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August 24, 2007
Are You More Racist or More Sexist?
What you should be is more insulted and fed up!
by Tina Grazier
Marcella Bombardieri has noted an increase in political contributions by professors and others at some of the top universities in America in her article for the Boston Globe, Academia has '08 cash clout:
…Professors and others in the education field have given more to federal candidates running in 2008 than those who work in the oil, pharmaceutical, and computer industries -- a sign of how academia has become a much bigger player in the political cash sweepstakes. *** Of the more than $7 million that academics donated in the first half of this year, more than $4.1 million went to presidential campaigns… *** …individuals gave about $462,000 in the first half of the year, with 86 percent going to Democrats *** (Alan) Dershowitz said he and many of his colleagues are focused on choosing the most electable Democrat…
This information validates the conservative position that universities tend to be liberal and normally this would make my day, but something else in the article grabbed my attention and really turned my crank. It was an off subject remark by Alan Dershowitz:
"At dinner tables we have tactical arguments. Is America more racist or more sexist?" Dershowitz said, referring to the fact that Obama is black and Clinton is a woman and his friends are fearful that American voters are not ready to elect either a minority or woman as president.
Mr. Dershowitz and his friends are talking about you and me, folks; they see Americans, at least those to the right and center, as racists and bigots. The remark is offensive, and an incredible insult to the American people, but a good indication that many in the field of higher education are themselves elitist bigots. The position does provide convenient cover should a republican win the White House, however, so if the election is close and democrats lose expect loud accusations of racism and bigotry.
A certain number of racists and bigots, like the poor, will always be with us. The implication that Americans are too discriminatory to elect minorities or women simply because of their gender or skin color is absurd. Americans will vote for the best, most qualified person to lead the nation.
Posted by Post Scripts at August 24, 2007 09:55 PM