'Brilliant' Ifill Cousin Scours Palin As 'Offensive to Black Women'

Newsbusters ^ | October 2, 2008 | Tim Graham

[CaliforniaCon]

I am sending my message against Gwen Ifill direct to PBS, her employer. She should have refused the moderator task based on that book she is authoring, or at least given all participants and their teams the opportunity in advance to comment and say thanks, Gwen, but NO thanks.

Clearly, the woman is not adhering to any journalistic ethics code whatsoever and should be off the air.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

LOL...journalistic ethics. Talk about an oxymoron...

[massgopguy]

“Self depreciating”? When, when she was talking about the Stimilus Package only being good for a pair of earrings or her complaining about the high cost of dance lessons for her daughters?

[uncbob]

when women who are privileged

Yeah right born into big $$$$

[Cementjungle]

I bet she is offensive. She has worked hard for all she has. 5 kids and a loving husband. She hasn’t spent her time needing the government to make her success.

That's exactly what people like Obama mean by the "wealthy", which are the ones who should be supporting (through taxes) the rest of the "poor" folks.

[claymax]

So let me get this straight, by merely being white, you are automatically privileged? Who would of thunk it? Well , my mom was a single mother of 2, didn't finish high school, I joined the Navy because I couldn't get into college on scholarship playing football (a whole different story) and it was the best d@mn choice I made. This story truly reeks of victim hood and alot of whining. My God people, don't depend on the Government for your happiness, you have to get it yourselves, jeesh.

[Jeff Chandler]

“I can put tracing paper over your face and trace me a moose!” - Fred Sanford

[austinaero]

Apparently the Ifils don’t like Governor Palin because she is white, period.

[nclaurel]

What a nasty and racist remark!! Is she implying that black women can’t and don’t “have it all together”. Why would any black woman have a “visceral” reaction to Governor Palin? They are just as capable and Ifill is insulting them. Look at Halle Berry any doubt she has it all, Ifill. If any white person had suggested that they would be attacked. Shame on an educated black woman like Ifill suggesting such racist trash.

[nclaurel]

Comments like hers and thesis like Michelle’s make me think whites will be very sorry if Obama is elected! Definite hatred on the part of supposedly intelligent women.

[hunter112]

Privileged? Sarah! is nowhere near privileged..........

Liberals all believe in something called "white skin privilege" which means that if you were born white, you are automatically privileged.

Guess they never heard of Appalachia.

[vetvetdoug]

The Ifills are black, Governor Palin is white. That is all they are basing their ideology upon. Its that simple. The majority of blacks are racist, very racist. I have noticed a significant difference in the attitude of the ethnic population since Obama garnered the Democrat candidacy. They are becoming more aggressive and forceful and its not in a respectful way. I saw insight on this phenomenon when Willie Herenton won the Mayoral race in Memphis. Memphis has improved greatly (cough, cough) since Herenton beat Hackett so long ago.

[hunter112]

Cousin is also suffering under the feminist delusion that there are two kinds of women, “leaders and breeders”.

[Churchillspirit]

It seems the good professor can only respect women who see themselves as permanent victims.

[GitmoSailor]

[Red Badger]

Guess they never heard of Appalachia.

Or Mississippi....................

[Nathan Zachary]

"has written that black women are not buying Sarah Palin’s "false claims to feminism" and is portrayed as too perfect: "when women who are privileged present as though they have it all together, it’s offensive to black women."

Privileged!!! Since when was Palin "privileged"? What she really means is black women are JEALOUS of White women who overcome their humble beginnings and move on up because of their personalities, moral convictions and hard work and dedication to their principles.

They sure aren't jealous of black women who get spoon fed into celebrity though. So I also read from this that she is telling us black women are jealous and racist towards white women who move up in society despite having humble beginnings.

[Nathan Zachary]

"Stuff it, Sherrilyn. You don’t get to be Governor by being cute.. unless you’re a democrat."

You think Democrats who make it into office are cute? LOL! Your lucky (and so is everyone else) I don't store pics of those "cute" democrats on my hard drive. (they might turn into viruses and destroy it)