Posted by Tina
“We even have blacks voting against the health-care bill. You can’t vote against health care and call yourself a black man.”
So said Jesse Jackson to the members of the Congressional Black caucus at a recent reception. He was speaking about Congressman Artur Davis who was among the Democrats that voted against the house health care bill. The remark is an ugly slur, no matter what the color of the targeted recipient, not only because it demeans the person but because it shows disrespect for personal power and responsibility. Mr. Jackson implies that Davis is not of the collective and therefore is worthy only of disdain. The editors of the Wall Street Journal summed the ugly mess up nicely in the article from whence came the above quote:
“Why We’re Not ‘Post-Racial’ – Jesse Jackson versus Artur Davis.” – Wall Street Journal
Liberals insist that America still isn’t “post-racial,” notwithstanding the election of President Obama. But when a politician’s skin color is gratuitously invoked in a debate about whether the government should have more control of health care, you have to wonder if the political left has any serious interest in a color-blind society.
Indeed. Follow the link to read the very classy response given by Artur Davis, Democrat, Alabama.