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gmginsfo:
The only racist remarks I read in either coverage were those relating to the DNA connection and ban against interracial marriage. This Judge told it like it is as far as MLK, JJackson and ASharpton go, whose records (bogus thesis, Mistressgate and TBrawley, respectively) are facts the press chooses to ignore and their advocates actively suppress. His comments about the decay of the civil rights movement also rang true, and he should know as one who formerly worked within it. In sum, I don't know what was worse about the Judge's conduct, parts of his initial postings or his BS apology afterwards.
There's reasonable proof out there that JFK didn't actually write Profiles in Courage, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize. But that's less known than the King plagarism. Should that Pulitzer be rescinded? That's a prize actually given for writing, as opposed to the Nobel Peace Prize, which was given for actions verifiably taken by King. Or is the press largely ignoring the Profiles issue because Kennedy was white. No the issue is swept under the rug because Kennedy was a national heroe who died tragically, as was King. The color of the skin has nothing to do with it.
As for Jackson and Sharpton, they're going nowhere fast. Certainly legitimate criticism was leveled at them, but that was hardly the heart of the scandal.
The comments actually quoted about the current state of the civil rights movemment rang hollow rather than true, particularly in the first articl. We don't have complete transcripts of the posts, but what was in the articles were merely generalities with no argument to back them up.
In the National News article, the judge is quoted saying “When I was younger, I participated in the civil rights movement. It was the motto then of just give everyone an equal chance. … Then I started hearing, well what else is whitey going to give us? Then it became a call for reparations … The things that so called bigots pointed out – illegitimacy, lack of sexual morality and every Black man wanted a white woman. I thought all of that was a bunk of stuff designed by bigots to preserve the old way. I don’t guess I have to tell you what I think about their promises now. Every one of them has come true. … I have long since removed myself from the civil rights movement and generally see it for the scam that it (is) and was.”
I'm sorry, rehashing old sexual bogey men from the 50's is racist. If you want to bemoan the sexual decadence of the current American society, fine. There's lots of stuff happening out there that doesn't look good, but to place it all on the shoulders of Black America is ridiculous. What about the excesses and abuses of White America? Have portions of the Black community created the perception of afirmative action and civil rights advances as baseless entitlements? Sure, but that's a very narrow view of both entitlement programs in the US and the Black community as a whole.
If you want to talk about DNA being behind the successes and failures of racial groups in general, there's a whole lot of rednecks out there making this judge's DNA look very suspect. I used to think one of the nice things about being Jewish is that we don't have rednecks (or any equivalent) in our family tree. I've learned different. Dig deep enough in any ethnic family tree and you'll find traces of things you wish you hadn't. Bringing DNA into the discussion may be valid, but it is certainly a double edged sword.
In short, the evidence as presented is fairly damning. I am open to the possibility that a more extensive reading of the posts in question would to some degree contextualize the comments and perhaps even mitigate some of the more outrageous parts. However, the fact that the judge chose to withdraw from public life rather than make an issue of the entire record indicates to me that it is likely the entire record has been reflected well by the articles in question.