I think Eric Holder was Right with his "Coward" Comment, But I dont think He Should have Said it.

[MadBadger]

I think if he was private citizen Holder speaking for himself, then fine, I have no problem with what he is saying because it is true. But he wasnt private citizen Holder, e is Attorney General and a representative of President Obama's Administration.

If Obama were to be asked about the comment, hed probably distance himself from it based on the choice of words, even if he agreed with what was said.

It was a provocative statement using the word Coward, but it was certainly true. I just dont think he is the right person to say it.

[Richard Steele]

1. If his statement was CORRECT, then it should have been uttered, IMHO.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

5. His statements were insideous

He failed to account for actions on all sides. The CNN followup by one of their commentators was worse.

[rusty quoin]

2. I wish he didn't say it also, though I know what he said was correct.

I love communities where race does not matter. I live in one now, but I know that whites still flee to areas which they feel safer. They are cowards. They are my relatives.

[MadBadger]

3. Politically, it was a stupid thing to say, even if it was right.

[exboyfil]

4. Yes we are cowards

We have seen enough innocent comments ruin careers, and this result only runs in one direction. You would have to drag me over hot coals to get me to comment on any sort of race relations.

Generalizations only get to run one way. If an individual from a particular group does an action, it is a indictment of all individuals in that group. If a member of a different group does an action, then it is only a reflection on that individual, and, in many cases, mitigating factors are attributed for that person because they belong to that particular group.

As for me and mine we are keeping our heads down and trying to do the best for our families. I personally don't self select my relationships by race, but my interest is finding families that are in the same age and stage that I am in. I want my kids hanging with other kids who take their studies seriously and have parents who are engaged in their lives.

It was the same for me in school. My friends had one thing in common - they took their studies seriously and wanted to advance their lives.