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December 11, 2002
Request for Clarification
Over at Daily Pundit, Billy Quick wrote:
I'll take these people seriously when they show evidence of similar ire against former KKK member and nigger-shouter Robert Byrd in their own party. Until then, they are nothing more than a slavering mob of Donk hypocrites.
I'm assuming that by "these people," he means the Congressional Black Caucus, who are no doubt as desperate for his approval as I am.
Senator Trent Lott's remarks at the 100th birthday party for Senator Strom Thurmond continued to haunt him today as the Congressional Black Caucus rejected his apology."His remarks require minimally a much larger apology," said Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, Democrat of Texas.
"We are not finished," said Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, also a Texas Democrat.
Mr. Lott's remarks, uttered last Thursday and little noticed for a day or so, concerned the 1948 presidential campaign of Mr. Thurmond, who ran as a "Dixiecrat" on a pro-segregation policy.
Quote, with emphasis added, from the New York Times article linked in Bill's quote. Maybe he meant tthe NYT instead, you think?
Could someone who hasn't been banned from posting at his site ask for me? The man is already on my list, but I'd like to make sure before adding the little Gold Star for Achievement. . .
Update: after a cup of coffee, I rather needlessly italicized Bill's reference to "a slavering mob." Because I already know what he is, and hardly need further proof.
Making this entire entry pointless, really.
Over in the sane part of the Universe, Jesse at Pandagon.net (which would be linked here if I was remotely intelligent) has a nice entry about Lott's apology and one about the African American Republican Leadership Council, which organization must be seen
The mission and purpose of the African American Republican Leadership Council (AARLC) is to break the liberal democrat stranglehold over Black America.
to be believed.
Actually, seeing doesn't help much.
Update 2: Hang on. Visited AARLC's issues page:
- AARLC advocates proven tested - oriented means result programs with full utilization of multi-delivery systems in the education of our youth.
- AARLC pontificates that Black America, small business individuals and the poor, all on average receive a negative rate of return on their investment with no inheritance transfer provisions in today's Social Security. Further, Black Americans receive even fewer payments due to current life's mortality rate, and subsidizes the rest of America with a net lifetime transfer of wealth from blacks to non-blacks nearly $10,000 per person because of life expectancy.
- *AARLC advocates individual rights as the surest way to protect free markets and equal access of opportunity™. To combat this denigration of American liberties, AARLC opposes all forms of involuntary group categories.
Jesse, are you sure they aren't a hoax? That second point is something from a Chris Rock routine, and some of the phrasing. . . they have to be a hoax.
The alternative is too frightening to contemplate.
Fucking comedy gold, yes, but also frightening.
Posted by Aaron at December 11, 2002 06:51 AM
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