The Most Offensive Comment Yet

You know you’re on top when everyone at the bottom is attacking you
Congrats Barrack

Well said, Vanessa. It’s true.

that’s why so many republicans will lose come november. i think the country has moved beyond this type of division.

Hopefully, this Davis guy will get voted out in November.
What really worries me are the closet racists who would never go so far as to say such things, but use code words and find other ways to hide their racism.
Not that everyone who opposes Obama is a racist. But we’ve seen far too many comments on these blogs which left a bad taste in the mouth. Certainly some of the other threads have been full of both closeted and outright racist comments.
We’re not nearly as close as we might claim to be, to the inclusive society we want to see!
Obama 2008 — Yes, WE CAN!!!

As a AA this is old news it has always been understood in the AA communities these type of attitudes. But obama can still an Uppity person.

The Media is jumping around like a cat trying to bury crap on a tin roof! The truth about Obama is filtering out in spite of their efforts to downplay and bury it! Barack even wrote a book filled with his hatred for whites. Not the brightest thing to do. Obama is half black and half WHITE.
STOP PLAYING THE RACE CARD! If I call him “boy” — it means nothing! He gets away with everything — the double standard needs to stop now.
WHO CARES WHETHER HE’S A BOY OR A MAN — HIS FINGER DOESN’T BELONG NEAR THE BUTTON! OBAMA AND HIS ANTI-AMERICAN WIFE ARE IS A DANGER TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — ALL 50 OF THEM!

what a sweet thing to say about Hillary… albeit a tad late.
thank you, Vanessa

“What really worries me are the closet racists who would never go so far as to say such things, but use code words and find other ways to hide their racism.”
If I learned one thing from reading the attacks on Obama in many blogs and forums (Hillary supporters forums among them) it is that racism is alive and kicking after it raised its ugly head among those who will never accept the idea of Obama becoming President. That can be no wonder, for it is not LONG ago that black folks were devoid of basic rights in large parts of this country.
Martin Luther King would only have been 79 years old today.

I’m sorry people call Hillary a girl all the time.
Her buttons say, I’m your girl.
I personally wouldnt wear one because I dont like the acceptance of calling women girls. This however is not even close to being offensive in the way it is being portrayed.
Obama needs to stop whining and accusing everyone of racism. He is the BOY who cried wolf. The real wolves are coming if he’s nominated. He doesn’t stand a chance.

Really, I thought that Axelworthy blaming Clinton and her vote on Iraq for Bhutos death the day she was assasinated was the most offensive comment yet.
Gee i guess i don’t have my priorites straight. Calling someone a boy is just so much more offensive. Well Bhuto was only a woman and so is Clinton, so it doesnt matter what people say about them I guess.

That’s the most offensive comment? LOL. Jake, quit trying to get back in the good graces of the Obama people.

If they can call McCain an old dinosaur and an old man, they can call Obama a boy.

Obama always puts on a fake accent when he’s talking to people.
It’s part of his schtick.
Creeps me out personally, but if democrats want to lose the white house again, they’re free to nominate someone who is unelecatble.

unelectable

“Hillary up by 20 points in Pennsylvania”
ARG as a pollster has such a bad reputation that their results do not even count for the RCP avarages (just check that out).
From a Wall Street Journal article today on these questionable results:
“Other pollsters’ numbers disagree with ARG’s. Clay Richards, who runs the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute’s Pennsylvania poll, said he doesn’t expect his poll that will be published Tuesday to show much difference from the last one, which had a Clinton lead of six points. “I don’t see that much movement in Pennsylvania myself,” Mr. Richards said by phone from Harrisburg on Monday. He declined to comment specifically on his rival’s contradictory numbers.”

I guess the “Anne Oakley” comment is not sexest. If you read your American History Anne( the name her sisters called her) was an independent woman who was this nation’s first female superhero. Being associated with her is not a joke as Obama would like us to think. Obama, you don’t understand small town America and our nation’ heroes.

Isn’t it Barack Obama? Not Barrack. Vanessa, Barack’s #1 fan on this blog can’t even spell his name right.

S.B. said:
“I’m sorry people call Hillary a girl all the time.
Her buttons say, I’m your girl….This however is not even close to being offensive in the way it is being portrayed.”
This is SO incomparable to a black man being called “boy.”
I was, however, quite offended a few weeks ago wen Bill criticized Senator Obama for having a spat with a “girl” (Hillabeans).
S.B. further showed his own racism:
“…He is the BOY who cried wolf….”
Obama 2008 — Yes, WE CAN!!!

“He knew exactly what he was saying and to whom, a crowd of similarly minded bigots.”
Not unlike Obama’s snotty class-smashing session on billionaires’ row in San Francisco . . .

Well the Boy Who Cried Wolf is a very old European fairy tale. It has nothing to do with race. But we are all racists aren’t we if we criticize Mr Obama.
The saddest part of this campaign has been Mr Obama’s manipulation of this term and its overuse.
I have fought against racism, been a part of anti-racist action groups demonstated in anti-racist marches and travelled about 600 miles to protest the further incarceration of Mumia Abu Jamal in Philidelphia on his 50th birthday along side members of the New Black Panther Party and Nation of Islam members, with tens of thousands of others.
I don’t use that term lightly. And I dont feel the need to be manipulated by Liberal white guilt or false accusations of racism to vote for someone who is unqualified for the job and holds views tha are unacceptable to the majority of Americans.
Obama is totally unelectable in a general election. It has nothing to do with his race other than his choice of church. He is simply unqualified for the job.
The white people I know who support Mr Obama’s candidacy have much less understanding of racism or concern ofr racism or experience with racism than the people who don’t. Perhaps white people think all they have to do is vote for Obama and all their sins will go away. Their ciriticisms of Hillary Clinton’s candidacy in my experience are all based in mysoginy and not fact. But hating women is ok right?
I think Mr obama is unqualified arrogant and stringing people a line, which the Republicans will be happy to point out.
I’ll fight racism in other ways than to vote for an unacceptable candidate because of the colour of his skin.

“the most offensive comment yet” …..for Obama perhaps . Hillary ( and McCain) have been shielding far worse for a VERY long time but, as predicted, the media prefers highlighting speeches of “change” (BS) rather than giving any media attention to those in “office” offending Hillary (or McCain).
I might add….although African American he fits the “good ‘ol boy” predominately white, political network PERFECTLY.

Oh My – the divine one is once more offended by a self-proclaimed racial comment? Oh Dear me.
To Barrack Hussein Obama = the divine boy.
Hussein Obama thinks he is the only human that can say anything at all about anyone in any form and think he is entitled to get away with it. And his followers are so blinded by the light they actually contribute money to him – like remember that Jim Baker? Follower contributed to him as well. Notice how obama is starting to sound like a preacher??

Boy is an insult, but Girl is not? I find both to be equally offensive. To me, anyone who thinks one is worse that the other doesn’t get that women have been oppressed on ALL continents for 10,000 years. ‘Bitch’ and ‘Whore’ are a lot worse. How about ‘castrating’ from Tucker. That’s what Hillary’s supporters have put up with online and on TV. Instead of arguing that Girl is not offensive, just admit that it is, ask your friends to stop saying it, and move on, ya’ll. Now that would be progressive!

Since I knoew nothing of this man I quickly googled him:
Gender: Male
Hometown: Hebron
Birth: On October 26, 1958
in Not Available
Professional Experience
(including Military): Business owner
Army Ranger
Education: U.S. Military Academy at West Point
Organizational Memberships: Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus
American Legion
82nd Airborne Association
U.S. Army Ranger Association
West Point Association of Graduates
Lifetime Member of the National Rifle Association
Family: Wife, Pat, 6 children
Faith: Not Available
So he is a contemporary of Obama, being 49 years old but has a real military background, having graduated from West Point and been an Army Ranger. Note, he is also a member of the Cong. Sportsman’s Caucus and Lifetime member of the NRA.
I have lived in the South. Southerners do use the term “Boy” and “Gal” frequently. In fact I was surprised that it usually is not used in an offensive way. Even “Bubba” is considered a compliment in the South. He may not have meant anything racial at all.
I bet he really does not like Obama though, just by looking at this guy’s background.

I am an African American. I support Senator Obama but I can forgive Rep. Geoff Davis misspoke just like I can forgive Obama’s. All people say thing they wish they could take back. God says forgive any person who asked to be forgiven. I remember a day when Rep. Geoff Davis would not have felt the need to apologize. What Iwont to see is if the media attacks Rep. Geoff Davis the same why they have attacked Senator Obama.

An Interesting Alliance has formed between Clintonites, the Talk Radio Right and the Conservative Elite. These parties and their wingnut footsoldiers form an Axis.
All speak the same talking points and share a similar goal. These days it can be virtually impossible to distinguish a Red State Wingnut from a Clintonite by their respective use of rhetoric when reading the comment boards on the internets (such as here). Since these groups have combined forces, maybe there is a new group of people who qualify to be labeled as wingnuts. Perhaps they are all wingnuts now.
Right now, we have a new name for this alliance of Clintonites, Talk Radio Wingnut Warriors and Conserva-gensia.
The Big Three are now named:
THE AXIS of the INCOHERENT.

I’m from the South, and I’m the same generation as Barack and this congressman, and I’ve never heard the term boy used in a racial way.
Sorry, this doesn’t wash. Nice try though to divert attention away from Barack’s insulting comments.

“Boy” and “kid” are typical insults older politicians use to refer to younger ones in order to lower their stature.
But they’re not racist comments.

I’m not convinced that the congressman’s intent was racist. I’m not saying it wasn’t either. Maybe with more context or if I knew who the heck this guy is I could make a better judgment. I’ve heard the term “boy” used referring to people a lot and usually there was no racist intent.
Jake: How about giving us a little more info?

If you all would watch the polls you would see Barack Obama was not and will not get the democrats he just insulted with his comment, he needed that vote.
Jake,
How old is the man who called him boy? Age could have something to do with the way he spoke….just an Idea……my point is we can’t say boy, we can’t say monkey etc….is this what an Obama White House would bring to this country more and more division….
After referring to Obama as a “snake-oil salesman,” he added that he had recently participated in a “highly classified, national security simulation” with the Illinois senator.
“I’m going to tell you something: That boy’s finger does not need to be on the button,” said Davis. “He could not make a decision in that simulation that related to a nuclear threat to this country.”

if somebody referred to hillary as a girl would this even be an issue? i do not think so. not because of the frequent double-standard issues we have seen but because it really is not offensive-i don’t get it! girl, boy, male, female,chick,dude, bro, homie, etc i mean get real.

In referring to a 46 year old black man boy is a white racist word no matter how you look at it.
Obama 08!

“typical white person” – A heck of a lot more offensive!
The media cannot save obama no matter how hard you all try.

To deny that the comment “boy” is not racist is in itself an ignorant and unaware statement. I’m guessing that you would have to be under 20 years old or in denial to NOT KNOW that historically, grown African American males were commonly referred to as “boy’ during segregation.
-Pick up a book before you comment.

Calling him ‘boy’ has its implications that are not lost on many. Was the comment “racist”? That’s probably too strong a word for the utterance. But the man apologized and it’s time to move beyond and talk about real issues.

@sonia trevino:
the difference is that our troops really are ‘boys’ – most are in their late teens and early 20′s. the congressman was using it in regards to a 46-year-old Senator.

Tiffany: Working class people do not hold antipathy towards others either! Obama is a cultural bigot!

On reflection, it’s not a bit clear to me that referring to somebody not present as “that boy” is necessarily racist.
Had Davis addressed a grown black, or semi-black, male DIRECTLY as “boy”, THAT likely WOULD have been a deliberate RACIAL insult.
The fact that Davis apologized promptly, in good form, also argues against his having deliberately given offense about race — though clearly he meant to deliver a political put-down.

A lot of folks so filled with vitriol tonight, going off topic. Doesn’t matter whether you like or support Senator Obama – the question was whether he should be called ‘boy’. Obviously not. Is it racist? I don’t think so but some may rightly disagree. But if you deny the obvious, how does that support anything you are saying?

That is just a pathetic comment.
But here is the thing – this is just the beginning.
Still doesnot justify his non-sense.

Jan 8, 2008:
Brit Hume referred to John Edwards as “that boy” (Fox News Special Report with Brit Hume)
Jan 22, 2008:
Democratic Strategist Peter Fenn referred to Mitt Romney as “that boy” (MSNBC Tucker with Tucker Carlson)
Feb 7, 2008:
Karl Rove referred to Tim Russert as “that boy” (Fox News: Hannity and Colmes)

BTW, Jake, I wish you’d blog some about the candidates positions on the issues. I listened to Clinton live on Ballot Bowl on CNN Saturday(doesn’t CNN even have enough sense to be embarassed about that title?), and her remarks were detailed and insightful and offered real solutions! Nearly had me jumping to my feet clapping! Thank you! Someone finally saying what needs to be said on that front, but she wasn’t antagonistic about it, just firm. Her reasoning follows what I’ve determined myself, as a total news and political junkie, and went well beyond.
Of course, in perfect form, Obama pretty much echoed what she said. Seems like he’s been copying off hers and Edwards’ papers about 95% of the time in this campaign, and I find it very frustraiting that this is rarely pointed out, obvious as it is.

Uh . . . Brit Hume isn’t an elected official, and he says err . . . offensive stuff all the time. It’s Fox News, what do you expect?

geevill: I second that motion to vote for “other” if obama wins the Nomination. I also will not give one single red cent to the DNC campaign fund for the General Election if he wins the Nomination. Let the Wealthy, Elitist Democrats and all of those on-line contributors to his Nomination campaign fund him in the General Election.
Anybody ELSE ?

You’ve obviously never been called “little lady,” or “girl,” or any of the other many titles men use to demean women. Actually, in many cases these men DON’T mean to demean women; they’re simply following the patterns of their youth. I think you could say the same about the “boy” comment.
But — that’s right. It’s only an insult when it happens to a man. Were you outraged when some yahoo at a McCain rally said something about Hillary being sent back to iron shirts? THAT was offensive — to women, that is. In fact, that was just as offensive as “boy.” Were your undies in a bundle, then? When much was made of Hillary’s cleavage, were you outraged then?
Or … not?

Teri B.: it’s funny……I am a staunch Democrat, and used to HATE FOX NEWS. But lately all of the Mainstream Media are swooning over their love affair with obama-ness, so I am actually GETTING some balanced, objective political news from FOX NEWS. Best place for people to get what is REALLY happening without obama-spin for anybody who is interested……never thought I would say that, but it’s SURE TRUE this year !

Amazed, I’ve heard a lot of democrats say that they’ve been watching Fox actually because CNN and MSNBC are just long, slobbery Obama advertisements. I couldn’t agree more. I mean they gave Campbell Brown her own show so she could wrinkle up her nose disdainfully whenever Clinton is mentioned.
So, yeah, I’ve heard from others that their coverage of the democratic primary is a lot more balanced – imagine that, Fox News balanced – who’d a thunk that could happen. But I just can’t bring myself to watch Fox – can’t do it.

Hillary is called that name all the time. By Obama supporters mostly young men, sometimes women like Ms Powers.
No one seems to take much notice.

Hey, dacoach: we ALREADY KNOW what it’s like for people to call Hillary Clinton that kind of name. Men AND women who are threatened by a strong, powerful woman call these women that to try to “tear them down”. (That’s TRY to tear them down).

The comment is offensive, but no more so than the sexist and agism that have been spewed at Clinton and McCain (b*tch, monster…).
Obama has inflamed racial tension and division in this country more than anyone in recent memory. His CHOICE of Wright”s racist, “black liberation theology” which blames evil white people for all that ails America is part of the problem. Obama’s reference to “typical white people” didn’t help. Nor does it help when he suggests that small town America is bitter and clings to guns and religion to explain their frustrations. You can’t just throw out crap like that and not expect any blow back.
And that is the fundamental problem with Obama–he thinks that he is above it all. That he can judge and scrutinize us without himself being judged and scrutinized.
He is self-righteous. He is arrogant. He is condescending. He is a hypocrite and yes, he is bitter. He surrounds himself with radical, bitter people like Jeremiah Wright and William Ayers. Old school liberal/malcontents who feel that society owes them something and scoff at patriotism (or in Wright’s extreme case–invoke Gods damnation on our country). Even Obama’s wife seems bitter–confessing that she has never been proud of this country until just now.
This country deserves and needs so much better.
Democrats and Republicans—UNITE AGAINST OBAMA!!!!!

commander guy,
John McCain would rather run against Clinton because he is a true American. even if there is a .0000000001% chance of Obama winning he would rather lose to Clinton than see an elitist anti-American couple like the Obamas in charge.

Oh MI and Fl. No how obama supporters thinkhe’s going to win without these two states and probably without Ohio and PA is a great mystery.
I’m waiting for Al Gore to step up and say something about Florida’s votes not counting.
I find it hard to believe he could support the nomination of any candidate who only wins without those democrats votes counting.
The Democrats can kiss Florida goodbye for 20 years if that happens.

NJH: You GO !! I like your post.
Instead of campaigning FOR someone if obama gets the Nomination, I will organize campaigning AGAINST obama in the General Election !!

Actually Obama NEVER appologized for what he said. he has done nothing but defend what he said and appologize if anyone was offended. Not even if HE offended anyone.
This is a classic NON appology.
He most certainly hs not admitted what he said was completely wrong and has not appologized for his views or for that fact that he was speaking about samll town Pennsylvanians behind their backs at a “closed” champagne fundraiser at the Getty mansion in San Francisco.
This was way more than a chardonney fundraiser. Way More! The Getty mansion when the press were not supposed to be recording anything was not a great place to disrespect middle America for someone who thinks he can be President.

Oh come on Amazed,I’ve only seen one blatently racist remark here. I wouldn’t defend this guy referring to Obama as “boy” for a second. I don’t assume it was intentionally racist – it probably wasn’t, given Obama’s age. It was probably a more condescending reference to his age more than anything else, BUT he’s a public official, and he should be much more careful, much more.
They’re not defending racism, they’re simply pointing out that people go bananas when anything even remotely referencing race is said about Obama, but no one raises an eyebrown when people make sexist remarks about Clinton. Women understand this – references to Clinton’s “shrillness,” pantsuits, and crying are pretty offensive to women, ya know?
People aren’t racist just because they support Clinton, and constantly slapping down the race card can be very counterproductive to your cause.

Barack Obama by the way went to the most elite private school in Hawaii.
He has no experience of discrimination or disadvantage in his history.
He has always led a white life of priviledge until he decided to attach himself to Rev Wright for political reasons to win elections on the south side of Chicago.

MIGuy: When I was growing up in rural america my elders called me boy all the time, I don’t beleive that is necessarily a racist statement but it was insensitive given the fact that it was used in the south as a means of letting blacks know “their place”! I do think that we may be letting this get out of hand, I saw a story about a hispanic woman who was a delegate for Obama who told childern that were playing in her tree to “get off of their you little monkeys”. First Obama’s campaign asked that she not come to the convention because they said that what she said was racially insensitive! They later reversed and said that she was welcome. So the congressman should not have used the term “boy” and Obama should not have been so sensitive about the woman calling the black childern little monkeys! PC is getting a little out of hand.

okay and I have a question…why is it that all the networks have tried to interview people on the street and have had a hard time finding people really pissed off about what Obama said…but yet somehow the Clinton campaign found a bunch in time to put out an ad and they all seem to have been found at the same time of day?… It’s amazing how you can find so many people so angry at obama walking on the sidewalk…especially when you set up your camera directly outside Clinton campaign headquarters…lol

Amazed: What you say is true all my friends white and black were called boy by our elders and no one took offence! But that was before PC took over!

Well, Obama said he wanted to open up the dialogue about race. Let’s talk race.

since when does the “Old South” have a monopoly on racism?

Thanks Amazed, I’ll look for it. Sounds very informative.
A step forward – I hope you know what you’re asking for! These discussions, and I’ve tried to participate in many online, always seem to devolve into the worst kind of name calling. It’s very unfortunate.
I was really impressed with Obama’s speech on race, because he hit on the issues that frustrate both sides, BUT that was a speech, not a dialog. People tend to climb on their superior, high horses when ever race comes up and throw around the “bigot” accusation in the most irresponsible way whenever anyone disagrees with them. It’s hardly ever productive, particularly in this format.
But hey, I’m willing to read along.:)

wow, boy what was he thinking im sure hilary would have had him fired if he called her that girl!

I’m not exactly white.
Obama hasn’t experienced any discrimination based on the colour of his skin in this race, or in any political race he’s been in, which is what the discussion is about.
Of course racism exists. Of course white people and black people are racist against blacks. It’s conditioned into them.
You don’t know who you are talking to. I work against racism on a daily basis. I don’t think Rev Wright is racist against whites and have never said any such thing because I don’t think its possible. I think he hates whites.
I am well aware of the very real manifestations of racism experienced by African Americans and other people of colour.
I will tell you something though. Many of the young white men that I know who support Obama are capable of some of the most vile hatred against people of color and women. I have heard it.
Supporting Barack obama doesn’t mean they aren’t racist. In fact, it could mean quite the opposite and be used as a justification.
You know the “I’m, not racist but…” justification or the, “my best friend is black but…” justification. It will be the “I voted for Barack Obama” but…” justification.
Again you don’t know who you are talking to. You don’t know what I do or have done to fight racism in myself an in others. I do not however feel the need to put up with mysoginistic criticisms of Hillary Clinton biased press coverage and voting to assuage white liberal guilt for a candidate that CANNOT win a general election.
Obama CANNOT win a general election. he is not qualified and he has huge liablilites which the republicans will exploit and FL and MI are dead zones for him.
Dems either want to win the white house or they don’t. Obama is not that candidate for many and increasingly more reasons.

Mr. Obama, if elected, will have the power to punish those who use such insensitive words. He will be able to appoint military commanders and high officials who share his contempt for those who use such insensitive words. He will be able to correct the mistakes of the past thru reparations and other redress. He will be the most powerful man in the world.

@russell:
I’m no fan of P.C. run amok – it stunts conversations because everyone keeps tripping over their words hoping not to offend anyone else. There is nothing wrong with offending others by stating your opinion. On the other hand, deliberately demeaning comments are insults plain and simple. I don’t think the congressman chose “racist” words and I certainly don’t know him to call him one. The biggest problem I see is that calling our candidates names (such as ‘boy’) ultimately demeans our political system. We should have a bit more respect for the offices these folks hold and thank goodness someone wants to do a job where they subject themselves to such personal attacks.

MIGuy: That person must have been wise beyond their years! It is great to talk to someone rather than at someone, like my grandpa use to say! It is good to talk with you even if we sometimes disagree I would be proud to call you my friend!

mattie: so much for what obama said about ” getting compromise from both sides of the aisle” and “uniting people of all Parties”, huh?

@russell:
Right back at ya. Put your Chevy against my Ford this weekend; Crown Royal if you win, Jim Beam if I do…
Time to sign off for me…g’night folks. (By the way, excellent point Ray Lopez – I thought much the same, but the Bush/Cheney years have shown why we may not want a strong Executive Branch).

This man is only 3 years older that Obama. Calling another mana boy is just disrespectful

“Boy”?
Yikes!
I remember when the side of KFC boxes carried the original lyrics to “My Old Kentucky Home” (Poor Uncle Tom Good Night) The State Song of Kentucky.
“The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home,
‘Tis summer, the darkies are gay;
The corn-top’s ripe and the meadow’s in the bloom,
While the birds make music all the day.”
It wasn’t until 1986 that the state of Kentucky swapped the word “darkies” for “people”
I guess we can be glad that Geoff Davis
didn’t say, “That darky’s finger…”

But it didn’t outrage the broadcast networks enough to include it in their broadcasts I see.

Ill give the Congressman the benefit of the doubt on this one. I’m from Alabama and we call friends and family “boy” all the time when you are trying to be serious. It’s just a figure of speech. I know if I called Obama boy I wouldn’t think nothing of it just like the Congressman probably didn’t or at least I hope he didn’t. LOL

I see some people are saying that maybe Davis used “boy” to call Obama a friend. People, please don’t be so naive. It was meant to degrade Obama and that is it.

Um hey Dave- Obama hasn’t even addressed this yet- this is just people’s own personal outrage here. Matter of fact this story happened yesterday and got coverage on like one show…. and your friend was the one that called Obama and apologized. If you look at it , it creates a pattern for the Republicans and I think that may be where everyone is questioning what your friend said whether he meant it racially or not. First thing to come to mind when I heard this was McCain’s other surrogate telling us we could have our Tiger Woods.. Idk I am telling you what comes to my mind immediately following one of these statements- you don’t have to agree with me. I remember McCain from years ago and have always respected him, this disappoints me more then anything – but I wasn’t going to vote for him anyway- I would just like to see him play a little classier campaign here. Actually that should go for all 3 of them ..

The boy comment was bad, indeed. But, just for a second, listen to the rest of the message. Obama didn’t do very well in the simulation and shouldn’t be trusted in that situation.

that sort of comment shouldnt ever be tolerated, and the press is right to ask him what his intentions with that comment were; but too often the press overlooks sexist comments made about clinton, or about nancy pelosi. that steinem oped was right in saying that the media is much more conscious of racist rhetoric, and much more guarded, than it is about sexist rhetoric. and i also dont understand why the stories in the past week about the bitter comments, wright, et al, have all been written about not as possible obstacles in the general election. the stories have focused on how hillary clinton is making the case that they might be troublesome in a general election. the stories have become about what a shrew clinton is, not about obama’s possible general election chances, which are legit concerns to raise.

Hey Jake were you as offended by Carter referring to Obama as a “black boy”? Somehow I doubt it.