This will be the first of why I hope to be many blogging heads diaries.
here is a little history about what bloggingheads is. It's a discussion site run by Robert wright (journalist/writer/mench) There are view theme days, there is one called science Saturday, there is the week in blogg co-hosted by Bill Scher (Liberal) and Matt Lewis (Conservative). The discussions most days surround current topics, (meaning what was dominating the MSM universe for the past two-three days). If you like exchange of ideas between people who at least respect each other (or rather respect themselves enough to behave) this will be a site you will appreciate.
I will from time to time write a diary about /bloggingheads/discusioun that I think is particularly illuminating for example the one between John Mcwhorter (linguist) and Glenn Loury (economist). They are discussing the controversial comments about professor Cornela West, but not only that. This session should be required for every one wanting to know why Wests statement was such a disaster, how his attack was personal demeaning, you will hear Loury tray to defend whatever political criticism there was is West's comment.What can't be explained away is West's attack on Obama's personhood, Obama's identity. Brirthers denied Obama's citizenship but Cornel is denying Obama his 'blackness' as if he was the acid test of 'blackness'. Mcwhorter takes the criticism personally.
Listen to Loury a man who has been critical bout Obama even before Obama become president but always on policy grounds. It seems that progressives have become as attracting to the politics of personal distraction. Obama is not just wrong,....he is not one of US. Listen and learn. Loury articulates supposed concerns of West without the theatrics of name calling.
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