Jungle Fever?
I’ll just guess that Adam Howard thinks he’s an open-minded and tolerant person, even though he wrote this:
Has the Republican Party suddenly caught a case of jungle fever? This year Republicans will most likely run three African-Americans in statewide elections: Kenneth Blackwell (for governor in Ohio), former NFL star Lynn Swann (for governor in Pennsylvania) and Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele, who is seen as the frontrunner for the Republican Senate nomination there.
As Hat-Tip recipient Jim Taranto at Best of the Web asked on Monday: “What do these three distinguished politicians have to do with the ‘jungle’?”
An on-the-record explanation from Howard would be a fascinating read.
Howard should realize his own racism and note that to Republicans, it is not race, but merit that matters. The Republicans have reached Martin Luther King’s dream, where people are judged, not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Comment by Matt — September 13, 2006 @ 8:50 am
#1, Amen.
Comment by TBlumer — September 13, 2006 @ 9:13 am
Matt, I have a feeling that your scimitaresque (is that word? heh) wielding of logic and reason will fall upon deaf ears (and eyes) on the other side. For so long the Republican party has been the true party of equality and unfairly labeled otherwise, that it has virtually become unquestioned “if enough people believe it” fact. I, as I’m sure many are, am incredibly pleased at the qualified candidates the GOP is fielding this year, independent of their respective race.
Comment by Chucko — September 13, 2006 @ 12:09 pm