Thread: I Ain't No Racist, Mexican! I'm a Proud American!!

Playing the Race Card

Racism is used as an excuse to justify misdeeds. I was recently accused of being a racist, when I stood behind a neighborhood improvement law. Several years ago, my neighbor built an unapproved carport, on his property. Over a year ago, a city wide campaign was launched, to get these illegal carports up to code or removed. Mailers were sent out in our water bills for months. In the interim period, my neighbor was offered a grace period, to file a permit and to bring it up to code. He chose to ignore the request to comply. Now the city is telling him to take it down because it does not meet code requirements so he is fighting it and spending money to get a special exception. I stood up before the board of adjustments and said the structure was not common in our neighborhood and should be removed.

Now, I'm a racist. So be it. Webster’s definition of racist, does not state that racism is likely to occur by convenience, of an offended person. I’m saying to everyone playing the race card, you need to improve your vocabulary so you can accurately express your displeasure. It’s easy to blame me because of my color, instead of admitting to your misdeeds and accepting the fact that you are not going to get your way.

Actually, use of the race card is quite immature and ignorant. Often it is used as a last ditch effort, to justify your weak position and to verbally assault your opponent.

Take it from me, that doesn't stop him, it makes him angry.

Stop and think, the next time you call someone a racist that you may actually be creating one.

by The Complaining Texan

Remember, the next time someone calls you a racist, it just confirms that you are right, smarter than they are and that you’re really arguing with a halfwit.

Very well put. Read my recent post on this "racism" crap,

https://www.alipac.us/ftopict-22083.html

I agree, the fastest way to create a racist is to accuse someone of being one what was not one already. By playing that card to attack someone without any justifiable provocation is showing how much of a jackass someone is being that said it and is usually a good indicator that the accuser is the real racist themselves.

Thanks.

Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney used the race card too, but it backfired on her . . . it will backfire on them too

they are shouting racism because they don't have anything else


The Sad Saga of Cynthia McKinney

by Earl Ofari Hutchinson (a black commentary)
April 10, 2006

Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney's much belated apology for punching a capitol patrol officer didn't answer a burning question. Was she the victim of racial profiling, or legislating while black, as she claimed? Or, was it a hotheaded overreaction to a patrol officer simply doing his duty? The Capitol officer was white and that opened the door wide for McKinney to scream racism. But if the capitol officer had been black, it would have been a moot point.

McKinney would have been deservedly criticized for obstructing an officer who was trying to do his job. And Capitol police say that's exactly what he was doing.

McKinney is certainly well aware that jitters over a possible terrorist attack on federal buildings have made Capitol police super diligent about giving any and everyone that steps into the Capitol building the third degree. McKinney didn't help her case by not having her Congressional ID pin on her lapel. A big tip that the race squawk won't cut it in this case is the mute reaction of the Congressional Black Caucus and other Democrats.

Not one Caucus member publicly charged to her defense, and not one Democratic House member stood at her side at her initial press conference when she cried racism. In all likelihood, she apologized at the quiet urging of Caucus members No, McKinney was wrong. She's been pounded by Republican House members, and that includes scandal plagued former Texas Republican Congressman Tom Delay, embarrassed by the silence of the Caucus, taunted with borderline racist barbs from TV and radio talk show jocks about her physical appearance and her hairstyle, humiliated into making a shamefaced public apology, and is under threat of federal prosecution.

McKinney was misguided and off target in taking a big verbal shot at Capitol police for personal racial persecution. But it got big play in the press for a couple of reasons. In past years, the Caucus raised heck when a white Republican Congressman punched a black Capitol police officer and a year later Ohio Democratic Representative Louis Stokes was hassled by Capitol police. And the Congressional Black Caucus rushed to their defense. Then there was the howl that went up a decade ago when a slew of former President Bill Clinton's black female appointees and would be appointees were slammed on the political hot seat.

Clinton's first pick to head the Justice department's Civil Rights Division Lani Guinier, drew fire for her views on racial redistricting, the Wall Street Journal punched the stereotype hot button. It dubbed her the "quota queen" a not so subtle play on the public belief that black woman=welfare leech. The media quickly tagged her with the label and closed off any debate over her actual position on the issues. Clinton read the handwriting and quickly dumped Guinier.



http://www.chicagodefender.com/page/com ... cleID=4773

Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney used the race card too, but it backfired on her . . . it will backfire on them too

Amen on both counts.

Don't feel too bad, I have also been called a racist despite being Hispanic. To paraphrase Rush, to be a bigot all you have to do is disagree with a liberal.

Originally Posted by tinasdad

Don't feel too bad, I have also been called a racist despite being Hispanic. To paraphrase Rush, to be a bigot all you have to do is disagree with a liberal.

that is so true! my fellow countryment are of many colors and many races. It's kinda like siblings fighting like cats and dogs, but when somebody else starts picking on one of them, they have go take on the whole family