Liberal Cartoonists, Liberal Racism

So would calling Condi "Aunt Jemima" qualify as a 'slur' do you think Princess? And how about those who refer to minority nominations, including Condoleeza Rice, as "not up to the job" and "bootlickers" when they don't apply those same negative comments to the white nominees? Would that qualify as racism in your eyes?

It denote racism when it is applied to Bush appointees who happen to be minorities and is not equally applied to white nominees. The implications are clear: "token subserviant black" rather than highly qualified, competent woman. Of course it is the left who keeps promoting minorities as 'victims' who 'need whitey's help' to succeed at all, much less get ahead.

Anybody who applies the term 'bootlicker' to Condoleeza Rice will be racist in my eyes no matter how much they can't see themselves that way.

I'm not referring only to the cartoons PP. I'm referring to the whole liberal diatribe against the President and his appointees that, in my opinion, are transparently couched in prejudice, malicious bias, bigotry, and narrow mindedness of a very high degree.

Limbaugh, Hannity Protest Racist Attacks on Rice
newsmax.com ^ | Nov. 17, 2004 10:04 p.m. EST


Posted on 11/17/2004 7:33:22 PM PST by notkerry


Led by the nation's number one radio host Rush Limbaugh, America's conservative talkers blasted a series of cartoons on Wednesday that used racist stereotypes to attack Secretary of State nominee Dr. Condoleezza Rice.

"You have to see these [cartoons] to appreciate the pure racism, bigotry, and grotesqueness, as well as the prejudice that's involved," Limbaugh fumed, referring to caricatures of Dr. Rice that have appeared recently in the Washington Post and New York Times.

In one Pat Oliphant cartoon carried by the Post, Rice is drawn as a parrot with thick protruding lips and buck teeth, echoing her boss in subservient tones. In a Jeff Danziger cartoon from last fall, Rice is shown as "Gone With The Wind" star Butterfly McQueen, nursing aluminum tubes instead of a baby as she says in an Amos n' Andy accent: "I Knows All About Aluminum Tubes."

Danizger is syndicated by the New York Times.

A third cartoon from a recent Gary Trudeau "Doonesbury" strip has President Bush admonishing Dr. Rice with the words, "Careful, Brown Sugar."

"If the truth be known here," Limbaugh told his audience, "J. William Fulbright and the Dixiecrats from the Old South who opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 have come back to life, and they live and breathe in the Washington Post editorial page as a cartoon. They live and breathe in the panels of Doonesbury. They live and breathe at editorial pages of the New York Times . . . . and wherever else Condoleezza Rice is being besmirched and impugned today."

ABC Radio host Sean Hannity, who has interviewed Dr. Rice on numerous occasions, echoed the same themes during his broadcast, calling the racist depictions of the senior Bush official "disgraceful and disgusting."

In New York, WABC Radio host Mark Levin opened the phones to self described liberals after blasting the anti-Rice cartoons. Most claimed to believe that the drawings were not racist.

The NAACP, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton and most of the rest of the civil rights establishment have yet to comment on the anti-black cartoons.

Having heard Condi speak on several occasions, I think it is safe to say that she believes that the battles for racial equality and opportunity have largely been won and that it is now up to the person to take advantage of it. Of course that is the position of all black conservatives as well as the position of most conservatives of all stripes.

I'm sorry I disappoint Princess along with Revel in not focusing solely on the cartoons

Condi and Bush are pretty much agreed on the issue of Affirmative Action. She is of an age in which she would likely have benefitted from Affirmative Action in her youth; she would be the first to say that degree of Affirmative Action is no longer necessary. She is on record (and Bush has not contradicted her in any way) that race could be a consideration in achieving diversity in university populations and faculty but she did not support the rather extreme quota system employed by the University of Michigan. In other words, she has a reasoned, sensible, and practical approach to the issue of affirmative action.

I'm sorry I disappoint Princess along with Revel in not focusing solely on the cartoons that I continue to see as intentionally demeaning and insulting and likely racist and I don't believe merit any further comment. I do prefer to focus on the insulting condescending way in which the left treats Bush's minority appointments even more than the other appointments which suggests an element of racism to me. I did give the author of the thread an invitation to express whether he thought discussing Condi's qualifications and competency was highjacking his thread.

I suppose the other one is said to be racist cos of the "brown sugar" reference?

I do not know American mores enough to comment on that - but the rest of the content is very cutting and effective.

I shall leave it to Murricans to say if Brown Sugar is racist in such circumstances - I think it a demeaning way to refer to someone - I would certainly see it as somewhat sexist - but pretty funny despite that.

Well I think Joe is the naive one if he thinks a U.S. government can be reformed, overhauled, or even significantly adjusted in eight months and I think Revel is totally biased re Condi Rice and cannot substantiate any of the criticisms of her; also Bush could not appoint anybody who would meet the standards of most of those who oppose him.

10. 2001: On January 24, 2001 I requested in writing an urgent meeting of the NSC Principals committee to address the al Qida threat. That meeting took place on September 4, 2001. It was preceded by a number of Deputies Committee meetings, beginning in April. Those meetings considered proposals to step up activity against al Qida, including military assistance to anti-Taliban Afghan factions.

In her statement, Rice, who is African-American, stressed she agreed with Bush's call for diversity and confirmed that the president had asked her views about the matter before filing the friend-of-the-court briefs. But her statement went further than the briefs filed by the Bush administration on one key point -- whether race could ever be considered a factor in considering admissions.

"I agree with the president's position, which emphasizes the need for diversity and recognizes the continued legacy of racial prejudice, and the need to fight it," Rice said.

"I believe that while race-neutral means are preferable, it is appropriate to use race as one factor among others in achieving a diverse student body," Rice said.

In the two briefs filed Thursday with the Supreme Court, the administration, did not specifically address the question of whether race could ever be used as a factor in considering admissions, emphasizing "race-neutral" options.

Asked at a briefing whether Bush believed race could be "any factor," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said Friday that the president decided to file briefs that were "narrowly tailored."

Bush opposed racial preferences at state universities, opting instead for a program he calls "affirmative access," under which the top 10 percent of all high school students are eligible for admission.

I don't recall singleing you out Revel. If you don't like what I say, please don't engage me in the discussion and then we'll both be happy.

and I think Revel is totally biased re Condi Rice

Having heard Condi speak on several occasions, I think it is safe to say that she believes that the battles for racial equality and opportunity have largely been won and that it is now up to the person to take advantage of it. Of course that is the position of all black conservatives as well as the position of most conservatives of all stripes

"I agree with the president's position, which emphasizes the need for diversity and recognizes the continued legacy of racial prejudice, and the need to fight it," Rice said.

"I believe that while race-neutral means are preferable, it is appropriate to use race as one factor among others in achieving a diverse student body," Rice said.

And how do the links you posted in any way contradict what I said about the matter Revel? Other than I do not accept that Condi Rice is anybody's lapdog. I do not see that she and the President agree on policy and process in most things as a bad thing, nor would those in the Clinton administration expect cabinet members to be anything other than a team. Do you honestly think Bill Clinton surrounded himself with people who disagreed with his policy and goals?

dlowan wrote:

I suppose the other one is said to be racist cos of the "brown sugar" reference?

I do not know American mores enough to comment on that - but the rest of the content is very cutting and effective.

I shall leave it to Murricans to say if Brown Sugar is racist in such circumstances - I think it a demeaning way to refer to someone - I would certainly see it as somewhat sexist - but pretty funny despite that.

Dunno if its relevant but as I recall, Doonesbury actually did a series of cartoons there in which he had GWB call different Cabinet members / politicians by uncomplimentary nicknames - its not like Condoleezza was singled out.