The rise of white rage on cable television. [View All]

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O'Reilly, Hannity, Olbermann and the rise of white rage on cable television.

"This is the modern face of cable television news: angry, emotional, mouth agape in the midst of some hateful monologue. Oh, and in case you hadn't noticed, the worst purveyors of cable news rage are all white men over 40. The era of the angry white man is officially here."

Can you imagine the outcry if a black news anchor performed a mock-burning? Imagine a black news anchor flippantly saying of an abducted boy who hadn't escaped fast enough that he must have been having "a lot more fun he had under his old parents." Imagine a black news anchor telling an anti-war protester whose father died in 9/11 to "shut up" before cutting off the young man's microphone.

American society wouldn't stand for some raging, ranting black maniac shouting people down night after night. For proof of this, simply look to the first family.

All it took for Michelle Obama to be branded as "angry" was one remark at a campaign stop in Milwaukee: "For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback." Fox News commentator Cal Thomas immediately dubbed Michelle a stereotypical angry black woman. He then went on to list her sisters in rage: Maxine Waters, Cynthia McKinney and all the black mothers who have "had a son who has been shot in a drive-by shooting."

Who the hell is Cal Thomas and where do I go to kick his @ss??