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Willravel · 08-25-2009, 03:09 PM

Most? I dunno, I don't really follow a lot of what they say to be honest. I can say that some of the things each of them has said could qualify as race baiting.

Edit: actually, I remember a specific case. Remember Tawana Brawley? Back in the late 80s, a 15-year old black girl named Tawana Brawley accused a group of white men of raping her, and then defecated on her as they yelled out racial slurs. Al Sharpton got involved in defending her/championing her story and he basically lost his mind. He started making Godwins left and right and he even accused a prosecutor of raping the girl, without evidence. It was a perfect storm of race baiting.

Still, what Glenn Beck is doing is really blatant race baiting. He wants white people to not like President Obama because of the incorrect perception that President Obama has a problem with white people. It's a classic method of racists to stir up racism. You can see similar race baiting when Michael Savage went after General Powell for supporting the Obama campaign last year.

08-25-2009, 03:09 PM	#61 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Most? I dunno, I don't really follow a lot of what they say to be honest. I can say that some of the things each of them has said could qualify as race baiting. Edit: actually, I remember a specific case. Remember Tawana Brawley? Back in the late 80s, a 15-year old black girl named Tawana Brawley accused a group of white men of raping her, and then defecated on her as they yelled out racial slurs. Al Sharpton got involved in defending her/championing her story and he basically lost his mind. He started making Godwins left and right and he even accused a prosecutor of raping the girl, without evidence. It was a perfect storm of race baiting. Still, what Glenn Beck is doing is really blatant race baiting. He wants white people to not like President Obama because of the incorrect perception that President Obama has a problem with white people. It's a classic method of racists to stir up racism. You can see similar race baiting when Michael Savage went after General Powell for supporting the Obama campaign last year. Last edited by Willravel; 08-25-2009 at 03:12 PM..