Comments on: Adolph Reed, Jr.: Racist

By: Sammty Finkelman

Sammty Finkelman — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:13:42 +0000

the New York Daily news migght possibly have everything, but even so it wouldn’t print anything so meandering.

By: Sammty Finkelman

Sammty Finkelman — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:12:00 +0000

47. Comment by Dana (292dcf) — 12/20/2012 @ 9:25 pm

We would never see the excellent Juan Williams piece that Elissa linked in the pages of the NYT, whether op-Ed page or not. Yet the racist piece of this post is most welcome.

That speaks volumes.

Many Op-eds can only appear in certain newspapers.

The Wall street Journal wouldn’t print this (rather stupid) Reed piece, of course.

By: Sammty Finkelman

Sammty Finkelman — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:10:13 +0000

Comment by The Republican, so he must be a racist, Dana (f68855) — 12/22/2012 @ 7:44 am

I mean, if someone has every Republican stereotype rolled into one – he’s old, white, male, hopelessly heterosexual, rich beyond the dreams of the average American, and all with money he inherited and didn’t earn – how come he (Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Jay Rockefeller, just to name three) is allowed to be on the left, when blacks, gays, and women are not allowed to be on the right?

Because the left side, is supposed to be the right (good) side. You only have a problem when someone who should, by background, be on the good side, is on the bad side. Then, of course there must be something personally wrong with the person.

If anyone black could be on the other side, then it wouldn’t be so obvious they were on the right side.

By: gary gulrud

gary gulrud — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:10:54 +0000

51. “hope for mercy, not justice.”

Words to Live by. Merry Christmas.

By: Ged2

Ged2 — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 23:44:09 +0000

Some years back I taught at a large university in “flyover country”. Occasionally, black students came to me for support when they found themselves ostracized by people like Professor Reed for thinking “too independently” on matters of race and politics. Realize that Reed makes his living by stirring the pot. If racism magically disappeared, what would he do? Despite his bigotry and narrowness, Professor Reed should be pitied. In his own case, he should hope for mercy, not justice.

By: The Republican, so he must be a racist, Dana

The Republican, so he must be a racist, Dana — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:44:41 +0000

Dr Weevil asked:

How come the stereotype only works one way? I mean, if someone has every Republican stereotype rolled into one – he’s old, white, male, hopelessly heterosexual, rich beyond the dreams of the average American, and all with money he inherited and didn’t earn – how come he (Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Jay Rockefeller, just to name three) is allowed to be on the left, when blacks, gays, and women are not allowed to be on the right?

It's very simple: our friends on the left cannot allow blacks, homosexuals and women to think for themselves, or they will lose elections! Behind that, the simple fact is that they do not respect the intelligence of anyone other than white males enough to believe that they can think for themselves.

By: The realistic Dana

The realistic Dana — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:38:41 +0000

I disagree with our host’s statement, “Letting the market work isn’t just for white people. It benefits everybody.” Letting the market work benefits people who will work hard, and strive to achieve, irrespective or race; it doesn’t work so well for those, regardless of race, who believe that other people somehow owe them a living and would rather sit on their fat asses than work. Letting the market work benefits those who bear adversity with equanimity, and move forward in working to overcome hardships; letting the market work is of little benefit to those who suffer adversity with resignation and just plain give up.

By: kinlaw

kinlaw — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:50:09 +0000

Per Tillman:

A Repub once said something racist:

ergo, all Republicans are racist.

Yuppers.

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:25:25 +0000

We would never see the excellent Juan Williams piece that Elissa linked in the pages of the NYT, whether op-Ed page or not. Yet the racist piece of this post is most welcome.

That speaks volumes.

By: JD

JD — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:18:59 +0000

Elissa – excellent link. It is rare when Juan and I are on the same page.