The fact that there is a "Black" Chamber of Commerce and a "Black" Movie Awards show and a "Black" History Month and a segregated version of every other unnecessary organization and activity specifically for Blacks should tell you that racism is far from dead. I'm not endorsing the context of the exchange between these two but the chairman of the Black Chamber of Commerce complaining about racism is an oxymoron.
Can you tell me why these organizations came to exist? Also, I wasnt award of a black movie awards, when does that air?
I have no idea. My comment was more along the lines of the Ron Paul school of thought though...in that neither the white or the black versions of some of these organizations should exist. Not necessarily singling out one or another. That is probably a topic for another thread though. As far the black awards show, I'm not sure. It could have been music or comedy awards for all I know. My mind was too busy being blown for me to remember what kind of award it was when I saw the commercial. Bottom line, it just seems to me like the same people always complaining about race are the ones that are most to blame for it. Segregating versions of everything is not helping. It's going backwards.
Alford complained about race being brought into the discussion. This was not a discussion with any racial component. It was about whether the Cap and Trade bill was good for businesses. Alford said it would lead to higher costs for business. Boxer quoted from an NCAA document supporting C&T and Alford basically didn't give a damn about what the NAACP thought and wondered aloud why she didn't use an Asian or Caucasion document to support her position. Boxer tried to hem and haw her way out of it but the fact is that Alford was exactly right. And Red, the Black C of C's mission statement is irrelevant. When Mike Huckabee speaks against Cap and Trade is he doing so only on behalf of Arkansans...or southerners...or white people? You are way off base here. I can see why MM gets so frustrated.
Welcome back!...I knew you couldn't resist. :grin: I always love your comments. Webster couldn't do a better job explaining hypocrisy than what you do with your opinions and those you bow down to. I'm suprised your picture isn't listed for the definition. :hihi: You don't need to switch parties. You've completely bought into the rhetoric that has been sold to you for the past 30-40 years. (Yes, I realize you're still a pup and aren't that old.) The proof is in the pudding. Only one group votes almost exclusively for one party and that party's leaders know this all too well. If you're satisfied with where you currently stand, then continue to vote the party line. It's you choice and it's your life. Just stop trying to pretend they want anything from you other than your vote. If I believed a party was just using me for my vote, I would change parties. Oh yeah, I did that...and that's why I haven't voted for a Democrat in about 10 years. If my family was still on public assistance, lacking education, victims or participants in crime, had a poor quality of life, had no health care, etc...I would hope I would wise up enough to realize I was sold a false bill of goods. Obviously many in this predicament are either satisified with their situation or too ignorant to see the writing on the wall. What eats you up inside is you know for a FACT that your party is full of hypocrites. It just kills you so you constantly respond by saying something foolish. I love it though!...Did I remember to say Welcome Back? :grin:
While I am not a big fan of Senator Boxer, she is not a racist nor a hypocrite. I think her remarks were not racial in intent, but were more ideological. She has little regard for Alford not because he is black, but because he is conservative. If her statements is viewed in that context she will be seen to be very consistent: she has an intense dislike for conservatives whatever their race, color or nationality.
She's one of those people who think they are a do-gooder but are nothing but rich people on a guilt trip. Boxer is condescending and hypocritical. She didn't think she was being a racist, but she was. It's not always overt and not always intentional.
