Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Krugman on Race and the GOP

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) Donate to DU
 
kerrygoddess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 12:54 AM
Original message
Krugman on Race and the GOP
Krugman on Race and the GOP
September 18th, 2005
Paul Krugman looks at race, Katrina, and the GOP today. Here’s a couple selections from the column:

By three to one, African-Americans believe that federal aid took so long to arrive in New Orleans in part because the city was poor and black. By an equally large margin, whites disagree.

The truth is that there’s no way to know. Maybe President Bush would have been mugging with a guitar the day after the levees broke even if New Orleans had been a mostly white city. Maybe Palm Beach would also have had to wait five days after a hurricane hit before key military units received orders to join rescue operations.

But in a larger sense, the administration’s lethally inept response to Hurricane Katrina had a lot to do with race. For race is the biggest reason the United States, uniquely among advanced countries, is ruled by a political movement that is hostile to the idea of helping citizens in need.

MORE - http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=596
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 06:46 AM
Response to Original message
1. kick
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Frederik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 08:11 AM
Response to Original message
2. Indeed
This was a good one from Krugie.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
The Sleeper Donating Member (229 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 11:10 AM
Response to Original message
3. The are more than just hostile to helping fellow citizens....
as far as they are concerned, we are not people; rather, we are just things that are to be used to make them even richer and more powerful, whether it is through ruthless exploitation of our labor, or by prying the gold fillings from our broken bodies.
For them, It's all good.....
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
nvliberal Donating Member (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 11:24 AM
Response to Original message
4. Excerpting
a couple of paragraphs of a piece which is available only to paid subscribers simply isn't going to work.

And because of copyright, the columns can't be reproduced in their entirety, which is the only way a reader can get the true flavor of a column.

I would think the Times will have these columns in other newspapers, though perhaps a day or two or so after they appear in it.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Thu Dec 26th 2024, 08:42 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC