My one true measure of racial equality has always been how white folks react when the proverbial shoe is on the other foot, such as after all these decades of white men as President of the United States, a black man is elected President. One of my great pleasures in the election of Barack Obama is the fact that a rich and diverse voting body - rich and poor, black and white, young and old, gay and straight elected him to the highest office in the land. Now, I did not expect the Republican party or the numerous GOP factions to celebrate Obama's victory, but I did fully expect them to be classy, gracious, and respectful in defeat.
Unfortunately for the Republican party and its GOP partners in crime, they have failed miserably at showing any kind of grace in defeat and virtually no respect for the magnitude of Barack Obama's achievement. For a group of people that love to pound their chests and shout from the rooftops how much they love America, its people, and God, I find the lack of humility, the lack of respect, the lack of acceptance, and the lack of understanding historical achievement, a stunning , shocking, and disconcerting development. All the years that other people, other parties, acknowledged and accepted defeat of their candidates, the Republicans enjoyed the opportunity to walk into office with dignity and grace. In defeat, the Republicans should have been willing to return the favor, they owed the country and its people that much.
Instead, the right wing has acted like a group of petulant children whose toys have been taken away and given away to Goodwill. The "Christian" and "family" organization, Focus on the Family has compared Barack Obama's victory to the Nazis bombing Britain. Journalist, John Derbyshire of The Corner compared Barack Obama's plan to extend college financial assistance to those students willing to complete community service to forced labor during medieval times and in Nazi concentration camps. Fox News has done nothing for the past three days but blame Obama for the continuing fall of the stock market and the economy.
Right wing nutbag blogger, Michelle Malkin, who never fails to amaze with the depth of her own racial hatred has decided that rap songs, Black President and My President is Black have somehow turned the entire black population into a black version of the KKK. In honor of her race-baiting, mega-thick sliced baloney hateration, I have posted both videos on the blog for every one's enjoyment.
Starting this weekend the Republican party is having the first of many "summits" to discuss what has gone wrong with their party. I suggest they start by taking a long look at themselves in the mirror. Maybe they will catch a glimpse of the ugliness and inhumanity that the American people rejected on November 4th.
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