Newt might have been invoking stereotypes and making lazy arguments, but that doesn’t make someone a racist. The president plays a lot of basketball. Making jokes about his jumper isn’t racism.

And again the left resorts to cries of racism. Someone needs to tell them they jumped the shark on this.

I’m sure Baby-Bootie will be along soon to decry the race-baiting of this author.

ok ok hold the fuck on here people. So what would have been the stereotype if they had focused on Obama’s golf game??? Simply pointing out that Obama is good at Basket ball does not automatically make the guy the next grand wizard-let’s all get ahold of ourselves here because now the race card playing is really getting quite stupid and tiresome. Obama plays basket ball and is good enought to play pick up games with the pros(who no doubt let him win but that’s another story).

Now this….

“He didn’t mention fried chicken or watermelon, but he didn’t have to. Just before he made the jump-shot crack, one member of the audience called Obama “the Kenyan.” Gingrich said nothing. Another complained about all the shiftless people living on welfare in New Orleans. Gingrich didn’t say anything then, either.”

Mentioning Kenya and the welfare state is not even close to “fried chicken’ and watermellon!!!! What the fuck is going on here people??? You have insipid moron conservatives who come to this site all day long race baiting like there is no tomorrow andI can assure you that what they say is far more odious than anything I have just seen above in Gingrich’s quotes. Whoever wrote that peice needs to get out more-Gingrich for all his faults is not a racist.

When somebody tells you to go drink a forty and steal a hub cap-that’s race baiting and racist-when somebody is talikng about politics through apprpriate sports metaphors and mentions three point shots as analogy that is not racist.

Jesus freaking Christ what is going on in this country?

Mentioning basketball is racist , eh ? How about golf ? Who is going to come off looking really swell in an interview with an ex -wife ?

“I’m sure Baby-Bootie will be along soon to decry the race-baiting of this author.”

Perhaps you should shut the fuck up before you open your vaccous pie hole madame.

It’s unfortunate because the affairs, the divorces, his prominent role in the GOP, the Contract with America, the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal, all are legitimate issues. There’s plenty there without resorting to accusations of racism.

Bootleghaircut said:
ok ok hold the fuck on here people. So what would have been the stereotype if they had focused on Obama’s golf game??? Simply pointing out that Obama is good at Basket ball does not automatically make the guy the next grand wizard-let’s all get ahold of ourselves here because now the race card playing is really getting quite stupid and tiresome. Obama plays basket ball and is good enought to play pick up games with the pros(who no doubt let him win but that’s another story). Now this…. “He didn’t mention fried chicken or watermelon, but he didn’t have to. Just before he made the jump-shot crack, one member of the audience called Obama “the Kenyan.” Gingrich said nothing. Another complained about all the shiftless people living on welfare in New Orleans. Gingrich didn’t say anything then, either.” Mentioning Kenya and the welfare state is not even close to “fried chicken’ and watermellon!!!! What the fuck is going on here people??? You have insipid moron conservatives who come to this site all day long race baiting like there is no tomorrow andI can assure you that what they say is far more odious than anything I have just seen above in Gingrich’s quotes. Whoever wrote that peice needs to get out more-Gingrich for all his faults is not a racist. When somebody tells you to go drink a forty and steal a hub cap-that’s race baiting and racist-when somebody is talikng about politics through apprpriate sports metaphors and mentions three point shots as analogy that is not racist. Jesus freaking Christ what is going on in this country?

Good news .There is now a cure for rabies . Check it out .

Good news; go fuck yourself AJ. Your toaster awaits.

Baby-Bootie, is that lauguage really necessary? I mean I can see how this is embarrassing for you. You call me a race-baiter, I point out that’s the left’s playbook and not 5 minutes later, Colby of all people proves me right. That’s got to be killing you!!

Yet another example of the primitive, race-obsessed pathology of the Professional Left!

This Esquire writer should try evolving from a 5th-Century tribalistic view of human development, into the 21st Century!

The Professional Left has played the Race-Card for 40 years!
Take a look at the polls – it’s not working anymore, and that FACT will become abundantly clear to you all on Nov. 2!!

Meh. Calling someone a racist is so July 2010.

The left has overused the accusation beyond all reason so that it doesn’t mean anything anymore.

Colby didn’t say that he agrees with the Esquire writer.

paul, if you are talking to me, I just meant that colby posted the article, not that he agreed.

“Baby-Bootie, is that lauguage really necessary?”

Fuck you.

” I mean I can see how this is embarrassing for you. You call me a race-baiter, I point out that’s the left’s playbook and not 5 minutes later, Colby of all people proves me right. That’s got to be killing you!!”

Actually its so refreshing to see a post where you’re not attacking Colby that I can live with it!!! I guess that must mean his perspective on many issues is dead on? Remember that next time you think about being a pouty bitch when he writes something that sets your hair on fire, kay?

And to think you really would have had me if you hand’t started out the morning race baiting!!!!

Seems you just can’t help yourself little suzie-q!!!!

Gingrich was only House Speaker from 1994 to 1998 and his own GOP House Congress ran him out of town because he kept getting rolled by Bill Clinton.Gingrich is a dinosaur and political whore who panders to the teagabbers and Fox viewers and TV producers who put this guy on more than Ryan Seacrest.Can Newt just shut the fuck up for 5 minutes.

Seething with rage, indeed.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…..

Reading the blog post, the racism accusation just isn’t necessary and doesn’t hold up. Plus there is plenty of other ammunition in it. Divorcing two women while they were suffering serious illnesses. Odd behavior during one of the divorces. Claims of having no real beliefs and a willingness to say and do anything for power. Refusing to answer questions about his public statements and condemnations.

I also find it somewhat strange that Newt remained completely quiet when people shouted out “Obama’s a Kenyan” and something about the shiftless welfare people in New Orleans but then quickly spoke up when someone bashed Mexicans. Strategy or reason?

But in front of a large group of Southern conservatives, Gingrich chose to associate the president with athletics. He didn’t mention fried chicken or watermelon, but he didn’t have to. Just before he made the jump-shot crack, one member of the audience called Obama “the Kenyan.” Gingrich said nothing. Another complained about all the shiftless people living on welfare in New Orleans. Gingrich didn’t say anything then, either.

BURN THE RACIST!!!

For one can imagine that Gingrich’s defenders (and probably the candidate himself) will cite this very blog post as evidence of a prejudice against him. Isn’t it ironic, dontcha think?

No, it isn’t ironic at all.

Bootfool has asked me to respond as that dude is trippin’ early today : HEY !!! You people are JEKRS !!! There real subject at hand is complicated , and I FEEL that the comprehensive answer is merely a paraphrastic bit of casuistry and , oh HELL !!! …..@#$% YOU !!! ….MFers . !!!

Liberals see everything, nearly without exception, through a race prism. Lately they use it to separate supporters from non-supporters – a positive for them – while also using it to cast aspersions on any non-liberal – a negative. It is therefore not only the weapon of choice, but the only tool left for them to either get reelected or to support the election and reelection of their candidates. Who would have predicted such a full and pitiful devolution?

And one has to applaud the author of the Esquire piece for putting his bias out in the open for all to see. One can only wonder when he will also pen a piece tarnishing other pols who make racist statements against the president, such as Harry Reid, among others.

At least the article, which I will now must certainly NOT read, supports the conclusion many have of the publication. It is not a source for serious information nor debate. It is a place for fashion, with an abundance of pictures and celeb-loving. Oh, and incidentally there is some text here and there for reading.

Gingrich is a lot of things but he is way too smart and crafty to engage in racist behavior or use racist language in front of a reporter.

paulmdoro said:
Reading the blog post, the racism accusation just isn’t necessary and doesn’t hold up.

And yet there’s half a dozen references to Gingrich’s “racism” in this post, based on that accusation.

JohnInMA said:
Liberals see everything, nearly without exception, through a race prism. Lately they use it to separate supporters from non-supporters – a positive for them – while also using it to cast aspersions on any non-liberal – a negative. It is therefore not only the weapon of choice, but the only tool left for them to either get reelected or to support the election and reelection of their candidates. Who would have predicted such a full and pitiful devolution?

Broad generalizations and oversimplifications like the above are without merit.

Pablo said:
And yet there’s half a dozen references to Gingrich’s “racism” in this post, based on that accusation.

Yes I know.

“Broad generalizations and oversimplifications like the above are without merit.”

(sound of applause)

Bravo.

I don’t doubt Newt is a racist, but these examples are super weak.

I don’t doubt Newt is a racist

I’m sure you meant to post the evidence that led you to that conclusion. Feel free to do that now.

Wow, either this author has a very short memory or he just doesn’t follow the new cycle very closely. The whole reason why Obama hitting 3-pointers is in play is because the media followed Obama to a charity event for the troops in which he launched and hits 3 pointers while playing hoops with the troops. There is You-tube video of it. The media fawned over Obama’s 3 pointers and many blogs and newspapers played up the 3 pointers as if that somehow translates to good governing. So yes, Newt was slamming the media’s fascination with Obama’s hoops skills because in the end it doesn’t matter how many 3′s he hits, its policy that matters.

paulmdoro said:
Newt might have been invoking stereotypes and making lazy arguments, but that doesn’t make someone a racist. The president plays a lot of basketball. Making jokes about his jumper isn’t racism.

Accusations of racism are almost always unjustified, because it is too hard to tell what is going on in someone’s mind. And in the case of racism, that is the deciding factor. Its just this author’s opinion, or some other person’s opinion that Newt is racist, and that is not enough to discredit him on that. IMHO. On the other hand, the fact that he was attacking Clinton for his lack of morals while boning his mistress, to me, that forever discredits him. This stuff his ex-wife is saying confirms his moral depravity.

valkyrie101 said:
Accusations of racism are almost always unjustified, because it is too hard to tell what is going on in someone’s mind. And in the case of racism, that is the deciding factor. Its just this author’s opinion, or some other person’s opinion that Newt is racist, and that is not enough to discredit him on that. IMHO. On the other hand, the fact that he was attacking Clinton for his lack of morals while boning his mistress, to me, that forever discredits him. This stuff his ex-wife is saying confirms his moral depravity.

That’s what I’m saying. There’s plenty of legitimate Newt criticism. If you’re going to accuse someone of racism, have better evidence than “he said the president who loves playing basketball has a good jumper.”

Journalists are getting desperate. After the smackdown of the Media and NAACP by the National Black Conservatives, I guess they’re following the JournoLista tactic and using the racist smear anywhere they can. Pitiful and so transparent.

paulmdoro said:
That’s what I’m saying. There’s plenty of legitimate Newt criticism. If you’re going to accuse someone of racism, have better evidence than “he said the president who loves playing basketball has a good jumper.”

For sure. There is too much of that going on already.

Is the same guy who describes his idea of a relationship between his second ex wife and girlfriend at the time as a trade in for Jaguar for a Chevrolet?

What’s he willing to trade the nation in for I wonder?

http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2010/08/newt-gingrinch-wants-to-tell-you-that-hes-a-jack-ass/

Sean Peake said:
Journalists are getting desperate. After the smackdown of the Media and NAACP by the National Black Conservatives, I guess they’re following the JournoLista tactic and using the racist smear anywhere they can. Pitiful and so transparent.

Yes the media is running scared of the National Black Conservatives. Keep telling yourself that.

paulmdoro – Generalizations are too frequently thrown from all sides of the political spectrum, I agree. However, one need only briefly scan a year’s worth of public events to find ample evidence that the left has been hijacked by race-centric propaganda and race-minded people. Unless you believe that anyone who is NOT supportive off most all of the liberal views and agenda is truly racist, how do you explain elected officials, talking heads/commentators, and “journalists” all using race to paint non-supporters. Liberals find race angles with Arizona’s laws, critics of health care reform in its current state, vocal and irate town hall participants, opposition politics, etc. You name it, and you will find more than a smattering of public statements and writings that include race as a component in the discussion. It is nearly an obsession.

It’s not that there isn’t racism. And it’s not that there are no racists. The problem for liberals and the reason they are dwindling in number and support around the country, is that they now resort to race as a common means to address this dwindling popularity. People tire of the incessant search for racist intentions in statements and racism accusations that often cannot be supported.

The desperation to discern some aspect of racism may be so acute for the Esquire author that Colby suggests that he circumvents all of his “really great reporting and first-rate writing” to draw attention to the racism angle. I will not read the magazine, so you may justifiably criticize me for that. However, by this summary, I infer the Esquire author doesn’t support his claim except by his connoting a meaning to a basketball reference. There appears to be no other support for his “assertion”, from the immense amount of writings, creation and support of policies, and other public statements and speeches from his target. So, my original comment stands. If taking a single reference and using it to tarnish and distort an entire career is valid, then I can only hope that he next targets equally someone who used language such as “articulate” and “light skinned” in a momentary statement. After all, isn’t reference to skin racist? No? And it’s different how?

JohnInMA said:
paulmdoro – Generalizations are too frequently thrown from all sides of the political spectrum, I agree. However, one need only briefly scan a year’s worth of public events to find ample evidence that the left has been hijacked by race-centric propaganda and race-minded people. Unless you believe that anyone who is NOT supportive off most all of the liberal views and agenda is truly racist, how do you explain elected officials, talking heads/commentators, and “journalists” all using race to paint non-supporters. Liberals find race angles with Arizona’s laws, critics of health care reform in its current state, vocal and irate town hall participants, opposition politics, etc. You name it, and you will find more than a smattering of public statements and writings that include race as a component in the discussion. It is nearly an obsession.

It’s not that there isn’t racism. And it’s not that there are no racists. The problem for liberals and the reason they are dwindling in number and support around the country, is that they now resort to race as a common means to address this dwindling popularity. People tire of the incessant search for racist intentions in statements and racism accusations that often cannot be supported.

The desperation to discern some aspect of racism may be so acute for the Esquire author that Colby suggests that he circumvents all of his “really great reporting and first-rate writing” to draw attention to the racism angle. I will not read the magazine, so you may justifiably criticize me for that. However, by this summary, I infer the Esquire author doesn’t support his claim except by his connoting a meaning to a basketball reference. There appears to be no other support for his “assertion”, from the immense amount of writings, creation and support of policies, and other public statements and speeches from his target. So, my original comment stands. If taking a single reference and using it to tarnish and distort an entire career is valid, then I can only hope that he next targets equally someone who used language such as “articulate” and “light skinned” in a momentary statement. After all, isn’t reference to skin racist? No? And it’s different how?

I still think you are generalizing and blowing things out of proportion. It’s like me using a few examples of wack jobs holding up signs of Obama with a Hitler mustache and declaring “the right has been hijacked by crazy people who think Obama is Hitler” or “the majority of the right is calling Obama a Nazi.” That just isn’t reality. A few do not represent the beliefs and actions of the majority. You are using anecdotal evidence to paint broad strokes and generalize. Hence the lack of merit.

paulmdoro said:
I still think you are generalizing and blowing things out of proportion.

How about the Senate Majority Leader? What’s funny is that his son is getting thumped in the governors race by one of them Hispanical Republicans.

This is great. I hope you lefties keep this crap up all the way to election day. The accusations of racism have now gone out where the buses don’t roam. We’re officially in crazy land now. If mentioning the president’s love of basketball and sports in is now racist then maybe we should all just have our vocal cords snipped. Nobody and I mean nobody except the hard left is going to take that accusation seriously. Secondly, I wouldn’t call what our dumbass president has “athletic prowess.” He can shoot hoops and that’s about it . He throws a baseball like a girl and he can’t bowl worth a crap.

Of course my saying “he can’t bowl worth a crap” is merely a subtle and sneaky attempt to point out that he’s black.

paulmdoro said:
Yes the media is running scared of the National Black Conservatives. Keep telling yourself that.

My point here was that the charges of racism leveled at the Tea Party were firmly refuted by the National Black Conservatives, and now that that dog won’t hunt journalists move to another target.

Pablo said:
How about the Senate Majority Leader? What’s funny is that his son is getting thumped in the governors race by one of them Hispanical Republicans.

What about the Senate Majority Leader?

Chris Jones said:
This is great. I hope you lefties keep this crap up all the way to election day. The accusations of racism have now gone out where the buses don’t roam. We’re officially in crazy land now. If mentioning the president’s love of basketball and sports in is now racist then maybe we should all just have our vocal cords snipped. Nobody and I mean nobody except the hard left is going to take that accusation seriously. Secondly, I wouldn’t call what our dumbass president has “athletic prowess.” He can shoot hoops and that’s about it . He throws a baseball like a girl and he can’t bowl worth a crap.

Of course my saying “he can’t bowl worth a crap” is merely a subtle and sneaky attempt to point out that he’s black.

This is what I’m talking about. One magazine writer somehow represents “the left.”

Bootleghaircut said:
ok ok hold the fuck on here people. So what would have been the stereotype if they had focused on Obama’s golf game??? Simply pointing out that Obama is good at Basket ball does not automatically make the guy the next grand wizard-let’s all get ahold of ourselves here because now the race card playing is really getting quite stupid and tiresome. Obama plays basket ball and is good enought to play pick up games with the pros(who no doubt let him win but that’s another story).

Now this….

“He didn’t mention fried chicken or watermelon, but he didn’t have to. Just before he made the jump-shot crack, one member of the audience called Obama “the Kenyan.” Gingrich said nothing. Another complained about all the shiftless people living on welfare in New Orleans. Gingrich didn’t say anything then, either.”

Mentioning Kenya and the welfare state is not even close to “fried chicken’ and watermellon!!!! What the fuck is going on here people??? You have insipid moron conservatives who come to this site all day long race baiting like there is no tomorrow andI can assure you that what they say is far more odious than anything I have just seen above in Gingrich’s quotes. Whoever wrote that peice needs to get out more-Gingrich for all his faults is not a racist.

When somebody tells you to go drink a forty and steal a hub cap-that’s race baiting and racist-when somebody is talikng about politics through apprpriate sports metaphors and mentions three point shots as analogy that is not racist.

Jesus freaking Christ what is going on in this country?

Calling yourself Bootleghaircut is racist. You’re implying that black people can’t afford genuine haircuts. This is an outrage. I’m calling for a boycott of something. Anything.

paulmdoro – I cite the preponderance of accusations of racists and racism without much public, if any, renouncement or argument against as my evidence. Please point me to those liberals you consider credible who do oppose the increasingly popular tactic. I find a limited few on my own. Of course, non-liberals of many ideological stripes have been public in opposition.

I cite also the fact that the effort is not limited to blogs, bloggers, and perhaps a few fanatics at rallies and public events. Nearly every media outlet, and in this case Esquire, participates without contest. Were I able to spend the time and had the space here, I would simply use a search engine and pull articles from NYT, WaPo, Newsweek, Time, LAT, etc., etc., not to mention video clips from cable news (of all biases) and national news. In every case the topic is not an “intellectual consideration” of whether race is a factor or racism is present. They are most often an attempt to conclude that opposition is racist.

A quote from Maureen Dowd published in the NYT, commenting on Joe Wilson’s shout of “liar” during Obama’s speech, “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.” Is this not painting someone who opposes the president as a racist for a simply word without merit?

You may be liberal minded and not in agreement with the tactic or you may support the means, I don’t know. But your suggestion that it is simply a marginal few who push race isn’t supported by fact.

JohnInMA said:
paulmdoro – I cite the preponderance of accusations of racists and racism without much public, if any, renouncement or argument against as my evidence. Please point me to those liberals you consider credible who do oppose the increasingly popular tactic. I find a limited few on my own. Of course, non-liberals of many ideological stripes have been public in opposition.

I cite also the fact that the effort is not limited to blogs, bloggers, and perhaps a few fanatics at rallies and public events. Nearly every media outlet, and in this case Esquire, participates without contest. Were I able to spend the time and had the space here, I would simply use a search engine and pull articles from NYT, WaPo, Newsweek, Time, LAT, etc., etc., not to mention video clips from cable news (of all biases) and national news. In every case the topic is not an “intellectual consideration” of whether race is a factor or racism is present. They are most often an attempt to conclude that opposition is racist.

A quote from Maureen Dowd published in the NYT, commenting on Joe Wilson’s shout of “liar” during Obama’s speech, “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.” Is this not painting someone who opposes the president as a racist for a simply word without merit?

You may be liberal minded and not in agreement with the tactic or you may support the means, I don’t know. But your suggestion that it is simply a marginal few who push race isn’t supported by fact.

Please show me the evidence that would support your claim that a preponderance of liberals are running around calling people racists. Are you talking about the media? Administration officials? Congressional leaders? Ordinary, everyday liberals? Magazine writers? All of the above? Your comments are general accusations backed up with non-specific claims like “everyone is doing it.” I just don’t think it’s as widespread as you, certainly no more common than the birthers are other right-wing lunatics out there. Each side has its fringe elements.

Dowd’s comment doesn’t call Wilson a racist.

“Calling yourself Bootleghaircut is racist. You’re implying that black people can’t afford genuine haircuts. This is an outrage. I’m calling for a boycott of something. Anything”

See you are most likely a child who has never heard of richard pryor.

which is too bad for you.

you could use a laugh it would see jackass.

JohnInMA said:
Liberals see everything, nearly without exception, through a race prism. Lately they use it to separate supporters from non-supporters – a positive for them – while also using it to cast aspersions on any non-liberal – a negative. It is therefore not only the weapon of choice, but the only tool left for them to either get reelected or to support the election and reelection of their candidates. Who would have predicted such a full and pitiful devolution?

And one has to applaud the author of the Esquire piece for putting his bias out in the open for all to see. One can only wonder when he will also pen a piece tarnishing other pols who make racist statements against the president, such as Harry Reid, among others.

At least the article, which I will now must certainly NOT read, supports the conclusion many have of the publication. It is not a source for serious information nor debate. It is a place for fashion, with an abundance of pictures and celeb-loving. Oh, and incidentally there is some text here and there for reading.

Fortunately it’s used so often and over such preposterous things (see article above) that it’s not really effective anymore. A year ago calling someone a racist was a serious charge, but now people just roll their eyes. What isn’t racist these days? The left used to be able to end a debate by throwing the racism bomb, but now it has the opposite effect. It infuriates and makes people fight back all that much harder. I could really give a damn who calls me a racist. It’s not going to change the fact that we have a basketball playing, Saul Alinsky loving, Marxist radical in The White House. Did I mention he like to play basketball? He likes to play it AND watch it on TV (wink, wink).

Chris Jones said:
Fortunately it’s used so often and over such preposterous things (see article above) that it’s not really effective anymore. A year ago calling someone a racist was a serious charge, but now people just roll their eyes. What isn’t racist these days?

Like calling someone a socialist? Or Marxist?

Bootleghaircut said:
“Calling yourself Bootleghaircut is racist. You’re implying that black people can’t afford genuine haircuts. This is an outrage. I’m calling for a boycott of something. Anything”

See you are most likely a child who has never heard of richard pryor.

which is too bad for you.

you could use a laugh it would see jackass.

Are you implying that black people are like children? The Klan has officially taken over Mediaite! I’m outraged. I’m renewing my call for a boycott of something. Anything.

paulmdoro said:
Like calling someone a socialist? Or Marxist?

Those terms happen to be accurate. Unlike say — the racism charge.

Chris Jones said:
Those terms happen to be accurate. Unlike say — the racism charge.

Whatever you say Chris. Smoke em if you got em.

paulmdoro – Nice try. But to suggest a white person’s opposition to to the black president is due to his race is as loud a scream of racism as the term itself. What else would be implied?

And, again, I’ll stand firmly on my original points. Regardless of the proportion of elected class liberals relative to the talking class who have overtly used the term or inferred it, the fact that so few speak out against it is my evidence. If I were an elected liberal, I would resist allowing the racism theme from being so pervasive or even from entering the debate so frequently.

All groups have to maintain their image. Conservatives must rebuke labels that they feel are inaccurate just as liberals must. Both sides get lazy about it.

And, for the record, I have been quite liberal about my social ideology for most of my life. Call it the “live and let live” mentality. However, I find the current tactic of abusing the idea of racism to be appalling. Having grown up in a post-civil rights South I have always participated (physically) in projects and programs to reduce REAL racism. And the fact that some liberals and especially their supporters in media and the like have rendered it nearly meaningless is, in my view, practically criminal. Some still suffer from it. However, they now will have to work harder to gain credibility for their claims thanks to this abuse.

JohnInMA said:

All groups have to maintain their image. Conservatives must rebuke labels that they feel are inaccurate just as liberals must. Both sides get lazy about it.

Here we agree.

While the term shouldn’t be thrown around loosely, and the evidence against Newt is non-existent, I think part of the reason we differ on this is the fact that I encounter racism (in general and against Obama) every time I see certain relatives and extended family. In particular my father-in-law, brothers-in-law, and wife’s uncles use the N-word and call the president the N-word with such frequency you’d think they were getting paid for it.

MichelleF said:
And again the left resorts to cries of racism. Someone needs to tell them they jumped the shark on this.

I’m sure Baby-Bootie will be along soon to decry the race-baiting of this author.

A guy’s ex-wife talks sh*t and it’s the left’s fault? Now you’re just grabbing at some semblance of logic

And at least three times, I heard him make the same crack about President Obama’s athletic abilities. First it was with a group of small businessmen: “The more angry we get, the worse it is for Obama. I don’t care how many three-point jump shots he makes.”

Next, he said it to a group of Tea Party leaders: “The national news media is pathetic. They keep talking about his three-point basketball shot and not the 17 percent under-employment. Those are the most expensive basketball shots in history — $1 million a shot.”

LOL

That’s racist?

No, try these. These are racist!

“A few years ago, he (Obama) would be serving us coffee.” — Bill Clinton

” He (Obama) doesn’t sound like a Negro unless he wants to.” Senator Harry Reid

“He ( Obama) couldn’t sell watermelons to….” Dan Rather

“See, Barack’s been talking down to black people … I want to cut his nuts off.” Jesse Jackson

Bill Maher on how he expected BHO to act with BP: “I was expecting a “real black president”– you know, the kind that “lifts up his shirt so they can see the gun in his pants.”

RATIGAN: And Obama didn’t do it, when it came down to it, when the Wall Street guys got across the table from him and said “Oh you going to change our tax code little boy?” I think not…. If its Teddy Roosevelt in office who is not intimated by these types of people he might say “Listen. I don’t care who you are, I don’t care how rich you are, its not going to happen.” But with this guy (Obama), he just bends over every time.

MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Dylan, you’re very- Oh, my God!

SCARBOROUGH: You know, I was so uncomfortable with a couple of the things you said and then the exclamation point at the end.

And Richardson is not the first lib race-baiter to be laughed at for playing the race card re: BHO’s basketball.

Here is Norah O’Donnell trying to play it and getting nailed for it!

http://newsbusters.org/?q=blogs/alex-fitzsimmons/2010/04/11/msnbcs-norah-odonnell-plays-race-card-gingrich-colleagues-laugh-he

After this Esquire piece,maybe the journalist can rent the home next to Sarah Palin to work on another smear job. Whoops, I forgot, another leftwing smear-meister has already beaten him to the punch. Okay, maybe he will need to settle for digging up decades-old frat party dirt on Rand Paul. Whoops, Rachel Maddow and others are already staking out that territory. Then, how about going after Andrew Breitbart? I know he’s not running for office, but since when did the Left hesitate in attacking the messenger and ignoring the message….But, sorry, there’s already a line forming for that one too.

Well, how about this novel idea? Maybe do this kind of investigative reporting on a prominent Democrat. That would be a first for the mainstream media in the US.

“Making” someone smoke pot is a serious matter not to be laughed at. She could have developed a fatal case of the munchies.

Instead of the jumper, I would have focused on why Obama throws like a girl.

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
A guy’s ex-wife talks sh*t and it’s the left’s fault? Now you’re just grabbing at some semblance of logic

Is there somewhere that the ex-wife calls Gingrich a racist?

Another article written by a brain-dead Liberal fruit-loop. There is NOTHING racist about mentioning King Obama’s basketball “prowess.” He made it the centerpiece of his campaign and constantly brags about his prowess and challanges people to a match. This author can go ESAD! He’s a Leftist LOSER!

Reading the entire piece, the racism claim is way out of context. The story itself reads like a fairly typical chronicling of a well-known political figure. Newt is painted as extremely ambitious and arrogant and willing to do pretty much anything to obtain and maintain power. He also has a sordid personal life, which has been well-covered. And inevitably, ethics problems as well. But nothing that would indicate racism.

In addition to the divorce paper hospital delivery, my other favorite bit has him asking his second wife to deal with his affair the day after he gave a speech about family values. Classic.

Let’s say that the racism charge isn’t valid. That athletic prowess doesn’t equate to watermelons and fried chicken:

he’s still a philandering, hypocritical arse and he’s all yours, Republicans.

Enjoy the black hole of morality and family values known as Newt.

paulmdoro said:
Here we agree.

While the term shouldn’t be thrown around loosely, and the evidence against Newt is non-existent, I think part of the reason we differ on this is the fact that I encounter racism (in general and against Obama) every time I see certain relatives and extended family. In particular my father-in-law, brothers-in-law, and wife’s uncles use the N-word and call the president the N-word with such frequency you’d think they were getting paid for it.

paulmdoro – What an excellent example of real racism! And, furthering earlier points by both of us, if this were exposed to a media outlet and connected to “all conservatives”, or the GOP, or to prove all dissent is racist, the onus is on those conservatives, the GOP, or any voice of dissent to renounce such behavior. Publicly.

I now have sympathy for you and wonder how you suffer such hatred. Can I assume you are so devoted to your spouse (picking up on the in-law description)? Kudos.

JohnInMA said:
paulmdoro – What an excellent example of real racism! And, furthering earlier points by both of us, if this were exposed to a media outlet and connected to “all conservatives”, or the GOP, or to prove all dissent is racist, the onus is on those conservatives, the GOP, or any voice of dissent to renounce such behavior. Publicly.

I now have sympathy for you and wonder how you suffer such hatred. Can I assume you are so devoted to your spouse (picking up on the in-law description)? Kudos.

We can’t choose our families. By no means do I believe that the relatives I spoke of represent all conservatives, no more than an Esquire writer represents all liberals, but to be around hostile and nasty and casual racism on a regular basis is very disconcerting. The vileness from some of them, who are perfectly healthy but unemployed and on welfare yet constantly bash poor minorities, is repugnant.

Republicans see everything, almost without exception through a race prism. Teabaggers(former GOP) constantly invoke race into their comments yet scream when Democrats and Progressives call them on it. With President Obama naming Hillary as his VP in 2012 it will mean the implosion of what is left of the GOP.

avoidswork said:
Let’s say that the racism charge isn’t valid. That athletic prowess doesn’t equate to watermelons and fried chicken: he’s still a philandering, hypocritical arse and he’s all yours, Republicans. Enjoy the black hole of morality and family values known as Newt.

Hey when you said black hole, were you being racist? The NAACP thinks it is. Just ask Hallmark cards.

And so the Repugs here speak out continuously – from their vomitoriums. They spew hatred as readily as they breathe. It is their life-blood, their very essence. Read them, hear them – intellectual eunuchs with vast character defects. Their words, their babbles, reveal the indelible stamp of their own lowly origins. A quivering mass of ignoble hatred and sadness and failure. They support simmering pockets of ignorance & racial hatred of such vehement intolerance that we don’t know what kind of outrage will erupt next.

The stark simplicity of all their comments & answers & positions are very appealing to the Common Mind of the Little People. They are forever out of their depth. Their view of the world is utterly limited – by the curb height! An uneducated, dumb America is an easily preyed upon America. Repugs feast upon that truism.

I’ve always considered it revealing that when a conservative talks about people on welfare, the left says that they’re using racist code words. Every person I’ve met that was on welfare and taking advantage of it (i.e. not looking for a job and lying about it, etc.) was white. It always bothered me, as it should anyone who pays taxes.

It’s ridiculous to take a legitimate issue (people taking advantage of welfare) and making it “veiled racism.” It’s telling of the side who thinks of racism when welfare is brought up. I mean, aren’t THEY the people implying that black people are all on welfare?

Furthermore, if you think the media didn’t highlight Obama’s love for basketball, you’re living in a cave. I don’t remember ESPN interviewing W and having him do his college bracket.

Haimerej said:
I’ve always considered it revealing that when a conservative talks about people on welfare, the left says that they’re using racist code words. Every person I’ve met that was on welfare and taking advantage of it (i.e. not looking for a job and lying about it, etc.) was white. It always bothered me, as it should anyone who pays taxes.

It’s ridiculous to take a legitimate issue (people taking advantage of welfare) and making it “veiled racism.” It’s telling of the side who thinks of racism when welfare is brought up. I mean, aren’t THEY the people implying that black people are all on welfare?

Furthermore, if you think the media didn’t highlight Obama’s love for basketball, you’re living in a cave. I don’t remember ESPN interviewing W and having him do his college bracket.

I find it hilariously ironic but also pathetic when my relatives bemoan Obama the negro wealth-redistributing socialist while completely ignoring the fact that welfare is the only reason they have food and shelter. Some deal drugs and neglect their children while gladly collecting a government check every month.

Dealing drugs and neglecting children wouldn’t fall under, “hilariously ironic” in my book. That’s more, “depressing and sad.”

Then again, if we legalized then that wouldn’t necessarily be a problem anymore…

Haimerej said:
Dealing drugs and neglecting children wouldn’t fall under, “hilariously ironic” in my book. That’s more, “depressing and sad.”

Decidedly not. I was referring to the non-stop complaining about the “socialist wealth re-distributor” from unemployed people perfectly capable of working who only have food and shelter due to welfare.

I”m Irish, and I’m proud of my Whisky-Drinking Heritage! :o).

Event IF referring to the President of the United States liking Basketball WERE a racist comment…. (which it is NOT, I dont care who the hell you are, or what you beliefs are)…. why is it offensive? So what if there are more African Amercans that excel at Basketball than caucasions…. ??? What is the big freaking deal?? What is so damn offensive about that?

Also,………. this race-calling is totally out of hand. The Left is so much more concerned with Race than the Right…. and by the way….. Conservative, White, Non Racist people are actually VERY offended when they are accused of being a racist…. way more offended and rightfully so, than making the comparison of African American people being good at Basketball.

meredith1980 said:

Also,………. this race-calling is totally out of hand. The Left is so much more concerned with Race than the Right

This is highly debatable.

paulmdoro said:
This is highly debatable.

I consider Fox a Right-Wing news channel, just as I consider MSNBC a Left-Wing news channel. Do me a favor Paulmdoro…. watch Fox tonight…..and then watch MSNBC tomorrow night……. then tell me how many times race comes up on the cooresponding channels…… by taking a comment like “The President Likes Basketball” (Which I am using here purely as an example) and calling it racist, in itself is more racist than anything you will see on an entire night of Fox News. I say that b/c as the person who says this, you may not have a single thought about the fact he is African American, yet, when the Left-Wing people get ahold of it, they turn it around to mean “B/c he’s African American, and African Americans excel at Basketball, then this is a racist comment.” Hence the Left Wing person is actually the one in this situation being racist (… lol.. which is only their own definition of ‘racist’ anyway!…)

meredith1980 said:
I consider Fox a Right-Wing news channel, just as I consider MSNBC a Left-Wing news channel. Do me a favor Paulmdoro…. watch Fox tonight…..and then watch MSNBC tomorrow night……. then tell me how many times race comes up on the cooresponding channels…… by taking a comment like “The President Likes Basketball” (Which I am using here purely as an example) and calling it racist, in itself is more racist than anything you will see on an entire night of Fox News. I say that b/c as the person who says this, you may not have a single thought about the fact he is African American, yet, when the Left-Wing people get ahold of it, they turn it around to mean “B/c he’s African American, and African Americans excel at Basketball, then this is a racist comment.” Hence the Left Wing person is actually the one in this situation being racist (… lol.. which is only their own definition of ‘racist’ anyway!…)

I agree that what the one single writer said about Newt being racist for that comment is ridiculous. However, the numerous racist relatives I have mentioned never shut up about race. And I mean never.

paulmdoro said:
I agree that what the one single writer said about Newt being racist for that comment is ridiculous. However, the numerous racist relatives I have mentioned never shut up about race. And I mean never.

I know…. and my liberal friends… which I have alot of, never shut up about it either…. I mean… to them, its the whole reason why the “Republicans are the party of no… they just can’t stand that there is a Black man in the White House…” (Which is another whole soap box… ) I am not denying the fact that there is still racisim in the world… there are all kinds of forms of it…. everyone’s definition is different. But the conservative party is growing and is growing fast. Gone are the days of the Rich White, or Southern Hicks that hates all Black People, are they still around, absolutely, are there a VERY SMALL handfull at the Tea Party demonstrations and the like, yes, but overwhelmingly , the Republican Party is growing, and it now includes Blacks, Whites, Women, Men, Gays, Non-Gays, and this because my generation (early 30s) is much more tolerant socially, but the Left Wing is out of their mind with so many things, and it makes us really angry when we are accused of being racist. Which is what this article in a nutshell is doing. This is a perfect example of something being turned into something it isn’t.

The “YOu are a racist” bullshit has to stop; for shame that this article is even posted on this board.

MSNBC has been the one single network to push the “you are a racist” meme, mediaite is closely tied to MSNBC.

It’s high time you stop the BS.

Playing basketball is now racist — means that mediaite and Colby are just plain STUPID.

meredith is the GOP growing? Or is the tea party growing? Or are they one and the same? I am about the same age as you and our generation is growing more tolerant, which is why 67% of people in our age range voted for Obama. Our generation’s tolerance is not too good for the GOP.

paulmdoro said:
meredith is the GOP growing? Or is the tea party growing? Or are they one and the same? I am about the same age as you and our generation is growing more tolerant, which is why 67% of people in our age range voted for Obama. Our generation’s tolerance is not too good for the GOP.

Exactly, I agree that the majority of our generation did vote for Obama, and I also (in my opinion, and based on polling) that alot of them are VERY disappointed with the way President Obama is running our Country and will certainly either not vote at all next time around, or hopefully…. they’ll vote republican. President Obama ran a very successful and deceitful campaign. People hated George W. Bush and the war in Iraq. That is what people knew, also, that a young, fresh candidate spouting Change Change Change came along and seemed the perfect relief…. although that relief certainly wasn’t for the middle class…

The tea party is also growing… and good ‘ol Rachel Maddow will lead her sheltered viewers to believe its full of racist rednecks that are mad b/c there is a Black Man in the White House. When in reality, they are normal people that don’t like to taxed out the ass and are standing up for their rights and what they believe in.

paulmdoro said:
our generation is growing more tolerant

Democrats are very tolerant …except when it comes to tea party attendees, Mormons, conservative African-Americans, women who espouse traditional values, corporate officers, anyone who criticizes Barack Obama, Christians, libertarians, investment bankers, the Fox News audience, oil industry employees, people who listen to Rush Limbaugh, town hall meeting attendees, insurance company executives, wealthy people, Republicans, and anyone who supports the Bill of Rights (or what Paul might call the ten rightwing talking points).

Newt mentions the President playing basketball (this isn’t a stereotype, it’s a fact: the President enjoys a game of basketball from time to time.)

“He didn’t mention fried chicken or watermelon, but he didn’t have to.”

Here, Richardson thinks of fried chicken and watermelon in regards to the President, just because the President happens to be black. The racism of John Richardson is sickening.