Attorney General Eric Holder ruffled some few feathers Wednesday, when he gave a Black History Month speech in which he described America as "a nation of cowards" when it comes to "things racial":
Though race related issues continue to occupy a significant portion of our political discussion, and though there remain many unresolved racial issues in this nation, we, average Americans, simply do not talk enough with each other about race. It is ...
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Raises good questions and reflections. How do we become more "racially sensitive" and then deal with everything being interpreted in terms of race? Seems like that's got a lot of touchy repercussions. Or the other point brought up about mocking caricatures. No one complained about the elephant-eared Bush that was slapped on the papers 365 days of the year.President Obama can only expect to be ridiculed. The chimp cartoon could have referred to the mental capacity of those who drafted the stimulus bill (as mentioned in the article wasn't Obama himself). And with the story of the chimp which has been covered in the news lately, the cartoon had less racial insinuations than much else. Yes talking about racism does help, ignoring ... More »
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