commission while installing old time segragationist like Pickering on the bench.
Regardless, you're saying their opponents voted against them because they're racists? That's just silly.
Come on, Rose -- you're a bright insightful person. I don't believe for a minute you really buy into that crap.
Do you?
Incidentally, if I'm not mistaken and I don't think I am, Rice was a beneficiary of some sort of affirmitive action. Not that she needed it or anything, but, but,... Rose you must have been smiling as you wrote this post.
People may figure out that they don't need handouts and crumbs from the Democrats. That would be bad...
BOO
Just to make it clear that there's nothing at all in that post which doesn't stick in my craw....