Bow-tie guy is not a conservative, he is a creation of
state-run media so they can pretend they have "diversity."
Posted on 01/03/2011 7:59:38 AM PST by Michael van der Galien
There are times when the explanation for a misunderstanding reveals an offense much more appalling. The recent controversy regarding Philadelphia Eagle’s quarterback Michael Vick and his cruelty to dogs, for which he was incarcerated, has provided such a moment.
The impetus for controversy was a comment by President Obama in support of the Eagle’s decision to let Vick play football following his incarceration. The presidential attention led commentator Tucker Carlson to assert that Vick ought to have been executed for his crimes. As we might expect, Carlson provoked a hardy response.
Among those chiming in was Professor Melissa Harris-Perry, who joined fill-in host Bill Wolff on The Rachel Maddow Show. Expecting more time to articulate her point, Harris-Perry’s comments were initially perceived as an attempt to justify Vick’s crimes as a product of America’s history of slavery and institutionalized racism. As it turns out, that was not her intended point. Eager to clarify, Harris-Perry crafted a blog post at The Nation to flesh out her argument.
Ironically, her correction is far more alarming than the initial misunderstanding. Along with Nation colleague Dave Zirin, Harris-Perry demonstrates the utter moral depravity which underlies leftist notions of animal rights, race relations, and the criminal justice system. Their worldview, carried to its logical conclusion, would inform a totalitarian state.
The first clue to piecing this worldview together is the last statement in Harris-Perry’s clarification.
My goal [on The Rachel Maddow Show] was not to defend Vick nor to condemn him, but to try to understand our very different national reactions to him.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsrealblog.com ...
The daily bash the black football player thread. Does it make you feel big boy.
Tucker Carlson is an idiot and the leftist fools on MSNBC were even bigger idiots.
Good article.
The liberal’s idea on slavery is inaccurate, but they must maximize their portrayal in order to use it as a political weapon.
do you think the author, Walter Hudson, is a racist?
/sarc
Bow-tie guy is not a conservative, he is a creation of
state-run media so they can pretend they have "diversity."
No I think those that want to do this crap daily lean in that direction.
Melissa Harris-Perry came off more of a racist than any conservative I ever heard.
Either that are they have reply close shaved heads.
Damn auto correct again
I would say that almost everyone in the United States has an inaccurate view of slavery. It is not the worst of all possible human conditions. But it had to be portrayed that way to justify what Lincoln did to the South.
ML/NJ
If black football players stopped behaving like animals there would be no need for critical posts.
As it is now it’s hard to keep up with their crimes. They give blacks a bad name.
The goal was not to make him a better man. The goal was to make a lot of money for people around him.
What the dirt bag did to his own dogs was bad enough. He and his band of sociopaths also stole other people’s pets to encourage his dogs to rip and kill.
What the dirt bag did to his own dogs was bad enough. He and his band of sociopaths also stole other people’s pets to encourage his dogs to rip and kill.
I just read the entire article. It is very good at showing that the leftists mentioned very much agree that humans and animals are to be seen as equals.
Afletes can do no wrong as long as they perform
Many people don't realize what goes into training dogs to fight other dogs in the ring. The stealing of "fodder" dogs is common, as you say, usually someone's beloved pet(s).
We used to investigate and prosecute these offenses in my former career and you'd be surprised who's involved in these crimes, not just "low-lifes", well, on second thought, that MAKES them low-lifes...
All of us are in need of redemption. All of us need the opportunity for redemption.
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