I’ve been loath to admit that the shrieking lunacy of the summer — the
frantic efforts to paint our first black president as the Other, a foreigner,
socialist, fascist, Marxist, racist, Commie, Nazi; a cad who would snuff old
people; a snake who would indoctrinate kids — had much to do with race.
But Wilson’s shocking disrespect for the office of the president — no
Democrat ever shouted “liar” at W. when he was hawking a fake case for war in
Iraq — convinced me: Some people just can’t believe a black man is president and
will never accept it.
For two centuries, the South has feared a takeover by blacks or the feds.
In Obama, they have both.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Racism
Maureen Dowd is finally convinced that racism is behind much of the vehement opposition to Obama:
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