My strongest reaction to Obama’s speech yesterday was revulsion at his self-serving usage of his grandmother. Seems I’m hardly alone. Just take a look at LGF’s “Obama: My Grandmother Is a Racist Too” thread for some examples. My favorite, however, … Continue reading →
In the aftermath of the Jeremiah Wright controversy, I keep reading that his assertion that the US government “lied about inventing the AIDS virus as a means of genocide against people of color” is understandable because, after all, the government … Continue reading →
…or delusions. Hillary’s “red phone” ad may have been many things, but racist was not one of them.
Continue reading →For quite a while now the liberal/Left position vis-a-vis 9/11 has been that those on the Right are a bunch of namby-pamby fraidy cats, motivated by an unwarranted and pathological fear of terrorists. Or, alternatively, that the Right is not … Continue reading →
When the Europeans came to this continent, it was already inhabited by millions of indigenous peoples, originally and (erroneously) called “Indians” by the invaders, and later known by the more PC term “Native Americans” (although, just to confuse things even … Continue reading →
Today the Supreme Court has handed down this decision blocking attempts by the public school administrations of Seattle and Louisville to reassign students solely on the basis of race in an attempt at greater diversity. Here’s the NY Times’ summary … Continue reading →
Reginald Bohannon is a Republican. That in and of itself is not remarkable. But what is unusual–although certainly not unheard of–is that he is a black Republican, raised in a culture in which 90-95% of the ethnic group to which … Continue reading →
I am hereby amending this post to refer not just to charges of racism, but to include charges of being against a certain culture, ethnicity, group, or people. I wouldn’t want my remarks to be limited only to those who … Continue reading →
In this post of mine about Peretz’s article on the attitude of the Presbyterian and Episcopalian church leaderships towards Israel and the Palestinians, I found this interesting comment from one of my many anonymous readers: “nihilistic darlings” “murderous ideologies” “the … Continue reading →
In attempt to begin to answer the questions posed at the end of Part I, I did a bit of research. Here, for background, is some general biographical material on Robeson, showing what a trailblazer he was, the sort of … Continue reading →
Baron Bodissey at Gates of Vienna has thoughtfully and helpfully codified the 10 Commandments of PC. Here they are (please go to his post for further explanation): 1. America is uniquely evil. 2. America is never justified in defending itself. … Continue reading →