“What does slavery have to do with the price of milk at the grocery store?”

Well, let’s consider that many impoverished inner city neighborhoods have few if any major grocery store chains in them. That was, at least, one of the issues that emerged in the wake of the LA Riots in 1992. Residents of the these neighborhoods had to shop for basic groceries at mini-marts, liquor stores or corner markets were prices are indeed higher than at major chains. To the extent that the neglect of inner city neighborhoods can be attributed to long standing discrimination in housing, zoning, economic and other civic policies, themselves rooted in long-standing systemic racism, one could make a good case case that slavery has something to do with the price of milk at the grocery store. Acknowledging that is important and necessary, unless, of course, you think that identifying a problem and its root causes isn’t the first step to coming up with a solution — or unless you have a political ax to grind.

‘Cuz Michael Steele wasn’t home.

Jay… it’s not even worth my effort to insult you.

Nooses. He said hanging nooses was no big deal. It is at least a direct threat against an individual, if not a hate crime. His opinion on the subject isn’t just different than most black people, it is not based in reality.

As for Meyer’s take on human rights, OW didn’t say he didn’t have a different perspective, simply that his opinion seems to be regularly at odds with that of many in the black community. He then backed up his assertion with links to a number of examples (one of which you dispute put can’t be bothered to be specific).

God forbid the man has a different viewpoint than what “most black people think.”

Having met Michael Meyers on several occasions (I used to work in the same building where some of the WSJ offices were located), I can understand where he’s coming from with regard to Obama’s speech. He’s a true believer in human rights.

Oh and your little smear of Meyers includes a link to something he did not say.

I don’t know about that. I have faith. An Obama/McCain match up would present such a stark choice between the old and new, both literally and politically, that I believe most people will break for the new direction.

A Clinton/McCain match up is iffier. In terms of politics (as oppossed to policy) that a six and one half dozen choice and presented it with, I think more people will default to McCain because they just don’t like Clinton.