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October 26, 2008
The "Race"
Today, I was going to write about the $150,000 shopping spree which the
Republican National Committee decided to give as a gift to their new queen Sarah
Palin. Then I heard about the ties to Big Oil - Canadian style - which Governor
Palin's crew had to the TransCanada company to build and operate a gas pipeline
from Alaska, through Canada and into the lower 48.
And then I watched Meet the Press.
Host Tom Brokaw had as his guest none other than Senator John McCain. McCain -
a.k.a. "The Great Rebuker", so called because of his scolding opponent Barack
Obama for not rebuking Rep. John Lewis for his remarks, even tough Obama did
just that quickly after Lewis made his comments - was shown a little clip then
asked a simple question whose only acceptable answer was a resounding "No!"
The clip was of none other than Rush Limbaugh calling Colin Powell's endorsement
of Senator Obama a "race" thing. Here's what Limbaugh had to say:
"It was totally about race. The Powell nomination, or endorsement, total,
totally about race."
-Rush Limbaugh
Brokaw then asked McCain if he agreed with Limbaugh. Instead of McCain stating
that he rebuked or repudiated Limbaugh's words, McCain offered up criticism of
Powell and touted the other former Secretaries of State - all Republicans - who
back his campaign. (While doing so, McCain could only name four leaving out
George Schultz, then interrupting Brokaw later when the name finally entered his
head.)
Here's what McCain had to say about Powell's endorsement:
"I'm disappointed in General Powell..."
-McCain
Like wise, senator McCain. Powell was just as disappointed in you.
Out of all of the former Secretaries of State who are still alive, the only one
to cross party lines in their endorsement of one candidate versus the other is
Powell. Are we to believe that the only reason Powell wants to see Obama in the
White House is because of skin pigmentation? Why then did Powell contribute the
maximum $2300 to McCain's campaign early and convert to an Obama supporter this
late in the game?
Maybe Secretary Powell thought McCain was Black.
And why did the two former Secretaries of State who served under Democrats
endorse Senator Obama. Using the Limbaugh-McCain logic, their support should
have gone to McCain. After all, they're White!
Imagine had Madeleine Albright come out and endorsed Senator McCain rather than
Senator Obama. What would those in the Republican Party have said when the
Democrats clamored that her support was only based on gender?
If it isn't about race, senator McCain, then why no out-and-out admonishment of
Limbaugh. Why does Tom Brokaw even have to ask you to come out and ask if you
support the hateful, dividing words of the not-so-funny Limbaugh when all you
had to do was come out after Limbaugh stated his comments with a statement
repudiating it?
And why did you, Senator McCain, allow Sarah Palin to call into Limbaugh's show
for an interview? Certainly had you wished to keep yourself distanced from
Limbaugh's remarks and show that you in no way, shape of form support them, you
would have told your running mate to not offer up her services as a "guest" on
the show.
Palin's comments to the racist Limbaugh were telling:
“Well, yeah, I guess that message is they (the Press? The Republicans? The
World?) do want me to sit down and shut up, but that’s not going to happen."
-Palin
“I’ve got nothing to lose in this."
-Palin
And she doesn't have anything to lose. John McCain does, and the polls are
showing that; and the American people have much to lose if we allow someone who
doesn't mind race-baiting and encourages hate and racism in her rallies to reach
the White House.
Limbaugh is more right than he knows. This election is, at least in part, about
race. But it isn't about Black versus White; it's about Right versus Wrong. And
McCain, Palin and Limbaugh are all on the Wrong side.
-Noah Greenberg
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