Comments on: Liberal Bait and Switch

By: Ken in Irvine

Ken in Irvine — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:21:28 +0000

"Regardless, I think Barry Obama's status per affirmative action is more a sticky widget."

You might even say that the concept of affirmative action is how a young, under-qualified Obama became President.

By: LawhawkSF

LawhawkSF — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:30:12 +0000

If I remember correctly, it was a caller who triggered the conversation, asking about social security being endangered by abortion (race wasn't included in the question, but it had been raised earlier by the book "Freakanomics"). Bennett responded by saying that this would be comparable to saying that the crime rate would go down by by aborting every black baby. But Bennett had preceded the whole conversation by saying that economic and statistical arguments shouldn't be used when discussing moral issues. He was trying to point out how horrific an argument would be if it started with "what if we aborted all black babies?" I didn't hear the broadcast, and I'm reconstructing this from my memory of contemporary news reports, so I could be completely wrong. If so, I apologize. But I do know that it produced massive faux outrage based on a media onslaught that took the remarks completely out of context.

By: WarTip

WarTip — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:21:15 +0000

What do you expect when the libs are calling on (Taxpayer funded) "Grass-roots" organizations like La Raza and Acorn to to counter the tea parties and show America how great their socialist utopia dream really is. What is amazing is that such a large percentage of the nation seems to be buying into this garbage. The question now is can we defeat all these years of their socialist propaganda with facts and the truth. Unfortunately, I think most libs live too deep in their dream worlds to be bothered by anything so inconsequential as truth or facts though.

Racism lives … at least as long as it is there to drive home their socialist dreams. If there is any consolation at all to any of this, it is the fact that the very radicals who have always helped to put these people in power were historically always the first ones to the gulags and the wall once they obtained that power they sought. Somehow, that is not much consolation to me. I never thought I would say this, but I truI am truly grateful that I do not have kids.

By: Thebutlerdidit

Thebutlerdidit — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:18:02 +0000

Stergeye,

Agreed. I read Pivot, and it reads like a horror novel. I actually had chillbumps on my arms through parts of it. The biggest problem I can see in this country is a lack of education. They type where you learn the score.

By: AwesomeMixTape6

AwesomeMixTape6 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:55:26 +0000

LawhawkSF – Your joke made me snorfle!

By: Stergeye

Stergeye — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:29:57 +0000

Why do you suppose Planned Parenthood always puts up their clinics in predominantly black and minority neighborhoods. Find a copy of Margaret Sanger's "Pivot of Civilization" to get a glimpse liberal "compassion" towards those she termed "human weeds".

By: dcase

dcase — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:17:04 +0000

ok- how about using a ball peen hammer to make the same point over and over? does that work?

By: Brisco_County

Brisco_County — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:09:37 +0000

Um… What?

By: LawhawkSF

LawhawkSF — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:57:46 +0000

If I remember correctly, it was a caller who triggered the conversation, asking about social security being endangered by abortion (race wasn't included in the question, but it had been raised earlier by the book "Freakanomics.") Bennett responded by saying that this would be comparable to saying that the crime rate would go down by by aborting every black baby. But Bennett had preceded the whole conversation by saying that economic and statistical arguments shouldn't be used when discussing moral issues. He was trying to point out how horrific an argument would be if it started with "what if we aborted all black babies?" I didn't hear the broadcast, and I'm reconstructing this from my memory of contemporary news reports, so I could be completely wrong. If so, I apologize. But I do know that it produced massive faux outrage based on a media onslaught that took the remarks completely out of context.

By: J. Gorton

J. Gorton — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:42:00 +0000

I'm sorry, but did I miss the sarcasm when you wrote: "She navigated her way through a racist system" or am I on the wrong side of the looking glass again? Or is that part of the Winslet rehearsal and I just need to take my head out of my ass?