Ingraham dismisses Sharpton, says Democrats' "double standard is obvious to most Americans at this point"

I can't wait to see Lauara Ingraham and Sarah Palin on the same FOX show. You'll have to turn the sound down because the combination of their equally annoying voices will be unbearable.

Same old same old.

Republicans whining that they aren't allowed to use the N-word.

"It's no fair! Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
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Well said. What really is obvious to thinking people is that the statements by Reid and Lott are actually polar opposite in their meaning and intent.

The Troglodytes are either too stupid or too disingenuous to admit this.

Not to knock you too much there, Prospect, but whether you're a Black Republican, Democrat or Independent, the term "Negro dialect" shouldn't be cool..I think the better term would have been "Hip Hop dialect," since that's what he basically meant.

Yea, I 'understood' what he meant, but the thing is, if Rush Limbaugh had said it, I'd be pretty PO'd, so I can't sit here and let Harry Reid slide because I agree with his political standing.

Should he be fired? Not at all..but I think we should use this as a learning point, because people actually feel that way on both sides of the aisle. They think that when a Black person is speaking slang, he's Black, and when he speaks properly, he's "Acting White." Conversely, if a White kid speaks in slang, he's "Acting Black." Anyone who says something like that needs to be called on it, I don't care if my Mom said it (although nobody else but me better call her on it! lol).

And if anyone needed to know, I'm a Black male, a government worker in DC, and supporter of Obama.

I have to agree. All Reid said was that if you strip away the substance of Obama's campaign, he's still a more electable candidate in terms of appearance. It's sad, but true. Many people find lighter skin black people to be more appealing. If you're black, it works against you to have an accent or speak in any terms that are stereotypically seen as "black". These are things that are said even among the black community. To be honest, there are some older blacks who have issues with other blacks to the extent that they won't even see a doctor who's black. Negative stereotypes are carried everywhere even among the people being stereotyped. And politically, Obama was fighting against that stereotype and showed America a side of the african american community that was only put on public display through the Cosby Show. An educated black family who have a strong sence of family and have achieve much success. This is the point Reid was making. Could he have phrased himself better? Yes. Is the word "negro" the focus of his comment? No. Republicans have chosen to make this the focus however. All the while, they're screaming how non-racial they are. They are screaming about how they're the party of Lincoln (which is false because republicans were alot more liberal back then before they adopted that southern strategy garbage), and how none of them view race as an issue. They are also in love with talking about how poor Trent Lott was treated for agreeing with Strom Thurmond's racist segregationist beliefs. This is truly apples and oranges, but to republicans it's all fruit so let's compare. The truth of the matter is that they are trying to score points by saying "the Dems are racist and we have proof", when they should be using this as an opportunity to open up a real discussion of race relations in America. Harry Reid said Obama was more electable than other african american candidates because he's educated light skinned and uses proper english at all times. What the right should be asking is "Why". And not just to Senator Reid, but to all of America. Why is there such a negative conotation with blacks that when one steps out as a positive role model, he/she is seen as superior to the rest. Why does society favor fairer skin? And if they feel that blacks in general are undereducated, what can be done to fix the education system that is failing them? (Other than vouchers for private school and tax breaks because there are many reasons why that isn't a true solution)

But...but, she's a Christian. Just look at that cross around her neck. That's proof, huh...?

Yes, he was. She is one of the bitterest women I've seen besides Ann Coulter.

Exactly. Republicans have hurled themselves into the principle that white racism no longer exists, and that the only people in history to be racist are Henry Louis Gates and Sonia Sotomayor (a racist being defined as someone who doesn't enjoy being arrested and/or thinks minorities have had more experience with discrimination than white people). So anyone who finds their sudden willingness to cry "racism" at a white guy sincere is so stupid they were probably already a Republican voter anyway.

There was a very good item at this site just yesterday about the problem with trying to apply the term "double standard" to a false equivalence argument. Ms. Magpie, and her fictional "most Americans" who she believes see the same things as she pretends to believe, should put it on their required reading list.