Comments on: The Other Party’s Playbook http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/06/the-other-partys-playbook/ A Hollywood Tradition Since 2004 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:40:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: arthur2008 http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/06/the-other-partys-playbook/#comment-149391 arthur2008 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:02:25 +0000 http://www.thehollywoodliberal.com/2008/09/06/the-other-partys-playbook/#comment-149391 As a white American of Georgia Rep. Lynn Westmoreland's generation, I am apalled by his Old South efforts to inflame racist fears by calling Sen. Barack Obama "uppity," among other ugly, coded comments. Like Westmoreland, I have vivid memories of the Civil Rights struggles and the shameful oppression we witnessed in our early lives. Unlike him, I drew different lessons from the experience. Today, he would like us to believe that his comments did not reflect racist code or his own concealed contempt for every American who differs from him, in race, gender or ideology. I think few of us will or can believe that. It brings shame on our nation to be represented by such a man. Fortunately, his opponent has shown the grace and courage to call his remarks what they are. I have already made my donation to defeat the reprehensible racism of the past. Please join me in this by making even a small contribution to Stephen Camp, the young attorney from Newnan, Georgia, who is running against Westmoreland. Mr. Camp's website is: http://www.stephencampforcongress.com/ (And please forward this message widely!) Thanks. As a white American of Georgia Rep. Lynn Westmoreland’s generation, I am apalled by his Old South efforts to inflame racist fears by calling Sen. Barack Obama “uppity,” among other ugly, coded comments.

Like Westmoreland, I have vivid memories of the Civil Rights struggles and the shameful oppression we witnessed in our early lives. Unlike him, I drew different lessons from the experience.

Today, he would like us to believe that his comments did not reflect racist code or his own concealed contempt for every American who differs from him, in race, gender or ideology. I think few of us will or can believe that.

It brings shame on our nation to be represented by such a man. Fortunately, his opponent has shown the grace and courage to call his remarks what they are. I have already made my donation to defeat the reprehensible racism of the past. Please join me in this by making even a small contribution to Stephen Camp, the young attorney from Newnan, Georgia, who is running against Westmoreland.

Mr. Camp’s website is: http://www.stephencampforcongress.com/

(And please forward this message widely!)

Thanks.

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