Comments on: ‘Racist’ a term that must be applied cautiously

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:04:05 +0000

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I was reading the paper this morning, and I got around to the editorial page. I saw Jim Wooten and Charles Krauthaumer, and I immediately skipped past those clowns. I assumed that at least I could read a common-sense article from Jay Bookman. I read the first line, “Hank Johnson, the Democratic congressman from Dekalb County, owes an apology to his colleague Joe Wilson”. I wanted to vomit. It took me a while to get past that first sentence.

Here we have a “progressive” white columnist telling a progressive black congressman to apologize to a white racist because he called him a white racist. There needs to be a moratorium on black men apologizing. After watching Michael Vick apologize 500 times, and after witnessing President Obama host a beer summit for the stupidly behaving Officer Crowley, I can’t take anymore. If anyone from Hank Johnson’s camp is reading this, YOU BETTER NOT EVEN THINK OF APOLOGIZING!!!

Leave it to Jay Bookman to come to the defense of this neo-Confederate. Congressman Joe Wilson:

1. Is fond of Strom Thurmond

2. Wanted the Confederate flag to continue flying on top of the State house in S.C.

3. Did I mention he is fond of Strom Thurmond?

Why would a non-racist white man admire Thurmond? Can you answer that Jay?

If a white man wanted a swastika to fly at a statehouse, and admired neo-Nazis, Bookman would have no problem with the man being labeled Anti-Semetic. No one would say anything if the Anti-Defamation League spoke out, but if Reverend Sharpton or Jackson speaks out against an obvious racist, then they are playing the mythical “race card”. What a laughable double standard. Jay says that crying “racism” is a rhetorical nuclear bomb. Notice how he used the word “crying”. You know, as if calling a Strom Thurmond/Conderate Flag loving congressman a racist is somehow an exaggeration. Why can’t we have some truly progressive columnists on the editorial page? The page is filled with right-wing conservatives and centrists who want to show Republicans they can be “fair”.

Bookman, you should be ashamed of yourself asking Hank Johnson to apologize to Joe Wison. Are you living in bazarro world? It’s time for Democrats to stop being well-mannered wimps.

Thank you President Carter for speaking the truth. Thank you for not providing cover for Neo-Confederates.

By: Brad Stonecipher

Brad Stonecipher — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:24:29 +0000

Picked on? I guess Rodney King was just roughed up a little by some well meaning policemen. Did you actually watch the video of the St. Louis school bus. That was a beat down by a bunch of THUGS to use your racist term. If that had been an African American beaten by a whites it would have been a hate crime . Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton would be on their way to St. Louis and it would have lead the evening news.

By: Archie

Archie — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:45:27 +0000

Jay,like many whites you miss the point that Carter gets. Joe Wilson is a racist not just because of this outburst but because he has repeatedly, to use your term, done things in code. Wilson said that a lady was trying to smear Strom Thurmond by saying she’s his daughter, well the fact is she is Thurmond’s daughter and she’s black and also Wilson said the woman should have kept on being quiet about her true parentage. Wilson also tried to stop a bridge project in Clyburn’s district and he held a town hall meeting in Clyburn’s district at the very school where Clyburn’s children once attended school. Columnist Maureen O’Dowd noted these facts and she is white and I note these facts because I am from South Carolina and I remember these facts. Most of Wilson’s behavior is subtle jabs here and there at Clyburn and other blacks he doesn’t like but then most racist behavior is subtle and no one ever admits to being a racist but then they react so angrily,so angrily. Anyone can disagree with Obama’s policies but let me state I know black republicans and privately they will say Wilson is a racist and the fact that President Obama does not say this means nothing because what else can he say? Obama knows it’s better to take the subtle disses but the rest of us, Carter,O’Dowd,Maher,myself, and many others simply call it like we see it. I am so hoping that my state will progress into the 21st century.

By: robert

robert — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:05:30 +0000

“The overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity to Obama is based on the fact that he is black..” Yes, the truth hurts, doesn’t it? I’m talking to you — you white southern racists. It seems that half the white population of the south are nothing but ignorant racists. This region of the country is an albatross on the neck of America. We’d be so much better off if we could just saw it off and let it drift into the Atlantic. I am deeply sorry that the North won the civil war. Oh wait, I mean the war of Northern Agression. Lincoln has a lot to answer for. That guy could have saved generations of Americans from being weighed down by that sorry stupid excuse of culture known as the South. Boy, we could only dream of what things might have been like. Time and time again southern “culture” has produced political dialogue somewhere between retarded and cretin. How can we explain the birthers? How do we explain the hysteria over allowing Obama speak to school children? And the claim of “you lie” over a point in which the congressman making this statement is 100% wrong? This outburst was extraodinary for the level of disrespect and lack of decorum, but the statement wasn’t even true. It wasn’t even close to being true. It was about as wrong as you could be.
Yes there is a clear explanation that ties together all these seemingly disparate irrationalities. That explanation is simple. Some people in this country — mostly from the South — dont believe that a black man can or should be president. It makes their head hurt, the idea of it. If it seems to be true — well it can’t be. Yes, I see him on the television, and everyone seems to say he is president. But the fact remains that he is black. And how can a black man really be president? The answer is that he can’t. And if by some horrible mistake in the cosmos he is, then of course he is a thug, liar, nazi, etc…
The theory of cognitive dissonance is useful here. The white south just cant reconcile two truths: One, the president is the leader of our country and deserves the respect that the office of the president holds. Two, the president is black. Now your average southern racist just cant keep these two ideas in his head at the same time. Something’s got to give. Either he isnt the president (the birthers) or he isnt deserving of any respect (all other southern jack offs).
I’m sorry if the South is the most openly ignorant and racist part of the country. I realize that there are many people in the south who are neither. and that there are plenty of ignorant racists in other parts of the country. But what’s obvious is obvious. Face up to realty. Yes, the truth hurts.

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By: TnGelding

TnGelding — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:48:38 +0000

Brittancus

September 16th, 2009
7:31 pm

Joe Wilson seems like a decent fellow that just got caught up in the moment. Pelosi should have let it slide, but I guess it was hard to do after she let Bush escape.

How much of the economic growth over the last 30 years has been due to illegal immigration? That and their contributions to Social Security without being eligible for benefits is why the government looked the other way.

By: number1ninja

number1ninja — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:48:49 +0000

Jay, fix your site!

By: number1ninja

number1ninja — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:48:31 +0000

They are racist because O’bummer is 90% Bush, and now after spending five years calling people unamerican and terrorist sympathizers for not mindlessly worshipping Bush, they’re screaming bloody murder at what they mere months ago were fanatically defending. It got bad with Clinton, but not this bad. And anybody who tries the old “we’re just doing what libs did for Bush” should be educated on Bush’s 90% approval ratings until the Iraq debacle was finally exposed for what it was.

By: number1ninja

number1ninja — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:47:52 +0000

They are racist because Obummer is 90% Bush, and now after spending five years calling people unamerican and terrorist sympathizers for not mindlessly worshipping Bush, they’re screaming bloody murder at what they mere months ago were fanatically defending. It got bad with Clinton, but not this bad. And anybody who tries the old “we’re just doing what libs did for Bush” should be educated on his 90% approval ratings until the Iraq debacle was finally exposed for what it was.

By: Brittancus

Brittancus — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:31:40 +0000

As usual the opponents of any kind of restriction on the illegal immigration, is playing the race card? It’s a forgone conclusion that the benefactors of promoting a mass invasion of our shores, such as religious groups, unions, ACLU, radical ethnic caucuses and even our own US Chamber of Commerce, will mouth epithets that doesn’t benefit big business, that doesn’t advocate a continuous force of illegal cheap labor. Now they are really livid because their objection to E-Verify was thrown out of court. Now all federal contractors and subcontractors must adhere to the law. They have conspired against the American worker and people for too long, and now we are fighting back ourselves against corrupt politicians and other elected officials nationwide,

Rep.Joe Wilson was actually telling the truth at the time, and now Democrats have placed restrictive language in the Health care reform package as a reluctant afterthought by public demand. This was nothing to do about bigotry or racism, but the American workers and family survival. None of the business community who hire them wants their labor, but forces the taxpayer to carry the financial load. The US labor force should not have to be in competition, with people from other countries. Businesses have already offshore American jobs, because it’s cheaper? So every illegal foreign national and family member should be exempt from government run health care, jobs and all the billions of taxpayer dollars secretly allocated to pay for their support. Twenty million plus illegal people compromised themselves, when they entered a sovereign nation without permission. Find out the truth at NUMBERSUSA, JUDICIAL WATCH and contact your politician at 202-224-3121 demanding no weakening conditions to E-Verify or any other law authored by Congress.