Larry Elder is a better man than I.
Janeane Garofalo, a purported comedienne, called Elder a “house Negro” at the Democratic National Convention. Not to his face, of course.
For four days, the Democratic Party put on its quadrennial scare-old-people-and-minorities party. Democrats, of course, rely on the 90-plus percent monolithic black vote. Thus, a black “non-liberal” poses a direct threat to the party’s national prospects. When Garofalo agreed to a sit-down, she clearly knew nothing about me. When I defended the administration on the War on Terror, a frustrated Garofalo started to get up and leave, muttering, “This show sucks.” After I called her a coward, however, she sat back down and finished the segment.After our interview, Garofalo began broadcasting her radio show on “Air America.” Several of my callers — I was still on the air at the time — said that Garofalo called me a “house Negro” and a “fascist.” Then something interesting happened. Garofalo’s people asked me to appear on her show. Would I agree?
Maybe it’s a woman thing (ever heard of a catfight?), but if I heard that she’d called me a name like that, you know what I’d say to her? I’d…I’d…man, if I got the chance to see her face to face, I’d…calmly ask her to refrain from such ad hominem diatribe and focus on the merits of our respective positions. It would be un-Christian to say (or do) what I wanted to say.
White liberals get away with such racist statements all the time. A perfect example is the infantile scribbler, Ted Rall, who referred to National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice as a “House Nigga” (see Booker Rising).
While conservatives are called racists for believing that preferences and other government handouts are demeaning and unfair to all, white liberals can use the word “ni**er” in public, as long as the epithet is directed at someone like Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Unprecedented.
Mrs. Williams is a fortunate woman to be married to a cool economist like Walter Williams. In his latest column he writes:
If there is one general characteristic of white liberals, it’s their condescending and demeaning attitude toward blacks.According to a Washington Times story (July 14, 2004), Democratic hopeful Sen. John Kerry, in a speech about education to a predominantly black audience, said that there are more blacks in prison than in college.
“That’s unacceptable, but it’s not their fault,” he said. Do you think Kerry would also say that white inmates are faultless? Aside from Kerry being factually wrong about the black prison population vs. the black college population, his vision differs little from one that holds that blacks are a rudderless, victimized people who cannot control their destiny and whose best hope depends upon the benevolence of white people.
Have you watched some white politicians talking to black audiences? It’s bad enough to watch the Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson do an imitation of Flip Wilson’s Rev. Leroy. But to watch Al Gore and Bill Clinton do it is insulting at the least. They don’t talk to white audiences that way. As a matter of fact, Sharpton and Jackson don’t talk to white audiences that way, either — talking about going from the outhouse to the White House and from disgrace to amazing grace and other such nonsense. By the way, after addressing the NAACP’s 95th annual convention in Philadelphia, Kerry gave the audience the black power clenched-fist salute. I wonder whether his white audiences get the black power salute as well.
It may be something only a conservative would notice, but in my every day experience, the typical white liberal I encounter is usually condescending. That all changes, though, once they hear my conservative views. There are exceptions, of course, but not many.
Williams concludes: “It’s always been my contention that the conservative vision shows far greater respect for blacks than the liberal you-can’t-make-it-without-us vision.”
Right on! (That magazine is still around?)
Liberals — black, white, whatever — deserve each other.
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Janeane Garofalo deserves all the garbage that such statements deserve.
I agree, La Shawn. Many of the liberals that I know are pretty condescending when trying to sound intelligent. Of course, you have your ‘George Bush looks like a monkey’ crowd. I bet they try to make farty noises with their underarms, too.
Garafalo owes Elders an apology, and apparently Franken owes Hannity one as well. Think they’ll get them?
Geezzz. So Libs can say what ever they like and Conservs are ‘Hateful’, ‘Vicious’, ‘conspirators’, if we even question a liberals record?
Heard that some Swift Boat Sailors and officers are saying Kerry is lying about his record and metals. Of course the libs are saying this is a partisan plot to discredit a ‘great American Patriot’.
As Stossel would say ‘GIVE ME A BREAK!’
Hmmmmm
I guess the the un presedented verbal and media attacks on Prez Bush are just . . . are just . . . . {Mental crash - Stand-by while I try to reboot}
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>2. Kerry Bashing
>3. Thermal Nuclear War
> Would you like to play a game of Chess?
JJ at Defcom 4
La Shawn,
If this were to happen to you, I would hope that you would accept an invitation to go on the program of your detractor and use the opportunity of “close proximity” to express your feelings in a more “physical fashion”. There are certain things that are worth facing a misdemeanor assault and battery charge for. Although in my experience I think you could beat the charge (use of the “N word” is almost a guarantee for a walk away free smackdown in retaliation).
It never ceases to amaze me how White liberals are allowed to get away with this type of stuff. Where is the outrage from all the groups such as the NAACP? If a conservative had said anything close to this it would have exploded in his/her face.
The more I read your blog, the more inspiration I find in your beliefs and attitudes. Keep fighting the good fight!
I think I’m gonna link a post to this myself. But for now I’ll say I’m real mad that you found Right On magazine! *shakes head and looks at old posters of Jasmine Guy and MC Lyte*
JJ, LOL, have fun at Defcom
Like Montie, I would love to see such a confrontation. Since NAACP and other BAMN’rs aren’t gonna call them on the N-word, force the issue.
A slap across the face of the potty-mouth, preferably with a white glove (a la days of duelling), followed by “No one calls me ______(repeat whatever the word was used)!” And sit back to watch the fallout. If nothing else, the public spin would show the sheep the sheer hypocrisy of it all.
Advice to all talkshow guests, always carry a partially exposed white glove in your breast pocket just in case of such an occasion. After a while, the hosts will start getting nervous when ever they see that glove standing by
La Shawn,
I read both Elder’s and Williams’ article, and along with that obscene cartoon attacking Condi Rice, the double-standard that liberals enjoy bashing conservatives absolutely infuriates me. Jeanine Garofo-whateverhernameis, and the rest of her ultra-liberal celebrity friends, enjoy bloviating about politics to show how little they in fact do know. Homegirl needs to get a life…
“That’s unacceptable, but it’s not their fault”
(any) black person sez that (ok, exchange “our” for “their”): poor misguided soul
(any) white person sez that: condescending s.o.b.
I checked out the definition of condescending (just to make sure), and this, by itself, certainly don’t fit. Is it mebbe some personal hyper-sensitive bias?
Is it auto-condescension to say there are problems not of your own making??
Yeah, yeah, both sides engage in kiddy nyah-nyah name-calling. I fail to see how this sliver-clip adds any new insight. How does this demonstrably prove a point?
Or mebbe the point is to rally and enflame the troops?
La Shawn, you’re drifting dangerously closer to Malkin’s end of the pool. You are better than that.
What are you talking about, memer?
Don’t worry, nobody understands memer’s points, least of all memer.
But hey, that’s just me
Did I detect noises on Memer’s side of the pool?
(says to self, “she’s going to delete this post…” lol)
Did I detect noises on Memer?s side of the pool?
lol! ok, nevermind. i won’t interrupt again. as you were.
Moonbats have a penchant for playing
You’re touching me. (You conservatives are evil)”
“No, I’m not. (You liberals just need to play fair)”
“Yes, you are. (Fair? I looked up Massah and saw you in the dictionary)”
“I’m, touching you. (Ok, let’s turn the mirror around)”
“Waaah, Mommy!! (Moonbat runs to favorite judge, while calling in Jesse’s Posse)
how true, how true
Man, I’m not even touching this one……..lest I expose myself as the nasty ghetto rat & gutter snipe that I am in dealing with the Garafalos’s of the world.
On 2nd thought considering the Supreme Court has defined FIGHTING WORDS as: Words so aggressive or offensive that it could incite a reasonable person to violence?
I’da spit in her face……and dared her to raise a stink about it. Brang it on, gurl.
Reminds me of the old days in the Essence Chat Room - my name: Field Negro………with a real bad cold & wantin to let loose one big loogy in somebody’s eyeball. Oh Janeane!!???
“I’da spit in her face……and dared her to raise a stink about it. Brang it on, gurl.”
You could do that, Beau, but I don’t see why you’d want to demean your own saliva that way.
First and foremost, when a white person uses the term “house negro” about a black person, I simply want to ask them:
So your one of those new and special white folks who are now ready to fight racism and give up your special privileges?
That freezes them right there. Don’t come around me talking that when you obviously have no idea what the REAL “house negros” went through at the hands of people that looked like you. This is not an indinctment of all white people. Only those that think they are “down” since they recited some words to us.
*pushes Beau out of the way* Let the wimmens handle this. We look better in a catsuit. Here’s your catsuit, LaShawn. I don’t know about you, but I’m due for a manicure. I think I’ll go for the extremely sharp and pointy look in nails this week. They’re so in when you have some catfighting against looney libs to do.
Lashawn you are no Walter Williams, but you are very good. Of course he does have a few years on you. many thanks for your writing.
Whaaat?! Cat Suits? Serena Williams cat suits? Stop the bus.
I defer to the ladies - ‘fore I get the slave catchers AND the N.O.W. feminists after me.
Once again, Kiki to the rescue. My guardian angel. (wink)
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AW,
A very good point you make, and it is well taken….it would be demeaning and a waste, however, I must admit I have a hidden agenda:
*Send a message (with a very swift & immediate counterattack)
*Give ‘em a dose of their own medicine
After she & her liberal friend realize what happened, I get to act all wimpy & whiney like I’m REALLY offended just like they do at the little-bittyest stuff.
I’m not in the least bit offended, and have risen far above even the other version of negro. For fun though, I’ll say negro reminded me of the N word and I flipped. Temporary insanity. You feelin me?
Another “one to grow on” is this: They will also learn that spiritual folks are - 98% of the time - quite spiritual. BUT, that does not mean that turning the other cheek is a universal way that conservatives handle their business, though it often seems that way.
I doubt seriously if the Good Lord meant and intended for ANY of us to relinquish self-respect in the face of abuse of any kind. You just gotta smack ‘em back harder sometimes, and the moment will dictate the proper action to take.
Liberals, even after 9/11, don’t seem to get that. And it’s time for me go to my Air America interview with the italian lady.
ME: Lemme go, Kiki!! Let go!!
KIKI: No! It aint worth it, it aint worth it!!
ME: Party Pooper
Beau ROFLOL.
That’s a very good point, turning the other cheek is NOT synomnyous with backing down or relinquishing self-respect.
What the hell is a white girl doing trying to call a black male a “house negro”…to me that is very insulting…
HiRez, as a white woman, let me invite you to take another step.
For ANYBODY to call ANYBODY a “house negro” should be unacceptable.
As a WASP (remember that term?) I have to say I know NO white conservatives who would ever consider someone’s race except in describing them to a stranger. “That black guy over there.”
On the other hand, I know a few liberals…
Of course, I lead a very sheltered life.
I find it interesting that liberals just can’t wait to use the term “negro” (which they think is perjorative) as a put-down when they disagree with someone on the merits.
Way to win an argument: inject race into the discussion.
Is that what we’re supposed to infer from Ms. Garofalo’s snide little remark? That anyone who has the temerity to disagree with her point of view is just an uppity “negro”? Interesting… Freud might view this as an interesting slip of the tongue.
Last evening I was listening to the radio-a conservative man named Shawn something or another. I have never heard such absolute CRAP in my life–the man was RUDE, insulent–he kept interupting his guest-calling him a liar, calling him stupid. Republicans should be ashamed of him–is he ignorant enough to believe his opinion is the ONLY one. I suppose I can be called a liberal Dem because I have manners and I respect others right to verbalize their beliefs and opinion. Bullies and ignorant loud fools simply show how very stupid THEY are……Lynda
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