Hypocrisy is an art form I believe.
That artform is reaching it's zenith, it's impressionist area w/this primary.
We snark on O'Reilly, we snark on redstate, but we allow vileness and hatred to prevail among or so called Democrats.
In my opinion some Democratic sights are boarding on hate speech. Even if you don't agree w/that statement. All here should not agree w/the language and vitriol being promoted. Take the case of Hillary is 44
Sexism sucks, it's horrible I'm a woman I know, but feminist should not excuse racist incendiary hate speech .
I scan a lot of sights when I have the time. Over this primary I have seen an increasing level of racial insensitivity to down right wing nut level of racism.
Take this current quote on Hillary is 44 (one of the big offenders)
Vanity4hillary Says:
February 20th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Well rigso If Obama wins the ge than trust it will never be another white person in power in the states anymore.and yes america will become 3rd world
FACT
Why god why?? I shouldn't be surprised, because some of those women have no solidarity with anyone, they only respect their own power, but still it hurts. As I have mentioned before this type of stuff does not stay on the Internet, this type of stuff can be seen by lots of people. It does get around in the AA community, and it is only serving to break the party apart.
What makes it worse is that Hillary is 44 is some type of upper echelon sight, with campaign people, these are some type of movers and shakers, does this reflect sentiments in the actual campaign.
David Corn was blasted in 2007 for saying that there was a sense coming from HRC's campaign that Obama was uppity in the worse ways.
Just like the Klan, who ever is running that sight does not have the guts to come out in the public, increasingly I know why. I would be ashamed.
Shame is in short supply this primary.
Yes I know some (who I will call trolls) will say this quote is one example, it's not endemic. There are more examples from that page, and also the big offenders Taylor Marsh and others. At least Marsh has the guts not to hide, and for the most part (besides the cannibalism thing) Marsh doesn't make statements.
However, when one of her supporters post racial insensitive words, that compare Michelle to a "mammy" and other junk, Marsh does not chide them. She condones it. Marsh does not deserve to put the Democrat name on her sight anymore.
All this from women who claim to support other women. Women who claim to be working for equality. Moreover, most of these women even state that they will work for McCain against Obama. I am shocked, I guess soft racist (and yes that is what it is to me) would rather have Roe v. Wade overturned, than to see someone darker than a paper bag as president.
This doesn't discourage me from voting for Obama, when I see sexism I point it out, but I notice that when there is blatant racism, it's not being pointed out on those sights. Hate sights indeed.
Fear is a powerful weapon. But shame is more powerful. I hope to shame Hillary is 44 and others.
One last thing, which makes me believe this is something from the campaign, all the little racial quips about blacks voting for Obama (although Hillary had the upper hand at first). I get this sense that many of her supporters even on this sight, many people on Kos do not think that African Americans are able to vote on the issues.
To those people let me say this: It's about mandatory drug sentencing stupid!
One more thing...I'm not linking to what I consider a hate sight if you want to see the quote for yourselves its up on their post for today.