Not every last drop of opposition to President Obama is driven by racism. Not even every last drop of crazy opposition is. But it is a mistake to acknowledge these truths and to ignore a third: a lot of it truly is.
Surrounded by middle-aged white guys — a sepia snapshot of the days when such pols ran Washington like their own men’s club — Joe Wilson yelled “You lie!” at a president who didn’t.
But, fair or not, what I heard was an unspoken word in the air: You lie, boy!
Read the whole thing. Probably your awareness is well ahead of hers on this score, but she lays out what she's finally come to realize (will finally allow herself to admit?) pretty well.
Doubtless, much of the right-wing reaction to her column will look a lot like the picture in the previous post.
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