There Will Be Cross Burnings
Submitted by stormbear on Wed, 03/12/2008 - 9:23am
Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing
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On Politico, there is a short quote from Ferraro that originally appeared in the Washington Post on April 15, 1988.
Placid of demeanor but pointed in his rhetoric, Jackson struck out repeatedly today against those who suggest his race has been an asset in the campaign. President Reagan suggested Tuesday that people don't ask Jackson tough questions because of his race. And former representative Geraldine A. Ferraro (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that because of his "radical" views, "if Jesse Jackson were not black, he wouldn't be in the race."
Asked about this at a campaign stop in Buffalo, Jackson at first seemed ready to pounce fiercely on his critics. But then he stopped, took a breath, and said quietly, "Millions of Americans have a point of view different from" Ferraro's.
Discussing the same point in Washington, Jackson said, "We campaigned across the South . . . without a single catcall or boo. It was not until we got North to New York that we began to hear this from Koch, President Reagan and then Mrs. Ferraro . . . . Some people are making hysteria while I'm making history."
No further commentary required.
As Steve said in another post
there is a pattern! Geebus, I voted for her too....what a disappointment!
No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
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I didn't vote for her. I voted for the ticket.
She is and always will be a bigot. She insists that women of any color have it worse than black men. As a white woman, I can tell you that's not true.
Be the change you wish to see in the world. --Gandhi
"Interesting" facts
Incarceration rates:
All Females: 123 per 100,000
All Males: 1,348 per 100,000
White males: 717 per 100,000 Latino males:
1,717per 100,000
Black males: 4,919 per 100,000
Unemployment Rates in 2003
White Men 5%
White Women 4.4%
Black Men 10.3%
Black Women 9.2%
Overall in 2000 Annual Earnings for workers employed full time through the whole year
White Men $38,869
White Women $28,080
Black Men $30,409
Black Women $25,117
"Keep the Faith"
"Keep the Faith"
Rocking that Data old school.
I love data geeks.
And I was right. In every category except income, white women are better off than black men.
Be the change you wish to see in the world. --Gandhi
Yea, well me too but I wasn't as aware then
but I am now!
No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
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