Here We Go Again

cwo_ghwebb · 09-20-2009, 05:11 AM

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This week, former President Jimmy Carter waded into the murky waters of racism: “I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man.” That was an overstatement of the role of race.

Michael Steele, the Republican National Committee chairman, shot back: “President Carter is flat-out wrong. This isn’t about race. It is about policy.” That was an underrepresentation of the role of race.

But that’s where we are with race in this country: exaggerations and blanket denials. Race has become a vicious game of bludgeons and crutches, where acerbic accusers run roughshod over earnest egalitarians and political gain is sought even at the expense of enlightenment.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/19/op...blow.html?_r=1

One of the better pieces published by this rag in the past 50 years.

FredFlash · 09-20-2009, 11:32 AM

Why did Glenn Beck falsely accuse President Obama of being a racist?

09-20-2009, 11:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
FredFlash Registered User Member Since: Apr 2006 Location: I live in a big house in Dallas that I paid cash for with some of the millions of dollars I earned as a lawyer, entrepreneur and investor. Posts: 2,216	Why did Glenn Beck falsely accuse President Obama of being a racist? __________________ Ronald Reagan was a great Socialist. He saved Social Security.
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