what took them so long
In case you were not aware, the Michael King in the article is a long time and respected FReeper.
Bump to that.
Well, its about da** time.
The racism here takes two forms:
1. Those attacking Dr. Rice make all sorts of direct racist comments such as the "Aunt Jemima" pejorative.
2. There is an implicit racism as well. By their attacks, they presume a familiarity. The familiarity presumes some kind of equivalence. The simple fact is, none of these losers are even marginally the equal of Dr. Rice. Pick the measure: intellect, IQ, education, publications, personal accomplishment, dignity and bearing... Therefore, the only basis for their asserted equivalence to Dr. Rice is racism. Pure and simple
I just got off the phone with an old friend I haven't been able to talk to since before the campaign got going, as she's so far left she thinks the Democrats have "abandoned the left." Usually a mild-mannered person, she started spouting unbelievably prejudiced racial epithets about Condi. She was livid with hate. What's wrong with these people?
(We have enough to talk about to remain friends in spite of our political differences, but with the agreement that politics is off limits.)
Republicans freed the slaves. Republicans are empowering blacks. The Liberals can't stand it.
I applaud this group for standing up and speaking the truth. It irks me that the civil rights leaders are silent when a conservative black is trounced on. Mr. Danzinger told me (email) that his cartoon was suggested by another black person so it was not "racist." Of course,he's one of those "tolerant" liberals. How dare I call him a racist.{sarcasm} (he did belittle me for calling him a racist.)
So: we've now seen teir public actions toward her; but we shall never know their personal beliefs about her.
Does anyone remember corresponding attacks from the same quarters when Maddie Albright was nominated?
If you were Condoleeza Rice, would you want Sharpton/Jackson defending you?
Dr. Rice will be the first COMPETENT woman Secretary of State and that's ultimately all that counts.
This is the same mindset that made the Kerry camp believe it was OK to out Mary Cheney in the debate.
It seems they think since Gays and Blacks are mostly Democrats, they can be used to make a political point or attack even at the expense of the individual Gay or Black.
As the highest ranking Cabinet position, Secretary of State is not an "illusion." It is, rather, actual inclusion - something DemocRat administrations have miserably failed to accomplish. These baldly racist attacks should make clear to even liberal blacks that when the Dems speak of "inclusion", they are merely pandering.
Nobody else is. The Left "bought" the NAACP, Rainbow Push, etc. at the auction years ago. They OWN them.
In his recent OpEd column in the Washington Times Weekly Edition (Nov 15-21, 2004) Tony Blankley writes:
"I assume the Republican National Committee is busy recording and archiving the idiotic statements coming out of national Democratic Party leaders and commentators. There is no doubt that the election has not only yielded a victory for the Republicans, but also a bumper crop of self-destructive vitriol and bitterness from the Democrats."
This article is a case in point.
This is stuff we could really use in the next elections: a disgusting display of hate and racism.
It would be nice, if anyone who knows how, would post to this thread the specific cartoons and quotes, so we could have them archived.
Well Its about time!
Excellent.
Hey Mike, your famous! L0L
Posted here, too, with 122 responses:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1284269/posts
I hope they are also absorbing that the attacking publications are all liberal?
The DEMOCRATS PLANTATION is under attack.....having Condelizza Rice, and so many other competent black American's, is helping the fight, and President Bush is at the forefront of the battle.