I don’t think it’s raising the bar so much as simply beginning to recognize that some will conclude that it may not be worth hasseling with normal and legitimate concerns about leadership, conduct, judgment and so on if we’re all on notice that, at the first hint of consternation, out comes the race — or some other irrelevant personal trait — card.
It was Rush or David Horowitz, IIRC, who said as to Obambi, for example, “America will not stand for a president they are not ‘allowed’ to criticize.”
At some point, that becomes the bottom line. If it becomes impossible, impracticable, or overly complicated with PC-ness to simply judge someone’s conduct or performance in a position, then people likely to cause that over-complication become less favored as candidates for the job.
No one wants to hire someone who won’t take personal responsibility for his conduct or job performance, much less someone who will turn around and blame someone or something else for the fact that those who hired him are dissatisfied with his conduct or job performance.
True. I’m just pointing out that race relations had progressed wonderfully up until now. We are in danger of seeing racism against minorities resurface. I suppose that would make Obama happy too, along with all the other race baiters who seek to divide us.