Tiger lily, tiger lily, burning bright. Framed by Starburst Lilies, Tiny on the front porch this afta soaks up the rays in the aftermath of a mild morning Nor'easter that gave us a good soaking.
A little birdie told us. Notes from the twittersphere. Race to the finish:
"If you are a racist, everything is about race, twitters ConNews.
Hucksters' hope:
Is "THE RACE INDUSTRY" TOO BIG TO FAIL? asks SissyWillis.
The clothes make the man?
"Obama is Al Sharpton with a better tailor," sez we.
Moral equivalence separates "us" from "them" both ways:
"BHO has conversation w/ Cambridge Police Sgt. and still comes in front of cameras and says that the Sgt. AND Prof. Gates 'OverReacted.' BULL!" twitters OwenS2.
Two warring tribes, a selection of our own tweets:
"Obama has nothing but contempt for the 'little people.'"
"Thrilling the way law enforcement brotherhood standing behind Sgt. Crowley against the vicious racialist attack of members of the 'race industry.'"
"The left's 'critique' of the right = psychological projection."
Conman Aversion Derangement Syndrome (CADS) comes to mind.
Update from our imail correspondent:
Just caught up with Sisu. Am delighted that Obama's "God Damn America" Reverend Wright slip is showing.
A girl can't be too careful.
Protestants, Muslims, Catholics, Jews, Whites, Blacks, Orientals, Indians all have miserable predjuced members who want to blame their disappointments on someone else. Any of the above can make a good target under the right circumstances. It's human and animal nature.
Posted by: goomp | July 24, 2009 at 05:06 PM
Oh, good -- when I first glanced at your post, I thought you were saying that Obama was a cat. Maybe it's too early in the morning for me to be reading posts...
Posted by: Patti | July 25, 2009 at 08:50 AM
It was, perhaps, inevitable that The One would step, figuratively, on his Ample Manhood by weighing in on just such a matter as the Cambridge Incident.
Me, I'd be happy that the officer asked me for identification under similar circumstances. It's not as though there was any Gun-Waving going on. But when you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail... and when you're a hammerhead, even more so.
Posted by: Elisson | July 26, 2009 at 08:43 PM
It is also conceivable that since the neighbor thought she saw TWO black men breaking in and the police encountered only ONE, that there might be a perp hiding with a gun aimed at the Professor. The police were being cautious for HIS safety!
Prof. Gates is a putz and our President is an even bigger PUTZ!
Posted by: Gayle Miller | July 27, 2009 at 09:43 AM
"Obama is Al Sharpton with a better tailor"
Indeed...
The ugliness is truly regretful.
Racism is alive and well, with those who are shouting racism, so obsessed with skin color, they have become paranoid.
Posted by: HNAV | July 28, 2009 at 12:58 PM