Seriously, let's enter their reality for a moment and assume Obama shares Wright's views (even though that would be contrary to Obama's own words and deeds for the past 2 decades). Do people think that an Angry Black President would ghettoize all the white males? Avenge The Blacks on The Whites in some horrible genocidal war? Force White Womwn to breed with Black Men?

Yeah, yeah Juliebird, let's push all those petty little concerns to the side and get right down to some of the horrible, hateful, things Obama might do. I see him sneaking up on these goals like a Panther! He might actually enforce the Civil Rights Laws, and investigate offenses and prosecute malefactors! Horrors! He might actually enforce the consumer-safety and labor laws! Oh My God! He might actually mobolise white people of good will to make a contribution towards addressing America's race-related problems! And worst of all: He might demand an accounting from the Armed Forces or their contractors, under existing laws and regulations! Can you imagine?

And worst of all, unimaginably worse then anything, he might be a good and competent administrator, and America might make some progress towards its stated goals during his administration.

Juliebird, with threats like that imminent, the astuff you mentioned is small potatoes. Those they could handle. The ones I mention, they could not.

I pity the fool who doesn't close his tags. The A-team will be on that sucka's ass, pronto!

Just don't slip over the edge and become a "prole", like me. It's hell down here. If I was younger, I'd join the Army, but I'm just an old prole. Compared to me, you're on top of the world!

Just how much time have you spent living in inner cities? I can tell you that, at least in New Orleans, residents (and visitors) have everything to fear from baggy-pants-wearing kids.

Kate Tex

Kate, you are so right! who the hell worries about kid's pants when there are pulpits with figurative machine guns blazing away. Wow! Sunday's must be really something, with the bells and the choirs and the rapid-fire pulpits! No place for a prole like me!

Debig? The doctors and lawyers need to plant parsnips?

Good Celery

Ahhh! Parsnips! Easier to grow than carrots and how good they are! We mostly sort of crisp 'em, with butter. I would advise parsnips for anybody!

I strongly advise you, for the good of all concerned, to rent and watch, several times, the movie "Putney Swope" It is a gripping story of racial tension in the world of high-stakes advertising.

I'm sure you will understand Obama's candidacy much better after even a single viewing.

nothing to do with sex

So you were talking about literary satisfactions! Well, you are right, she's never satisfied with my prose.

A friend called me and told me that the proper response to your devestating riposte about me not satisfying my wife is to smugly announce how stunningly easy it is for me to satisfy yours!

Okay, that's a wierd and tasteless ritual, but if it is necessary to you, there it is. May it serve you well, as well as any other aspect of your style of intercourse.

I don't hate queer people. I can't pretend to be sex-blind because absolutely nothing in my culture will allow me to be. I admire Cary Grant,...

Cary Grant was gay? Oh my God, it's too late for the morphine, I'm going right to the revolver.

BTW, before I go, what was the point of that post? Did you think that Greenwald wrote the lines in which you substituted "queer" for "black"?

Your point eludes me completely, unless it is that the same exact techniques are used by bigots, irregardless of whatever it is that differentiates them and their victims.

You know, you really hit the gong for stupidity tonite with that post, and you've got some strong competitors.

Okay then, I must have misapprehended it. As I said, most of my brain came out with that tooth.

My mistake, I'm sure. So the "satire" consisted of substituting the name of a very favored group for the despised one in the original screed? I'm not sure I get it, but a guy whose grey matter comes out with his molar shouldn't talk.

Let me put it a different way. What exactly would it take for black America to no longer feel unfullfilled/unequal/unwhatever?

How about one tiny bit of good-will and an attempt at leaving behind some of your preconceptions and prejudices?

In that case, the situation is hopeless, eh Shootsy? Your every moral scruple, your every yearning for dignity and freedom, would be lost if you gave that!

I guess you would have to give up everything you stand for, and maybe a whole lot of booty, besides, sucka!

Thanks for answering. It's my little prognostication (I have them, too you know) that it won't be too long before we'll see right-wing screeds about the Army not respecting Obama.

Jeez, I hope so. I hope so like hell!