The front page of Sunday’s Washington Post carried the headline "Issue of Race Creeps Into Campaign." That’s a very bland headline for a story if you wanted people to read the article. It should have been something more descriptive of the bombshell that was coming: "Congressman Compared McCain with George Wallace, Birmingham Church Bombers." Anne Kornblut reported:
Yesterday, civil rights leader John Lewis, a Democratic congressman from Georgia, became the latest advocate to excite the racial debate, condemning Sen. John McCain for "sowing the seeds of hatred and division" and accusing the Republican nominee of potentially inciting violence.
In a provocative twist, Lewis drew a rhetorical line connecting McCain to the segregationist Alabama governor George Wallace, and through Wallace to the 1963 church bombing in Birmingham that killed four girls. McCain voiced outrage at the comments, which also drew a mild rebuke from an aide to Sen. Barack Obama.
A "provocative twist"? Is that the best Kornblut can do?
This is shocking, to say the least, when the media have suggested that associating Obama with his vicious minister of twenty years is unfair, and when Obama’s relationship with bomber Bill Ayers is much stronger than any connection between McCain and the 1963 church bombings. This is, however, nothing new for Lewis, who has used his civil-rights-leader aura to unload hateful exaggerations on conservatives, which the liberal media then pussyfoot around. In March of 1995, Lewis compared the new Republican Congress to the Nazis, and the media ignored that or downplayed it. From Brent Bozell’s column at the time:
The liberal media are sufferiing from an achingly obvious double standard, and they just can't be that blind to it. On March 21, Rep. John Lewis took to the House floor and compared the Republicans to the Nazis, paraphrasing an anti-Nazi saying from World War II: "They're coming for our children, they're coming for the poor, they're coming for the sick, the elderly and the disabled."
No network considered it news that night to report a liberal Democrat had labeled the GOP as Nazis. When NBC's Jim Miklaszewski aired Lewis's remarks on the March 22 Today show, he followed with Republican Clay Shaw calling them "an outrage." Then, Miklaszewski amazingly suggested the attack was acceptable political discourse by dismissing it: "Outrage or not, Democratic attempts to paint Republicans as heartless budget cutters are beginning to hit home." The closest thing to network criticism of Lewis's remarks came from Miklaszewski and Bob Schieffer calling the debate -- the debate, not Rep. Lewis -- "nasty." On ABC's Good Morning America, Bob Zelnick simply termed the debate "emotional."
The Lewis outrage was not a one-time occurrence, but a recurring theme of the Democrats that's yet to spur any media scrutiny. A few weeks back, Rep. Charles Rangel compared Republicans to Nazis in a letter to Rep. Bill Archer -- no network coverage there. In December, Jesse Jackson declared: "The Christian Coalition was a strong force in Germany. It laid down a suitable, scientific, theological rationale for the tragedy in Germany. The Christian Coalition was very much in evidence there." No coverage followed on ABC, CBS, or CNN; NBC simply mentioned the slander.
Comparing the modern Republican Party to hate-filled slaughterers of millions simply does not strike the network types as far-fetched, no matter who says it.
Kornblut offered more detail inside the paper. We learn that Lewis didn’t say this off the cuff. It was in a prepared written statement, so it’s even less defensible as if it were simply an off-the-cuff emotional outburst:
Lewis yesterday used a racial frame to leverage one of the harshest cases against McCain this year. "As one who was a victim of violence and hate during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, I am deeply disturbed by the negative tone of the McCain-Palin campaign. What I am seeing reminds me too much of another destructive period in American history," Lewis, 68, wrote in a statement.
Wallace "never fired a gun," Lewis added, "but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent Americans who were simply trying to exercise their constitutional rights. Because of this atmosphere of hate, four little girls were killed. . . . Senator McCain and Governor Palin are playing with fire, and if they are not careful, that fire will consume us all."
McCain, who has repeatedly hailed Lewis as a personal hero, immediately called the comments "shocking and beyond the pale."
Obama's spokesman, Bill Burton, distanced the campaign from Lewis's remarks, saying Obama "does not believe that John McCain or his policy criticism is in any way comparable to George Wallace or his segregationist policies. But John Lewis was right to condemn some of the hateful rhetoric."
But Kornblut and her editors tried to make this about "racially tinged remarks" on both sides, grasping at straws like the use of "Barack Hussein Obama" on the stump, Sarah Palin’s "palling around with terrorists" line about Ayers, and the "that one" debate snippet to somehow compare to John Lewis.
McCain also complained that Lewis had launched "a brazen and baseless attack on....my character and the thousands of hardworking Americans who come to our events." Those words didn't make the Post account.
—Tim Graham is Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center
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what is the deal here??
October 12, 2008 - 07:54 ET by kdizzydazeThe polls, for what they are worth, show Obama with a decent sized lead. Additionally, Obama also tells an audience yesterday that ACORN will have a say in his presidency and nothing changes in the polls or the news. Heck, the guy can say whatever he wants and the media covers, the adoring followers fawn, and the rest of the world does nothing. And now this guy now comes on to compare Republicans and in this instance, John McCain to George Wallace?
Something is amiss here. This is not the way a party who has the race "in the bag" behaves. So what is the deal here? Are their internals telling them something else?
Limbaugh sez...
October 12, 2008 - 08:07 ET by AgentAmerican...that this race isn't over and I believe him 100%. The Democrats sense something isn't right, and that is the reason for Lewis' baseless and cluelesss attacks. We better not throw in the towel.
There's that straw poll from AOL that has McCain way ahead. and National Review does a masterful job of breaking down the Newsweek poll that has Obama up by 11 (?)
http://campaignspot....
And we are to believe the electorate in November will be 27 percent Republican, 40 percent Democrat, and 30 percent Independent.
Drill ANWAR
Amen
October 12, 2008 - 11:00 ET by TheAssessorFrom your keyboard to God's monitor!
Psychopaths Anonymous: .. "Hi my name is Barak"
kdizzy,
October 12, 2008 - 08:09 ET by Indiana JoeSounds like a good rap "artist" name, don't it? ;^) Maybe just "k-diz." Okay, enough fun.
"So what is the deal here? Are their internals telling them something else?"
I've wondered the same thing. Why would a campaign that's so confident be scrambling so much? I think you're right, they're aware of the spin of the polls, the loading of the samples, the geographical hanky-panky, or whatever's going on. Actually, it's a pretty smart thing to do. There's an old saying about self-delusion; "Don't believe your own publicity."
Even when it's plastered all over the media as "fact."
"... smells like.... victory." - Robert Duvall as Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore
There seems to be something that people are missing here...
October 12, 2008 - 12:21 ET by Dustin JolleyThere seeems to be something that people are missing here, and that is the fact that Gov. Wallace was a DEMOCRAT.
So is Robert KKK Byrd
October 12, 2008 - 12:29 ET by cocodrieSo is Robert KKK Byrd
Lewis...
October 12, 2008 - 07:59 ET by AgentAmericanHis black-on-white racism is only making McCain's chances that much better for next month. White people are getting fed up with being called racists and bigots.
Drill ANWAR
"White people are getting
October 12, 2008 - 08:13 ET by Indiana Joe"White people are getting fed up with being called racists and bigots."
I know I am. And just FTR, I'm a kind of beigish-peach colored. Calling me "white" offends me. I demand to be called a "beigish-peachish European-American."
And there's no box to check that says that. I'm oppressed.
"... smells like.... victory." - Robert Duvall as Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore
I know I may cause a firestorm, but here goes
October 12, 2008 - 10:14 ET by BobAnthonyIf whites are getting fed up with Obama, why are so many, especially here in the uber-leftist enclave of the Northeast, voting for him? Talk about white guilt!
Chuck Baldwin--the candidate under the corporate fascist media's
radar--BUT SHOULDN'T BE! This election should be a REFERENDUM ON THE
MEDIA FOR NOT HIRING PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN HONESTY LIKE MYSELF!
More like a tiny brush fire - peed on it - went out.
October 12, 2008 - 10:20 ET by JWFDude? The election is not for 3 weeks. How are they voting for him? Are you alleging voter fraud?
I would guess it is because the uber-leftist enclave of the Northeast is completely deluded and looks forward to a socialist society. and they have tiny brains. mostly it is the tiny brains.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Northeast
October 12, 2008 - 10:27 ET by TheAssessorI hear you loud and clear. I live in the Northeast - NY to be exact and not everyone is voting for that one. Lots of PUMA's around here. It can be discouraging but I've helped several people tune past the MSM to discover there's another truth not being reported. They are astounded, and are now voting McCain. Take heart.
Psychopaths Anonymous: "Hi my name is Barak"
Bob;I invite you to study a
October 12, 2008 - 12:19 ET by BDBob;
I invite you to study a group dynamics model called "The Road to Abiline" which I had to study ten years ago in a military leadership course.
In this model a group dynamic causes the group to do what is diametrically opposite of what it really wants to do. Now, when we face a similar dynamic, we say we are all "Getting on the bus to Abilene".
In this particular case, some voters will vote for Obama simply because they believe it is what the rest of the group wishes them to do.
You can find a write up at:
http://www.xecu.net/schaller/management/abilene.pdf
Wrong factually and on so many levels
October 12, 2008 - 08:03 ET by Indiana JoeHard to remember and appreciate how long this type of blatant, media-complicit bullsh*t has been going on.
Davis is a "civil-rights-leader" because he claims "victimhood?" By that logic, Spike Lee is a civil-rights leader. I don't accept that, and no thinking person would.
I'd forgotten that the "Nazi" label was that old. Actually, it can probably be found in the '80s, during Reagan's administration.
And the MSM has been ignoring and downplaying it for as long as it's been around.
Ignoring the hatred and race-baiting of the Dems while freely condemning the right for any charge that hurts the Dems is pure advocacy. McCain raises questions that "inflame his base," and people like Davis merely provide "provocative twists" by charging McCain with "sowing the seeds of hatred and division?" On what planet is that "unbiased coverage?" This should be actionable under campaign laws as an illegal corporate donation.
And just btw, George Wallace was a DEMOCRAT!
"... smells like.... victory." - Robert Duvall as Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore
Davis is a
October 12, 2008 - 08:23 ET by motherbeltDavis is a "civil-rights-leader" because he claims "victimhood?"
Unless I missed something, I think you meant Lewis, but no matter. The definition of a "civil rights leader" is anyone black who "speaks out" on issues of race."
Does anyone ever wonder why black people need "leaders"? We don't have any white "leaders." Isn't that a bit condescending, to assume that black people can't get anything done without "leaders"?
And as for Wallace being a Democrat: right on. Democrats and blacks are very big on everyone else apologizing for wrongs in the past. When is the Democratic Party going to make a formal apology for their racist past.....going all the way back to the Civil War era?
MB,
October 12, 2008 - 08:31 ET by Indiana JoeYep, Lewis. Sh*t, I knew that "post" without "preview" function would bite me in the a$$. It seemed like such a time-saver at first, but I could do without it. I'd like to think I'd have caught that on a careful read-through.
To me, the main thing about bringing up Wallace is, any real journalist, reporter or "opinion" writer, should have pointed that out. And Lewis should have realized that he really didn't want to go there.
But it's not a total loss. I just thought of a new tag-line! ;^)
Watch for it.
"... smells like.... victory." - Robert Duvall as Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore
Not to belittle your point
October 12, 2008 - 08:36 ET by JWFBut since I have admitted I am a racist elsewhere in this thread, I shall answer your question.
Does anyone ever wonder why black people need "leaders"? We don't have any white "leaders."
We do have white leaders. They are called President or Former Presidents.
Oh! Oh! Oh snap! Oh Oh. Someone call me a racist.
Oh wait, they already did.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
PS: that was a joke. Alright, I will go stand in the corner now.
Well, President maybe, but
October 12, 2008 - 09:04 ET by motherbeltWell, President maybe, but former Presidents (Clinton and Carter aside) usually don't get too involved in politics anymore, at least not as "leaders."
At the risk of joining you in the "racist" camp.....
No President (or former) claims to speak for "white Americans." It's blacks who have people who "speak for them." Either by tacit acceptance, or by their own assumption of the role.
And I'm becoming more and more convinced that being black is more a function of political beliefs than it is of skin color.
Get all serious on me when I am joking
October 12, 2008 - 09:11 ET by JWFAnd I'm becoming more and more convinced that being black is more a function of political beliefs than it is of skin color.
All other cultures that have arrived in this country have managed to blend in to the melting pot.
The black culture is kept isolated in their victimhood by Black leaders, Democrats, and hate spewing ministers.
Oh crud, I am probably going to be labled a racist for saying that. Oh wait, I already am.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Sorry, I guess my <sarc>
October 12, 2008 - 09:58 ET by motherbeltSorry, I guess my <sarc> detector isn't awake yet.
Even the "Oh, snap!" didn't penetrate. LOL
Need....more....coffee....
Don't expect that to be mentioned by the corporate fascists!
October 12, 2008 - 10:15 ET by BobAnthonyAt all. Even if it is mentioned, the leftist fascists will spin it toward DA CHOSEN ONE!
Chuck Baldwin--the candidate under the corporate fascist media's
radar--BUT SHOULDN'T BE! This election should be a REFERENDUM ON THE
MEDIA FOR NOT HIRING PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN HONESTY LIKE MYSELF!
Alright, I admit it!
October 12, 2008 - 08:04 ET by JWFI am a racist. Your constant smears have worked!
Now, as a racist, I am going to walk in behind that secret ballot curtain and vote for the non black candidate.
Wait, was the the effect you were looking for? A vote for McCain?
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
JWF,
October 12, 2008 - 08:17 ET by Indiana JoeGood point. But you know the real effect they're hoping for. They figure they can win if they get the "guilt" vote from all the people who can't see through their bogus strategy.
You know... the massive "idiot vote."
The main worrisome part to me is, it might be enough.
"... smells like.... victory." - Robert Duvall as Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore
I deny your allegation.
October 12, 2008 - 08:07 ET by JWFI am not a racist! And I am tired of your constant innuendo that I am a racist.
I am going to walk in behind that secret ballot curtain and vote for the guy that is not calling me a racist.
Wait, was that the effect you were looking for? A vote for McCain?
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Ooooh, the old switcheroo! Nice!
October 12, 2008 - 08:22 ET by Indiana JoeHow's this?
I'm going to walk in behind that curtain and vote for the candidate who isn't making this about race. The one who hasn't pointed out whom "doesn't look like all those other Presidents." The real "post-racial" candidate.
"Wait, was that the effect you were looking for? A vote for McCain?"
Hey, this is fun!
"... smells like.... victory." - Robert Duvall as Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore
That is what I said sir!
October 12, 2008 - 08:28 ET by JWFUs peachy-beigish European- Amercian Illinoisans scoff at you beigish-peachish European-American Indianans
Uh-oh, they got us going for each others throat. It is an attempt to divide us and conquer us one by one.
I will not do it. I love my fellow beigish-peachish European-American Indianans!
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
B-P E-As Unite!
October 12, 2008 - 08:38 ET by Indiana JoeI think it's past time we stood up against this blatant racism that is entrenched in our society. Time for all B-PE-As (be-pees) to unite for the common cause! To become "B-PEAS in a pod!"
I'm working on a manifesto to lay out our goals and tactics. I'm going to call it "B-PEA Liberation Theology."
"... smells like.... victory." - Robert Duvall as Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore
Rep. John Lewis should be ashamed of himself.
October 12, 2008 - 08:21 ET by R D HelmLewis drew a rhetorical line connecting McCain to the segregationist Alabama governor George Wallace...
This clearly was a calculated move on the part of my former congressman, one that is clearly designed to stir up racial divisions while attempting to pin those divisions on the republicans.
Even though I rarely have ever agreed with Rep. Lewis, I have always respected the man.
That respect has now gone out the window.
Comparing McCain to Wallace was a dispicable, classless act, and Rep. Lewis, should he have any class left at all, should apologize.
-Dave
Barrack Hussein Obama must be defeated.
Dave,
October 12, 2008 - 08:25 ET by Indiana Joe"Former congressman?" Congratulations. I feel sorry for those this POS still represents, though.
The ones that don't vote for him, I mean.
"... smells like.... victory." - Robert Duvall as Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore
IJ, Racial politics around here are pretty thorny.
October 12, 2008 - 08:44 ET by R D HelmI have seen the race card played so often over the years in state and local elections around here that I have lost track.
Its trully disgtusting to watch, yet it happens every election cycle.
Problem is, there are so many people here who only half-read and half-think that tactics such as that used by Lewis are fairly successful, and probably will be for at least another generation.
Sad, really.
-Dave
Barrack Hussein Obama must be defeated.
Even sadder, Dave,
October 12, 2008 - 09:08 ET by Indiana JoeDon't know where in Illinois you are (Chicago?), but I'm in Gary, population 85% black. The city has been slowly dying for 30+ years. And most of the population still blames "racism" for it. In fact, the only mayor we've had since the '60s that made even a start on real improvement, that saw the crime rate go down and business investment go up was a Beeper.
And it's been a Democratic stronghold since the 60s, much like Chicago. The only election that matters is the Dem primary. There may be 10 Republican officials in the whole county. And people here still blame anything that goes wrong on the Republican party.
They cry and bitch and moan, but the attitude is "what can we do? We don't have any choice." No matter how bad it gets, the idea of voting for the other party (instead of the one that caused this mess and won't fix it) is so alien to them they don't even realize it's an option!
The "idiot" vote I mentioned. Scary how large it is.
The Democrat Party: Creating, Defending and Using Slavery, Jim Crow and Segregation for Over 150 Years... and Counting.
IJ,
October 12, 2008 - 09:16 ET by R D HelmActtually, I'm in the northern 'burbs of Atlanta.
And, like Chicago, the dems have a stranglehold on the reins of government in Atlanta proper.
-Dave
Barrack Hussein Obama must be defeated.
Whoops!
October 12, 2008 - 09:33 ET by Indiana JoeSorry, it's JDW who mentioned Illinois residency.
Lost my scorecard. ;^)
The Democratic Party: Creating, Defending and Using Slavery, Jim Crow and Segregation for Over 150 Years... and Counting.
Same here. I'm in the burbs
October 12, 2008 - 09:49 ET by cocodrieSame here. I'm in the burbs of New Orleans. They have a black mayor, city council. state reps, federal reps, police chief and black heads of all departments but all problems are the white man's fault. I think Refrigerator Jefferson will get off because a white man sold him his refrigerator to store his cold cash.
The world is passing them by
October 12, 2008 - 08:25 ET by Fist of EtiquetteThese guys are desperately hanging on to their race baiting ways. I suppose it's the only thing they have to hang their hats on.
Racists, whatever their color, are an all too loud minority, and we'll all be better off when the last of them finally dies off.
. . Senator McCain and
October 12, 2008 - 08:27 ET by MidAmerica. . Senator McCain and Governor Palin are playing with fire, and if they are not careful, that fire will consume us all."
This is nothing more than the other warnings we've heard that if obama is not elected WE are going to be responsible for the violence and riots that result. And there very well could be some violence if obama is not elected. Consider the violence that happens after some sporting events that are really just people using a loss or a win as cover to go out and smash windows and burn cars. So people like lewis are giving signals out that violence after a McCain win is not only likely but the rioters will be innocent because McCain 'provoked' them.
If McCain was sowing the
October 12, 2008 - 08:31 ET by winston smithIf McCain was sowing the seeds of racism then Rev. Jeremiah Wright was using a John Deere tractor. Why doesn't Lewis grow a pair for once and take a stand against *REAL* racism -- not the phony accusations that attempt to silence your political opponents when you can't win an argument or an election any other way -- ala Sharpton/Jackson.
Article that compares Mc
October 12, 2008 - 08:36 ET by USA4freedomArticle that compares Mc Cain to George Wallace, but some how forgets that Wallace was a Democrat..
Looking for the (D)..??
That Mc Cain reminds him of Alabama in the 1960’s..lol
If you forget the lynching and the police dogs, and shootings, blacks sitting in the back of the bus, water hoses, protest at restaurant counters, and a Democratic Gov. standing in the school door way..etc. etc..
Talks about people that died in bombings..
Lets see, I think that Condi was a friend of one of the children, right??
These people (yes I said.. these people) can make a can of gas into something racial..
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
Can we believe anything in the media?
October 12, 2008 - 08:52 ET by pbthinkerLet's look at the facts, as we know them right now, the press is in the tank for Obama. We can tell that, part of the plan is to convince people that, if they don't vote for Obama, they're racist. There is little doubt in my mind that this is part of the plan. If you look at the media, this weekend, you see 2 op-eds, in the NY Times, talking about racism, an article in the Washington Post on the Bradley Effect, commentary on the alphabets about racist comments during McCain campaign rallies. It's difficult to coordinate efforts like this, among otherwise seperate organizations, and yet they're filling in the blanks quite nicely. That is what makes me suspicious of all of this. Congressman Lewis, who certainly remembers George Wallace and knows that John McCain has never, ever been supportive of any policy George Wallace would support, had a purpose in mind and George Wallace is easily a rallying cry for people looking for a face to put on racism. One fact, George Wallace was never a Republican
Democrats: Stuck on Stupid since 2000.
We have been told that
October 12, 2008 - 09:21 ET by MidAmericaWe have been told that obama's association with bill ayers means nothing because ayers is a 'former' or 'reformed' terrorist. If you check George Wallace's biography you'll see that later in life he became a Born-Again Christian and recanted his former segregationist views. He won his final term as governor with large support from the black voters. Too bad so-called black leaders like lewis can't move themselves beyond the racial politics of the 1960's.
RACISM
October 12, 2008 - 09:22 ET by cocodrieI'm tired of being accused of racism. I grew up with the next door neighbor's kids, we played together and went to church together. Did I mention they are black? We went to segregated schools but we all learned to do arithmetic and to read, write, and speak proper english. Now our children go to integrated schools and they can't speak, read or write proper english, neither can they give you change for a dollar. John Lewis, you don't like DEMOCRAT George Wallace but you are in love with DEMOCRAT Robert Byrd who has never renounced his membership in the KKK? He was a recruiter for the Bed Sheet Bandits of West Virginia. He opposed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall and the 1964 civil rights act. If you don't like the "N" word don't go around Sen. Byrd or black people because they use it all the time. Your people also threaten me that if I don't vote for Hussein Obama ya'll are going to riot? HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? All of the violence and vandalism in this election so far have been committed by DEMOCRATS - just like in the 60s. Aren't you proud? "tete-du-merde"
See/Hear that? The tide is
October 12, 2008 - 09:40 ET by TN MomSee/Hear that? The tide is turning; white people are now in the minority and are the real victims of racism! By my count, there were at least 16 news stories last week alone claiming McCain/Palin/GOP are racist.
The white people are oppressed! Have been for decades.
Lewis meet Newton
October 12, 2008 - 10:06 ET by pocomocoIt would appear that the race-baiters, those who are ‘down for the struggle’, are ramping up their rhetoric to make sure that the 110% black voters (counting ACORN) stay in line like good lemmings in order to put ‘The Brother’ into the White House.
Of course Lewis and the other ‘strugglers’ don’t seem to realize that it is having an opposite effect on white voters because it is just pushes them closer to McCain.
And I’m sure that it is making the white Independent voters think twice about voting for “The One”.
I would suggest, therefore, that the race-baiters lock themselves in a closet until the election is over because they are doing Obama no favor by calling all whites racists.
Obama Camp Strategy
October 12, 2008 - 10:21 ET by TN MomObama Camp Strategy Notes:
1. Surge is working: Must step up ACORN voter fruad.
2. McCain gaining after announcement of Palin: Must attack Wall Street to effect economy (Sen. Shumer (D) release letter about IndyMac to cause run on banks* Sen. Reid (D) make announcement that 'major insurance giant will fail'* MSM to make daily gloom & doom reports on economy* short-sellers to bring down markets ie Soros, Sandlers*
3. MSM reporting on ACORN: Play RACE CARD here!!
4. Instruct MSM to sugar-coat Bill Ayers. Start with NYT.
Stop Crying Foul
October 12, 2008 - 10:12 ET by GitRDoneI am sick of the "race card" We crossed that bridge and I for one am not going in reverse. Things are as good for the blacks I know than for myself. They have the same opportunity than anyone. It is the black race that keeps this issue alive. When white people of begish peach colored folks get stepped on they just have to go on. We don't sit back and say this is "racism" against me a white person. Stop and move on. We are not going to allow the tantrams to continue. We are not being held hostage by gun laws, abortion, sexism, or race anymore. If we haven't learned to get along by now we are a doomed society and I for one am not willing to lay down and surrender. May God Bless Us All.
McCain should compare
October 12, 2008 - 10:30 ET by SRPwrdMcCain should compare Democrats of today to the racist Democrats of old. Althought, he might get hit by an all knowing fact checker.
Want to find a racist? look for the democrat lable
October 12, 2008 - 10:38 ET by CobraManWhy is it that whenever a democrat tries to compare McCain with racist politicians, they always resort to naming another democrat? Could it be that the only real examples of racism they could find was from within their own party?
Obama: My job is above my pay grade
Had enough, you racist white people?
October 12, 2008 - 10:39 ET by jefflebowskiListening to the DemonRats and MSM call us racist is like having Michael Moore call you fat when you're in good shape.
Racism is the last excuse that blacks have and they will ride that horse forever. They have used the race card so many millions of times that it doesn't have the stigma it once had. In fact, most white people are finally getting a backbone and fighting back. For people who live in the real world, we can plainly see who the real racists are. Take away political correctness and these race-baiting fools wouldn't have an audience. But don't waste your time trying to use logic and reason disputing that most white people aren't racist. It won't work, chubby.
I'm a racist, you're a racist!
Jeff Lebowski
www.angrywhitedude.c...
That oughta be a slogan
October 12, 2008 - 11:00 ET by JWFI'm a racist, you're a racist!
Wouldn't you like to be a racist too!
Wait, oh fudge, that was Dr. Pepper.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Great minds think alike!
October 12, 2008 - 11:15 ET by CobraManI thought of that very same jingle when I read Jeff's post!
Obama: My job is above my pay grade
JWF, I'm a racist, you're a racist!
October 12, 2008 - 11:47 ET by jefflebowskiDon't know if you ever saw The Big Lebowski but there's a line that says "I'm a Lebowski, you're a Lebowski." But let's face it, if you are white and conservative, you will AWLAYS be called a racist. Maybe we should just call ourselves Lebowskis!
Jeff Lebowski
www.angrywhitedude.c...
Got it on dvd buddy.
October 12, 2008 - 11:56 ET by JWFThe Big Lewbowski - got it
Raising Arizona - got it
Fargo - got it
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Get a clue...
October 12, 2008 - 10:52 ET by retroconC'mon folks, get a clue...
McCain has relatively open rally's and forums. The folks coming in and causing the most problems (the one's be referenced as "racist" and inflamed), are plants.
Think about it, Obama sends in a couple of loud white folks to make some inflaming comments, then they have their camp say McCain and Palin are "stoking the fire." Result? McCain constantly trying to "be nice," with Palin pulling back on her very accurate and true comments, the media screaming "racism" constantly. They are, very successfully i might add, muzzling McCain and Palin.
Saul Alinsky would be proud. Obama is playing the game from every angle, hitting every score, and his cheering section, the MSM, has all eyes on them.
The Obama camp is waging the dirtiest campaign in history, and they have people calling them the ones of high integrity and ethics. It's brilliant when you think about it. Right there with Hitler, Mao, and Lenin.
Frustration completely boiled over...
October 12, 2008 - 10:55 ET by Graig36I'm having trouble handling anymore of this campaign... it is so far over the top... Still not one Republican mention of race. We are all witnesses to what is going to be the greatest con ever perpetrated on the American People... Obama's tax proposal is going to destroy small business (crippling the boroughs other than NYC)... he just doesn't seem to have a clue. I'm sure he will conduct his Presidency the same way he campaigns... that is, blame Bush. Mark my words.
This is no "civil rights leader"
October 12, 2008 - 11:56 ET by Blogger Guy00001Martin Luther King was a civil rights leader. This guy is not.
»→ John Lewis
October 12, 2008 - 15:54 ET by Cool ArrowCan you believe this man?
Put his soul in the Obama column. Sold out a friend to get his picture in the papers.
Didn't John Lewis used to be a man of some moral stature?
Sorry, wrong John Lewis.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
"They aren't angry because
October 12, 2008 - 18:28 ET by Slickster"They aren't angry because I'm a racist, they're angry because they know I'm right."
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October 12, 2008 - 21:38 ET by dahliatraversLewis has backpeddled. Claims his remarks were "misinterpreted":
The civil rights icon issued a statement Saturday evening which said a "careful review" of his remarks made earlier in the day "would reveal that I did not compare Sen. John McCain or Gov. Sarah Palin to George Wallace.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/12/mccain.lewis/?iref=mpstoryview
»→ dahlia
October 12, 2008 - 21:48 ET by Cool ArrowWhich only indicates John Lewis is not only a racebaiter, but a lying traitor to "The Dream"
The Dream never advocated selling out one's integrity to stay in good graces with a political party.
Here's what really happened.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
"misinterpreted": Yeah
October 12, 2008 - 21:54 ET by bigtimer"misinterpreted":
Yeah the dems, no matter the situation if they get caught in a bald- faced lie and are criticized, they always say they were misinterepted...then then immediately turn around in the same breath and point the finger at the accuser with some BS spin to stay off their own culpability in said matter....and the msm will be their biggest bull-horn ad nauseum 24/7...until all of us get the real meaning of the very words spoken by a$$-holes like Lewis and his band of merry-makers.
No intentional racism inserted here by the Obama team via Lewis..now was there?
I, for one, am getting past tired and sick of it all.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Levinitize Lewis!
October 12, 2008 - 22:12 ET by AgentAmericanhttp://marklevinfan....
"Yes, the gastritus machine is working...alright my friend, you've been LEVINITIZED!"
Drill ANWAR