Hush Rush: Bigotry Goes Equal Opportunity

Why haven't we cowards accepted Attorney General Eric Holder's invitation to racial dialogue? 

The outcry over Rush Limbaugh's attempt to purchase an NFL franchise is exhibit A.  Entitled groups own the conversation and make the rules, often on the fly.  Those authorized to freely dialog on race form an exclusive club. 

The rest of us can only come in through the back door, and then we must sit quietly while we are admonished and clucked over by the aggrieved and the anointed.  We must choose our words, nay, even our targets carefully lest we be branded with the scarlet R.    

Too often, the dialog becomes a lecture, and ordinary Americans of all stripes don't like being shouted at through bullhorns.  I know many black people as well who have refused to join the dialog because they are worn out by the implied tokenism. 

Many also tire of getting cornered into defending the Jacksons and Sharptons, or worse, repudiating them when they may actually agree with their larger point while simultaneously decrying their bombast.  

Bigotry still exists in America, but life's too short.  It's easier to just shut your pie hole and keep moving.

Even Jason Whitlock, the nation's most credible traffic cop working the intersection of sports and society, thinks Limbaugh owning the Rams would be a bad idea.

Here are two quotes from the best-of Rush Limbaugh racist collection:

"You know who deserves a posthumous Medal of Honor? James Earl Ray (Dr. King's assassin). We miss you, James. Godspeed."

And ...

"Let's face it, we didn't have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: Slavery built the South. I'm not saying we should bring it back. I'm just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark."

You can argue the comments are presented out of context and were meant as jokes. Then I'd argue that Limbaugh needs to get on the comedy-club circuit and out of the business of attempting to influence presidential politics.

Jason admits the comments were yanked from their larger, sarcastic context by provocateurs wanting only to inflame, but it doesn't matter.  Limbaugh is not authorized to make such cracks that are routine fodder for liberal comedians, black and white. 

Rush doesn't belong to that exclusive club, but he brazenly barges in the front door amid billowing clouds of fragrant cigar smoke and pungent right-wing commentary.  He doesn't know his place.

So he is deemed a racist.  This is why a large segment of the population just avoids the whole subject.  Invite me in to "dialog" and then castigate me for saying the wrong thing?  Nah, I don't need the hassle.

There are certain franchises in America, exclusive clubs, where only the right kind of people are welcome.  I'm staying away.  I know my place. 

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ITS THE POLITICS STUPID

Or why can't a white man disagree with a black man without being a racist?

It seems to be all over the press these days, one can not dissent politically without being a racist. It seems to be the Lefts only answer to dissent.... RACIST!

Talia Whyte in her column said "Replace the word "Socialist" with "N****R" and it reads the same".

http://www.thegrio.com/2009/09/kanye-wests-latest-outburst-at.php

Maureen Dowd was forced to translate for those liberals who didn't understand conservative-speak, what Joe Wilson actually yelled was "YOU LIE, BOY!" In her racist fantasy bubble she has convinced herself that "Some people can't believe a black man is president and will never accept it". Of course, some people do believe that, they are not however confined to being conservatives.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/opinion/13dowd.html

Even former President Jimmy Carter has gotten into the act, and he is extremely worried. In the MSNBC video it was stated that "A certain number of signs and images have featured racist and other violent themes"... these were the signs that appeared in the video supporting their position, if I missed something racist please let me know (there was a woman in a T-shirt I couldn't read):

No to socialized medicine

Change we don't believe in

Hitler gave good speeches too

Throw all the bums out

A picture equating Obama with the Joker in Batman

Close the Border

Bury Obamacare with Kennedy

Re-Elect Nobody

The truth will set the US free

Obama's change - Change we don't need.

President Carter went on to say "An overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity towards Barack Obama is based on the fact he is a black man, on his being an African-American. I live in the south and I've seen the south come a long way, and I've seen the rest of the country that shared the south's attitude towards minority groups at that time, particularly African-Americans... that racism in connection still exists and I think it has bubbled up to the surface because of a belief by many white people, not just in the south but around the country, that African-Americans are not qualified to lead this great country. It's an abominable circumstance and grieves me and concerns me very deeply".

What grieves me and concerns me very deeply is the fact that it appears that I can no longer disagree with anyone who is not white without fears of being branded a racist, by people who can not defend their politics rationally.

Truth be told, I am proud that America has elected an African-American President... truth also be told I would much rather have Condoleeza Rice, or Colin Powell in the Chief Executives chair than Barack Obama. It has nothing to do with race, everything to do with politics.

Former President Carter closed with "Obama's personal qualities will enable him to triumph over the racist attitude that is the basis of the negative environment that we see so vividly demonstrated in public affairs in recent days".

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/32867107#32867107

No, we couldn't possibly disagree with you on your obviously extremely sane, rational, and well thought out policy proposals... we all must be racists! No one could think that more government programs, more governments spending, more government expansion, and more government meddling in affairs constitutionally outside of its purview could possibly be wrong.

Lydia Depillis CBS: A report from the ground characterized the 9/12 protest as "America threw a gigantic temper tantrum in Washington D.C", as a "Anti-government fit", and as "anti-government events collectively known as the 9/12 project".

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/14/opinion/main5310007.shtml

First of all, in order to be anti-government (and don't get me wrong...we are!), the protest would have to be about government as it is, not as it may become if you deluded socialists get your way. We are protesting not government, but your deluded visions of what government should become. We don't care where you came from, what color your skin is, what your religion or sexual preference is... we think you are WRONG! Lily-White or not! You use the term "racist" as McCarthy used the term "communist", to advance your own argument not on merit, but by demeaning and devaluing your opponent, by labeling him... you really ought to look up the term "bigot" before labelling others:

Bigot: A person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices. One who regards members of a group with hatred or intolerance.

Cause quite frankly we aren't racists but you certainly appear to be bigots.

~Finntann~

Name Than Socialist Tune!

Here's a fun game!

Who made the following statements, Communist Dictator Fidel Castro or a Democratic party spokesperson?

"President Barack Obama is trying to make positive changes in the United States, but is being fought at every turn by right-wingers who hate him because he is black..."

Still can't decide? Here's some more...

Obama does not want to change the U.S. political and economic system, but "in spite of that, the extreme right hates him for being African-American and fights what the president does to improve the deteriorated image of that country"

"I don't have the slightest doubt that the racist right will do everything possible to wear him down, blocking his program to get him out of the game one way or another, at the least political cost," he said.

Who said these things? Hugo Chavez? Or angry nutroots at Daily Kook or HuffPo?

Although the Republicans ... claimed they oppose President Obama's health care plan because it would increase the nation's debt, the real reason is driven by racism and the fact that the majority who would benefit from health care reform are minorities, the poor and families burdened by uninsured health challenges

So why was it okay to raise the debt when Bush was in power but not okay to raise the debt when Obama is in power?

Because of racism...

Fidel Castro wrote the first three (Source: Reuters), but the last two came from a flaming red Hopium smoker at HuffPo.

The Democrats and their Nutbag fringe are in big trouble when you can't distinguish their rhetoric from that of a murderous Communist.

Crimes in America

Are blacks stopped by police more than whites? Are cops and policing tactics unconsciously racist?

Heather MacDonald, a scholar who has studied and written about these issues, weighs in.

The first balloon she punctures is the myth that blacks are stopped more than whites:

The Bureau of Justice Statistics regularly polls tens of thousands of civilians about their contacts with the police. Virtually identical proportions of white, black, and Hispanic drivers — 9 percent — report being stopped by the police, though in 2005, the self-reported black stop rate — 8.1 percent — was nearly a percentage point lower than the self-reported white stop rate (8.9 percent). The stop rate for blacks is lower during the day, when officers can more readily see a driver’s race.

Next, she compares urban stops (where police are looking for suspects) against population percentages and finds blacks are indeed overrepresented. But when you compare stops against the crime rate of African Americans, they are under-stopped

As for urban policing — where the police have victim identifications and contextual and behavioral cues to work with — blacks are stopped more, but only in comparison with their proportion of the entire population. Measured against their crime rate, they are understopped.

New York City is perfectly typical of the black police-stop and crime rates. In the first three months of 2009, 52 percent of all people stopped for questioning by the police in New York City were black, though blacks are just 24 percent of the population. But according to the victims of and witnesses to crime, blacks commit about 68 percent of all violent crime in the city. Blacks commit 82 percent of all shootings and 72 percent of all robberies, whereas whites, who make up 35 percent of the city's population, commit about 5 percent of all violent crimes, 1 percent of shootings, and about 4 percent of robberies.

She then turns our attention to national crime rates. Young black males commit more crimes, so they're going to get more attention.

National crime patterns are the same. Black males between the ages of 18 and 24 commit homicide at ten times the rate of whites and Hispanics combined. Such vastly disproportionate crime rates must lead, if the police are going after crime in a color-blind fashion, to disproportionate stop and arrest rates. To criticize the police for crime-determined enforcement activity is to blame the messenger.

There are two sides to every story--Does white crime get overlooked?--And the motives for urban crime are numerous and well-cataloged. Liberal rhetoric in defense of minorities can get so overblown it disconnects us from all reality.

Racial profiling happens, and we still have discrimination. This unfairness should not blind us to the facts. For only from the firm basis of reality can we proceed to finding solutions.

NRO - Heather MacDonald

Time to Set Aside Childish (and Racist) Prayers

Reverend Joseph Lowery gave an uplifting inauguration benediction that was marred by a racist snipe at white people:

Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get back, when brown can stick around -- (laughter) -- when yellow will be mellow -- (laughter) -- when the red man can get ahead, man -- (laughter) -- and when white will embrace what is right.

So the "white" have not yet embraced "right"? This is racist and divisive, and worse, it was met with laughter and official embrace, not the opprobrium it deserved.

Reverend Lowery has been jailed, shot at, fire hosed and dog-bitten, among other things, all in the noble pursuit of civil rights (human rights!).

This great, brave man, basking in that glorious day on a dais of pomp and glory, with the whole world watching, crouched down and stuck chewing gum under the seat of American consciousness.

He obviously paid no heed to the new president's words:

We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

Beautiful words, but difficult to accomplish when citizens are aiming racist jibes at one another. No one should understand that better than Reverend Lowery, and the president who laughed at his words.

Time to set aside childish things. Yeah...

Europe: Where Are Your Black Leaders?

The Euro-racists reveal themselves. They cheer Mr. Obama's victory, but also make snide comments about his race.

Europeans are fun-loving people and are great to have as friends. They are also colossal hypocrites. These enlightened "social democrats" routinely trade work with one another and barter under the table to dodge the confiscatory tax rates.

Egalitarianism is crushed by a rigid class system. Upward mobility is almost non-existent. If you were born a plumber's son chances are you'll die a plumber. And Europeans are tribal: Not only do they sneer at people from other countries, they don't think too much of those from the next town over, either.

They loudly criticize CIA "black sites" while quietly hosting them. They rend their garments and shake accusing fingers at us over Guantanamo, but then refuse to take back their citizens and residents we have locked up there. They love looking down their noses condescendingly at us while lounging under our security umbrella.

I had African friends when I lived in Europe, and they all had first-hand accounts of Euro-racism. It sometimes manifests itself in low-brow acts such as football fans throwing bananas at their star players. More often it is the quiet, tacit kind that only works when everybody is silently in on it, sub-rosa, so nobody actually has to say anything incriminating out loud.

Yes, a German or a Brit will share a beer with a darker-skinned fellow human being while lounging at table on the old continent's cobblestone streets. But it goes no deeper than that. True societal integration has not happened there to the degree it has in the US. European minorities are much more segregated, physically and socially, than in this country.

I did not vote for President-elect Obama, but the comments by these effete, inbred Euroweenies, while not surprising, are upsetting. They have no business trashing my president. Yes, they're cheering on the outside, but they're jeering, hypocritical racists on the inside.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/16/europe/germany.php

It's Not Racism

Black voters turned out in force and voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama. General Colin Powell endorsed him. An emotional Condoleezza Rice spoke Wednesday of how excited she was to see this historic event. Some are pointing to this as black racism. That's nonsense, and here's why.

We're all aware of the history of race relations in this country. Even those of us who under no circumstances would have voted for Obama can at least breath a sigh of relief: Finally, race is no longer a barrier to the pinnacle of national and world leadership. As a bonus, we can now look down our noses disapprovingly at those backward, racist Europeans: not one black leader to be found on the entire Olde Continent!

Black voters traditionally vote Democratic anyway, so I don't know how a group of people sticking to their voting patterns can be called racist.

General Powell is a doer, has been all his life. He is obviously not content to sit by the fire with grandkids on his knee telling war stories. His has been a life of dedicated service to his country, and it appears he wants to continue serving in some capacity, regardless of which party is in power. I salute him.

Finally, Secretary Rice. A beautiful, scholarly woman of great accomplishments who has personally been touched by racial hatred as a child. Unlike the Clintons' imaginary church burnings, she saw such things for real. Ms. Rice was 8 years old when Klansmen bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church, killing her 11 year old friend Denise McNair. I can understand her becoming emotional at this historic event.

People of all stripes and creeds are celebrating president-elect Obama. Don't sneer. Be joyful at this historic national milestone, and allow that people have a right to celebrate this momentous occasion.

And once he's in office, fight him every step of the way when he works to implement policies you disagree with. To cut him any slack because he is black would be, well... racist!

Man Shot for Wearing Obama Shirt!!!

Why do the weird attacks happen mostly in Europe? Over here, when someone comes unhinged, it's with a high powered rifle and by God they make sure people know they're PO'd.

On the Olde Continent, a perpetrator will throw a pie in some government poobah's face or pepper someone with a BB gun, which later gets describes more ominously as a gas-powered ball bearing firearm. Then there's your drunken soccer hooligan mob swarm, 16th century sword attack or butter knife stabbing.

The London Daily Mail reports:

Dube Egwuatu was buying a mobile telephone top-up card...when the gunman confronted him and glared at the top, which carries an image of the Democrat US presidential candidate underneath the legend 'Believe'.

The man then launched into a tirade of racist slurs, shouting 'I f***ing hate n*****s' and urging 36-year-old Mr Egwuatu to leave the shop with him.
The attacker then fired the gas-powered ball-bearing pistol three times, hitting the civil servant in the face, hand and shoulder.

Translation: An unemployable skinhead with a 3rd grade education plinked a black immigrant with a BB gun.

Missing from the story was the reaffirmation that world citizen Obama really is the World's candidate. Throwing off our moonshine-guzzling, racist hick past and electing Mr. Obama is the only way to prevent more of these egregious BB gun attacks.