Comments on: MTV Street Team Interview With Arab Comic About Barack "Hussein" Obama http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/02/mtv-street-team-interview-with-arab-comic-about-barack-hussein-obama/ A black bourgeoisie perspective on U.S. politics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:56:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/02/mtv-street-team-interview-with-arab-comic-about-barack-hussein-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-5506 Anonymous Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:14:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=903#comment-5506 I think one of the more interesting aspects of the election is the use of codified racial language. Terms invoked essentially to highlight Obama is not like "us" like he is saying he is... One of the ways George W Bush was successful (aside from the cheating in the election,) was to make an THEM versus US argument. Historically it was a tool of the Republican party, its interesting how whites cannot just come out and say... we don't want this country being led by a Black man, so I'm going to question everything else about him in code to prey upon your hopefully shared latent racism (for whites) or inculcated white supremacy (for people of color.)<br/><br/>All this dancing around the race issue is cowardly. I like a good KKK guy from time to time, cuz at least they own their stance. I think one of the more interesting aspects of the election is the use of codified racial language. Terms invoked essentially to highlight Obama is not like “us” like he is saying he is… One of the ways George W Bush was successful (aside from the cheating in the election,) was to make an THEM versus US argument. Historically it was a tool of the Republican party, its interesting how whites cannot just come out and say… we don’t want this country being led by a Black man, so I’m going to question everything else about him in code to prey upon your hopefully shared latent racism (for whites) or inculcated white supremacy (for people of color.)

All this dancing around the race issue is cowardly. I like a good KKK guy from time to time, cuz at least they own their stance.

]]> By: Craig Hickman http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/02/mtv-street-team-interview-with-arab-comic-about-barack-hussein-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-5437 Craig Hickman Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:52:00 +0000 http://s45368.gridserver.com/?p=903#comment-5437 <a HREF="http://craighickman.blogspot.com/2008/02/whats-in-name.html" REL="nofollow">What's In A Name</a> What’s In A Name

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