Reply #74: UPDATE: Rove's doing it also, but less subtly. Following what I said was a hint from the Clintons [View All]

[milkyway]

that Obama was lazy, KKKarl comes right out and says it and doesn't stop there.

"He is often lazy, given to misstatements and exaggerations and, when he doesn't know the answer, too ready to try to bluff his way through."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119992615845679531.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries

The other accusations in this sentence could, of course, be made about any politician. But it's the word "lazy" that amplifies the racial stereotype.

But there's worse to come from KKKarl. Speaking of Obama's ill-advised debate line, "You're likable enough, Hillary," KKKarl says, "His trash talking was an unattractive carryover from his days playing pickup basketball at Harvard, and capped a mediocre night."

Yup, the guy who's been criticized for being too nice a guy during the campaign says one mildly condescending statement and he's trash talking. And what a surprise, he just happens to be black! And to help paint the picture for the less quick of mind, Rove makes sure he mentions basketball.

So from KKKarl we learn Obama is a lazy black man who likes to talk trash, he's all style and no substance, just like those overpaid basketball players you see on television. This narrative that Rove is pushing of Obama is exactly the same narrative that I said in my original post that the Clintons were trying to develop. KKKarl, however, doesn't bother with the subtleties; his fan club will just chuckle along with him.

hat tip to Josh Marshall for finding this: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/063354.php