This time it's from former vice presidential candidate -- not surprisingly a Clinton supporter:
"If Obama was a white man, he would not be in thisposition," she continued. "And if he was a woman (of any color) hewould not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who heis. And the country is caught up in the concept."
Too bad for Ferarro, who just tarnished her own reputation by playing both race and gender politics at once. Whatever happened to substance? Divide and conquer politics -- precisely the kind of politicking we will see if she or McCain becomes president.
The first presidential debates in each party pretty much marked the beginning of the 2008 campaign season. After watching two GOP debates so far, many have been intrigued by renegade anti-war Republican Ron Paul. But according to some research done by a blogger, a 1992 newsletter sent out by then-congressional candidate Ron Paul portrays blacks as crime-prone and "fleet-footed."
The blog quoted a 1996 story in the about Ron Paul's 1992 newsletter:
A 1992 newsletter by Republican congressional candidate Ron Paulhighlighted portrayals of blacks as criminally inclined and lackingsense about top political issues.
Reporting on gang crime in Los Angeles, Paul commented: "If youhave ever been robbed by a black teen-aged male, you know howunbelievably fleet-footed they can be."
Paul, a Surfside obstetrician who won the GOP nomination in the14th District runoff by defeating incumbent Rep. Greg Laughlin, saidWednesday he opposed racism.
..."Given the inefficiencies of what DC laughingly calls the criminaljustice system, I think we can safely assume that 95 percent of theblack males in that city are semi-criminal or entirely criminal."
In that same 1996 AP story, Ron Paul said his 1992 comments were taken out of context.
"These aren't my figures," Paul said this week. "That is the assumption you can gather from" the report.
He also wrote: "Opinion polls consistently show that only about 5percent of blacks have sensible political opinions, i.e. support thefree market, individual liberty and the end of welfare and affirmativeaction."
If you consider 1992 as "recent history," then this is relevant.
According to WCBS TV 2 news, CBS has fired Don Imus from his morning show position. Read the announcement .
And more on the topic...
I haven't seen us cover this very much on The Blue State, but it appears things continue to escalate for Don Imus and his "racist" remarks. After calling the Rutgers' women's basketball team a group of "Nappy-headed hos," Don Imus has been on the receiving end of a relentless attack from just about everyone with political points to gain.
Imus went on Al Sharpton's radio show to apologize and discuss the issue and then said he couldn't get anywhere with "you people," referring to Sharpton and a caller - though the term certainly rests alongside other racist cliches.
Yesterday MSNBC announced that they were dropping the television simulcast of Imus' radio show; between then and now just about every politician from to to to has given his or her input. 's on the record, as she is with just about everything. Now he's off the air completely.
I'm not sure what I think about this. I don't care for Don Imus as you might expect, but I think the reaction to his comments has been extraordinary and overdramatic. It's good to see him fall, but I'm not sure people are being reasonable.
“The media, the sports media, has got social concerns that they arefirst and foremost interested in, and they’re dumping on this guy — RexGrossman — for one reason, folks, and that’s because he is a whitequarterback.â€
This quote comes just two years after for saying that the media liked Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb mainly because he is black. This year, even though McNabb had an injury plagued season, he finished with the in the NFL. I do not want to get too much into discussing the X's and O's of football on this blog. The last thing I want to do is bore you all to death. But it is pretty obvious to just about any NFL fan, including Bears fans, that Rex Grossman is a terrible quarterback. He throws the ball into triple coverage. Instead of looking off the safeties, Grossman stares at the receiver he wants to throw to the entire time, allowing the defense to adjust before he releases the ball. If I were drafting a team, I would take just about any other starting quarterback in the NFL over Rex Grossman. The reason why people think he is a bad quarterback has nothing to do with the fact that he is white. However, I am sure Limbaugh wishes it were the case so that he could add another item to his liberal media conspiracy theory.
This might make some angry. Others might find it funny. Either way, it is not surprising that sort of thing happened at a Texas university:
Students at a Texas college threw a Martin Luther King Jr. Day partythat featured attendees wearing gang apparel and Afro wigs, carryingmalt liquor, handguns, and fried chicken, and even one woman dressed asAunt Jemima. Photos of the January 15 event were discovered on a Facebook.com pageby a Tarleton State University sophomore who heads the school's NAACPchapter.
These people belong on Jay Leno's segment "Jaywalking." I would be surprised if they knew anything about Martin Luther King.
The Tarleton State University administration is quickly to calm the uproar that this has caused:
"Iregret that any of our students have been hurt by the display of thesephotographs. The students involved have removed them and have expressedregret over offending their fellow students.""I feel like there is no excuse for this type of ignorance," Donald Ray Elder, president of the school's chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, told the Associated Press.
"I am personallyinsulted by these photographs and am disappointed that Tarletonstudents have demonstrated such insensitivity," university PresidentDennis P. McCabe wrote in a letter to students and faculty posted onthe school's Web site Wednesday.
Some far-right supporters of Texas Governor Rick Perry probably felt right at home when Ted Nugent performed on stage. But for a large portion of the audience that attended the inauguration, it was inappropriate. Nugent apparently went on stage about Mexican-American immigrants:
Rocking thehouse as the night's final act was singer Ted Nugent, a friend ofPerry's who's been dubbed the "Motor City Madman." Nugent appearedonstage wearing a cut-off T-shirt emblazoned with a Confederate flagand shouting unflattering remarks about undocumented immigrants,including kicking them out of the country, according to people who werein attendance. Machine guns, including an AK-47, were his props.
, Perry's spokesman, didn't seem to think it was out of the ordinary:
"Ted Nugent is a good friend of the governor's. He asked him if hewould play at the inaugural. He didn't put any stipulation of what hewould play," Black said. He added that "Most people had a really goodtime and enjoyed the show."
chimed in:
"Whenever someone sports the Confederate battle flag, many Texans willbe offended, and rightly so, because of what it symbolizes -- theenslavement of African-Americans and more recently the symbol of hategroups and terrorists," said Gary Bledsoe, president of the Texaschapter of the National Association for the Advancement of ColoredPeople.
Just to note: President Bush's inauguration party back in 2000. Nugent recalls bumping into Bush:
"When he noticed me, he was surrounded by these huge bankrollers fromhis campaign. He literally swept past all of them and said, 'Laura! Look who's here! 'It's Ted! Then he hugged me and took me by the shoulders. He said, 'Just keep doing what you're doing. Don't think that we don't know what you're up to out here. Stay on course.'"
I looked for the video of Nugent's performance at Perry's inauguration, but was unable to find it.
U.S. Congressman (R-VA) is afraid of American Muslims. He is even more afraid of Muslims that choose to serve their country. Recently, he to his constituency warning that unless immigration rules are tightened, more Americans that subscribe to the Muslim religion will be able to run for office:
"The Muslim Representative from Minnesota was elected by the voters ofthat district and if American citizens don't wake up and adopt theVirgil Goode position on immigration, there will likely be many moreMuslims elected to office and demanding the use of the Koran," he said."I fear that in the next century we will have many more Muslims in theUnited States if we do not adopt the strict immigration policies that Ibelieve are necessary to preserve the values and beliefs traditional tothe United States of America."
Congressman Goode was referring to the recent election of U.S. Congressman (D-MN), and his demand to be sworn into office on the Qu'ran instead of the bible. He was born in Detroit, and didn't convert to Islam until he was in college.
Aside from being fearful of Muslims, what stood out the most was Goode's artful ability to write in third person.
It's been more than one month since election night, yet the dirty tricks of the campaign are still in the backs of our minds. Remember that racist campaign ad against Harold Ford? Well, that originated from the brilliant mind of Terry Nelson. Interestingly, according to the via , the Nelson has signed on to be the 2008 campaign manager of McCain's presidential run.
Just in case you forgot about the ad against Ford, the video below might serve as a refresher:
Many are claiming that Michael Richards' against a heckler was an isolated incident that happened as a result of his bipolar disorder. But according to two people, Michael Richards used last April when confronting hecklers at another comedy club:
Carol Oschin and J.P. Fillet say they were at The Improv on April 22when Richards took the stage. They say that in the middle of Richards'skit, a man in the audience said something to the comedian, whenRichards allegedly launched into an anti-Semitic rant. According toOschin, Richards screamed at the audience member, "You f***ing Jew. Youpeople are the cause of Jesus dying."
Oschin says the rant continued and Richards stormed off the stage.Oschin and Fillet say that, at first, they thought Richards' tirade waspart of his act, but claim that it quickly became apparent it was not.
Richards' publicist, Howard Rubenstein, confirmed to TMZ that Richardsdid make derogatory comments about Jews, but says it was part of hisact. Rubenstein says Richards told him, "I'm not anti-Semitic. I wasplaying a role and poking fun at the rednecks."
Comedians have to deal with hecklers all the time. You simply ignore them, or make a joke that embarrasses them. You don't use racist or ethnic slurs.
Actor and comedian Michael Richards, who played Kramer on the NBC show Seinfeld, went into a racist tirade at a Los Angeles comedy club when a heckler interrupted his performance (graphic language):
Then, in an of the Late Show with David Letterman scheduled for tonight,, Michael Richards came on and apologized.
I was waiting and waiting for a punch-line and it never came. So yes, this guy has lost it, and thankfully has been given a seat next to Mel Gibson on the loony bus.
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