tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post2475170911629359677..comments2023-11-05T07:37:47.920-05:00Comments on The Assimilated Negro: Religionism Trumps Racism?T.A.N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03386902584581113328noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-31669247014825613752008-01-11T03:31:00.000-05:002008-01-11T03:31:00.000-05:00I guess I'm missing something here. What does Obam...I guess I'm missing something here. What does Obama's church have to do with anything? So he goes to church. So what? <BR/><BR/>OH MY GOD! STOP THE PRESSES! <BR/><BR/>I think Hitchens needs a stiff drink and a good f**k.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-83366067492399932312008-01-10T03:07:00.000-05:002008-01-10T03:07:00.000-05:00I really enjoy/want to emulate the any"" formation...I really enjoy/want to emulate the any"" formation. I think your ideas are great, but you should further explore this same linguistic aspect of your work cause mothafuckas comin' wit new slang are the real gzas(geniuses, for tha square bears) of the writing game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-16353481070451623142008-01-08T06:04:00.000-05:002008-01-08T06:04:00.000-05:00The fact that a black man with an awkward name won...The fact that a black man with an awkward name won lilly-white Iowa is pretty amazing to me.<BR/><BR/>No matter how you look at it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16210951.post-17975382946456020462008-01-07T19:15:00.000-05:002008-01-07T19:15:00.000-05:00Yeah, Hitchens is a bit grumpy.As to the worry abo...Yeah, Hitchens is a bit grumpy.<BR/><BR/>As to the worry about church affiliations, the fact of the matter is that the GOP candidates are flogging their faith to the base, whilst the Dems aren't, and Romney's response to the concerns of evangelicals about his Mormonism was hardly Kennedyesque. Romney wants it both ways...ignore the Mormonism in the places where it bugs you, Dear Fundamentalist, but be assured that he sees the world pretty much the way you do.<BR/><BR/>That's a much different ballgame than what we see with the Dems. Even if Obama's church holds views that rile Hitchens' views of rationality, it hardly follows that Obama's going to be pursuing the sort of theocratic agenda that the GOP has been pushing at us for years. It just doesn't fit his record, his base, or his candidacy.<BR/><BR/>Hitchens misses the boat completely on the half-black/half-white bit. The historical fact of the matter is that anyone with one black parent is going to be treated and related to as a black person in this country. Hitchens ignores the "one drop" notions of race that have dominated the racial dynamic in this country for the past 300+ years.<BR/><BR/>As to the "harping" on Barack Obama's race, the fact of the matter is that his election as the first black president <I>would</I> be a matter of historical significance given our country's tortured history. Barack Obama's race is not enough reason to vote for him, he knows that, and he's bringing a lot more to the table than the fact that he's black. But the fact that that fact resonates with people is itself significant in that it suggests that perhaps we're not nearly as "resolved" on this stuff as sometimes we'd like to imagine ourselves to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com