Via Larry O’Connor, who notes that Big Ed didn’t apologize for the bogus racism charge that the bowdlerized clip was meant to illustrate. Indeed. That was my point in the earlier post — that the “dog whistle” smear is unfalsifiable no matter how much context is offered in the accused’s defense. That’s why Schultz really is sorry, I’m sure, that he didn’t air the unedited clip in the first place. It would have done nothing to hurt his “argument” because his “argument” is really just an assertion predicated on stereotypes about southern conservatives. Perry’s a racist because he’s a Republican from Texas who doesn’t like Obama, ergo “big black cloud” is a veiled racial slur no matter what Perry was ostensibly talking about at the time.
So, in other words, we will not be using the term, ”niggardly,” or talking about Devil’s Food Cake or even Angel Food Cake much less using illustrations common to speech like ”black cloud,” “black hole,” or even expressing an opinion opposed to one Obama holds.
All of these things have wrongly been termed ”racist.”
None of them are.
Those on the Left want to, through Politically Correct Speech, limit everyone’s ability to communicate effectively and accurately.
We absolutely should not allow them to tell us what (clean) words we can or cannot use in expressing ourselves.
Perry doubled down this morning by taking the position that, even the Fed, should allow itself to be audited.
@Nan G:
Agreed. While the words and terms conservatives use are falsely attributed to being racist, we cannot allow the liberal/progressives to define “acceptable speech” for us. To do so is to give up willingly our freedom to express ourselves. And while it creates more issues for us to defend against, it also shows, as in the Schultz example, the dishonesty inherent within liberal/progressives. Stupid people will continue to vote for the liberal/progressives. That is a given. The idea is to educate more people and reduce the pool of the Stupid. Funny thought: I guess that’s why some of us here discuss issues and argue issues with our resident liberal/progressives, so that we may remove them from that pool of Stupid. Too bad some seem to be a lost cause.
That didn’t too long. Less than 72 hours and Obama’s attack dogs start playing the race card and resort to these types of tactics. It’s official, Perry is viewed as a threat. He now joins the ranks of Hillary, Bill, and McCain.
re: #3
He seems to be viewed as a threat by Karl Rove.
@Greg: I get the impression there is a little bit of bad blood between those two camps.
@Greg:
It is a well known fact that Rove and Perry do not gel. Perry is a fiscal hawk, and well, we know that Bush was not, due to a strong influence of Rove. Rove also backed Kay Bailey Hutchison, who was Perry’s opponent in the last race for governor.
If Rove says something against Perry, you can take it to the bank it is not true.
I have to wonder what the background is between Schultz and Perry.
Is Schultz just that sloppy?
(Since I don’t catch his show I have to wonder.)
Or does he hate Perry for some reason?
Or is he just so in Obama’s pocket that he plays lap dog?
@retire05: That pretty much explains it. Right after Perry announced I read that Rove may perceive a Perry victory as a threat to his standing or power within the GOP whatever that may be. Given the current state of affairs, regardless of who the nominee is, there should be a united front against Obama. The stakes are too high for there not to be. At least Perry is getting vetted unlike what happened in 2008. Had Obama been properly vetted back then, perhaps we’d either have a President Clinton or a President McCain.
@another vet:
It is being rumored that Jed Bush is behind the push for Paul Ryan to get in the race. If the left was counting on pushing the meme “Perry is Bush, III”, that is about to fade away. Pappa Bush, Barbara Bush and Karl Rove, all supported Kay Bailey Hutchison in the last governor’s race. She lost to Perry.
Perry gets along with G.W., but Karl Rove? Well, let’s just say that is not a relationship made in Heaven.
But here’s the twist: if Jeb Bush is behind Ryan, and it becomes well known, it is going to wind up, in the minds of average Americans, Northeastern money (the Bush’s were not exactly paupers) against the Man from Paint Creek. It will become the establishment GOP (who has lost a lot of respect) against a self made man who climbed the ladder without the help of money or a tony university degree. And I can promise you, Texan Republicans will not take it lightly.
@retire05: The Bush III angle will definitely be pushed. Of course if Obama’s approval rating continues to fall, it won’t be much better than Bush’s.
@another vet:
But the point is: if Jeb Bush, who is VERY close to his brother, is working to get another candidate elected (Ryan) that ends the ability of the Democrats to claim that Perry is just another Bush insider.
@retire05: I hear what you’re saying. The MSM won’t get it nor will the left. Look at how low they’ve already stooped and it’s only been 3 days since he declared his candidacy. They are going to lie through their teeth. Hopefully Perry, or any other challenger for that matter, doesn’t try the “high road” approach Bush tried to take and not fight back. It doesn’t work with them. As soon as crap like this comes up, they need to attack it.
Karl Rove is an “establishment” Republican, a group who (along with the Rep. & Dem progressives,) are part of the problem in Washington. They are expectedly against any Tea Party supported candidates.