tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post2340125520230803912..comments2024-03-15T03:20:38.106-05:00Comments on Brains and Eggs: The dilemma of playing the race cardPDiddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05851660342241127485noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-8303716358058697042014-04-18T13:23:20.049-05:002014-04-18T13:23:20.049-05:00Obama was not my first choice for pres. I prefer a...Obama was not my first choice for pres. I prefer an Elizabeth Warren type, full of spunk and fight from the beginning.Charles Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327538374957906718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-27865065491733512122014-04-18T07:23:40.414-05:002014-04-18T07:23:40.414-05:00I take no particular issue with this premise, Arlo...I take no particular issue with this premise, Arlo. Cons consider it payback for the way we savaged the Dim Son.<br /><br />If Obama (and by extension, Holder) had forcefully pushed back against the cudgel of race used by the Republicans from the very beginning -- <i>birth certificate, goddammit</i> --, a lot of things would have turned out differently (read: better).<br /><br />That they turned the other cheek for so long may be honorable, but has won them no battles in the court of ideas or public policy. This late in the game it seems more political, a bit of hide-saving for the midterms.<br /><br />As you know, I prefer my politicians with a bit of fight in them, and that means right from the get-go.PDiddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851660342241127485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-33812392206330383322014-04-17T20:03:01.244-05:002014-04-17T20:03:01.244-05:00After watching how Republicans treated Bill Clinto...After watching how Republicans treated Bill Clinton, I believe they would have treated Hillary or Biden the same way, as they are now doing Obama. Race is a significant factor, but not the dominant one. They fanatically hate anybody not sharing their labels and ideology.Charles Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327538374957906718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-76502878980344175242014-04-17T08:45:52.957-05:002014-04-17T08:45:52.957-05:00Two words to Greg Aydt: "Hank Aaron." (A...Two words to Greg Aydt: "Hank Aaron." (And don't try to claim that a bunch of Dems wrote him letters this last week.)Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075757287807731373noreply@blogger.com