I wasn't deflecting away from the racism, but how could I not love they irony of two presidential monkey pictures? For one President, you've probably posted several, and laughed and laughed!
For another, like Captain Renault, you are shocked, shocked...
I don't find either 'funny'.. not my style.. but the shock came from the blatant racism in the one, and then people like you excusing it by using the other one as a shield..
I am not, nor have I defended it. I can see you want me too for some reason though.
deflecting away from.. excusing.. ignoring.. using the 'you did it 1st' defense with the Bush/monkey photo.. all the same thing..
So I'm agreeing with you and you are still trying to look for some level of disagreement to fight over. Trying to attach Crowd's "argument" won't help. Frankly, I can barely follow what he's saying. Must be all that Tiger blood of his.
then you might try re-reading what you said to help you through this..
I don't defend any monkey pictures, but you will defend some of them.I haven't defended any either.. I haven't used one to excuse the other either, like some people in this conversation have.. all I've done is explain the difference in the two.. you, like -crowd- , equate that explanation with a defense of.. uh, nope.. wrong.. not winning!
Fox? Now it's my turn to be "shocked, shocked!"
Now explain to me why it's a big story. Don't just dangle along at the media deciding for you. Is a county* chairwoman or whatever she is such a big deal that monkey picture emails by her are national news? If so, why?
That national networks cover the story holds no water with me. You should know by now that I hold their ability to edit and determine what is and isn't an important story in low regard. So explain why you think this is a national story?
* a county.
Because it seems to be becoming a running theme with your party.. watermelon patches, Michelle's ape ancestors,a collage of Presidents with Obama just being a black box with eyes,a email about a dog who is "black, unemployed, lazy, can't speak English and has no frigging clue who his Daddy is" seeking welfare benefits, or emails about "How can 2,000,000 blacks get into Washington, DC in 1 day in sub zero temps when 200,000 couldn't get out of New Orleans in 85 degree temps with four days notice?".. etc etc etc
not to mention the whole 'birther' issue.. that a great percentage of your party simply can't seem to let go of..
and this theme is playing out over and over and over again.. and yet, you bury your head instead of confronting it head on and helping to end it..
it's ok tho.. even the mighty McCain got tired of trying.. but atleast he did try that once, with that one old lady..
then hey, you're one guy.. what difference can you make? Guess we'll never know will we..
I'm curious what I said that made you think these questions had anything to do with what I said?
Nothing. So you can see why I have a hard time thinking these are serious questions. Think about what you are asking me. Would I think it's OK to photoshop all the black kids (I'm assuming you mean the same ones my kids go to school with), as fucking apes to take to school to show them?
What have I said that makes you think that's a legitimate, ore relevant question? I mean really, where exactly is that coming from?
For the Bush/Obama kids question, you're assumption is that the kids being of about the same age, that it would be much worse for Obama's kids as preteens to have a picture of their father morphed as an ape shoved in their faces than it would be for Bush's kids to have the same thing pushed in their faces as preteens. I think you're assuming that Obama's kids are fully informed on all of the history of racist monkeys. I'm thinking they just are not old enough, in their very privileged lives to have come across anything that would make them think "racism." Of course that depends on how well Mom's greivance education is coming. But I doubt it's something they have come across at Sidwell Friends.
that.. uh
doesn't look like an answer to my questions.. that looks like a deflection, again.
see you're the one who used the 'shocked, shocked i tell ya' Bush monkey photo as an excuse to roll your eyes at any 'racism' charge given on the Obama/monkey photo.. so that's why you're asked those questions.. to see if you could discern the difference in the two photos..
but hey, I'm shocked,
shocked I tell ya that you dodged the questions again and instead, insulted Michelle and her mothering.. while being condescending about the girls 'privilege' and education..
way to go skippy.
