Posting here for a civil discussion,

[elleng]

'You’ll Never Believe What This White House Is Missing.

The first black president should expand beyond his campaign security blanket, the smug cordon of overprotective white guys surrounding him — a long political tradition underscored by Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 when she complained about the “smart-ass white boys” from Walter Mondale’s campaign who tried to boss her around.

Otherwise, this administration will keep tripping over race rather than inspiring on race.'


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/opinion/25dowd.html?ref=opinion

'We do not need a national conversation on race, we need more opportunities for interracial political work on behalf of shared economic and national interests. We do not so much need to talk together, as we need to work together.'

Melissa Harris-Lacewell

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[Number23]

1. Thank you, thank you for the link to the Lacewell article

I really should visit the editorial forum more frequently, particularly as other forums here have become such toilets.

Beloved is one of the few books that as I was reading it, I had to put it down every few pages to savor the beauty of Toni Morrison's words. It's an exquisite novel and Harris-Lacewell invokes it beautifully here.

[DevonRex]

2. That is a wonderful article. Thank you. And MoDo? All she does is blather on about stuff she

knows nothing about. As usual.

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[azmouse]

4. Good for you.

Hope you have a great day.

[Political Tiger]

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