Letter to the Editor
Disturbing report
Published Friday, November 21, 2008
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To the editor:
I have rarely been so distressed and disturbed by an article as I am by the article in today’s paper, “Hundreds of race threats, crimes since Obama elected president,” Sunday, Nov. 16. For anyone who engages in or condones this type of behavior: You are the problem with this country. Not President-elect Obama, not black people or other minority races, not gays, liberals or anyone else who disagrees with you. You — the close-minded, intolerant, hate-filled, ignorant people who choose to act out your disappointment about the election in this way.
We will never get anywhere as a society or grow as a country while attitudes like these still exist. It’s time to work together as a country even if you are disappointed by the election. Let’s hope those who didn’t vote for Obama can rise above their disappointment and support him as president. I’m sure that’s what they would have expected of Obama supporters had McCain won. The irony here is that Republicans are now in the minority and apparently they don’t like the way that feels. Maybe it’s a good place to be in and maybe you will learn something from the experience.
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Oh come on. So Obama is close friends with Rev. White. Obama sat in White's sermons for a couple of decades where White preached that the US government was a "racist and arrogant superpower", that spread the AIDS virus deliberately infecting Blacks. Obama's pal is a woo woo wacko...
But when Obama decided to run for president he had to pretend that he did not hold racist beliefs- too hard to get elected. Now imagine a white guy hanging around a white racist for 20 years and then running for president. HA HA HA HAA... Please.
If there is any good thing about Obama's election it is that maybe all those black kids who think it is not important to get an education- that it is better to stand on the street and peddle drugs- will suddenly realize the value of a good education.
We can always hope.
And last- there is far more racist violence perpetrated by blacks against whites. Blacks are only about 13% of the US population but they kill whites at more than DOUBLE the rate that whites kill blacks.
"Tonto12".....could you please think twice before you click on the "post comment" bar.
What you just posted is pure nonsense!
First of all, it has absolutely NOTHING to do with that distressing article that ran in last Sunday's News-Miner.
That article details incidents of cross-burnings, talk of wagers being taken to see when President-elect Obama would be murdered, etc.
Now I'm not excusing the rhetoric spread by Rev. Jeremiah Wright. But he's definitely NOT the only angry older Black man in our present day society...still just a tad "salty" over the blatant mistreatment handed down to African-Americans during the Civil Rights Movement.
If you lived it, and experienced it....then "getting over it and moving on" is much easier said than done.
You would be the same way had you been there, and lived it I would think.
The "Obama holding racist beliefs" drivel you posted? I'll just say as he was campaigning....look at the diverse crowds he drew to his rallies. He "flipped" states that condoned slavery. There were a whole bunch of White folks at his rallies, Black folks, Hispanics and the like.
I would think SOMEBODY would be able to sniff out if he was "faking" his way to the Presidency. Pretending to like White people, etc.
As for "Obama's election (inspiring all those Black kids who think its not important to get an education."
How about his election inspiring people of ALL races to come together as one...especially in the face of very stupid ass comments like those you've posted.
And last time I checked, Black kids aren't the only ones who "stand on the street and peddle drugs."
Finally, racist violence affects everyone "Tonto12."
But lets not lose sight of the fact that murder is murder, no matter how you slice it. People kill people. And that's a shame in itself.
The ONE GOOD THING you said in your post is that "we can always hope."
Yes we can "Tonto12."
We can always hope that things get better during these trying times....just as much as I can always hope that you don't visit this section with dumbass comments like you just posted.
The act of "thinking before we post."
Now there's a thought.
To what article do you refer, Leslie Kitchen, which leads you to say "not black people or other minority races"? I guess I never saw the article you're referring to. It would seem to me such incidents could be caused by any race, not just white. I'd like to read the referenced news story.
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It never fails to amaze me how some people over look the fact that Obama could just as easily be called a white man, his mother was white after all. Just food for thought.
motherinlaw, I agree. I do not understand all the disdain about the race of Obama, last I checked we were all a mix of something, that is what makes us Americans. Black, white or purple, I dont care what color Obama is. I just wasn't impressed by what he proposed or the kind of company he kept.
The Author stated that of the "irony"? The true irony in this article is you are spewing the same ignorance you are speaking against. Sad and shameful.
Why oh why would you post here? It is all anonymous.
I truly think the newsminer loves this! They enjoy seeing every idiot in fairbanks and beyond post garbage so they can say "Look people do read us" It's pitiful. 95% of the crap on here would be gone if they got rid of the anonymous posting.
Ever since CW sold this paper and Chuck Gray left it has become a "lower 48" paper the days of a Local paper are long gone.
It's all about "Shock journalism" now. May as well change the name to The National Enquirer.
"Hate" crimes work both ways. The difference is one side is more protected by laws than the other. So much for "Equal Protection under the law." But thats just one of those silly liberties like free speech that only people who think like us should have, *wink* Right Leslie?
Something in the tone of this letter leads me to believe that Republican/Anti-Obama = close-minded, intolerant, hate-filled, ignorant. Wonder what Mrs. Kitchin would do to all those people if she could.
I agree Clyde. The Goodship Newsminer sunk when Snedden passed away. What a shame!
Tell you what, Leslie, your equating Republicans with bigots and your assumption of moral superiority on that basis only shows your own intolerant, hate-filled, ignorant, closed mindedness.
I agree. People that hate for no reason other than losing an election are stupid. It's downright un-American.
That's why it's been kind of distressing all of the hate directed toward the president for the past 8 years. Only it hasn't been contained to a couple of hundred dingbats. More like a couple of hundred thousand, many in these pages and unbelievably many in Congress, who have hurled unimaginable insults toward President Bush, and his family. You all should be ashamed of your close minded disrespect.
Oh I dont know tonto- I was raised Catholic and watched lots of men sleep through twenty years of service. Just an observation.
Here are a few of the articles-
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/482774.aspx
http://www.examiner.com/a-1693952~Racial...
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/...
motherinlaw and pixyfae (haven't had time to read the other postings)
Back in the good ole slavery days, it was the LAW that if you had one drop of black blood in you, you were considered black. Even back then, there was a mixing of the races, but as the offspring of such mixes got lighter and lighter in skin tone, the "one drop of black blood" rule ensured that they wouldn't ever be light "enough" to avoid being bought and sold on a slave master's auction block.
This is just one of many, many legacies existing now in our culture that stems back from slavery. For blacks in particular, you could be 3/4 white, and 1/4 black, but you're still considered black.
I didn't vote for Obama and will admit it but I won't criticize him or his cabinet until he has had a chance to prove himself. No one knows what he will or won't do for this country.
Give him a chance and see what happens. You can always do something to try and make it a better situation.
The liberal-media invented the color black, a shade of grey and a few magenta ballons. It is the liberal-media's fault that squirrels took the insulation from the floor of my cabin. Darn liberal squirrels.
oh umm, sorry, wrong post, was channeling a liberal-media is to blame guy from across town.
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McCain and Obama are pals.
Why can't the folks who voted for them be?
So who was it that invented the 'one drop rule?' As far as the KKK trolls (and a lot of other people) are concerned, one drop of non-white blood means you can't be called white. Morons. There is no such thing as pure race, but of all the ethnic groups in this country the whites are most obsessed by the idea.
Leslie, you hypocrit, your article has merit all the way until the last two lines, where you decide to hate on the republican party. And oldskool, you make very good points in your post, but could'nt help yourself at the end and had to call tonto12 a dumbass. You should have stopped you blog at "we can all hope". Little bit of hate there my brother.
There is no place for racial haters in this world. But the sad truth is there will always be some form out there. Like those in the middle east groups who hate our freedom, they will never change. But to write how it is wrong and then do a little hating on your own is hypocritcal folks.
There's nothing wrong with properly handled intolerance. I have values which I am intolerant of "the other side." I am not violent about it but I won't condone them or teach my children their okay.
*singing*---"...you've got to stand for somethin', or you'll fall for anything...."
The first thought I had upon hearing of the victory of President elect Obama, was fear for him. There's something psychologically impaired with people, who seek to solve their life issues life, by shooting a president they didn't vote for.
"McCain and Obama are pals.
Why can't the folks who voted for them be?"
Why can't folks realize they are two puppets run by the same master, Just like Bush and Clinton.
Tonto - I don't think facts are going to make a dent in the argument here. It's purely based on emotion, perception, self-esteem, and partisanship. Double standards are standard. It was perfectly okay in left-wing world for cartoonists to mock Condoleeza Rice as a giant-lipped "Mammy" to George Bush, but can you imagine a cartoonist protraying Barry Obama is a "Sambo" to George Soros? Oh, the outrage! It's possible that my mere suggestion is a hate crime. It will be interesting to see if this comment gets past the censors at the Newsminer.
Dove -- there has been an entire industry created by anti-Bushies, including the production of plays and a film based on his assassination. How do you feel about this?
tonto12, your comment makes you sound like exactly one of the idiots mentioned in this letter. Saying that black kids think selling drugs is better than getting an education? How racist can you possibly get? Come on...walk your talk.
AK_WDB -- it's possible that Tonto saw the same Frontline episode that I saw a number of years ago on that very subject. Most of the urban black youths they interviewed preferred selling drugs to flipping hamburgers.
My sincerest hope is that President Obama will serve as a motivating role model for disaffected and disenchanted youth, world over. His story is a great American story, although not that unusual. If he can cause self-destructing adolescents to pull their pants up, cut off their dreadlocks, pull the darn earplugs out, and get to work in school or at their jobs, he will fulfill his promise as a "transformational" leader. This is the one thing that he can do by himself.
Everyone:
I would like to make this clear and I'm only going to say it once, so listen carefully.
Hypocrite is spelled H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E. There’s an “o” in the middle and an “e” at the end. That word is lobbed here so often, I think it would be more effective if it was spelled correctly.
(I realize this is an invitation for someone who is more of a smart [aleck] than me to comb through my 1100+ posts to find a misspelling/grammatical error or two. Bring it on. If I make a mistake, I deserve to hear about it….)
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Oh, and racism is bad.
Leslie Kitchin, in my opinion...... If you'd like to place blame on what is wrong with this country I'd suggest you look in the mirror. You seem to be quite hypocritical when pointing out where "blame" lies, there are far too many hateful people in this country and you seem to be one of them.
Grammar was invented by the puppet master to keep the people down.
That is why squirells don't spell.
Just for the record. I, too, find the report very disturbing. I would not, however, assume that Republicans are responsible. I'm sure that some of the idiots are Republicans, just as there are a number of idiotic Democrats who commit despicable acts (like the faux lynching of Sarah Palin --- very funny, eh?). Most skinheads and white nationalists are Libertarians. Let's go after them and Ron Paul!! He got million$ from them.
Chewtoy
SQUIRRELS don't spell. ;)