Posted on 01/16/2002 4:18:19 PM PST by JohnPaulJones
http://www.ashbrook.org/articles/mayer-hemings.html
This is nothing new, I think O'Reilly's initial appeal was his willingness to "take on" the radical fringe. He, however, never had the skills, or more importantly, the convictions, to debate them effectively. The result is a circus act that appeals to the uninformed, but even that appeal is fading fast. My concern is that O'Really seems to be compensating lately with these segments that "revisit" previous issues, such as the radical Islamic, terrorist-related professor at the University of South Florida. In that piece, he reneged on statements he had made questioning the state's university system for allowing this guy to teach. Maybe it's lawsuit time, or maybe it's one more example of Ailes goal of "sanitizing" Fox for more popular PC consumption.
To be completely fair, Jefferson-Hemmings may or may not be a myth. The DNA record has been studied in great detail and has been shown to be inconclusive. But that's a whole other thread.
If it isn't from a "being Black" point of view, they have no point of view.
If you disagree so be it. But that is my opinion based on what I've heard and why I no longer watch C-SPAN. It ceased to be as enlightening as in the past.
You said, "Also, they're not smart enough to be watching C-SPAN out of pure choice." Who is "they?" Are you referring to those blacks who call C-SPAN, or black people in general?
Please specify. Your comment can be taken either way. I ask you to please specify so that I may know where you are coming from.
I am a man, not a coward. Let's just say it's safe to call me a "coward" in cyberspace. . .
At any rate, your "chocolate covered raisin" jab was indeed bigoted. I'm consistent in my views in that I hop up and down on a black person when they make all-encompassing remarks about whites and call them out of their names as I am when whites call blacks out of their names and use blanket statements about us. I'm black, just so you know.
I definitely do not have my head in the sand, and I know what these so-called black "leaders" are up to. But listening at the way you talk I will be the first to tell you that you are no better than they are since you want to stoop to their level. If you are better, act like it.
Lastly, and again, I am a man. Nothing more, and most certainly nothing else.
Absolutely. And BOR missed the opportunity to call Barron on it. He issued one (rather lame) remark about "socialist revisionism" but did not follow through and call Barron exactly what he is: a full-blown, hammer and sickle waving Red enemy of America. I think Barron is a former Black Panther -- Bill missed that, too.
Damn straight. It's stupid to lump all the blacks into one category. In fact, many of the first people around my town to have their flags flying after Setp. 11 were black. Unfortunately their leaders are for the most part militant jerks who do a diservice to the average black man. Living in a town that's as highly black (55%) as I do and working with as many blacks as I do, I suspect that I'd be in arguments daily with blacks if they all held the same evil opinions as that the guy on O'Reilly did.
You're a nasty little racist too?
Now if that offends you, tough luck!
Bigotry is a two-way street! If you are offended by every comment made about blacks, it's a good thing you're not white. How do you think it feels to be blamed for all society's problems?
Bigotry is a two-way street! If you are offended by every comment made about blacks, it's a good thing you're not white. How do you think it feels to be blamed for all society's problems?
Take that cyber chip off of your shoulder, aight? You gave me the clarification that I was looking for.
To be honest, I don't watch C-SPAN. But, and I'm tending to agree with your thesis that those blacks who do call in are reading from a talking-points script. This sounds about right, and I'm on your side on this issue.
I don't get "offended" by remarks made about blacks, especially when those remarks are warranted. But I do oppose blanket statements of any kind. I'm consistent here. When I hear blacks make blanket statements about whites, I'm all over them. When I hear whites make blanket statements about blacks, I'm all over them, too.
Now I understand where you are coming from, which is what I was aiming at all along.
I'm so mad at the moment because I live in a small town and you wouldn't believe how the blacks here are used by the white Democrats. Who claim to be "on their side."
I have a black friend who actually believed they'd be back choppin cotton if Bush won! When I said, "You don't really believe that!" Answer--"Oh yes I do." Now I say, "You better get back to the cotton patch."
I'm mad at the whites, BTW. I think it's horrible the way they use blacks. That's what I hear when the ones call in to CSPAN. I just don't watch it anymore.
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