On Friday, Bill Maher made the ridiculous claim that the Matt Drudge is racist because African Americans were highlighted in some of the stories on the Drudge Report. He showed pictures of the men in the stories and declared, "This is racism in America". If Maher is not aware (and of course he is), Matt Drudge does not report exclusively on African Americans, and the people in the highlighted stories on his site are actually articles from other news outlets. The Drudge Report does not write the stories, they compile them.
Allegations of racism has long been used a tool to marginalize the perceived opposition. Unfortunately, it worked...for awhile. However, the unfounded and regular attacks have gotten to be so silly that they have become meaningless. Sadly, the charge of racism has become so regular that actual racism is diminished.
Rachel Maddow accused Fox News of being racist by reporting stories on Van Jones, ACORN, New Black Panther Party and Shirley Sherrod. Maddow blamed Fox for reporting these stories in the effort to appeal to "white people, white voters or white would-be voters to feel afraid of black people, to feel afraid of African American people as if they are not fellow Americans but rather a threat to what white people have." This was not the only time that Maddow used the race card, she also said that Tea Party activists were "white hooded racists" and wrote about the "racist roots" of the Arizona Immigration law. Speaking of laws, the recent voter reform in Florida has been called "racist" by MoveOn.
The Tea Party has been relentlessly deemed racist, with no evidence. The Tea Party was even called out by the NAACP to denounce their supposed racism! The Occupy Movement, conversely, has been shown time and time again to portray radically anti-Semitic signs and rhetoric. Some of the members of the movement were even charged in a hate crime.
One does not have to be white to be a target, conservative African Americans are even bigger targets. Regarding Herman Cain, Bill Maher sarcastically said "My black friend Herman Cain says racism is over and they should just suck it up. That's my black friend [who] said that. So you know its okay," Maher went on to accuse Cain's supporters of being the real racists because they view Cain as their "black friend."
Chris Matthews called the GOP the "Grand Wizard Crowd" (and was called on it by Michael Steele). The charge of "Uncle Tom" has long been aimed at Clarence Thomas and other African American conservatives.
An entire volume could be written about the silly charges of racism made regularly by those who seek to shut down the conversation. It is to the point where it is almost funny, if it were not so pathetic. Perhaps, instead of making false charges of racism, those who use this tired tactic can consider supporting their arguments based on their merits.
Watch Maher's attempt to deem the Drudge Report racist:
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For the record -- Bill Maher personally knows exactly how I feel about him. He shares my stuff about him on his FB ;) That's more than good enough for me. :) xoxoxox
"I'm sorry that girls like me don't ordinarily go for guys like you, Soba. ...count your blessings Count.
"No reason to be jealous of Bill Maher though!" Well duh!!
"For the record -- Bill Maher personally knows exactly how I feel about him." Wow, an actual Bill Maher groupie.
"He shares my stuff about him on his FB" ...minus the photo, I hope.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. -Martin Luther King, Jr.
2. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6cEqLDiPlZs/T9t7qrHzFmI/AAAAAAABacE/CxGwEM2FcMU/s1600/DrugdeRacist.jpg
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If you saw the screenshots of how his sites portray african americans as well as "immigrants" and you can still sit there with a straight face and blatantly deny that there is even a shred of racism in Drudge's behavior, then I really don't know what more to say, and don't really care. I see it and many others do. I could care less about those who are in denial of the obvious. Nor do I care about how others feel about those who have the gall to speak out against it.
I am not quite sure what your photo is showing me? Are you giving me your proof that the Drudge Report is racist? Do you want to go down this road?
"You cannot go to a 7-11 or Dunkin Donuts unless you have a slight Indian Accent." -Senator Joe Biden
Mahatma Gandhi "ran a gas station down in Saint Louis."
-Senator Hillary Clinton
Do you believe that Hillary Clinton and Harry Reid are racist?
0_o
This isn't about Hillary Clinton's one-time tasteless (and yes, racist) joke that was apologized for and never repeated. Nor is this about the single racially-charged comment of Joe Biden's.
It's about the frequent, continuous portrayal of ethnic stereotypes on the Drudge Report.
The point is, is that what Bill Maher said about Matt Drudge was certainly not "unfounded," as you referred to it ;)
now, you can go digging for quotes made by people you don't like, but it doesn't really change the fact about this particular topic. It doesn't make Bill Maher's statements about Matt Drudge any less based on actual visual proof. :-\
In the meantime, I would try to work on the logic of my debate tactics. Again, this is akin to a parent scolding a child for breaking a rule and the child saying "well timmy's mom let's HIM do it, so blah blah blah" -- it's the same thing, what you're doing here, and it's counterproductive; not to mention pointless in a discussion. What does a parent say when their child uses such an illogical and childish argument? "Well, I'm not timmy's mom and you're not timmy."
Get it?
*huff puff* "oh yeaaahh? well so-in-so said this! I'm not going to acknowledge that this is racist until you acknowledge some completely unrelated person from years ago is racist as well!"
ya kinda are helping in proving the points of people like Bill Maher when you do this. No offense intended, whatsoever.
to be unfounded there must be no basis of fact whatsoever... images of immigrants being portrayed as sombrero wearing day-laborers and blacks being portrayed as thugs and slackabouts... well, that just doesn't seem like unfounded racism to me... just saying.
http://images.rcp.realclearpolitics.com/33063_5_.jpg
"white student beaten;crowd cheers" -- alluding to the idea that there are no other white students on the bus? White kids present, also cheering!
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6clu7v5Vu-A/T3kwIY7th6I/AAAAAAAABZw/TjuFe74-Lkc/s1600/Picture+22.png
"Revenge of the Jews" ????
http://lh3.ggpht.com/-a4bmcwFERMM/TnAxC4TDPwI/AAAAAAAACfQ/wzvUFLd3b20/image_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png
Otherwise, Drudge report only aggregates what's already out there -- and some of the sources are racist; not necessarily worth blaming Matt Drudge over.
The point is, he does display some racial tendencies. I can't deny that many people do. Even I do. Hell, I grew up in the south and was raised country by some bigots that make this whole situation seem like child's play. I've overcome that for the most part.
I just don't think Maher's claims were "unfounded." That's all.
As researched by the Daily Caller:
The Mike Tyson image accompanied an April 12 story in which the former boxer expressed disgust at the fact that George Zimmerman, the Florida man charged in the murder of Trayvon Martin, had not yet been shot. Bill Maher seems to have no problems with people calling for George Zimmerman to be shot, only the photo of Tyson, which appropriately compliments the story.
The Louis Farrakhan picture was attached to an April 17 story in which the black nationalist heaped praise on conservative commentator Pat Buchanan — calling him a “great Republican.” (I don't even know what to say about this, but I can say that Farrakhan is a total racist, anti-Semite, again, no mention of this fact by Maher).
On April 5, a picture of Marion Barry was featured atop a story of the D.C. Council member and former D.C. mayor expressing anger at the District’s Asian-American community for opening businesses in the city, instead of African Americans. “We got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up businesses and dirty shops,” Barry said. “They ought to go. I’m going to say that right now. But we need African-American businesspeople to be able to take their places, too.” (So, again, his racist comment is ignored, but just the simple fact that that the story was posted by Drudge makes Drudge racist!)
The picture of MSNBC host Al Sharpton and Attorney General Eric Holder appeared on April 11, with a story about Holder praising the left-wing activist for his efforts — protesting and rallying — on behalf of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin. (How is it racist to post this story?)
Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s picture was featured with an April 10 story about the president’s former pastor claiming that “white supremacy” is driving “world policy” and that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas worships “some other god. (a racist comment made, and ignored, by Maher)
April 27’s Michael Jordan picture appeared with a story about how the Charlotte Bobcats’ basketball team owner presided over the “NBA’s worst team ever.” (racist to post this story)?
I'm pretty sure all he'd want from you is a Sandwich...if that. ;)
Muffin Top, when will you ever learn that your fantasies will never match my realities? :)
;)
“Don't get so tolerant that you tolerate intolerance," -- Bill Maher.
Actually he got that from a British novel by Su Walton which was published over 40 years ago (I sill have the book, Here Before Kilroy, on my shelves and that phrase is printed on the cover. And I doubt Ms. Walton was the first to say it.
So what do you admire most about this man? His creepy looks or his lack of wit and originality.
To be racist is to be the scum of our society, and those who play games with the term, "racism" are scum, as well. It helps no one, and creates hatred.
Well stated, Vic. Great observations and I could not agree more.
The Munro thing, I don't think is racist at all. It's an ironic thing for him to say being an Irish immigrant himself but not racist.
Above, there are examples of entire groups of people (the GOP, the Tea Party) being called racist. Isn't that exactly what racists do (ie, generalize entire groups of people)?
Maree, how about calling a whole religion the anti-christ? Or likening black people to the "missing link"?
It is such an illustration of our differences, because I think of people like George Soros Ben Bernanke, Nancy Pelosi, even Pres Obama as doing the same.
:)
Calling names is the refuge of the incompetent. When those cannot argue from logic or reason must instead rely on the emotionalism of crying "racism" they have admitted defeat.
Is there racism in America? Yes. Sadly, all races in America are known to practice it.
Racism is merely stupid or foolish. But crying it when you have nothing but a dislike for a differing point of view is also the act of a fool.
If America was just another country, why would so many be so eager to get here?
China is an economic success, but how many are trying to get into China vs. get out?
It was not just that Germans gave up on democracy. The Germans of the period between 1918-32 never really cared for democracy. They preferred an authoritarian State, and the "freedom from starvation."
This is not the history of America.
I hope it never will be, but I fear the "cult of personality" for people like Hitler, Stalin & Obama.
I accept they are Entertainers, but I hope neither of them takes themselves seriously.
But many news organizations are corporations. Moreover, will this be limited to only "for profit" corporations?
Technically, I would wager Bill Maher has been incorporated (most celebrities are, for tax reasons) so where would the line be drawn?
I would oppose any such alteration. In fact, the only Amendment I would like would be one to restate the 10th Amendment, that the powers not granted to the Federal Government explicitly are denied to it.
That book, The Girl Who Kicked A Hornets' Nest, is it your autobiography by any chance?