Comments on: About That Race Poll… http://donklephant.com/2008/09/21/about-that-race-poll/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:08:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Morgan Walker http://donklephant.com/2008/09/21/about-that-race-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-416945 Morgan Walker Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:25:02 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=8160#comment-416945 Sarah Palin: Did you know she wanted rape victims to pay for their own rape kits? Funny and horrifying. Check out the animated cartoon: http://www.236.com/video/2008/get_your_war_on_sarah_palin_an_9028.ph Sarah Palin: Did you know she wanted rape victims to pay for their own rape kits? Funny and horrifying. Check out the animated cartoon:
http://www.236.com/video/2008/get_your_war_on_sarah_palin_an_9028.ph

]]> By: Mike http://donklephant.com/2008/09/21/about-that-race-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-416935 Mike Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:20:55 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=8160#comment-416935 As I said on the previous thread, I think the study is flawed and I agree with you that it will probably be a wash (and I hope it is). Although that doesn't mean we shouldn't be concerned. The fact that anyone wouldn't vote for him just because he's black means we still have work to do. I believe we won't prove we've moved beyond racism when we elect a black president. We will prove we've moved beyond racism when a black candidate can lose, and we don't immediately blame race. Just as I was thinking about this, I read an <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0908/Palin_draws_largest_crowd_yet_for_GOP_.html" rel="nofollow">article on a different topic elsewhere</a>, and read this disgusting comment: "Why is there zero ethnic diversity at McCain/Palin events? These people think they are more American than the rest of us, but they don't look like America. What a disgusting pasty sight." Anyone who thinks that race isn't a factor <i>both</i> ways is kidding themselves. As I said on the previous thread, I think the study is flawed and I agree with you that it will probably be a wash (and I hope it is). Although that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be concerned. The fact that anyone wouldn’t vote for him just because he’s black means we still have work to do. I believe we won’t prove we’ve moved beyond racism when we elect a black president. We will prove we’ve moved beyond racism when a black candidate can lose, and we don’t immediately blame race.

Just as I was thinking about this, I read an article on a different topic elsewhere, and read this disgusting comment:

“Why is there zero ethnic diversity at McCain/Palin events? These people think they are more American than the rest of us, but they don’t look like America. What a disgusting pasty sight.”

Anyone who thinks that race isn’t a factor both ways is kidding themselves.

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