Wednesday, March 09, 2011
"Obama and the Tea Party—the race card keeps on turning"
I'm in sync with Mr. Simon.
Of course there are race issues; however, to label policy differences as racial is just a plain cheap shot.
Obama and his administration (think Eric Holder) must rise above using race as an all-purpose criticism of honest opinion differences...
Of course there are race issues; however, to label policy differences as racial is just a plain cheap shot.
Obama and his administration (think Eric Holder) must rise above using race as an all-purpose criticism of honest opinion differences...
Roger L. Simon recently wrote about it at PajamasMedia.com:
"We have to move on from accusations of racism, which has been a social taboo for decades now, and allow the laws to do their work. The race card is as rancid and reactionary as Louis Farrakhan.
Obama, I think, recognizes this to some extent. As Walsh also notes, he wants to be a post-racial president, or did anyway, but unfortunately he’s the kind of guy who apparently can’t stop himself from putting people in tired pigeon-holes. He just can’t shake free of obvious preconceptions. He seems to accept clichés because they are convenient or because they exonerate him in uncomfortable situations. Tea Partiers are therefore racists, not people seeking to curtail government spending. These are the types, we were informed stereotypically by the then presidential candidate, who cling to their guns and religion.
But as an agnostic who doesn’t own a gun, I think Obama’s the one with the problem."
