[JohnHuang2]

God bless Dr. Walter Williams.

Wednesday, December 18, 2002

Quote of the Day by Angelus Errare

[JohnHuang2]

Dr. Walter Williams MEGA PING!

[EternalVigilance]

Thank God for Walter Williams.

Great post!

[anniegetyourgun]

The obvious weight of the double standard in this country is palpable. While I am glad that Lott is gone, I'm angry about the media who gladly carry this weight around. They carry it in plain sight while denying that it exists.

[Ken H]

I just knew Walter E. Williams would get it right!

[Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit]

I think we are missing the point here. This whole Lott issue is not about Democrats it is about Republicans.

Those who look and say there is a double standard and whine and complain and say "but the Democrats do it why can't we" are just as bad as the RATS themselves. You sound like they did on Nov. 6. Blaming everyone but themselves.

The Republican party has been a haven for racists for decades (regardless of whether there are also RAT racists as well). We are finally in a position to leave that legacy behind and Lott is being put up as a sacrifice for the greater good of the party.

If he were defended and allowed to stay on (as justice would dictate, but not political necessity), it would be used by the media as "proof" that Republicans are only interested in helping rich white people get richer and continue to harbor the attitudes of the past century. We cannot allow this lie to continue to be spread and that means holding ourselves to a higher standard and watching what we say.

Republicans have always been held to a higher standard (partly because we want it that way) and so I say to all of you who feel the need to point this difference out - get over it.

The RATS have gone far with their lies about being the party of inclusion. Republican tolerance of racists in our midst have let them get away with it for far too long. There is a purging going on and it is about time. Once the myth of a hidden racist agenda is disavowed, the clear contrast between the values of America's largest parties will become more evident and the one that truly represents the best interests of the American people will grow stronger.

Lott is but a nail in the coffin of Republican racism. G.W.B. is the hammer.

[gunnedah]

Right on the money and I believe America was wising up to this.Lott could save this situation if he has enough time left by removing himself and working in the background.Most Americans see this for what it is but the more the Republicans stir it at the moment the more distracted they will be setting America on course and the Demoncrats need a hammer because they have no plans to build they only want to destroy and cover their own a--!SMOKING MIRRORS!

[RAT Patrol]

I'll second that: God bless Dr. Walter Williams.

[error99]

bumparooni

[samtheman]

Wonderfully written... and totally irrelevant.

Very few (maybe none) are calling for Lott to resign his Senate seat.

There's only one question: Is he qualified to lead the Senate Republicans in this most important time in our history?

The answer is clearly no.

All the rest is hot air and bombast.

Lott cannot lead us. Lott cannot lead us. Lott cannot lead us.

It's a simple fact. Try to grasp it.

[BraveMan]

The Southern Manifesto.

[cynicom]

Just wait til the Lott bashers arrive, they will tune williams up good.

[dirtboy]

My first theory is that conservatives are held to higher standards of decency, conduct and decorum than liberals.

And exactly what is the problem with that? The Dems immolated themselves with their defense of the Clintons, and now stand for nothing but power. So of course you cannot shame them. Having higher standards means we might occassionally lose a seat in the short term, but we make large-scale gains in the long term.

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Which among the above statements are the most racist, which have received the most media coverage and which caused the most angst? Clearly, Lott's statement received the most media coverage and created the most angst, but it doesn't begin to qualify as the most racist...

My first theory is that conservatives are held to higher standards of decency, conduct and decorum than liberals. In other words, it's like behavior that's tolerated in the case of children but ostracized when adults do the same thing. That theory might also explain why racist statements made by blacks are excused.

Another theory is that since 9-11 and President Bush's public popularity, both appointed and unappointed black leaders have had no platform and been paid no attention. Lott's gaffe gives them platform, voice and mission.

Finally, the Democrats, having lost all branches of national government in the recent elections, are desperate to get something on Bush and the Republicans, and Trent Lott's statement is the answer to their prayers.

No wonder he is on the A list to fill in.

[My2Cents]

Well, Republicans should be held to a higher standard. Republicans are the party decency; the Democrats the party of indecency. No one expects any more from the Democrats.

[.30Carbine]

During World War II, ex-Ku Klux Klansman,
now U.S. senator, Robert Byrd
vowed never to fight "with a Negro by my side."

On the other hand, as a Conservative, a firm believer in our Constitutional Republic, in Justice and the American way, I have the incredible honor of fighting side by side with my hero, Dr. Walter Williams. He doesn't mind a bit that I'm a Yankee white girl who, when it comes to economics, can hardly balance her checkbook.

(Okay, he would, in fact, mind about the checkbook.)

[.30Carbine]

Just a couple of years ago, Byrd lectured us
on the floor of the Senate
that "there are white niggers.
I've seen a lot of white niggers in my time."
I wonder whether
he was talking about
whites who act like blacks.

I've wondered about that comment, too.

[Political Junkie Too]

Actually, I think that Williams missed the main theory. I hear it all the time when Democrats (and African-American ones) go on TV. They claim that Republicans campaign on a platform of "family values" and that Democrats don't, therefore Democrats never profess themselves to be "moral" leaders and aren't hurt by issues of "ethics." They say that Republicans are hypocritical when caught in adulterous relationships, use swear words, take inappropriate gifts, etc., because the portray themselves as being more moral than Democrats.

In other words, Democrats get a pass on everything because they are expected to be rogues.

-PJ