Left-Wing Racism
Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 3:16:24 pm PST
A Wisconsin radio host refuses to apologize for calling Condoleezza Rice an “Aunt Jemima.”
An unrepentant Sly explained why he called the nominee to be secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, an “Aunt Jemima” and outgoing Secretary of State Colin Powell an “Uncle Tom” on the radio Wednesday.
Sly, the on-air name for John Sylvester, told WTDY-AM (1670) morning show listeners that Rice, who is black, bought her way into the White House with obedience to President Bush.
“I’m not apologizing for what I said,” Sylvester said Thursday in an interview. “I stand by it.
”I was aiming that directly at a black person that is letting himself (and herself) be used by an administration that has been extremely hostile to minorities,“ he said.
”Being subservient and being a black role model are two different things. I think (Rice) has not only been bad for the country and for national security, but I think she’s been a bad black role model.
“I don’t think being subservient to white people and not blowing the whistle on their misdoings is a good role model at all.” ...
Sylvester, who is also program director, said he would not take himself off the air nor would station owners, the Mid- West Family Broadcast Group. General Manager Tom Walker did not return phone calls Thursday.
Sylvester said the issue was being stirred by Milwaukee talk show host Charlie Sykes. “I didn’t think anything about it,” he said. “I think I’ve even said it before. Anybody who knows me knows I’m not a racist.”
“I did call her the Aunt Jemima of the administration because I think not only have they used her race as a trophy, but I think her price of admission to the White House has been complete obedience to the white power structure in the White House,” Sylvester said. “(And) I called (Powell) Uncle Tom. Frankly I think they bought his silence.”
