i admit it-im racist. i wasnt always. its just that the older i get the more silly hypocritical crap i see on tv and im just sick of it. Its easier to just start hating other races then it is to try to explain to them how a double standard exists in america when it comes to racism.

amish news update:

http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/ns/news/story.jsp?id=2005011210290001122221&dt=20050112102900&w=APO&coview=

"the horse pulling the buggy was not injured"-thats the most important part of the story right?

well, I don't think that's a very good position to take.

I believe in tolerance and such. I just don't like it when "tolerance" is used as an opportunistic political weapon.

I think our society has become less racist, less homophobic, less sexist, and generally more tolerant of differences, and I think that's a good thing, and I hope it continues.

I believe the left can be justifiably pround of its contributions to this trend.

But if they want the trend to continue, they really need to be more principled about tolerance.

> it cannot be the case that you have license to indulge in race-baiting while your opponents are to be castigated for it

Wrong. By Leftist reasoning, it can be, and is, the case. Any means are justifiable in the struggle against privilege. Whittaker Chambers' "Witness" is an excellent book on the subject.

Double standards, from the left??
When you're done scratching the surface with their 'humor', why don't we discuss "equality for all" vs 'affirmative action'? Or pro-abortion, yet anti- death penalty? Anti-gun Feinstein and Boxer, who both hold concealed weapons permits? Etc etc etc...

Oliver Chaka Zulu

"Even if we accept, for the sake of argument, that blacks are allowed (my emphasis) to call each other "Uncle Tom," "Aunt Jemima" and worse..."

Well under the constitution we are all allowed to say these things. Offensive speech is protected speech after all.

People should be able to say what's on their mind - and bear the consequences.

The high road would be to simply call the race-baiters on their outrageous hypocrisy, and not play their Political Correctness game.

The high road sucks.

funny how the existence of non-white conservatives causes the left to show their true colors and degenerate into name-calling stupors

"It just did not dawn on her at all that I was not endorsing such beliefs, but putting them into Clarke's mouth in order to attack him."

There isn't a whole lot that dawns on the left, period.

Seriously, Ace, why bother? Oliver is allowed to have double-standards. He's a progressive democrat.
That's. just. the fucking. way. it is.

"But if they want the trend to continue, they really need to be more principled about tolerance."

The only thing the Left is principled about is their intolerence for anyone and anything that challenges their beliefs. Whether its political correctness, affirmative action, abortion rights or the very definition of what a right is, the only thing they are consistent about is their disdain for the individual who dares to challenge their orthodoxy. Anything the Left tosses out in the form of tolerance, compasion, etc is just a smoke screen. The entire goal of the Left remains the same which is the development of a utopian social order where a group of elites controls everything while the rest of humanity is relegated to serfdom. Think of Jules Verne's Time Machine with the Morloks replaced by Hillary Clinton and Margaret Cho...you know, similar hair but not quite as good looking.

Classic Liberalism rooted in individualism and judeo-christian philosophy is the greatest force for the promotion of tolerance ever created by mankind because it is based on the principle that we are all created equal. It seems to me that pretty much everythig that the Left does these days is a far cry from this principle, which makes it pretty damn intolerant.

I think that the reason Willis calls Malkin "Mataglang" is that that's her maiden (and legal) name, and Malkin is her married name. I think he's trying to accuse her of passing or something.

Still, it's pretty ugly. If I made a point of calling Geraldo Rivera "Geraldo Rifkin" every chance I got, people might start to think I was an anti-semite.

I would submit that the use of racial epithets (and double standards in the use thereof) has little to do with political philosophy and more to do with the character of the speaker. I find that those who, in the course of a political disagreement, are inclined to notice a person's race at all - not to mention those who do so pejoratively - usually have little else in their stockpile of ideas. Such people are, as Mr. Anka might put it, not giving "full value" to the universe for their existence.

Well put The Claw.

Funny to see this writ large and small, everywhere. I have heard identical remarks made by whites and by minorities. When the white person made the remark, the minority called her a racist. When, a few weeks later, the minority made the identical remark - and I mean even the same words! - he claimed it wasn't bigoted.

To which the only reply is, "Why not? Because you're not caucasian, it's ok?"

Evidently, that's what the left thinks.

I won't link it directly, but there is a database out there with (currently 2,356) racial slurs. All you have to do is google "racial slur database" - that's where I first saw LBFM. Shit,I should start a blog called BWFM. Heh.

Willis is the biggest numnut I have ever seen. It amazes me how much of a hack the guy is. Inconsistent, angry, and just a plain moron. I still cannot believe he has a following. 90% of his posts the last few days have been on"payola gate". Not one on the Rather fallout. The left just does not get it. To be considered to have some sort of intellectual
integrity, you have to call BS on your own brethren(left) also. He just can't get himself to do it.

The only political parties that make race a part of their philosophy are facists. From my understanding all other parties acknowledge racism as wrong, plain and simple. I agree with The Claw's point that it is to do with the speakers personality/character.

Not a big fan of Oliver Willis' comments my own self - and even less so those of Malkin's "correspondents" - but what are we to make of Ann's theory that Richard Clarke would have been flamed mercilessly by those big, meanie liberals when we consider what happened to Harry Reid? Could it be that both sides are equally anxious to play the race card when it suits them?

I think it might.

hey guys, im starting a band- Filthy Adolf and the Little Brown Fucking Machines-and im lookin for roadies. interested?

Only if I get to be the only important one on the stage, Atomic.

your hired. i have to worn you though-loose shit will not be tolerated- i expect full value for my money.
Drop your application off with Joe.

Atomic said
"hey guys, im starting a band- Filthy Adolf and the Little Brown Fucking Machines-and im lookin for roadies. interested? "

I once did Lighting for Paul Anka, I give full value, my shit is tight, I know how to put knowledge and I can Slice like a you-know-what.... call me.

I'm in too! But only if we get shirts. We do get shirts right?

What the hell???

dont worry; The Guys-Get -Shirts

Remember -- for the left, the only "real" blacks are leftist blacks. The only "real" Filipinos are leftist Filipinos. Can't let 'em get too uppity, you know.

As a moderate Republican I had some issues with the Republicans prior to the last election. It just bothers me to see big companies layoff little guys when the execs make such heinously large salaries.

Bottom line is that I could've voted for the right democrat. Living in Florida I would've voted for Bob Graham who incidently did vote against the war in Iraq because he felt that Iran and Saudi Arabia were the real sponsors of terror in the world, rightly so. But I was so turned off by the level of hatred displayed by the democratic websites and also most ordinary dem's I talked with. They were arrogant and mean spirited.

Calling Bush a monkey and the way they talked about southern people in general made me realize just how hateful these people were. As far as I'm concerned Willis is just another one of them. The whole party is spiraling into irrelevance along with their MSM enablers.

It just bothers me to see big companies layoff little guys when the execs make such heinously large salaries.

It really bugs me how people buy into this whole "heinously large paycheck" shit. Not a single one of us knows what it takes to run a friggin Fortune 100/500/1000 company - so until we walk a mile in their shoes, we should all STFU. And seeing as how most of us are too dumb/lazy to be in that position, guess what, yeahp, we should continue to STFU. If you're so smart and you've got it all figured out, go start your own Microsoft.

/rant

However daunting that may all sound, a good start would be to go read Atlas Shrugged. Or, get off the damn computer and start writing business plans. =)

Now, back to doing the work I'm supposed to be doing.

Wow. That sounded way too angry. Sorry about that. Wasn't meant to be. Just another one of those things that irks me, like when people say (women in particular), "You GO GIRL! You worked SOOOO hard [by doing those 3 sit ups] you deSERRRRVE that double-fudge chocolate fudge brownie cookie!"

That ish bugs me too.

-Fat Kid signing off now

A liberal might say that making any sweeping generality would be in poor taste. Of course try getting through a day without making any generalities at all. So point one: a liberal would deny reason and the way man's mind works to make their own ridiculous point and further their own agenda.

That said, and speaking of generalities, it seems like the world was a better place when people smoked and wore hats.

Am I the only person who assumed that Michelle Malkin was multi-racial? This has nothing to do with the discussion at hand, I just always assumed that she was some combination of black and asian.

Am I the only person who assumed that Michelle Malkin was multi-racial?

Uh, yes.

Fat kid: Would you say that have begun working 500% harder over the last fifteen years? Just curious.

It's shocking to realize what the Left has become:

1) The party of race hatred and bigotry

(Recall Maxine Waters comments about OH Secy. State Blackwell the other day, and Harry Reid's slurs against Clarence Thomas)

2) The anti-democracy party

The Democrats will no longer accept the outcome of any election they don't win and can't steal.

3) The mouthpieces of America's enemies

Seditionist Mike al-Moore shared a place of honor in the Presidential Box at the Democratic Convention; Kerry calls the courageous PM of Iraq a liar and a puppet; half the Congressional Black Caucus are Castro-worshippers, and Senator Patty Murray sings the praises of Osama Bin-Laden the philantropist; the list goes on...

The threat they represent to our democracy and the social fabric our country is underappreciated. What we've seen the last few elections is only going to get worse. We need to politically eviscerate (within the law) these nut cases and drive the radical elements out of power, so a moderate, loyal, democratic opposition can take their place. It's clear already they've learned nothing from repeated defeats at the polls, except that they need to try even more outrageous tactics to polarize the country and corrupt the electoral system next time.

Auguste, I'd remind you of two things when your reading that article. (1) Supply and demand and (2) risk. The fact of the matter is there is a limited supply of people that can effectively run a fortune 500 Company, let alone fewer that can actually rescue a Company from impending disaster or Chapter11. Given this and the fact that the risk of losing your job, or even better being investigated by the SEC, is higher than its ever been in the executive business I'd say the majority of salaries are justified. I used to trump the bitter "fatcats" line in college feeling morally justified because they were just in it for the money. Now that I've had the opportunity to work for a Fortune 500 business and see how these people work I've realized I didn't know what the hell I was talking about.

Back to Willis for a sec.
Maybe he's got a crush on her?
You know how pre-pubescent guys act around the girls they like.

Back to Willis for a sec. Maybe he's got a crush on her? You know how pre-pubescent guys act around the girls they like.

I still think that was Andrew Sullivan's problem too with her come to think of it.

"However daunting that may all sound, a good start would be to go read Atlas Shrugged. Or, get off the damn computer and start writing business plans. =)"

fat kid,

Actually I have a business degree and have worked for GE and Lockheed Martin. I also have a business and have written business plans. I'm also an investor and know the value of good management. My opinion is somewhat informed. I'm not lazy and I don't perceive most people to be that way.

Did that make you feel tough to pound out that rebuttal on your keyboard? So you have some pet peeves. I'm the same way about people who apologize then make an excuse.

fatkid apologized so whats the problem bitch?

RR im sorry. that sounded way to angry. wasnt meant to be.

oops-i screwed up again. You dont like people who apologize then make an excuse do you?

"My opinion is somewhat informed"

Do you really thing it has to do with race or values? I think the left is so obcessed with "winning" that they don't even remember what they (were) fighting for and just say and do whatever they think will move their agenda forward. ...and the end justifies the means