Posted on 12/16/2007 2:28:51 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Air America radio host Randi Rhodes unleashed a torrent of what's being called "liberal racism" and accused Oprah Winfrey of "acting" when she stumped for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
On her show last week, Rhodes discussed Oprah's appearances on Obama's behalf, and told listeners: "She was blacker than Obama yesterday . . . Let me tell you something. Everyone who watches Oprah are the whitest people in the world . . . Even the black men who watch Oprah are white women while they watch Oprah . . .
"She's like so unbelievably white . . . Why is she turning up the blackness a notch or two or three for these appearances?"
Later on the show, while still discussing campaign appearances, Rhodes told a caller: "What you don't understand is that Oprah was acting on that stump . . .
"She is phonying up her speech pattern to appeal immediately to the audience in front of her. But I can't even understand why Oprah did speak like a black preacher in Iowa, where if you had the entire black population of Iowa in a room, it still probably would not make a crowd."
Leaving aside the fact that Iowa has approximately 69,000 blacks, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, commentator Brian Maloney went after Rhodes on another front in an article for The Radio Equalizer blog.
"Can you imagine the kind of firestorm that would erupt if Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, or anyone else on the right were to make some of these statements?" he wrote.
"How long would they last on the air before a full-scale Media Matters-[George] Soros-led advertiser boycott would be underway?
"Does anyone believe for a moment that Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and other so-called civil rights activists will be picketing outside Air America's studios? Will the mainstream media seize upon Randi's racial remarks as examples of liberal racism? Hell, no."
How’s the face, Rhandi?
Iz aint noways tired.Hey randy, who was “trying” to black?
Wouldnt that be funny as hell.
Like Woody Allen’s “Zelig,” who could be fat with fat people, snobbish when with elitists, and so on - the human chameleon.
She must be “Oprig.”
another black person circling the laagers for a fellow kinsman of color
it's ok when they do it doncha know?
The blatant elitism and racism of leftists is a wonder to behold!!
I sense a disturbance in the Force.
But, Rhodes is right. But they all do it: Hillary sounded Black the other day, and Bill has done the same. It's like they all feel the need to slip into a Southern Black dialect when speaking to Black audiences.
One time this guy I knew told me that he listened to Air America. I responded, “So YOUR the one!”
Randi’s right. I couldn’t believe the jive talk coming out of Oprah’s mouth. She’s usually much more articulate than that.
Air America radio host Randi Rhodes unleashed a torrent of what’s being called “liberal racism” and accused Oprah Winfrey of “acting” when she stumped for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Whoever Ms? Rhodes is, she needs sensitivity training for her blatant racism.
I wonder if Randi had the same problem with Huma’s girlfriend when she was speaking to a black southern crowd and tried pitifully to sound like “Aunt Jemima?”
Is the foundation beginning to crumble?
If she had as many stickin out of her as she has had stuck in her, she would look like a porcupine.
Perhaps, if you squeegee her limo windshield, she will toss you a fin, but you won't get close enough to shine her shoes.
So what’s wrong with being white?
Oprah’s black?
Randi Rhoades is white?
Man, the things you learn on FR just amaze me.
“I like Randi Rhodes better when he was the guitarist for Ozzy.”
I liked Randi Rhodes better when she was a slut in Brooklyn popping ludes and hanging at Brighton Beach with us locals.
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