I know what you mean, which was why I put in the bit about this being taken out of context and I think I might have given him a pass (while rolling my eyes) if it weren't for the comment I quote combined with this later in the article:
"There are even “racists for Obama,” as Politico labels the phenomenon: White Americans whose distrust of black people in general crumbles when they actually get to know specific black people, including a presidential candidate who extends a genuine helping hand in a time of national crisis."
I don't really know what he's trying to say here, except I get the strong impression this is his version of the 'some of my best friends are X argument' and he sincerely believes that you're not really racist if you grudgingly don't hate all people of a different colour when you need their help.
Plus the whole article so blindingly badly written that it offends me on the grounds of its dreadful prose as well. Good knows how much the NY Times pays him for this stuff.
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Date: 2008-10-27 02:57 am (UTC)"There are even “racists for Obama,” as Politico labels the phenomenon: White Americans whose distrust of black people in general crumbles when they actually get to know specific black people, including a presidential candidate who extends a genuine helping hand in a time of national crisis."
I don't really know what he's trying to say here, except I get the strong impression this is his version of the 'some of my best friends are X argument' and he sincerely believes that you're not really racist if you grudgingly don't hate all people of a different colour when you need their help.
Plus the whole article so blindingly badly written that it offends me on the grounds of its dreadful prose as well. Good knows how much the NY Times pays him for this stuff.