Could be the start of a new category on P6

by Prometheus 6
September 28, 2004 - 7:47am.
on Race and Identity

The prospective category name is 'White Folks Who Get It." Not only have we recently seen a conservative white guy who actually gets it (a long-needed proof of concept), we now see Brad at Silentio, who says of himself:

my whiteness is that of old marble

yet responds to Molotov's challenge to Kerry supporter in marvelous fashion.

Anyone whose "whiteness is that of old marble" that can read The Black Commentator without feeling they've been poked in their third eye with a very sharp stick impresses the hell out of me.

Meanwhile, Molotov posts what she considers the strongest response to her challenge, actual pro-Kerry responses ratherthan debunking her list as Brad and I have done. In fact, I reject her entire premise:

Bush has had four years to actually attend to the Black constituencies in any way and hasn't even tried. Nevermind the problems in the national platform…the national platform isn't in perfect accord with the Religious Right. But the throws them an abortion bone. It's not in accord with the NRA platform, but he throws them an assault weapon bone. It's not is accord with the Israel lobby but he throws them a spy bone. It's not in accord with fiscal conservatives, but he throws them a tax cut bone.

Bush don't throw Black folks bones. He says, "oh yeah, if you can get there you can have some too." That's not the standard that lets you say you've done something for someone. I'll say Bush has done something for Black folks when he start throwing them bones our way.

Bush gives his constituents pork. Bush gives Black people chitlins.