Reply #4: I like your post. It's wrong to demonize Repugs as the only bigots, though. [View All]

[Anouka]

"Those who will not vote for Obama due to his race are bigoted, Rush Limbaugh listening, low education, low income relics of the past who will not vote for Democrats anyway."

I'm reminded of this post, over at Daily Kos. I didn't write it, but it's not the only time I've heard of something like this occurring. Unfortunately, there has been no honest talk about the elephant within the room within the Democrat party itself.

I think this needs to be addressed within the party. I don't think a blind eye should be turned to it. I most certainly don't think the problem is resolved by pretending it's only a white Republican (or even a white Southern) issue. Name calling doesn't help, either. How can this type of thinking be addressed within the party, so that it is no longer an issue, or at least less of an issue?:

http://www.dailykos.com/hotlist/add/2008/1/4/135059/1810/displaystory/

Thanks... (0 / 0)

I need to keep hearing that over and over...

It's those "closet bigots" and the political chickenshits I'm most afraid of.

Here in nearby Mecklenburg County, there's an ugly situation with the sheriff. The current sheriff (a white Democrat) resigned to take a federal HSA job, and the NC general statutes spell out a procedure whereby a replacement sheriff is elected by means of an admittedly quirky election process involving party precinct officials.

The process resulted in the election of a black man, Nick Mackey, who
was a "long shot" candidate and certainly wasn't the favored candidate
(white) who was handpicked by the outgoing sheriff.

OK, there are some questions about whether Mr. Mackey is the more
qualified candidate, but exactly how qualified was B**h for president?
There are also some concerns that Mr. Mackey once filed for bankruptcy
(although I seldom see white candidates being bashed for that particular offense), and the fact that he had a pending personnel inquiry as a Charlotte policeman several years ago which was dropped when he resigned from the force to complete law school and the bar exam.

But, he is qualified - even if the white Democratic establishment doesn't like it, he has 13 years of law enforcement experience, he has no felony convictions and he has obtained the required surety bond, and he was duly elected by an admittedly convoluted process, but a process that is written in North Carolina state law.

Now, the county commissioners have a Democratic majority, and they
are required by the same state law to confirm Mr. Mackey.

They won't do it.

The Democrats won't vote to confirm.

For whatever reason of political expediency - or is it just plain
racism? - they won't follow the law and confirm Mr. Mackey. They've thrown the duly-elected sheriff under the bus.

Oh, but they're all quick to say "it's not because he's black - we're
just concerned about getting it right".

The party got it right. The law was followed. Now, Mr. Mackey's
fellow white Democrats refuse to follow their part of the law.

That's the sort of closet racism I'm afraid of should Sen. Obama get
the nomination.

by blue in NC on Sat Jan 05, 2008 at 08:34:08 AM MST