George Will on 'Liberal McCarthyism': 'When In Doubt, Blame Racism'

Playing the 'race' card at anyone who disagrees with the President is getting old and frankly is disgusting. Why do we have to march in lock step with Obama when we don't agree with his policies? All during the campaign, we were confronted as being racist for not voting and supporting Obama nevermind we disagreed with his political agenda. Why weren't blacks who were voting over 90% for Obama accused of racism against McCain?

Racism comes from all races and is not limited to whites. Here is the definition of 'racism' according to the on-line dictionary:

1. 1 a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race

2. 2 racial prejudice or discrimination

Where in this definition does it say white or black? It doesn't and that is the point. The word 'racism' has been co-opted by the liberals to mean white against black and other minorities which gave us affirmative action.

Since we do not like the dictator agenda of Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid, what is that called since they are white and espouse the same agenda as Obama?

Then today we find out that Obama has asked Governor Paterson of NY who is blind and black, not to run for Governor? Why? If a white asked him not to run, they would be called a racist but what is it if Obama asks him not to run?

George Will covered it perfectly this morning but for some 'strange' reason Stephanopoulos wasn't interested in pursuing.

George Will on 'Liberal McCarthyism': 'When In Doubt, Blame Racism'
By Noel Sheppard
2009-09-20

Leave it to George Will to perfectly explain in just two words all the recent accusations by Democrats and their media minions that anti-government sentiment sweeping the nation is caused by racism.

Liberal McCarthyism.

Delicious.

Fortunately for those not understanding the reference, Will explained further when the Roundtable discussion on Sunday's "This Week" turned to all the recent pronouncements of racism directed at anyone having the nerve to challenge President Obama's agenda.

What we’re hearing is the liberals’ McCarthyism, which is, when in doubt, blame people for racism. Litigators have an old argument: When the law’s on your side, argue the law. When the facts are on your side, argue the facts. When neither’s on your side, pound the table. This amounts to pounding the table.

I have yet to see evidence, is there -- does evidence even intrude in this conversation? Is there any evidence that these people are racists? I think not.
Unfortunately, those pounding the table include so-called journalists who should be exposing the lack of evidence rather than participating in the charade.

Such happened moments after Will made this statement when guests Donna Brazile and
Robert Reich predictably disagreed with him:

BRAZILE: Well, George, there’s some evidence that -- not an overwhelming amount of evidence -- that some of -- a small fringe of this movement, clearly there’s some racism. And you don’t have to know the motives of someone’s heart to understand when you see signs, incendiary signs that basically compares him to a witch doctor, an African heathen. We know racism; we don’t have to be told or taught that. That -- that much we do know. [...]

REICH: Yes. The difference, though, I think -- and, by the way, I think Donna is absolutely right. There is some element of racism here. You can’t avoid it. The question is whether it’s the dominant element. I don’t think it is the dominant element. I think Peggy [Noonan] put her finger on it just now, and that is, when 1 out of 6 Americans is underemployed -- either unemployed or underemployed -- and when you have about 1 out of 3 Americans worried that they could be, there is an element of anxiety and fear in the population right now that demagogues either on the right or left will almost inevitably use to position themselves. The politics of resentment is something we’ve seen before in this country. Right now, you have right-wing talk radio people who are whipping it up, not just against the president, but against foreigners, against immigrants, against blacks, against elites. This is what happens in this country when people are scared.

Now, a real journalist, after what Will postulated, would have asked Brazile and Reich to offer evidence to support their positions. Host George Stephanopoulos didn't and instead changed the subject:

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