Clyburn: Opposing the stimulus is racist or something
posted at 7:06 pm on February 19, 2009 by Allahpundit
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Ah, here’s that honest, non-cowardly discussion of race we’ve been looking for.
Clyburn also had some strong comments for Gov. Mark Sanford on why he thinks he opposed the stimulus.
“The governor of Louisiana expressed opposition. Has the highest African-American population in the country. Governor of Mississippi expressed opposition. The governor of Texas, and the governor of South Carolina. These four governor’s represent states that are in the black belt. I was insulted by that,” Clyburn said. “All of this was a slap in the face of African-Americans. It had nothing to do with Governor Sanford.”…
A spokesman from the governor’s office says, “Representative Clyburn is no stranger to playing the race card, because he has no defense for the runaway spending and the deficits contained in this so-called stimulus bil that will hurt our economy. Spending money at the federal level that we do not have represents a future tax increase on all South Carolinians, regardless of their color – and in the process of doing so, he’s ripping off everyone he claims to represent.”
You’ll remember Clyburn as the guy who blamed racial tensions between Obama and Hillary during the South Carolina primary on … Mike Huckabee. Needless to say, his charge is patently false: If there’s any demographic Bobby Jindal’s obviously out to get, it’s those damned pesky Cajuns. Exit question one: What are the odds that fiscally conservative Republicans would oppose a trillion-dollar spending bill? Truly, only racism can explain their shocking stance. Exit question two: Is Clyburn suggesting that Palin’s off the hook since there are no black people in Alaska? Exit question three: Does this mean the beta-male minority in New York can accuse David Paterson of trying to harm them personally with his policy stances? Exit answer: Yes.
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When are we going to quit listening to idiots like this?
izoneguy on February 19, 2009 at 7:09 PM
Is he saying that blacks are the ones that need the stimulus more than whites? That’s racist.
cannonball on February 19, 2009 at 7:09 PM
First we’re cowards, now we’re racists, too.
Thanks Obama for finally telling like it is. Or at least how it is through your liberal, tiny mind.
savvydude on February 19, 2009 at 7:10 PM
It’s obvious why he would have no problem taxing that. I’m not gonna go there, but I’m sure SNL will cover it this weekend.
IrishEi on February 19, 2009 at 7:11 PM
Thinking about moving to Alaska.
Firebird on February 19, 2009 at 7:12 PM
Anyone who still plays the race card is a brainwashed bigot. It only makes them so easy to find.
volsense on February 19, 2009 at 7:12 PM
Black Belt? Wow, never heard of that. Would using a the skills of a black belt against a black mugger be racist or cowardly?
RobertJ78704 on February 19, 2009 at 7:12 PM
I am really not enjoying this new national conversation about race.
myrenovations on February 19, 2009 at 7:13 PM
myren lol
Jamson64 on February 19, 2009 at 7:14 PM
Real racism is serious,, and this just trivializes racism to mean almost nothing.
Libs always have to screw with the meaning of words. They always change definitions and expand them to suit their own purposes at whatever given time they need to.
JellyToast on February 19, 2009 at 7:15 PM
The lesson of the Obama election is that using race is a winner in our politics. There’s no reason to stop with something that’s working so well for them. Expect much more of this…
blue13326 on February 19, 2009 at 7:15 PM
As I recall, it was racist to oppose Bill Clinton, also. And “welfare reform” was a new codeword for racism. And “New Federalism.” And “a color-blind society.” And — heck, the list is so long I forget most of it….
It will ever be thus for those in the lucrative business of grievance politics.
notropis on February 19, 2009 at 7:15 PM
Nice post Allah. Seems like you got your button pushed on this one.
genso on February 19, 2009 at 7:15 PM
That is an excellent point.
notropis on February 19, 2009 at 7:16 PM
When I saw this a few weeks ago I thought …. stimulus = reparations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHsmLdK0R74
Aggie95 on February 19, 2009 at 7:16 PM
Am I a racist coward or a cowardly racist? How can I tell the difference?
Actually, I wish they would just say it to my face.
The last 2 administrations have called me a racist, so at least it is bipartisan.
reaganaut on February 19, 2009 at 7:16 PM
The race card has worked for them in the past. Let’s just keep the agitation going. Frankly, it has no meaning anymore.
BetseyRoss on February 19, 2009 at 7:16 PM
This is just the beginning, just wait.
KBird on February 19, 2009 at 7:16 PM
go find a black person…give them everything you have…you are no longer a racist…today
winston on February 19, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Good point.
INC on February 19, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Yup,,,a conservative or libertarian is now a racist by definition, we have been letting liberals define the language for years,,,what do we expect. Tar baby, black hole, niggardly,, all words that have no racist roots but because of a lack of education/or stupidity, are now not pc.
retiredeagle on February 19, 2009 at 7:19 PM
Excellent point. Conservatives have been backing down and apologizing for all imagined slights for too long. Time to man up and make them eat their race card. Sanford’s response was spot on.
genso on February 19, 2009 at 7:19 PM
The better question: When are we going to stop electing idiots like this?
RedSoxNation on February 19, 2009 at 7:19 PM
INC …click the link on my last post
Aggie95 on February 19, 2009 at 7:19 PM
It’s amazing that we let these black race baiters get away with this nonsense. They wear that shit like a bullet proof vest.
marklmail on February 19, 2009 at 7:21 PM
Does the complaining with these folks EVER cease? I thought after The One was beatified as Prez, we’d all throw roses and dance in the streets – but the PMS syndrome of “Bias” just keeps right on coming. This is really a growth industry that won’t stop. What would make them happy? Baffled.
Cinday Blackburn on February 19, 2009 at 7:21 PM
Aggie95, thanks, I remember that when it came out a few weeks ago.
This is really too much.
INC on February 19, 2009 at 7:22 PM
Cinday…. more money for nuthin
Aggie95 on February 19, 2009 at 7:22 PM
“go find a black person…give them everything you have…you are no longer a racist…today”
Send my daughters to college. You’ll get 4 years of absolution per each. And I’ll throw in a lovely set of ginsu knives.
Or, keep working to vote these clowns out of office, so I can afford to send them, myself. That should grant you a lifetime absolution.
Or just download the handy-dandy Walter Williams Amnesty and Pardon kit. It’s free.
notropis on February 19, 2009 at 7:23 PM
If I don’t oppose the stimulus bill and just think it’s really really really stupid, am I still a racist?
(for the record, I do oppose it. But I just want to parse my opposition JUST right so I don’t get in trouble.
mjk on February 19, 2009 at 7:23 PM
Maybe if we elect Hussein twice we won’t be quite as racist as we are now. Because, well uhh, you know, uhhh, once was okay but twice would PROVE that we’re not a nation of racists. A little bit anyway.
Yeah. Okay. Maybe not.
Poor McCain. He twisted himself into a pretzel trying to avoid being called a racist during the campaign. And he ended up being called one anyway.
It doesn’t matter what conservatives do or say. Anything that is even remotely critical of Hussein will be branded as racist.
BardMan on February 19, 2009 at 7:23 PM
No, Congressman, the real “slap in the face of African-Americans” is your assumption that every African-American needs a handout. If I were one of your black constituents, I would be incredibly offended.
uncivilized on February 19, 2009 at 7:23 PM
I am from the south and never heard it referred to as the black belt as determined by the race of those that live there. It is called the black belt for the rich loamy soil found there.
goat on February 19, 2009 at 7:24 PM
I am so sick to death of this racism cry every time anyone dares to ask the gag messiah
if he even has one damn clue as to what the hell he is doing,….
so pardon me but i dont care now if you cry racism
I still wont pay for it..
You pay for all of the goodies you want to milk from uncle sam..
jcila on February 19, 2009 at 7:24 PM
I feel a new wave of racism beginning to emerge…
right2bright on February 19, 2009 at 7:25 PM
Hey Ann Coulter is going to be on Larry King tonight
Aggie95 on February 19, 2009 at 7:25 PM
Why can’t people like Clyburn ever see that calling basically all white people racists is racist? Anyone?
FontanaConservative on February 19, 2009 at 7:25 PM
No. It means she hates Eskimos.
Mark1971 on February 19, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Yes, indeed – I don’t consider myself racist, but if the left keeps insisting that I am, it must be true…
uncivilized on February 19, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Clyburn is in Obama’s ear day and night. What he wants, Obama complies.
What he really wants is no one to question the handouts to his constituency that lay deep in the bowels of Porkulus.
No one in his caucus does.
FireBlogger on February 19, 2009 at 7:28 PM
That’s what I think. For years, Jesse Jackson and people like Rangel were always saying things like this. They became sort of flies buzzing in the background to me, their charges were so constant.
The last couple of years the racism charge is increasingly used–it was pulled out in amnesty and Obama pulled it out as well.
As BetseyRoss on February 19, 2009 at 7:16 PM said, it’s becoming meaningless.
It only plays on those liberals who suffer from some inward white guilt.
I’m really tired of it.
INC on February 19, 2009 at 7:29 PM
America has a “black belt?” Cool.
We are ninja.
29Victor on February 19, 2009 at 7:30 PM
And in other news in the conservative parallel universe, President Michael Steele will be entering his 30th day in office with a successful bipartisan budget plan to reduce taxes on families and large and small business. The new tax plan caused the stock market to rally to its highest in almost 7 years. And in other news, Mr. Steele’s color has yet to brought up since first announcing his bid to run for President early last year.
katy on February 19, 2009 at 7:30 PM
One of my pastors once said, “The only thing guilt should motivate you to do is repent.”
So, if you’re racist, repent and change your ways. If you yourself, have harmed someone, make it right.
Those who play the race card don’t want repentance, they just want power or money.
INC on February 19, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Al Sharpton just flashed across my screen screaming about the monkey cartoon …. if it was about obama all I can say is ….welcome to the club Al …. I listened to 8 years of some of the most vile crap from liberals about George Bush …. ya got 3 years and 332 days left … get used to it
Aggie95 on February 19, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Some really, really, really, really, really stupid people said that since we elected a Black president that all the old wounds would heal and we would stop being constantly told what a racist country we are.
Those people were really, really stupid.
29Victor on February 19, 2009 at 7:32 PM
These race-baiters do far more harm than good to racial reconcliation in this country. They know this because if the “problem” was ever solved they would be out of a job. They need to keep racial animosity up so they can continue their shakedown rackets.
goat on February 19, 2009 at 7:37 PM
Nope… I remember him as the only Democrat to mistakenly admit what we all knew – Good news in Iraq, was bad news for Democrats:
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/07/31/clyburn-it-would-be-a-real-big-problem-for-us-if-petraeuss-progress-report-is-good/
RightWinged on February 19, 2009 at 7:37 PM
these guys are crying wolf and it’s a pity.
hey, i passed a guy on the interstate today and i think he was black. does that make me a racist?
this clown makes me sick. he makes a mockery of the civil rights movement with stupid comments like those. the only reason he is in favor of the stimulus is because it keeps all of his “brothers and sisters” dependent, reliant, and devoted to voting idiots like him in, over and over and over again.
this fake concern makes me want to puke!
sandlin71 on February 19, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Cowards!!!!
RealDemocrat on February 19, 2009 at 7:38 PM
who is this jerk with no IQ?
congma on February 19, 2009 at 7:39 PM
If you’re black, then listen carefully…
STOP PLAYING THE RACE CARD!!!
You’re not being oppressed. You’re not in slavery. “The Man” isn’t holding you down.
Since Hussein claims to be black, you can blame him for all the ills in your life.
madmonkphotog on February 19, 2009 at 7:41 PM
We are all socialists now.
And those of us who aren’t are racists.
Disturb the Universe on February 19, 2009 at 7:41 PM
Well, yes. Yes, indeed.
It is racist to be against any program that allows people to get a free ride on the tax payer’s dime.
That’s the stimulus in a nutshell. That’s how it was sold on the floor of both the House and the Senate.
Instead of actually looking honestly at the root causes for the financial collapse last summer, and by doing so honestly address real solutions instead of just throwing more good money after bad, we have arrived at this, a fully complaint population who view a Nanny State, dare I say socialism, as a Right.
And who gets to pay?
As Karl Marx said way back in 1875, “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.”
coldwarrior on February 19, 2009 at 7:43 PM
Why? Is the Stimulus Package Racially Biased in favor of Blacks? What is in the bill that will benefit Blacks ONLY? I thought the Stimulus was necessary for ALL Americans, now it will especially benefit Black Americans?
PappaMac on February 19, 2009 at 7:43 PM
That was good. Thanks for the link.
Skandia Recluse on February 19, 2009 at 7:46 PM
I can’t wait for the Grim Reaper to find the ignorant.
Yes, I said it.
madmonkphotog on February 19, 2009 at 7:46 PM
Then go suck an onion.
InkyBinkyBarleyBoo on February 19, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Well, actually…as of just a few short hours ago, Blacks are being oppressed, and are in slavery, and “The Man [The One, The Messiah, et al.]” is indeed now not just holding them down, but worse, owns them outright.
When any segment of the population is made totally beholden to the State, dependent on the State for all their needs, that is very much slavery…outright ownership. No different today than it was in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution of 1917.
coldwarrior on February 19, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Well, poop. I wuz a racist and didn’t know it. You sho is smart Cliborn.
Lincoln Cadillac on February 19, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Clyburn is a racist.
-Dave
Dave R. on February 19, 2009 at 7:51 PM
Ya know, these fools that see a racist behind every bush just make it that much easier to ignore racism when it actually occurs. Seems to me they’re cutting of their noses to spite their faces. Morons!
jimmy2shoes on February 19, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Only a month into this administation and we see yet another trip to the race well. Sooner rather than later the well will run dry and the general public will tire of this continued clubbing.
This kind of rhetoric goes a long way toward deminishing this presidency.
moxie_neanderthal on February 19, 2009 at 7:54 PM
To oppose anything this Administration will be considered racist.
Blue Collar Todd on February 19, 2009 at 7:54 PM
OT:
Did you hear about the students who are barricaded in at NYU?
Some of their demands:
The group wants 13 scholarships a year provided for students of the Gaza Strip, and to give surplus supplies to the Islamic university in Gaza.
CBS
artist on February 19, 2009 at 7:58 PM
We are all socialists now.
And those of us who aren’t are racists.
Disturb the Universe on February 19, 2009 at 7:41 PM
The ‘Racist Socialist Party’ has a ring to it. Let’s get started.
Bishop on February 19, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Libs do to the word racism the same thing they do to the words child abuse. There was a time we all new what child abuse meant. Today, it too, has been trivialized to mean almost nothing. Child abuse is what ever a lib says it is.
Sexual harassment is another example. We could all make a list of the words the libs use, distort and alter meanings for their own purposes. And those purposes change from day to day.
Patriotism is another very good example. We all once new what a patriot was. Under Bill Clinton, though, it was defined as supporting the President. Under Bush, Hillary redefined it as disagreeing with the President. Obama has once again changed the meaning back to supporting him. Reality and law are what ever liberals say they are from day to day. They speak not as men and women bound by definitions, rules and laws,, they speak as gods and kings. Their words are whatever they mean them to be at any given time. We are to merely to shut up and obey.
JellyToast on February 19, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Then call me a racist and I will be proud.
cobrakai99 on February 19, 2009 at 7:59 PM
When the likes of Clyburn finish their time on earth maybe we can get serious about race relations in this country. The young people of today don’t carry on blaming everything wrong in their life on race. I’m getting tired of the Democratic Black Caucus and the Rev. Al ( protest over the N.Y. Post political cartoon) making every criticism of the Democratic Agenda as somehow racist and therefore off limits
alternative failures on February 19, 2009 at 8:02 PM
artist on February 19, 2009 at 7:58 PM
Some guys will do anything to get laid, even with ugly “social justice” chicks.
Bishop on February 19, 2009 at 8:03 PM
Palin’s doubly racist because there are virtually no black people in Alaska. See also, Dean, Howard and Vermont.
rbj on February 19, 2009 at 8:04 PM
To be honest I can’t even understand why there is any sense of guilt concerning slavery in this nation. Consider this ….when slavery was brought here we were British and were not the U.S. until 1791? slavery ended in 1865 ….74 years……I do not know the history of slavery world wide but I suggest that there are probably few nations in the history of the world that ended the practice that quickly but I can promise no nation in the history of the world paid such a price to end that practice 620,000 lives. Owe them ….really
Aggie95 on February 19, 2009 at 8:04 PM
Incoherent accusations of “racism” are just a distraction to take our attention away from Obama’s looting of the treasury for his partisan political and personal gain.
BottomLine5 on February 19, 2009 at 8:05 PM
+1
tartan on February 19, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Is anyne getting the feeling that the left want to drag this country back to the glorious 60’s of sit-ins, protests, race riots etc.? I wouldn’t mind some of the music but that’s about it.
katy on February 19, 2009 at 8:09 PM
Enough is enough, Where the F is Mr. post racial, post partisan hope and change? Running away he is, running because he knows he is the racial arsonist responsible for torching the house of acceptance and tolorance, he along with the all to willing band of whores know as the MSM. When the country erupts in civil war, which it is heading for if this BS doesn’t stop, Obama & friends and the media best heed the USAF SOG slogan “you can run, but your just going to die tired”
dmann on February 19, 2009 at 8:10 PM
John Gibson said on radio that Eric Holder has a bright blue scrotum. That followed the report of a monkey loose at a Seattle? zoo that had a bright blue scrotum. Now it sounds like we are all on track for responsible talk about race.
I know the Obama election team and now his administration have set race relations back 40-50 years in this country. Do they want riots? Idiots all.
wepeople on February 19, 2009 at 8:10 PM
+1
Completely absurd.
The more the term “racism” becomes over used, the more it loses it’s meaning. Accusing absolutely everyone of racism only hurts blacks because it dilutes the true meaning of the word.
tartan on February 19, 2009 at 8:11 PM
Sir, the time when that sort of baseless babble cowed anyone is past. It’s a new day, don’t you know. We speak frankly now and call a fool a fool when we see one. No more cowardice. Get yourself under control or shrink into well deserved anonymity and go get an honest job.
Mason on February 19, 2009 at 8:14 PM
Slavery still exists in many parts of the world today.
That’s just like the Salem witch trials. They are sometimes used by libs as an example of the ignorant and backward mindset of the early Americans. Do you realize how many “witches” were put to death in Europe???? Wikipedia says around 60,000! And the witch hunts there were started by the intellectuals!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchhunters
JellyToast on February 19, 2009 at 8:14 PM
Clyburn is a corrupt asshole just like John Murtha. I have no doubt that he has some “friends” back home ready to profit handsomely from some of this “stimulus” spending. He’s pissed that Sanford may have derailed his pals’ gravy train. And of course the Dems slid that nice little provision in the Porkulus to prevent any investigation or exposure of the payoffs.
rockmom on February 19, 2009 at 8:16 PM
The sad thing is that Holder is correct. Americans (or at least white Americans (you know ‘racist Americans’)) don’t talk about race because if we do we are called racists. I’m a PUMA ( I snuck in during open registration. ), we have been called racists since Iowa. At first, we were surprised but after awhile you get used to it. If Bill Clinton can become racist in the blink of an eye and Hillary Clinton can become a racist after her ‘tears are analyzed’ then none of us can escape the label. Just lay back and think of England, it will be over (hopefully) in four years.
freckleface on February 19, 2009 at 8:17 PM
I wouldn’t mind some of the music but that’s about it.
katy on February 19, 2009 at 8:09 PM
If they manage to bring back the Doors WITH Jim Morrison, I might give them a break.
Bishop on February 19, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Just ignore the race baiting. It’s only a thing weak minded people bring up when they don’t know how to defend something
Libertarian Joseph on February 19, 2009 at 8:21 PM
To paraphrase Jim Carrey, “I like Rap as much as any other terrified white dude…but do ya think we could get a little Foghat once in a while?”
coldwarrior on February 19, 2009 at 8:22 PM
That’s because STIMULUS is the new word for REPARATIONS.
stenwin77 on February 19, 2009 at 8:23 PM
I Know
That’s because STIMULUS is the new word for REPARATIONS.
stenwin77
Aggie95 on February 19, 2009 at 8:29 PM
I live in SC and Clyburn is an embarrasment to us too, he is elected by the non-caucasion population. He is not a free thinker, apparently when his decendants were freed, they did not go all the way and he is stuck in the 1800’s. He is also a supporter of slave reperations.
We as a free public will rise up and free ourselves of his ignorance.
workingforpigs on February 19, 2009 at 8:31 PM
It would seem that Clyburn meets the Webster’s definition of a racist. He presupposes the superiority of Obama’s ideas based on Obama’s race. This is classic racism, textbook racism, the kind that existed in MLK’s day.
JiangxiDad on February 19, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Have no doubt, Clyburn IS a Racist. I have seen him in action. He snubs white people in crowds.
workingforpigs on February 19, 2009 at 8:32 PM
Clyburn= pygmy man negro stock.
Denniscat on February 19, 2009 at 8:32 PM
England ended it first, led by William Wilberforce (one of those Christians whom the Left despise). The movie that was out a couple of years ago came out to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the end of the slave trade in England.
Thomas Sowell is the man for history on this. He’s a true national treasure.
Bury the Chains: How The West Ended Slavery
and
The United Nations of Reparations Hypocrisy
INC on February 19, 2009 at 8:33 PM
So….. he’s saying all of their citizens are good at karate? I don’t get it. ; )
InCali on February 19, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Clyburn is a racist for hosting a fish fry for the democrats, no?
SouthernGent on February 19, 2009 at 8:38 PM
I thought a black belt was some karate level thing?
I live in Florida and have never heard that phrase before. Count me in with the cowards……I oppose the stoooopid stimmie bill – this admin is turning this country into a laughingstock. The race card is worn so thin it only has one side.
Ris4victory on February 19, 2009 at 8:40 PM
I think we are beginning to see who the real racists are…?
d1carter on February 19, 2009 at 8:40 PM
More wisdom from Sowell:
Preserving a Vision–at the Expense of the Facts
This should also have been on the basketball thread from last night.
INC on February 19, 2009 at 8:40 PM
Hahahahahaha…That’s funny. And yet disturbing. No, you’re not really off topic. We are talking about their fellow moron here, now aren’t we? :)
NathanG on February 19, 2009 at 8:40 PM
The more stupid people like Clyborn, call people racists, the more racists they will create. I would call him ignorant, but ignorance means a lack of knowledge. He has a lack of mental capacity.
Nuts4koi on February 19, 2009 at 8:42 PM
When are we going to stop giving idiots like this a chance in front of a camera and a microphone?
AubieJon on February 19, 2009 at 8:44 PM
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