A False Charge of Racism

Why anyone would consider Janeane Garofalo an astute observer of the American scene is beyond me. She's an "okay" actress but when it comes to political wisdom, I'm afraid she just doesn't have it. That doesn't stop people like Keith Olbermann from inviting her on his show to trash conservatives and, of course, Fox News.

Her latest visit, on Thursday, saw her declaring that the April 15 tax day demonstrations were "racist."

Let's be very honest about what this is about. This is not about bashing Democrats. It's not about taxes. They have no idea what the Boston Tea party was about. They don't know their history at all. It's about hating a black man in the White House," she said on MSNBC's "The Countdown" with Keith Olbermann Thursday evening. "This is racism straight up and is nothing but a bunch of teabagging rednecks. There is no way around that."

She then declared the same people to have neurological disorders and substandard brains.

I'm guessing she tried to read the many posters shown on the news but the words were more than four letters long.

Seriously, when is the rest of America going to grow up? The juvenile antics aren't funny. The shout-downs on the political shows are worthless, furthering no one's agenda. The stupid "teabagging" sex jokes were beneath contempt (and just one more indication that militant gays are perhaps the most intolerant people on the planet right now). This isn't 1975 and "Countdown" isn't "Saturday Night Live." Sad.

Isn't it strange that the only people making a big deal out of Barack Obama's racial background are those on the left? I didn't see a single sign, heard not a single comment, about Mr. Obama's skin pigmentation, either at local tax day rallies, or during many hours of watching televised coverage.

No one cares, Janeane. It's not the skin color, stupid, it's the political philosophies. Are you that thick, or are you just another dishonest entertainer who likes to grab attention?

As for understanding the Boston tea party, we know perfectly well what it was about. A tax designated by the British parliament on tea, to be paid by colonists. It was symbolic of many other one-sided pieces of British legislation that impacted the economy of the Americas, and thus a symbolic action was taken.

Today's "tea parties" are also symbolic but we have no illusions as to their importance. Sure, we have representation in Washington, but our elected representatives have forgotten to consult us, and our executive branch does what it damn well pleases, often without congressional approval. And our children and grandchildren are going to be taxed for the trillions being spent today, and no one is asking their permission.

In fact, today's tea parties are more important than the original one. Socialism at the federal level is a far greater threat to American liberty than King George III ever dreamed.

There was a black man at the rally in Chicago who had an astute sign. It said:

"Lincoln freed my great-great grandparents. Obama has enslaved my great great-grandchildren."

Do you suppose that sign was racist, or was it about political philosophy?

I hate to pay attention to people like Garofalo, but I hate to see a vast swath of Americans falsely villified.