Saturday, August 01, 2009
Fifty years ago, Rush Limbaugh wouldn't have been called
a racist because virtually all white people in America back
then were racists and didn't even know it. He's called a racist
today because America has changed dramatically and Rush
hasn't. He's still living in the days of Leave It to Beaver.
But even this throwback to the 1950s has to mind his p's
and q's today, not daring to utter his white supremacist
ideology in plain English, using instead dog whistles,
euphemisms, code words, and other indirections to
avoid saying what he wants to say so badly it may make
him bust someday, namely, the dreaded N-word.
a racist because virtually all white people in America back
then were racists and didn't even know it. He's called a racist
today because America has changed dramatically and Rush
hasn't. He's still living in the days of Leave It to Beaver.
But even this throwback to the 1950s has to mind his p's
and q's today, not daring to utter his white supremacist
ideology in plain English, using instead dog whistles,
euphemisms, code words, and other indirections to
avoid saying what he wants to say so badly it may make
him bust someday, namely, the dreaded N-word.
"You may have seen the video where I stare at
pens for ten minutes in the Congressional Book
Store. Contrary to what you may have heard, I
was not hiding from some leftist rabble-rouser
with a mic and camera. No, as anyone who knows
me will tell you, I'm a comparison shopper who
never spends a dime without carefully weighing
all the alternatives. That takes time."
pens for ten minutes in the Congressional Book
Store. Contrary to what you may have heard, I
was not hiding from some leftist rabble-rouser
with a mic and camera. No, as anyone who knows
me will tell you, I'm a comparison shopper who
never spends a dime without carefully weighing
all the alternatives. That takes time."