No Racially Motivated Reaction Here

John Cole posted this earlier, but I think it bares repeating an further analysis.



I don't think I've ever seen more conclusive proof that the modern conservative movement is, despite all statements to the contrary, made up by a fairly large population of whites that are more than willing to judge a person based solely on the color of their skin.

And to echo Cole's point that this man clearly states that he was not once asked his position on anything, I think it bares repeating that those that were acting in a threatening manner toward this man were met with the exact opposite. This man composed himself quite well as he was surrounded by people shouting at him simply because of the color of his skin.

The only question that I have is whom the man was that was obviously escorting him away from the crowd. He seemed to present himself as someone with a position of power enough to make decisions on who should and shouldn't be there. Not only that, but did you catch the exchange between the rather tall fellow and the two men standing next to him as the "interloper" was escorted away. It seems that they thought this was all some sort of set-up to make them look racist. Considering how they treated this man, not once allowing him to voice his opinion or make any sort of case for or against Park 51, singling him out based on nothing more than he was "not white", I'll let you be the judge as to how they really feel.

Seder Vs. Pittman

What if Ken Pittman threw a protest and nobody came?

Because that's what happened when the sad excuse for a Right-wing talk-radio host attempted to get back at Janeane Garofalo. Fox"News" goofball Griff Genkins had better luck than Pittam and Air America host Sam Seder decided to take full advantage of Ken's epic-fail.



Heather @ Crooks And Liars has more.

The Right's Sexual Abuse Problem

No, it's not about this

Now that the G20 is in full swing, the personalities at Fox"News" are ready to talk about the protesters rather than what world leaders are hoping to accomplish.

They’ve always been there. But now they’re coordinated by the internet, now they can talk to each other. It’s like child molesters, you know? I mean, child molesters have always been around but now they got a place to go and gather and do their evil deeds.

O'Reilly loves to create the aura around the internet that it is filled with nothing more than sex offenders and liberal bloggers. He's even gone so far as to say that the internet has a "liberal bias". As recently as last night, he had on one of his "pretty-conservative-girls" to talk about Joe Biden's daughters alleged cocaine use and how talk of that online was wildly different than discussion revolving around Bristol Palin.

-- I'll have more on that conversation later today --

Bill's gimmick is to equate what he does not - or refuses - to understand with something that most rational thinking people would consider downright vile. Unfortunately, the only people that are falling for O'Reilly's clap-trap are the ones that actually consider him a viable journalistic force.

But O'Reilly's not alone in tacking on the "sexual abuse" meme to news stories.

You don’t want to think if you get in bed with Uncle Sam he’s going to strip you naked, chain you to the bed, leave you there and then take nasty pictures of you and then put them on the Internet. Because that’s what’s been happening.

This all reminds me of a theory known as Godwin's Law

As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one

God's Definition Of Love

The Westboro Baptist Church is a fascinating lot.

They encompass the most fringe stereotypes that the Right has of the Left, and vice-versa, and blends them together in seemless, choreographed, movements complete with picket-sign slogans.

You'll likely find them at many funerals for soldiers. But recently, they were at the White House shouting about Jack van Impe's favorite subject - The Anti-Christ and the end of the world.

Various videos can be found at Campus Progress, but this one stood out:



It's a classic example of many of the hypocritical theorums within the radical, fundamentalist-religious, movement. The cheif of which is indoctrication.

And this, from my perspective, seems to be what seperates progressives from the Right-Wing within society. It is an example that is manifested at its most lunatic-fringe height.

Buy strict definition, progress means to learn from your mistakes and grow. The Right, and their conservative ideoloy, tend not to learn from mistakes, but would rather ignore those missteps and cast aspersion on those that they disagree with.

What are the people within the WBC attempting to do - aside from offend people from both sides of the aisle?

The two young ladies in the video are examples of ignorance run amok. And they are more than willing to display that same ignorance as if it were divine scripture.

How do people get to such a point?

The one thing that gets me is when I hear people say this - what if they are right?

Of Protests And Amateur Reporters

It's not suprising in the least that Fox"News" would begin framing the DNC by highlighting a protest.

What's even more interesting, is that the reporter on the scene, Griff Jenkins - might as well have been called Spencer Maryweather III - dives right into the crowd and literally shoves the mic into people's faces.



"Do you not believe in freedom of speech"?

What kind of question is that? They're protesting, aren't they?

And, can anyone at Fox"News" not wrap their head around the notion that everyone in the Democratic party has an opinion. I mean, do they think that the majority of us just sit at home and let the "crazies" do the talking for us?

Jenkin's apparent intentionaly improper handling of the protest march and the Fox anchor's statement that people are willing to re-create the riots of the 1968 DNC aside, the protestors could have come up with something more to say. But, refusing to talk to answer dumb questions like "don't you believe in freedom of speech" is a good way to start.