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Racial code words obscure real issues
By Juan Williams - 01/30/12 05:00 AM ET
The language of GOP racial politics is heavy on euphemisms that allow the speaker to deny any responsibility for the racial content of his message. The code words in this game are entitlement society as used by Mitt Romney and poor work ethic and food stamp president as used by Newt Gingrich. References to a lack of respect for the Founding Fathers and the Constitution also make certain ears perk up by demonizing anyone supposedly threatening core old-fashioned American values.
MORE:
http://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/juan-williams/207295-2012-racial-code-words-obscure-real-issue
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2012_01/will_juan_williams_get_fired_a035091.php
sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)to regret all those burning bridges at NPR yet?
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,505 posts)stooge.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Lots of sinecures available for conservative hacks willing to say anything for a buck.
sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)running Town Hall or Newsmax would let someone of Juan's, shall we say enhanced melanin levels, anywhere near their operations. The assholes at each of those establishments would be happy wearing sheets if they thought they could get away with it.
Quantess
(27,630 posts)Comments from some devoted FOX viewers, obviously.
gopiscrap
(23,765 posts)pretty soon.
Muskypundit
(717 posts)So he will stay there until fox gets tired of him and finds another token black man to look pathetic and weak in front of their insecure and pathetically racist audience.
Ugh. I am not feeling pleasant today.
BumRushDaShow
(129,452 posts)on PRI radio, the place where bridge-burners go who can't or won't do Faux Snooze.