When is it OK to call a Republican "racist" for the way he talks about Obama?

[Andy9o8 0]

When he does shit like this:

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/06/kansas-house-speaker-apologizes-for-calling-first-lady-mrs-yomama/

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Kansas House Speaker apologizes for calling First Lady ‘Mrs. YoMama’

January 6, 2012

The Republican speaker of the Kansas statehouse issued an apology this week after sending emails from his personal account referring to First Lady Michelle Obama as “Mrs. YoMama” and quoting a Bible verse cited by some as a reference to presidential assassination.

Certain right-wingers in here get real hard-ons pointing to some Democrat acting like an asshole, and then asking, "Why are the liberals silent about this? The silence is deafening!"

Republicans who conscientiously care about their party should step up and call this kind of shit out for what it is, and what it does to the image, and the future, of their party. (Barry Goldwater, for example, certainly did, during the last years of his life.)
And that includes calling-out the people who reveal their own closet racism by habitually bleating "Race card!" to those who do call it out.

[StreetScooby 5]

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And that includes calling-out the people who reveal their own closet racism by habitually bleating "Race card!" to those who do call it out.

You're referring to Holder, right?

We are all engines of karma

[matthewcline 0]

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When he does shit like this:

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/06/kansas-house-speaker-apologizes-for-calling-first-lady-mrs-yomama/

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Kansas House Speaker apologizes for calling First Lady ‘Mrs. YoMama’

January 6, 2012

The Republican speaker of the Kansas statehouse issued an apology this week after sending emails from his personal account referring to First Lady Michelle Obama as “Mrs. YoMama” and quoting a Bible verse cited by some as a reference to presidential assassination.

Certain right-wingers in here get real hard-ons pointing to some Democrat acting like an asshole, and then asking, "Why are the liberals silent about this? The silence is deafening!"

Republicans who conscientiously care about their party should step up and call this kind of shit out for what it is, and what it does to the image, and the future, of their party. (Barry Goldwater, for example, certainly did, during the last years of his life.)
And that includes calling-out the people who reveal their own closet racism by habitually bleating "Race card!" to those who do call it out.

Not being from (or living in) Kansas, I am not all up to speed on the whole situation, but I think one could call the State Sen a "Racist" and not worry too much.

Matt

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[diablopilot 2]

No, it's not really. It's ok to call a douchebag like him a racist, but it really has nothing to do with him being a Republican.

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[mnealtx 0]

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And that includes calling-out the people who reveal their own closet racism by habitually bleating "Race card!" to those who do call it out.

When 90+% of the time the accusation is complete bullshit, it's entirely appropriate to call out "race card" on the accusation and isn't 'closet racism'.

But here's a tissue for your poor wounded feelings anyway.

Mike
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[DaVinci 0]

The same time when a person supports a Obama just because he is black.

So I guess it is ok to call a person a racist when they allow race to be a factor..... No matter what race they are and what race they are trying to slam or benefit.