Comments on: John McCain And Sarah Palin’s America http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:37:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Southern Quaker http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-120100 Southern Quaker Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:03:10 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-120100 <i>Many comedians agree that Ohio is the south of the north. That they’re white trash in big cities, hiding across the Mason Dixon.</i> I'd like to point out that the two (very disturbing) videos making the rounds of the internet today were from Pennsylvania and Ohio. And yet commenters on at least two threads here have equated the behavior with Southerners. Can we please end the racism=Southern trope? I'm not about to argue that there aren't deep pockets of racism in the South. But there are also deep pockets of racism in Massachusetts (where we lived for 7 years), New York, Idaho, Iowa, California, ... It's too easy to blame racism on the South. It paints the racist as the "other," and absolves all you folks in the "good states" of any responsibility for the inherent racism in society. Call out racism when you see it, no matter where it originates. Don't weaken your message by pretending that its just those ignorant hillbillies who have somehow snuck up North. Many comedians agree that Ohio is the south of the north. That they’re white trash in big cities, hiding across the Mason Dixon.

I’d like to point out that the two (very disturbing) videos making the rounds of the internet today were from Pennsylvania and Ohio. And yet commenters on at least two threads here have equated the behavior with Southerners. Can we please end the racism=Southern trope? I’m not about to argue that there aren’t deep pockets of racism in the South. But there are also deep pockets of racism in Massachusetts (where we lived for 7 years), New York, Idaho, Iowa, California, …

It’s too easy to blame racism on the South. It paints the racist as the “other,” and absolves all you folks in the “good states” of any responsibility for the inherent racism in society.

Call out racism when you see it, no matter where it originates. Don’t weaken your message by pretending that its just those ignorant hillbillies who have somehow snuck up North.

]]> By: Sean D. Martin http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-120025 Sean D. Martin Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:16:04 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-120025 <i>This is why we’re the Good Guys. </i> only if the response to these folks isn't "They're wrong. We need to make sure we keep them out of power" but rather "They're wrong. We've got to convince them of the rightness of our side." Harder, certainly. But avoids the "us vs them" that keeps us from really being the "good guys". This is why we’re the Good Guys.

only if the response to these folks isn’t “They’re wrong. We need to make sure we keep them out of power” but rather “They’re wrong. We’ve got to convince them of the rightness of our side.”

Harder, certainly. But avoids the “us vs them” that keeps us from really being the “good guys”.

]]> By: Vanessa http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-120015 Vanessa Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:06:57 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-120015 "You need gloves to touch him." We all knew racists would come out of the wood work. This is part of the process. http://www.northeastdemocrats.org/e107_images/newspost_images/300px-little_rock_desegregation_1957.jpg We are winning this election. “You need gloves to touch him.”

We all knew racists would come out of the wood work. This is part of the process.

http://www.northeastdemocrats.org/e107_images/newspost_images/300px-little_rock_desegregation_1957.jpg

We are winning this election.

]]> By: ed http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-119991 ed Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:09:10 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-119991 I noted this in an unrelated post above, but Part 2 of the video is out: http://bloggerinterrupted.com/2008/10/video-mccain-palin-mob-part-2-womans-child-says-of-barack-you-need-gloves-to-touch-him If the url isn't a tipoff, a child can clearly be heard saying of Obama, "you need gloves to touch him." This is what we're up against. This is the Republican Base, classy as ever. This is why we're the Good Guys. It can't happen here? You wouldn't think so, would you. But obviously it can. Stay strong, Good Guys. I noted this in an unrelated post above, but Part 2 of the video is out:

http://bloggerinterrupted.com/2008/10/video-mccain-palin-mob-part-2-womans-child-says-of-barack-you-need-gloves-to-touch-him

If the url isn’t a tipoff, a child can clearly be heard saying of Obama, “you need gloves to touch him.”

This is what we’re up against.

This is the Republican Base, classy as ever.

This is why we’re the Good Guys.

It can’t happen here? You wouldn’t think so, would you. But obviously it can.

Stay strong, Good Guys.

]]> By: TroyJMorris http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-119984 TroyJMorris Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:33:43 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-119984 Many comedians agree that Ohio is the south of the north. That they're white trash in big cities, hiding across the Mason Dixon. I've been there. It's not too far from the truth. Sorry Drew. It's true. It's one fucking strange state. Many comedians agree that Ohio is the south of the north. That they’re white trash in big cities, hiding across the Mason Dixon.

I’ve been there. It’s not too far from the truth. Sorry Drew. It’s true. It’s one fucking strange state.

]]> By: TroyJMorris http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-119983 TroyJMorris Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:31:56 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-119983 Oh man. Now I remember how/who got us into this "pickle." Oh man. Now I remember how/who got us into this “pickle.”

]]> By: mambochicken23 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-119972 mambochicken23 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:02:31 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-119972 This makes me sick to my stomach. This makes me sick to my stomach.

]]> By: Mikey http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-119964 Mikey Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:45:59 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-119964 Wait, where are OW's right-wing trolls who show up in every other thread within 30 seconds?... They are curiously silent about this. (Okay, there's nothing curious about it at all... I suppose we can assume they endorse this sort of rampant bigotry, then?) Wait, where are OW’s right-wing trolls who show up in every other thread within 30 seconds?… They are curiously silent about this. (Okay, there’s nothing curious about it at all… I suppose we can assume they endorse this sort of rampant bigotry, then?)

]]> By: Rudy http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-119955 Rudy Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:23:42 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-119955 There's nothing more frightening than those are ignorant and proud of it. There’s nothing more frightening than those are ignorant and proud of it.

]]> By: Duros Hussein 62 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-119950 Duros Hussein 62 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:09:58 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-119950 That woman who said she wasn't familiar with Barack is a liar, you can see it in her face. <i>She’s like an effeminate Ann Coulter, but less articulate.</i> FTW. That woman who said she wasn’t familiar with Barack is a liar, you can see it in her face.

She’s like an effeminate Ann Coulter, but less articulate.

FTW.

]]> By: PD100 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-119924 PD100 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:10:48 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-119924 <i>"What’s sad is they’re products of our fine educational institutions."</i> I disagree that this kind of idiocy is a byproduct of the educational system, public or private. Rather, these fine folks <i>never</i> paid attention in school or willfully ignored it. Otherwise, history (including civics), literature, psychology, science -could never be shoehorned into their jingoistic, groundless belief systems. This crowd is truly proud of their ignorance. “What’s sad is they’re products of our fine educational institutions.”

I disagree that this kind of idiocy is a byproduct of the educational system, public or private.
Rather, these fine folks never paid attention in school or willfully ignored it. Otherwise, history (including civics), literature, psychology, science -could never be shoehorned into their jingoistic, groundless belief systems. This crowd is truly proud of their ignorance.

]]> By: anotherbozo http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-119909 anotherbozo Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:57:20 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-119909 Possibly their grandparents hurled insults at Jackie Robinson as he was rounding third base... He still scored. Vanessa: What's sad is they're products of our fine educational institutions. Possibly their grandparents hurled insults at Jackie Robinson as he was rounding third base…

He still scored.

Vanessa: What’s sad is they’re products of our fine educational institutions.

]]> By: Nimrod Gently http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-119906 Nimrod Gently Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:37:23 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-119906 She's like an effeminate Ann Coulter, but less articulate. She’s like an effeminate Ann Coulter, but less articulate.

]]> By: Vanessa http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-119905 Vanessa Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:26:45 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-119905 This video makes me sad. This video makes me sad.

]]> By: Vanessa http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-119904 Vanessa Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:25:46 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-119904 "He has the bloodline." Wow. “He has the bloodline.”

Wow.

]]> By: Ferris http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-119903 Ferris Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:24:02 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-119903 I have to give the woman points for continuing to get into the frame over and over again... Maybe not. American ignorance. Wow. I have to give the woman points for continuing to get into the frame over and over again…

Maybe not. American ignorance. Wow.

]]> By: Carlos http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-119879 Carlos Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:19:20 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-119879 That blonde chick is freakin' scary! That blonde chick is freakin’ scary!

]]> By: bryan http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/10/09/john-mccain-and-sarah-palins-america/#comment-119878 bryan Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:18:10 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=10252#comment-119878 That woman (who looked a tiny bit like Ellen Degeneres), who didn't want to talk to the camera, but couldn't keep herself from in front of it. Scary. Oh, and "He has the bloodline". Who doesn't? That woman (who looked a tiny bit like Ellen Degeneres), who didn’t want to talk to the camera, but couldn’t keep herself from in front of it. Scary.
Oh, and “He has the bloodline”. Who doesn’t?

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