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2009-02-19 Home Front: Culture Wars

'Holder: US is nation of cowards on racial matters

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-02-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 Cheez, we got to listen to this idiot for 4 years? Imagine the outcry if John Ashcroft had said something similar.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2009-02-19 00:38|| 2009-02-19 00:38|| Front Page Top

#2 It's OK, Spot. He's black. Blacks can have all kinds of clubs and societies that exclude whites. It's OK, you see, because it's not racism unless it is coupled with the power to oppress another social group. Well, it makes sense if you're one of the "oppressed", anyway. If it doesn't, then you're part of the problem.

By the way, what color is the Rainbow/PUSH coaliton?

Posted by gorb 2009-02-19 02:09|| 2009-02-19 02:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Uh, it's because if you dare to speak of race in public, you can be harshly socially santioned, fined, or even imprisoned for speaking incorrect ideas.

Posted by gromky 2009-02-19 03:09|| 2009-02-19 03:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Democrats are a party of cowards on matters of truth.

Posted by newc">newc 2009-02-19 03:15|| 2009-02-19 03:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Gorb, that's because we no longer teach about the evils of generic biotry and prejudice in shcools.

Only certain types of prejudice are deemed "bad" by our education industry - racism, sexism, and homophobia.

So, when little Jared or Courtney gets out of high school, they've never heard a teacher tell them that all sorts of prejudice are bad, only that hate and bigotry towards a select few groups are bad.

If a concerted effort to teach kids that ALL such things are evil were to take place for a generation, this issue would largely evaporate., but I'm not holding my breath on whether or not it will occur.

Posted by no mo uro 2009-02-19 06:19|| 2009-02-19 06:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Did he add "Lucky for me", in sotto voice?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-02-19 06:33|| 2009-02-19 06:33|| Front Page Top

#7 So, when little Jared or Courtney gets out of high school, they've never heard a teacher tell them that all sorts of prejudice are bad, only that hate and bigotry towards a select few groups are bad.

But, but, but we are the party of ~~all~~ the people and institutional guilt and free money are our goal! How can the cult of victimization continue unless the non-victims, ie, ~~people~~ white boomers who have achieved accomplishment, wealth, social status, and enjoy country music are not blamed. They are evil and time is limited. Africans in the country of Africa and in some continents have no food EBT cards and are starving. Catastrophe looms! ~~Climate Change is taking place~~. The planet is warming. We are the change, the last generation and not all of us own our own home. You must vote Democratic in all 57 states, it's the goal of the revolution. Down with Rush and Fox, Viva le Che! Viva le Pell Grants, Viva le Travis the chimp may he RIP.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-02-19 07:22|| 2009-02-19 07:22|| Front Page Top

#8 'Holder: US is nation of cowards on racial matters

Like the community that avoids directly addressing why they have a gross disproportional ownership on crime statistics and prison population in the country.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-02-19 09:02|| 2009-02-19 09:02|| Front Page Top

#9 okay, we can talk about it. I highly doubt Mr. Holder you'd like to hear what many have to say on the issue.

Posted by Andy Ulusoque aka Broadhead6 2009-02-19 10:06|| 2009-02-19 10:06|| Front Page Top

#10 I agree completely with Holder. Further, I think he was calling out leaders of the so-called Black community to temper their ambitions of continuing the struggle. It doesnt take a PHD to realize that the disproportionate numbers in the criminal justice system have more to do with single parent households then racial profiling. Discussions of racial matters have been at a plateau for decades and still continue. Take President Obamas Race in America speech in Philly during his campaign. He talked about how whites in America are not immune to racial injustice but went on to dismiss those who oppose Affirmative Action as somehow duped or misguided. Yes, Cowards is a fitting description.

Posted by DepotGuy 2009-02-19 10:31|| 2009-02-19 10:31|| Front Page Top

#11 It doesn't take a PHD to realize that the disproportionate numbers in the criminal justice system have more to do with single parent households then racial profiling.

Nice three card monty. Just gets back to why the amount of single parent households is disproportionately high in a community. Let me paraphrase the Rev. Jackson in a rare case of self reflection - it's not white boys sneaking into the windows at night making girls in the community pregnant.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-02-19 11:39|| 2009-02-19 11:39|| Front Page Top

#12 I agree with Holder. If we had any courage on the issue of race, the nation would simply laugh at idiots like him.

Posted by Iblis 2009-02-19 11:58|| 2009-02-19 11:58|| Front Page Top

#13 Holder's black? News to me. I was contemptuous of him based on the assumption that he was one of those easelly little white boy lawyers that tend to follow in the Clintons' wake like so many VD-ridden camp-followers.

No, I don't watch TV news. So sue me. It turns out I hated Holder based on the content of his character and not the color of his skin - which obviously, I have never seen.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2009-02-19 13:15|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2009-02-19 13:15|| Front Page Top

#14 Stop black racism and you will achieve much.

Blacks in the USA seem to have an anti-white racism not seen in blacks elsewhere. American Blacks tend to blame everything on white people.

They do not look at their own "black culture" which is the major source of their problems.

Guns, violence, drugs, wild males, abandoned females, pregnancy outside of any sort of relationship, intentional government dependence, glorifying the violent and criminal and profane whilst looking down on academics and achievement. It is all there in "black culture", which seems to be a suicidal self destructive tribalism run amok.

Posted by Lagom 2009-02-19 16:24|| 2009-02-19 16:24|| Front Page Top

#15 Hmmm...are American whites afraid to say what they think of AfrAm conspiracy theories, gas-bag leaders, Oprah and redistributionist politics?

Posted by Hupise Brown8031 2009-02-19 16:32|| 2009-02-19 16:32|| Front Page Top

#16 I'm not, HB. Neither are the other denizens of Rantburg,

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-02-19 17:10|| 2009-02-19 17:10|| Front Page Top

#17 Holder: US is nation of cowards...

Racist!

Holder's black? News to me.

Actually it was news to me too. *google google* Hmm. Handsome devil, with big, sincere puppy eyes. Beware!

Posted by Angie Schultz 2009-02-19 17:58|| 2009-02-19 17:58|| Front Page Top

#18 The only white guy the some in the black community (and for that matter some in the white community) needs to blame thier problems on is Jack Daniels.

Posted by Whotch Scourge of the Lichtensteiners5559 2009-02-19 19:19|| 2009-02-19 19:19|| Front Page Top

#19 Jack? Not in the budget

Posted by Frank G 2009-02-19 20:32|| 2009-02-19 20:32|| Front Page Top

#20 Whatever

Posted by Icerigger">Icerigger 2009-02-19 22:37|| 2009-02-19 22:37|| Front Page Top

#21 There isn't really much to talk about race-wise amonst anglos. We're pretty well over it - as evidenced by the recent election. Where race is still an issue is among minority groups where a lot of resentment is still harbored.

Posted by Mike N. 2009-02-19 22:48|| 2009-02-19 22:48|| Front Page Top

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