Black As Your Soul, I’d Rather Die Than Give You Control
AUSTIN, Tx. -- Remember what we were saying about "arrogant" being the new "uppity"? I see Attaturk beat me to this, but all Charles Krauthammer has done with this column is demonstrate that he has a reaaaaaal problem with black people who exhibit the sort of behavior that every white politician ever has exhibited.
There's nothing new about narcissism in politics. Every senator looks in the mirror and sees a president. Nonetheless, has there ever been a presidential nominee with a wider gap between his estimation of himself and the sum total of his lifetime achievements?
Krauthammer's initial draft surely included a couple N-words. He typed them, gratified that he was braaaaave enough to say what he was thinking, exhaled a self-satisfied sigh, deleted them, and got back to the work of being part of an America that we have a chance to discredit and humiliate.
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- July 18, 2008
Obama in Ramallah by Noah Pollak
We learn today from the AFP that next week, during his trip to the Middle East, Barack Obama plans on visiting Ramallah to meet with Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority. Here is a question that would be appropriate for Obama to ask Abbas:
President Abbas, last week you cheered the release of Samir Kuntar, a man who murdered an Israeli family. You congratulated Hezbollah on its ability to extort the release of Kuntar by abducting Israelis, and your party, Fatah, organized celebrations across the West Bank. Your spokesmen and advisers likewise hailed the release of this child-killer as a great victory for the Palestinian cause. Given your behavior last week, why should the United States believe you when you say that Palestinians wish to live peacefully alongside Israel? Why should the United States continue giving your government money and diplomatic support when you have never passed up an opportunity to celebrate the murder, and the murderers, of Israelis?
Will Obama pose such questions? It’s almost unimaginable.
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By fu bush3July 18, 2008 - 1:54pm