re: #156 MandyManners

Are you suggesting that criticizing BHO is racist?

BTW, Islam is not a race.

No, criticizing him is certainly not racist in of itself. I have done a fair bit of it myself I think you have to wonder if you would see some of the same criticisms if his dad was from Norway.

Seriously.

This country has a deep pathology where race is concerned, and we are seeing all the poison and hatred coming out attached to cultural dog whistles.

Also, we know that Islam is not a race. I do not believe that belief systems should enjoy the same level of tolerance that race and culture do. I happen to think that Islam is one of the greatest threats to women’s rights in the world today. Don’t get me started on female genital mutilation…

But…

We all know that Islam is associated with “brown skinned” people, and the dog whistles have been blowing nonstop whenever you hear him called “Hussein”.

When I saw that South Carolina congressman actually interrupt the President during a speech and call him a liar to his face, I could almost hear the sneering addition of “boy” at the end. It was certainly implied. Just iceing on the cake that he was also a member of the Sons of Confederate veterans and a fan of keeping the Stars and Bars over the Statehouse.

I have to actually dig to find actual, good faith substantive criticism of this President. Brooks is pretty good. I generally like Peggy Noonan and Kathleen Parker. However, reason is not what drives the right at this moment. What sells are those pictures of Obama dressed as a witch doctor or shithouse rat crazy conspiracy theories and demands that he be impeached and/or executed for treason(add new wacko demand each day as necessary).

Racism is what is selling in many corners of the right, as far as I can tell. The real travesty of it all is that the things that really do need to push back on get ignored. The cancellation of the F-22 is a mistake we will almost certainly regret. Both Dem and GOP defense minded pols should have been all over that.

Not a fucking word.

Cancel the Zumwalt destroyer?

*crickets*

ZOMG!!!! Obama is a seekrit mooslim terrrooorost who hates America and wants to sell us to France!!

Yep.