tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064041625174382593.post6933357017866538153..comments2023-10-26T05:48:21.879-04:00Comments on MizB...AGING VIEWS FROM THE TOWER: Calling a Spade a SpadeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064041625174382593.post-60179208171129808732015-06-25T00:37:05.992-04:002015-06-25T00:37:05.992-04:00there isn't a racist element in the democratic...there isn't a racist element in the democratic party? who put up the stars and bars in the first place. not a conservative or tea party gov. what flag was on bill clintons campaign buttons? of course there is racism in the USA. there is racism in every country in the world along with homophobia and every other difference there is between people and whats worse, there will ALWAYS be. nothing is color blind but that doesn't give anyone the right to discriminate because of it. white people are not immune to it either. ask the white germans, irish, russians, jews, italians etc. we all got our portion too. you're right, though we don't live in alternate universes, our views differ and thats perfectly allright. the world would be so mundane and boring if we all thought in lockstep. i enjoy reading your opinion on issues. it makes me think about mine and evaluate them more critically. i'm glad you do likewise. mmatthew inoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064041625174382593.post-45897411960499935082015-06-24T10:33:12.663-04:002015-06-24T10:33:12.663-04:00Matthew, as you well know, my blog post was not di...Matthew, as you well know, my blog post was not directed at you personally. But for the record, while I have never thought of you as a racist, and you may have political/economic sentiments that are in accord with the Tea Party, I'm surprised that you haven't noticed a considerable racist element in the Tea Party and among Conservatives in general. You and I will never agree about politics or, apparently, about the role of racism in this country (did you think it had gone away?). I take you at your word about what does and doesn't bother you about Obama and his administration, but American politics are not and never have been color blind. Virtually nothing in this country is color blind, and people of assorted colors (other than white) are undeniably disproportionately discriminated against and at a disadvantage in every key area of life. Sorry you got so hot and bothered, but I'm a liberal and I write a liberal blog. But I understand how you feel -- it's the same way I feel when I read Conservative commentary. We apparently live in alternate universes.MizBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064041625174382593.post-15005941030093666112015-06-24T00:49:28.631-04:002015-06-24T00:49:28.631-04:00i'm sure you know your liberal beliefs-after a...i'm sure you know your liberal beliefs-after all they're yours but don't pretend to ever know mine without me telling you. your assumption of what my tea party beliefs are is so far off the mark it is sickening. yes i do want my country back but not because my current president is black. i couldn't give a shit if he was green. it is because he stinks as a president and has in not only my eyes but a good part of the world, weakened this country and made the world a more dangerous place. he has weakened our military, misjudged the middle east, misjudged chinese expansion, is misjudging the danger of a nuclear iran, ete..etc...etc. i don't care what color you are. eric holder was an incompetant politicl hack. condelizza rice was an exceptional secy of state. both look black to me. as far as obama being a centrist i don't think so. after all he gave us socialist obamacare. <br /> now for the most racist of your comments. we should treat obama with extra respect and cooperation because he is BLACK? since when do you take a persons race into consideration in politics. the office of the president is or should be color blind. it doesn't drive me crazy becase of his color. it drives me crazy because of his actions.matthew inoreply@blogger.com