Comments on: Richard Cohen’s race problem http://www.popandpolitics.com/2008/04/08/richard-cohens-race-problem/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:04:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: links for 2008-04-11 at Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture http://www.popandpolitics.com/2008/04/08/richard-cohens-race-problem/#comment-7172 links for 2008-04-11 at Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:31:46 +0000 http://www.popandpolitics.com/2008/04/08/richard-cohens-race-problem/#comment-7172 [...] Pop + Politics : Blog Archive : Richard Cohen’s race problem “It has become obvious that Richard Cohen will not be satisfied until Barack Obama joins the Klan. Until then, the fact that some (and perhaps more than “some”) whites won’t vote for him due to his skin color will remain Obama’s own fault.” (tags: racism barackobama black) [...] [...] Pop + Politics : Blog Archive : Richard Cohen’s race problem “It has become obvious that Richard Cohen will not be satisfied until Barack Obama joins the Klan. Until then, the fact that some (and perhaps more than “some”) whites won’t vote for him due to his skin color will remain Obama’s own fault.” (tags: racism barackobama black) [...]

]]> By: Rick Massimo http://www.popandpolitics.com/2008/04/08/richard-cohens-race-problem/#comment-7171 Rick Massimo Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:16:43 +0000 http://www.popandpolitics.com/2008/04/08/richard-cohens-race-problem/#comment-7171 Is freaking out over the idea of a black person being in charge not racism? I guess it's distinct from a conscious, explicit belief that black people are inferior, but it's pretty similar, no? Is freaking out over the idea of a black person being in charge not racism? I guess it’s distinct from a conscious, explicit belief that black people are inferior, but it’s pretty similar, no?

]]> By: Kmuzu http://www.popandpolitics.com/2008/04/08/richard-cohens-race-problem/#comment-7169 Kmuzu Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:26:19 +0000 http://www.popandpolitics.com/2008/04/08/richard-cohens-race-problem/#comment-7169 I've been thinking about this for some time and I don't know if it is overt racism as much as a feeling of losing control. For the first time in American history we (white people) are going to give up control to a black person. I think that really scares people. I mean freaks them out. I’ve been thinking about this for some time and I don’t know if it is overt racism as much as a feeling of losing control. For the first time in American history we (white people) are going to give up control to a black person. I think that really scares people. I mean freaks them out.

]]> By: Rick Massimo http://www.popandpolitics.com/2008/04/08/richard-cohens-race-problem/#comment-7165 Rick Massimo Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:34:56 +0000 http://www.popandpolitics.com/2008/04/08/richard-cohens-race-problem/#comment-7165 You know, it's too bad Obama's not a Republican. If he were, THEN Cohen could say "there are some things Obama won't do, even if it means not becoming president. That's admirable!" But the script is that only Republicans can do that. Only they are straight-talking straight-shooters with principles. As a Democrat, Obama is supposed to pander. And then get punished for it. And if he doesn't fulfill his role in the script, well, he gets punished for that too. (By the way, in case you're wondering, Cohen doesn't know the Republicans wrote the script. He thinks he did.) You know, it’s too bad Obama’s not a Republican. If he were, THEN Cohen could say “there are some things Obama won’t do, even if it means not becoming president. That’s admirable!”

But the script is that only Republicans can do that. Only they are straight-talking straight-shooters with principles. As a Democrat, Obama is supposed to pander. And then get punished for it. And if he doesn’t fulfill his role in the script, well, he gets punished for that too.

(By the way, in case you’re wondering, Cohen doesn’t know the Republicans wrote the script. He thinks he did.)

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