Slog - Comments on Race and the Race http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race Maybe it's because it's a sunny Friday, but I'm having a hard time staying interested in all the finger-pointing over who injected race into the Obama-McCain contest first, what it all means, and what Paris and Britney have to do with any of this. I'm sure my lack of interest also stems from feeling like I've seen this episode before. The McCain camp is very clearly trying to ignite (without being too overt about it) the same kind of white backlash against Obama that Hillary and Bill Clinton, circa March through May 2008, were trying to ignite. Here's how it... Copyright 2008 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:20:33 -0800 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:46:57 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by _(underscore) I noticed it right around January
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]]> _(underscore) http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091407 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091407 2008 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:43:15 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger And in case you didn't notice..he's black.

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091411 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091411 2008 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:45:26 -0800 Comment by max solomon i can't watch this shit. it makes me sick to my stomach because i know america is filled with utter idiots.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091421 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091421 2008 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:50:07 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Never underestimate the racist attitudes of really old Americans.

Let's hope they forget to vote ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091444 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091444 2008 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:03:12 -0800 Comment by Andy Niable Few things are more hilarious than watching Rich White Men discuss racial issues.

]]> Andy Niable http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091450 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091450 2008 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:04:43 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO A good rule of thumb is: whenever someone says "reverse- racism", they are about to say something really really stupid, and they have no fucking idea what racism really means.

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091468 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091468 2008 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:11:39 -0800 Comment by clintonsarmy We won't support spine-less NO-Bama and will re-defeat him in November!!!

]]> clintonsarmy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091512 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091512 2008 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:41:18 -0800 Comment by lark Eli,
I agree with you. Especially the last paragraph. The object of the game is to win the election. Language, subtle or not that hints at playing the "race card" could benefit McCain. I just read today that Sen. Obama was heckled in Florida by demonstrators claiming not enough attention is being paid to issues that address African-Americans. Indeed, "Obama's presence ipso facto injects race into the campaign"

]]> lark http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091526 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091526 2008 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:54:24 -0800 Comment by max solomon will, really old americans are the most reliable voting block. they may crap their pants, but they never forget to vote - they have nothing else to do.

and they're typically bigoted, filled with fear, and gullible as fuck.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091552 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091552 2008 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:12:43 -0800 Comment by obamacounterinsurgency McCain walks into a drugstore.

"Hi, Senator!" says the druggist, "what can I get you?"

"Depends ..." says McCain.

"Depends on what?" says the druggist.

"I need some adult diapers!" yells McCain, furious, and almost strangles the poor pharmacy owner.

]]> obamacounterinsurgency http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091576 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091576 2008 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:25:30 -0800 Comment by Vince @9 I agree with your assesment of older Americans. The day before, it was McCain who declared himself against Affirmative Action. Arizona has a ballot measure to end preferences in hiring. So, if anyone was paying attention, it was McCain who actually injected race into the campaign.

]]> Vince http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091582 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091582 2008 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:29:12 -0800 Comment by James Probis Fuck it, they're going to whine no matter what- play the fucking race card.
There is plenty to play if McCain really wants to bring it up. McCain has a terrible record when it comes to racism- opposing the MLK holiday, opposing divestment from apartheid era South Africa. This is stuff that is too recent to be written off with the "racism ended in the mid 60s" bullshit Republicans always play. McCain was loudly in favor of racist policies in the 1980s, without even the cheap cover of code words like welfare reform and Willie Horton.
Play the race card, middle America will be sickened by McCain's racist history.

]]> James Probis http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091613 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091613 2008 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:50:21 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I remember when Sen. McCain had a black lawn jockey figure in his driveway.

Yeah, he's THAT old.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091843 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/race_and_the_race#c1091843 2008 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:46:57 -0800