White House adviser Karl Rove will be the guest speaker at the King County Republicans annual Lincoln Day Dinner on April 14. (Does it strike anyone else as curiously ironic that the day they choose to celebrate the life of our most revered Republican president is the anniversary of his assassination?)
King County GOP Chairman Michael Young said he expects Rove’s remarks to focus on the future of the Republican Party, and — keeping with White House policy — be off-the-record, behind closed doors, and not under oath.
“In the past, when he’s come out to do these kinds of things, they’re very optimistic, forward-looking speeches for the most part,” Young said.
Following the KCGOP’s standard accounting procedures, proceeds from the event will be reported 300 days late, and without occupation or employer data.
Young says that Rove’s visit “shows a commitment of the national party to our state and our county.” Uh-huh. It also shows the close affinity the two criminal organizations the national and local parties have for one another. Karl Rove represents everything that has eroded the faith of the American public in the Bush administration and the Republican Party. And yet the KCGOP embraces Rove, and proudly welcomes him as the keynote speaker at their annual dinner.
That should tell local voters something very important about the political allegiances and philosophy of the King County Republicans.
Speaking of which, take a gander at this old clip of a very young Karl Rove from his early days as a dirty trickster for Richard Nixon’s infamous 1972 Committee to Re-elect the President. No wonder Rove refuses to to testify under oath — he learned a valuable lesson from his old boss, Jeb Magruder, who served seven months for his role in the Watergate break-in and subsequent coverup.
Man, I would pay money to see that for real!
Rove is the Rasputin of U.S. politics.
You have to wonder about guys, like Rove, who start out a age eighteen and do nothing but political dirty tricks for the next 35 years.
What might he have done with is talents, had he not turned to a life of crime.
done with his talents.
Hey Redneck! — is Rove a “producer?” What does he “produce”?
what does the first pic depict?
i smell massive protests – chanting SHAME SHAME SHAME
says it all
The GOP is bailing on Baby Bush. Hopefully they’ll leave that traitor Rove twisting in the wind as well.
“Does it strike anyone else as ironic that the day they choose to celebrate the life of our most revered Republican president is the aniversary of his assassination?”
Yes. Excuse me while I freak out. Aaaaaaah!!
Karl Rove was certainly prescient in the ’72 Nixon CREEP campaign by recognizing the obvious: that a 35 year old couldn’t convince college repukelicans to vote for Nixon – you had to get same age students to campaign for Nixon. It’s like pretending to be christian in order to get so-called christians to vote for George Junior.
“Thank you, Jesus. Kill! – Kill!! – Kill!!!”
Roger Rabbit says:
Hey Redneck! — is Rove a “producer?” What does he “produce”?
03/27/2007 at 6:05 pm
Rebulicans in the White house. A welcome change after the “rapist & chief”.
5 ‘is Rove a “producer?” What does he “produce”?’
The same thing we all do when we’re sitting on that big porcelain thingie.
8 “The GOP is bailing on Baby Bush.”
Apparently our own state’s Republican organization is a trifle behind the curve.
@6 “rorry likes anuses says: what does the first pic depict? 03/27/2007 at 6:28 pm”
Cops taking a felony suspect into custody.
harry tuttle @3, what might Rove have done with his talents?
By now he’d be shift manager at the McDonald’s in Abilene.
@10 One thing Rove produces for sure is confusion in the minds of one-cell organisms like Dufus.
Howabout the Democrats in our legislature issue a subpoena for Mr. Rove? He may have some things to tell them about our 2004 governor’s election, and how he pushed for investigation of it. That is certainly a matter for our lawmakers to investigate, since our elections fall under their purview. Let’s hear Mr. Rove testify, under oath, as to why he thought an investigation was necessary, and with whom he spoke here in Washington state.
Judge Dismisses Torture Lawsuit
A federal judge threw out a lawsuit against Donald Rumsfeld, saying government officials are immune from civil lawsuits based on their official acts. While I understand the legal principle involved, and the rationale behind it, nevertheless it’s not acceptable to a civilized world that high government officials are immune to liability or punishment for crimes against humanity. The U.S. clearly abandoned this immunity princple when it tried and executed former civilian and military leaders of Germany and Japan. Why should our own war criminals get special treatment?
14.
Proving that crime pays.
Should not we all be most grateful for Mr. Rove having appeared on the political scene? Certainly, we must acknowledge that he has brought upon the nation (oh, okay, and upon the entire world) pain and pestilence for the past 6 years. On the other hand, the hand with which we don’t wipe, he has exponentially expedited the ruin of the Republican Party. For that, we must give thanks. The Republicans, within our generation, shall go the way of the Whigs. Mr. Rove, I thank you for that.
new chant – THE WAY OF THE WHIGS — great…. really great
Oh, come now, Roger. When has any major government ever played by the same rules that they expect others to use?
Here, let me cheer you up. According to Mr. Postman, it appears that a major player in putting Mr. Gonzales and the Justice Department on such shaky ground, while giving yet another big black eye to the Bush administration is none other than the fellow whose carrots you love to munch.
Yes, if this fiasco comes to a head, toppling the Attorney General and perhaps even bringing down the President and VP, we have our very own Stephan Sharkansky to thank!
Additionally, the scandal may go further, reducing Mr. Rossi’s chances of being elected to public office in the future!
http://tinyurl.com/3yaylx
And since we know that Mr. Sharkansky regularly checks this blog, I would like to be the first to sincerely thank him for his diligent, nay, tireless efforts on behalf of the Democratic Party.
Thanks, Mr. Sharkansky. We couldn’t have done it without you.
“Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Rumsfeld
“Ex-Defense Secretary Can’t Be Tried on Torture Allegations
“By MATT APUZZO
“AP
“WASHINGTON (March 27) – Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld cannot be tried on allegations of torture in overseas military prisons, a federal judge said Tuesday in a case he described as ‘lamentable.’
“U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan threw out a lawsuit brought on behalf of nine former prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan. He said Rumsfeld cannot be held personally responsible for actions taken in connection with his government job.
“The lawsuit contends the prisoners were beaten, suspended upside down from the ceiling by chains, urinated on, shocked, sexually humiliated, burned, locked inside boxes and subjected to mock executions. …
“No matter how appealing it might seem to use the courts to correct allegations of severe abuses of power, Hogan wrote, government officials are immune from such lawsuits. …
“‘There is no getting around the fact that authorizing monetary damages remedies against military officials engaged in an active war would invite enemies to use our own federal courts to obstruct the Armed Forces’ ability to act decisively and without hesitation,’ Hogan wrote Tuesday.
“‘The court ruled that innocent civilians tortured by the United States cannot seek recourse in the federal courts to hold responsible U.S. officials legally liable,’ said ACLU attorney Lucas Guttentag. ‘We believe that the law and Constitution require more ….’
Quoted under Fair Use; for complete story and/or http://tinyurl.com/2anxgh
Roger Rabbit Commentary: Being a lawyer, I can’t argue with precedent; but where are these victims supposed to turn for recourse? I assume they can’t sue the U.S. government because of sovereign immunity. Apparently, they’re expect to just suck it up.
In primitive societies lacking legal systems, wrongs are typically redressed through revenge-seeking. This usually triggers retaliation, leading to clan and tribal warfare. Most likely the earliest legal systems evolved from efforts to break the retribution cycle through intervention of a superior authority, such as the village chief or head man.
But when there is no legal recourse, it’s tempting for the victim to turn to his primeval instincts — and seek revenge. Every time our government tortures another innocent Iraqi or Afghan, we’re probably creating another America-hating terrorist.
We’d be smarter to buy them off. Which is cheaper, giving them each $1 million, or having them go around blowing up airplanes or buildings? Bush and Rummy should just consider it a cost of doing business.
As for Rumsfeld, since he can’t be held criminally responsible in U.S. courts, how about handing him over to an international tribunal, such as the Hague? Our own government established a precedent by trying and executing German and Japanese war criminals. Why should our own war criminals get special treatment?
@21 “According to Mr. Postman, it appears that a major player in putting Mr. Gonzales and the Justice Department on such shaky ground, while giving yet another big black eye to the Bush administration is none other than the fellow whose carrots you love to munch.”
I prune Stefan’s garden because he obviously has more earth-shaking things to do! BTW if you see Stefan tell him his dog says hi.
BUSH JUDICIAL NOMINEE GOT $80K REAL ESTATE GIFT IN 2001 FROM WEALTHY ALASKA GOP DONOR
King County Superior Court Judge Richard Jones received an $80,000 real estate gift from a wealthy Alaska Republican donor in January 2001. Jones has been recently nominated by President George W. Bush for a lifetime appointment as U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of Washington. There is currently a vacancy due to the retirement of the Honorable John C. Coughenour.
This judicial appointment has been extremely controversial because of the recent firing of John McKay, the former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington. McKay had also applied for appointment to the judicial vacancy, and was rejected. McKay said that White House personnel had criticized his handling of an investigation into possible election fraud regarding the extremely close November 2004 election for Washington Governor. However, local Republicans said that McKay was rejected because of insufficient trial experience and not sharing President Bush’s judicial philosophy. Soon after McKay interviewed for the position with White House personnel, he was placed on a list of U.S. Attorneys to be removed from office, and was fired in December 2006.
On January 8, 2001, Anchorage residents Christopher E. & Mardra M. Jay transferred a 1 bedroom, 710 square foot condominium unit at 1221 Minor Avenue, Unit # 104, Seattle, Washington 98101 (Assessor Parcel # 815570-0050) to Judge Jones and his wife Leslie Jones by quit claim deed. This transaction was recorded in the public records on January 17, 2001. (King County Recording # 2001-01-17-000830, King County Excise Tax # E-1796880)
The “consideration” paid by Judge Jones and his wife for this condominium unit was $67,788.89, according to the real estate excise tax affidavit. Basically, Christopher & Mardra Jay made a gift of the “equity” in the condominium unit, and Judge Jones and his wife agreed to pay off the outstanding mortgage balance.
This $67,788.89 “sale” price was clearly well below any reasonable concept of fair market value. 1221 Minor Avenue is a 115 unit condominium complex, and eight of its units were sold during 2000. The lowest price that any unit sold for in 2000 was Unit # 412 (Assessor Parcel # 815570-0480), a somewhat smaller 608 square foot one bedroom unit, which sold for $117,000 on March 6, 2000.
17 months later, Judge Jones and his wife re-sold the property, apparently in an arms-length transaction on the open market, on June 21, 2002 for $149,500.00. This transaction was recorded in the public records on June 27, 2002. (King County Recording # 2002-06-27-001203, King County Excise Tax # E-1894318) Judge Jones and his wife made a profit of some $81,711.11 from the re-sale of this gifted condominium unit.
Christopher E. Jay is a First Vice-President for the Merrill Lynch investment firm, in charge of their Anchorage, Alaska office. Jay is also a generous Republican donor. Federal Election Commission records indicate that Jay has given $6,256.00 to Republican candidates and PAC’s since 1999 (and none to Democrats). Jay has also donated at least $2,600.00 to state and local candidates in Alaska since 1997, according to the records of the Alaska Public Offices Commission.
This is thrilling.
Can we find out when and where this event will occur? I for one would like to be as close as possible to the room where the vent occurs .. to smell the acrid smell of sulfur and look in the mens room for discarded dubious items. If I dress nice, maybe I can get someone to tip me for carrying on?
Something you will never see over at Un(sp), as the minnow hates dealing with facts:
Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, noted that among the shifting reasons given for firing prosecutors was failure to energetically pursue voter-fraud investigations.
Schumer asked [FBI Director] Mueller if he was aware of any FBI voter-fraud probe that should have resulted in an indictment but did not.
“Not to my knowledge,” the FBI director replied.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/200.....utors_dc_5
GOOD NEWS
King County GOP Chairman Michael Young said Tuesday that he doesn’t know what Rove plans to say, but expects him to focus his remarks on the future of the Republican Party.
“In the past, when he’s come out to do these kinds of things, they’re very optimistic, forward-looking speeches for the most part,” Young said.
That Rove is coming “shows a commitment of the national party to our state and our county,” he said.
The dinner will cost $50 for precinct committee officers and their guests, and $100 for others. Tickets for the dinner plus an hourlong private reception and photograph with Rove cost $250 per person.
This is very tempting! I wonder how they will screen attendees?
$100 is cheap for dinner these days and the stories arising from the occasion would be wonderful!
Anyone know a Publican precinct ctee man? How can they break even at $50???
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I hear you. Can you imagine what a life long liberal like myself could do if I crashed their party. Hehehe.. Pizza anyone.
22
For a while there I thought you were talking about the stolen election in Washington State. Can someone call a Whaaaambulance for the Rabbit. Courage bunny, courage.
There will be pregnant Jewish woman there, right?
28 Haq ..
I am serious! This could be fun. Even if we got few folks in and all we did was sit on our hands.
Also, the hilton is pretty accessible place. I doubt they will close the hotel or the parking lot off. A good opportuniyt for a fun Saturday night!
Rove in Seattle? Just remember, even if you get into the party, we are fighting Eurasia. We’ve always been at war with Eurasia. Or Eastasia, depending on what date the Rove appearance takes place on.
Seattle Jew:
After Bush, the Republican Party has a future?
JDB
After Bush??
There are possibilities, albeity maybe not 08.
Bloomberg
Hagel
Balmer
a lot depends on whether President Clintin/Obama/Edwards does. the problmes are immense!
Magruder? I thought Rove learned at the feet of Donald Segretti. Doesn’t matter, really; it’s sort of the difference between tweedle-dum and tweedle-dee.
Great picture, by the way. It makes me all warm and fuzzy every time I see it. Dood Abides is one of the best.
ahh, Rove in Seattle!!!
Show us the way to the next dollar
Don’t ask why
For we must find the next little dollar
Or if we don’t find the next little dollar
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you
I tell you
I tell you we must die
@24 You wouldn’t be trying to push names off the short list to make room for yourself, would you, Richard?
@27 Only 50 bucks to listen to Rove spew? And I’ll bet half of the tickets are free or discounted. Confederate currency wasn’t worth much, either, after Gettysburg.
@29 The 2004 governor’s election was stolen only in the hyperactive imaginations of Republicans off their Ritalin, Dufus. I assume you’re one of them.
I finally figured out why Voice of Chalk Scratching, Mr Stupid, Factless, PelletHead, FartArt, JDB, Froggy, Harry Tuttle, Headlice, Clueless, (did I miss any), … etc. are the was they are: Their grandmommies at too much beef and their pappies had low sperm counts:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17.....3?GT1=9145 – Mr Stupid’s favorite site!
Yes sirree. They nailed it with these Libtards.
GBS: You’re excused. Seems you overcame your deficiencies through tough mental exercises! You can carry a cogent conversation without losing it!
erratum – was – way at – ate. Too early in the morning.
The problem with liars and their lies is that they need to have really good memory capacity to pull it off. Clearly, Bush butt-buddy Berto doesn’t have a good memory…
http://www.crooksandliars.com/.....s-himself/
Puddybud @ 42
They eat a lot of beef down there in Texas, don’t they? Not like us latte-sippin’ vegetarian hippies up here in Ecotopia.
If all you think about is sperm count, we know where your brain is.
I am a right wingnut, just like all the guys and gals drooling over RMK and Janelle Guthrie (who’s happily married, BTW) running the AGO. But I think the King County GOP should be treated as if they were the King County Democrat Party.
After all, it was only the King County GOP who created the “hostile environment” for that hostile… Dean C. Logan.
27.
I crashed a Lincoln Day Dinner when it was still suspected that George Nethercutt would actually have a chance to beat Patty Murray. Karl was the keynote speaker then, too.
The Lincoln Day event is reasonably priced because it is an event where awards and thank yous are doled out to the precinct committee officers for their work, organizing the GOP at the grass roots.
All it took to get in was $100.
What we found out, incidentally, was that George can’t talk. Jennifer Dunn delivered a speech for him.
NATIONAL CATTELMAN’S BEEF ASSOCIATION
Another highlight of the Opening General Session was keynote speaker Tony Snow, a noted political journalist and host of Fox News Sunday.
“The glory of America is you and your ideals,” said Snow, who also provided his humorous and insightful perspective on the new presidential administration and Congress. “The presidency of George W. Bush will help recapture the best in all of us.”
Snow said that President Bush is a plainspoken president who knows his heart. Bush spoke of God and his personal beliefs in his inaugural address, as well as his intention to honor the promises of his campaign. Snow believes that Bush will restore dignity to the office of the president and restore the faith of the American people in themselves and their own abilities.
The Bush administration will likely cut taxes more than $1.3 trillion, said Snow. This includes eliminating the death tax. Snow also said that with the Bush administration, he believes that if Americans “work hard and play by the rules, they will be able to achieve successor.”
Other areas of focus for the new president will likely be race relations, health care, free trade, property rights and restoring accountability in schools, said Snow.
The 2001 Convention and Trade Show ends Feb. 4.
http://www.beefusa.org/NEWSCAT.....N4080.aspx
Another one of Puddybud’s misnomers identified and rectified by Lily White Boy / GBS!
Yeah, I got goin’ ooonnnnnnnnn! Git to steppin’!
So, uhhh, Puddybud, whaddaya think? Hmmmmmmmmm?
I’ve put some lipstick on that pig. How do you like lily white? Nice shade, huh?
Hey, GBS. Give it a break. Your screen name is getting longer than old “he who will not be named in any of my posts”.
Unfortunately, there is probably a hint of racism buried deep in all of us. I know that there is in me, and when I see it rear its ugly head, I try to beat it back down again.
Never ending battle. What matters more is that we recognize it and fight it when we see it in ourselves and in society.
In any case, Puddybud’s opinions are easy enough targets most of the time. Talk about putting lipstick on a pig, he keeps trying to defend the Republican leadership! A late night slip of the keyboard hardly seems worth a lot of bother.
And, on the subject of someone that has had to perform the function of makeup artist to the swine, we should all either say a prayer or try to think kind thoughts towards Mr. Snow and his family.
While I may not like him, I still hope for his recovery.
Hey, John, thanks for the advice, I’ll probably won’t it under serious consideration.
Apparently, you missed the irony in Puddybud’s posts so I’ll give you the crib notes.
Puddybud at post 185 wouldn’t type ‘house nigger’ or ‘field nigger’ but didn’t hesitate to throw out ‘lily white boy.’
You’re right, there’s racism in all of us. We each choose to deal with it in our own way. Some people embrace the value of hate and use it to the detriment of others. Some people, like you try to beat it back down and ignore it.
People like me are not afraid of those demons and choose to bring them out from the darkness and into the light for everyone to see and ridicule. In my opinion, when we reduce something so vile to the humor of its stupidity then, and only then, will it truly be defeated. Racism, like any problem, never gets solved by embracing the root cause of the problem and neither does ignoring it. In life, the most difficult conversations are the ones we need to have the most.
So I choose to speak about it, make light of it, and point it out whenever I get the chance. My methodology may be abrasive to some, but it works for me.
You meet up with Puddybud and PacMan by YOURSELF someday like I did and then we’ll chat about how you deal with racism. I made the connection to two people who are very different from me on many levels: race, culture, religious variances, politics, but in the end we at least found common ground in friendship.
I, unlike Tony Snow, am perfectly willing to “hug the tar baby” so he can fuck off. Its life long Republicans like Tony Snow who brought legitimacy to the Republican Southern Strategy, not me.
John, will you “hug the tar baby” with me?
Don’t be afraid; “hug the tar baby!”
PS: JCH doesn’t post here anymore because I took him on. So, you’re welcome.
GBS & John Borelli: Back from Traveling. The comment was thrown at Clueless who was making commentary regarding black history when “HE DON’T KNOW IT” He didn’t know Andrew Young approached Yassir’s emissary in the UN and Carter fired him and Jesse went apoplectic. It’s the little things that make the big argument eh…? HE didn’t know Jesse took $10K from Qaddafi and the FBI was wondering “what up Jesse”?
GBS didn’t take the comment out of context but you did John. Wow now calling someone a lily white boy is a racial slur? I guess Marshall Mathers III shouldn’t talk about himself like that anymore.
So I guess this book is off-limits by the PC police: “Have Saddle, Will Travel : Low-Impact Trail Riding and Horse Camping (Paperback) by Don West (Author) “In my Boy Scout field book there was a full-page picture of a smiling, clean, neat, fresh-as-a-pin, lily-white boy, dressed in an official Boy Scout.”
So I guess this publication from Harvard Press will not pass the PC Police: “Lily-White for 350 Years, the Harvard Governing Board Now Has a Black Member The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, No. 27 (Spring, 2000), pp. 30-31
doi:10.2307/2678978”
But then when I read this some time ago I went Hmmm…? http://72.14.253.104/search?q=.....#038;gl=us
Just read the whole thing. I’m making no comments on it. Marks taught me a lesson. Sometimes waiting for the tight time is a great time to deliver the timely message.
John: I stated before the various conservative ideals that I support. I also stated a few weeks ago where I stand on GWB vs. donkocraptic ideals. Sorry if you can’t remember them. GBS must have a real long cut and paste file because he can. I by the grace of God was given a great memory. So when someone makes a comment, synaptic firings happen to remind me of past events.
BTW… Clueless did you find the comments yet?
Keep looking!
Found it!
I remember the ACLU using this language in their attack on the Mormon church. Damn I’m GOOD!
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=.....#038;gl=us
Enjoy your ACLU comments Moonbat!s
Puddybud @ 52:
C’mon, man you know and I know that using “lily white boy” is in fact a racial slur.
Two black guys cornering a white guy in the school bathroom and saying “Gimmie your lunch money, white boy!” isn’t the same as saying, “Can I borrow some money for lunch, buddy?”
Eminem can say what he wants, so to can the geto boys, or people can write what they want.
In fact, I’m certain I didn’t say “Puddybud, you can’t say ‘lily white boy.’ I merely pointed out the use and the irony. Let’s face it, you lashed out in anger or frustration at HL.
It’s OK, my brother from another mother, it’s your right; fire away with: lily white boy, white boy, cracker, honky, white bread, white devil, etc.
Now GBS: You just went overboard again. Lily white boy is used in today’s jargon. If it’s good for the ACLU, then it’s good enough for me. I would never call anyone a white devil. Bad connotation!
Sure I did lash out at Clueless. He’s clueless on so many things, I was cajoling him on his lack of black history knowledge. You’d a thunk with February being black history month a lib like Clueless would have added more black history arrows to his quiver. Not! Just one of his many knowledge holes!
@ 53:
Puddybud, you are good, but not the kind of spell it out in CAPS good. No, no, no.
Lee Siegel, one of the ACLU’s four plaintiffs, called the decision a sad day for the principle of separation of church and state and said it “adds to the feeling that I live in a state run by the American Taliban.”
“Salt Lake City and the church have successfully weaseled themselves to a victory, but it doesn’t make it right,” he said. “I hope they enjoy their lily white, golly gee, clean, fun plaza.”
“lily white” and “lily white boy” while similar, are still very different in their meaning.
You need some sensitivity training.
Hey, how’d the tradeshow go? Sell much?
Puddybud, in the infamous words of Ronald Reagan; “There you go again!”
The ACLU guy didn’t say lily whte BOY.
I like white devil by the way.
Puddybud,
That’s another thing: why do you guys get a whole month? When is it White History month?
Of course, if we do get a whole month I demand we get a month with 31 days and not the only one with 28 days.
This wasn’t a trade show but a trade organization before the show. Meeting was excellent.
Yeah, sensitivity training. You mean think like Moonbat!s? You mean not have free speech rights?
You mean the stinkup of the Sam Fox ambassadorial nomination where he contributed to the Swift Boat Vets and that’s a BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD Move if you are a Moonbat!
More Fascism from your side and you all call it “sensitivity training”!
Golly A Jewish Republican…and a swift boat donor? Can’t have that in an ambassador! He needs to be sent back to the “reservation”!
Here is what you really need to know about how Moonbat!s want to control speech. If you are not “candid” to their definition – see ya!
http://www.myfoxkc.com/myfox/p.....geId=3.3.1
The link!
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Puddybud, he’s a liar, he contradicted himself testifying to congress.
Duhhhh.
GBS: What did he lie about? I was either in the air or in meetings so I didn’t watch it!
I searched SAM FOX LIED and I didn’t get much of anything.
He screwed the pooch in his Feb. 27 Senate hearing.
Tough break for Sam Fox and America’s troop haters.
Well, GBS, beating down racism whenever it rears its ugly head is hardly the same as ignoring it, and all too often, folks talking about “bringing it out into the light of day” use that as an excuse to continue it.
Only you know what your motives and reasons are, but the appearance is that you (and also Puddybud) are using race to define the argument and avoid discussion. Even if you really think Puddybud is racist, I’m not sure why you would want to follow suit.
I think you’d both be better off just going for a mutual apology and moving on, but that’s up to the two of you.
And while I do understand the origin and meaning of the saying “hug the tar baby“, I also know that it is offensive to many folks, and I choose not to needlessly or thoughtlessly offend people, so I don’t normally use that phrase. I can say the same thing in other ways.
Your call.