An interesting conversation between Tamron Hall, Al Sharpton, and Michael Eric Dyson

[Stinky The Clown]

Bullet points as follows:

Trent Lott said what he said about an avowed, unreconstructed segregationist who, by all accounts, may also have lived the sexual life of slave owners of yore, diddling black women not his spouse.

Harry Reid has a record of supporting civil rights legislation, not sometimes but pretty much all the time.

President Obama has been absent on serious discussions of race. We are not post racial and wishing we were doesn't make it so. Dyson said that President Obama "runs from discussions of race like a brother runs from the cops." Hall asked him if he wished to take back that statement. Dyson thanked her for that opportunity but said he stood by it.

Dyson implored the President to get involved in this conversation, not because he is black, but because he is president.

This took place today, late morning, on MSNBC.

[napi21]

1. The media is blowing this whole Reid thing way out of proportion!

I swear they'/ve talked about it on every damn program for DAYS!

[Stinky The Clown]

2. That may be, but I'm now seeing the original repuke story line changning to one .......

...... more in line with the realities.

[Bullet1987]

5. It could actually spark a much needed discussion

The fact that this country needs to start a SERIOUS race dialogue. We can't hide behind it just because Barack Obama is President.

[napi21]

7. Do you honestly think a discussion will make anything better?

I doubt it. When we moved to the south in 1987 I was shocked at how much hatred there was toward blacks. I haven't seen any improvement either. Where I do see at least SOME HOPE is with younger people. I honestly don't see any amount of discussion changing the minds of the older ones.

[Stinky The Clown]

3. kick

[gratuitous]

4. Aaah, what do those three know about the Negro experience?

I prefer to get my insight from folks like John Cornyn and Joe Scarborough, who know all about what it's like to be black in the United States.

[malaise]

6. I heard Dyson this morning

He's right. So is the Rude Pundit - stop avoiding the discussion on racism in America. People may not like what Harry Reid said but it's the view a millions of white and non-white Americans.