Because we live in an age where calling bullshit, bullshit is the height of incivility.
Also, there is no greater crime than calling racist actions racist (the whole thing got started because the NAACP stated -- horrors! -- that some Tea Party members are racists; Breitbart said in an interview with Sean Hannity, summarized here on the NPR website -- damned if I'm going to link to Fox News -- that he was gunning for the NAACP for its evil, evil use of the word "racism," and he didn't actually care about Sherrod one way or the other).
(the whole thing got started because the NAACP stated -- horrors! -- that some Tea Party members are racists; Breitbart said in an interview with Sean Hannity, summarized here on the NPR website -- damned if I'm going to link to Fox News -- that he was gunning for the NAACP for its evil, evil use of the word "racism," and he didn't actually care about Sherrod one way or the other).
I'm happy to be spending most of this week drinking heavily, I think.
Right, DJ. Individual bigotry Is exactly the same as intitutionalized racism. ISTG, the stupid not only burns but will burn us all.
Nora, not a day goes by I don't wish I was down there with you. I have got to get my shit together.
I'm going to link to Fox News -- that he was gunning for the NAACP for its evil, evil use of the word "racism," and he didn't actually care about Sherrod one way or the other).
That's what he says now. And while I don't think it was about her personally, he was pretty clearly saying in the beginning, "Here is a reverse racist Obama apointee, her, right here. Listen to her hating on white people."
And everybody who pays attention to the rancid douchenozzle, goes, "Yep! I knew those black people had it out for us!"
It's the same reason the laughably awful ACORN take down worked. It's because everybody was able to go, "See I knew an organization that helps the poor* and minorities must be stupid and corrupt!"
*Side note. I worked for ACORN Housing. Not to be confused with ACORN, which everyone, including the people covering and pushing this story did. They are sister organizations, but one is advocacy and the other is education. One of the sickest things about the ACORN takedown is that AHC had a pretty good record of getting workouts with banks to keep people in their homes- which we probably could have used in the time since.
Hell, even ACORN proper did great work. And Breitbart was the same guy who aired the medaciosly edited ACORN video.
Asianish stir-fry or Italianish sauté tonight? I have an eggplant, two ears of corn, green beans, and a purple bell pepper. [oh, and two tomatoes]
Someone should e-mail the White House with the url for Snopes. At least, that's what it feels like. Fact checking, is it so fucking hard?
Apparently Diane Sawyer is about 10 years older than I am. That's apparently too old to understand Facebook.
