The Good Ambassador informs us who Jesus would vote for and suggests that spanking is something more than a basketball reference. (note Requires Internet Explorer)
Inconceivable. Quick someone get Mike Conklin of the Trib to do an immitation of Wallace Shawn
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What’s truly amazing is the logic Keyes uses to conclude that Obama was a racist for using the term “spanking.” Spanking is something you do to a small boy, and “boy” is a derogatory term for black men, so Obama is using racist language.
Except that Republicans also associate spanking with elderly men, at least according to this craigslist posting in New York:
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/cas/40897963.html
“any eldery men here for the convention? any of you want to teach a sassy nyc girl a lesson with a good old fashioned bare bottom spanking? email and tell me how u would do it.
serious replies only.”
In other words, this is meta-racist language — language one step removed from racist language?
When I first saw that the good Mr. Keyes had told Obama off on the grounds that ‘spanking’ carries racist connotations, I was guessing, based on Alan’s past, that this would be the end result. I feel somewhat vindicated, but that makes me feel unclean too.
This is absurd. When will the pain of Alan Keyes accusing Barack Obama of using white racists’ language end? I mean, does he really think that reflects his principles?
(By the way, as a new reader, I love your regular Keyes updates.)
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