Since when did a peace sign on a little girl cause so much angst in this world? Over the weekend the website FreeRepublic got a lot of attention for allowing a thread to run about Malia Obama and her peace tee shirt. The Vancouver Sun wrote an article about it. David Schuster said that he will be covering the story today, on his afternoon show - to which FR responded with (Warning: the link is offensive) homophobia. That is right, they blamed the messenger when charged with racism by responding with homophobia. I will be the first to admit that FR is not exactly what some would call a bastion of typical conservatism. I refuse to buy the idea that we are in a post-racial world when we have neo-racists out there spewing this kind of hatred towards an 11 year old black child. Where is that fierce child advocate, Sarah Palin now? One would think she would speak out on behalf of Malia, right? Somehow, I don't think that will happen. Next, we will be told that it is just a message board. Well, it isn't.

It is a HUGE community of people. It represents them, it gives them voice and allows them to organize around whatever causes they feel passionate about, for example: Teabagging parties. One of our own blog family has firsthand knowledge of how they can operate. I don't take message boards lightly, as a member of many myself. They (as any message board) have a responsibility to maintain a level of decorum in line with what they represent. I have to wonder where and when does FR become responsible for the hatred they allow on that site? I mean seriously, I am supposed to believe the hate about Malia is about a peace sign? All the hypocrisy from them and their ilk during the David Letterman flap and they have the gall to attack Malia Obama? It truly makes me sick.

In the meantime, the Young Republicans elected a new president of their organization: Audra Shay... This Audra Shay.(the image is too large to post here, but it's worth the click) They say we are now in a Post-Racialist Society; after learning about this, all I have to say is: Are you fucking kidding me? That is the new head of the Young Republicans. Sad state of affairs is this party and this country. There are people trying to dismantle the voting rights act using the excuse that we are in a Post-Racial world now that we elected a "Black President". Well I don't buy that crap. This party is becoming more and more polarized (as is the Country) because of sites like FR. I actually find myself in full agreement with Meghan McCain on this issue. I was wondering about the age thing myself, but we can talk about age another time... Meghan is right about this in a lot of respects, but I think she misses a really big point -- this is what the Republicans WANT to look like. They don't WANT a moderate like Meghan McCain. They just don't want to be associated with the likes of FreeRepublic. They ARE however more than happy with Rush Limbaugh and his ilk... I don't know how they are going to manage distancing themselves from sites like this when they seem to be moving closer and closer to them in ideology.

I am not even going to talk about Jeff Sessions and the Sotomayor Nomination...

The fight for equality goes on. This is not Post-Racialist; it is Neo-Racialist, and we need to educate and communicate more than ever before. Racism is becoming more mainstream again, and that is dangerous for everyone in America.

:peace: and
Raine