Observations on African Americans and other people of color and the significance of "race" in a (purportedly) colorblind world
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Racist McCain-Palin Supporters
A friend forwarded to me an account of racist statements made by McCain/Palin supporters, recorded by an Al Jazeera camera crew. The comments include the following: "When you get a Negra running for president, you need a first stringer. He's definitely a second stringer." And "I'm afraid if he wins, the blacks will take over. He's not a Christian! This is a Christian nation! What is our country gonna end up like?" (On whether the United States is a "Christian nation," see Geoffrey R. Stone, The World of the Framers: A Christian Nation?, 56 UCLA L. Rev. 1 (2008)).
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