Pinpointing Racism at the Texas Republican Convention
Some challenges to Sen. Barack Obama's potential presidential authority might be considered covertly racist, but here's one that baldly revels in its ignorance: At last weekend's Republican state convention in Texas, a vendor booth hosted by Republicanmarket pushed a pin that brought racial politics to the fore in the most blatant and unproductive possible way.
Some challenges to Sen. Barack Obama’s potential presidential authority might be considered covertly racist, but here’s one that baldly revels in its ignorance: At last weekend’s Republican state convention in Texas, a vendor booth hosted by Republicanmarket pushed a pin that brought racial politics to the fore in the most blatant and unproductive possible way.
Rock Solid JournalismThe Dallas Morning News’ “Trail Blazers” blog:
While a number of speakers — such as Railroad Commission chairman Michael Williams and Mike Huckabee — have praised the advance of Barack Obama and what it means towards a colorblind society, at least one vendor hasn’t gotten the message.
At the Republican state convention, a booth hosted by Republicanmarket was selling a pin Saturday that read: If Obama is President … will we still call it The White House?
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