"Some readers" will scream, probably, "Race has nothing to do with this." Maybe. Then again, I didn't say WHY Ehud O enjoyed dragging Condoleezza Rice through the mud in public, just that he did, while I also noticed some aspects of her identity.
--Does anyone remember the Justin Timberlake-Janet Jackson "N-pplegate" flap? Does anyone also remember how JJ got blamed for it almost entirely, even though JT, as I remember, was the one who ripped something off and exposed her? Why doesn't he ever get the flak for that that he should?
--So, do you think Olmie
- has just gone crazy
- is trying to send Obama a subtle message, "Do not mess with me or my successor, Mr. African American, look what we did to a sister of yours"
- is trying to prove he has worse manners than Solomon (who treated the Queen of Sheba pretty respectfully, as I recall)?
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Anyway, as I slip in my frequent exhortation to get Bush and Cheney censured by contacting a "Fein senator" through his chief of staff, Mary Irvine, by clicking Mary_Irvine@Feingold.senate.gov, or calling her at (202) 224-5323, thus or so,
[e-mail subject line: "Censure Bush/Cheney, finish the job Russ"]
Dear Mary Irvine:
I'm a Democratic voter and would like Russ Feingold to lead the Senate to censure George W. Bush and Dick Cheney before they leave office. Torture, Iraq, and wiretapping are only some of the many reasons to condemn the administration in the strongest terms possible. Thank you,
Sincerely,
[your name]
,
and possibly sending (amended) copies to your own congresspeople too, and/or to Harry Reid via chief of staff Gary Myrick, at Gary_Myrick@Reid.senate.gov,
...I note that Bush actually deserves some criticism, too, not just Olmert. Should he have flip-flopped on his close friend Condi? Should he have been, and continue to be, more supportive to someone who has sacrificed her years--and her reputation--for him? And is there really a "dissable/discardable person/people of color" theme in all this, or is that categorically impossible?
Let us know. (And make sure to send a censure message too! Olmert don't work for you, but Bushney do...)