Racial epithet makes news (UNCLASSIFIED)

[David A. Daniel]

Now this is too funny. You are saying that it is a stretch to think that
Steele badmouthed Indians on purpose? Well, in fact that would be a stretch.
How silly. The point is: he (together with his ideological brethren) is
simply not concerned with whether or not he offended anyone and, if he did,
it doesn't matter, or may even increase his prestige. Jeeeez.
DAD


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This strikes me as too clever by half.

No one else is out there scoring points by bad-mouthing the Native
Americans (at least no one that the head of a major party would want to
associate himself with), so it really doesn't seem likely that Steele is
trying to curry favor with the elusive anti-Micmac bloc with the
comment.



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>
> I think one point (among others) has been missed in this thread, to
> wit: Our
> modern conservatives don't lose points among their constituents for
> being
> (wink, wink) racist/careless in the use of (wink, wink) racist, or
> possibly
> racist, remarks. So, those who think Steele stupid are thinking about
> it
> from their own point of view of taking offense at what he said and, oh
> my,
> how could a public figure be so stupid as to give offense? Well, if
> that
> public figure actually gains stature within his constituency, then it
> was
> not (necessarily) stupid at all. While the liberal side is running
> around
> gnashing teeth and wringing hands, the conservative side is saying
> something
> along the lines of "There go the whiners again. Imagine, being upset
> that he
> said Injun! Good for Michael!" Even if the guy (wink, wink) apologizes
> about
> it after, it's just pro forma throwing of bone to the opposition. If
> you get
> my drift...
> DAD
>
> PS: If someone made this point before (i.e. it had not been missed)
and
> I in
> fact missed seeing it, then apologies are proffered. I didn't, after
> all,
> ready every single post to the end...
>
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