tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post135598176651990377..comments2024-03-28T21:32:41.763-05:00Comments on driftglass: That Fox In-House Race Sock-Puppet Dollardriftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-85079510954709182182015-06-22T15:04:45.653-05:002015-06-22T15:04:45.653-05:00Here's the dictionary definition of "poli...Here's the dictionary definition of "polite": "having or showing behavior that is respectful and considerate of other people. <br /><br />A quick perusal of synonyms brings us "civil", "courteous", "friendly" "thoughtful".<br /><br />So yes, Hemmer, the president implied that white people don't use that word because they're polite. The fact that this surprises you is reflective of your poor command of your native language....Dave McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13620276267940058699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-61907182381824026382015-06-22T13:50:08.730-05:002015-06-22T13:50:08.730-05:00It's amazing how thoroughly rightists have man...It's amazing how thoroughly rightists have managed to bury the racism that helped Ronald Reagan win the White House. I hadn't any clue that the election you quoted happened.<br /><br />Here's <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/09/17/carter-says-reagan-injects-racism/e7ccb250-106a-47ef-ae67-2826ba938acc/" rel="nofollow">another instance from (late) summer 1980</a>. [In short: on 17 September 1980, just hours after Jimmy Carter questioned Reagan's civil-rights record at a campaign stop in Atlanta, Reagan called Carter's comments "shameful."]<br /><br />Read the whole thing, because it highlights (a) the immediate (and ongoing) efforts of the Reagan camp to fight off racism charges and (b) the both-siderism that prevailed then, too, as in the barb the WaPo writer injected midway through: "The campaign tones of 1980 have been decidedly shrill. And today, Carter continued to perform in that voice."<br /><br />And how did I get myself pointed to this WaPo article from 9/17/80? Because I collect recordings of <i>CBS Radio Mystery Theater</i> episodes that others have kindly posted -- and last night, by pure, swear-to-Thor coincidence -- I was listening to a broadcast from that very date. As it turns out, that recording includes a CBS News snippet in which George H.W. Bush also attacked Carter.Abu Scooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042644295020578484noreply@blogger.com