April 19, 2008

Saturday Forum

A Master’s Thesis Exposes Anti-White Liberal Media Bias; etc.

From: William Joseph McCollogh (e-mail him)

Re: Boethius’ Column: Obama’s Contempt For Ordinary Whites—And McCain’s Inability To Defend Them

Two fellow students and I recently completed our jointly written master’s degree thesis addressing this point made by Boethius:

"The pervasive contempt for ordinary white Americans among the liberal Democratic elite can be no surprise to anyone who, like me, has spent most of his or her life since high school in the company of liberals..."

Our thesis analyzed contempt by tracking slurs published in the print media toward ordinary white Americans. We targeted the left wing San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News. Our findings are, to say the least, painful.

Used in editorials, news stories, photo captions and quotations acceptable (to them) slurs were offensive and demeaning words and phrases like white boy, redneck, hillbilly, cracker, white trash, nerdy, white-bread, lily white, typical American, typical white person, goober, white resentment, acting white, and Wonder Bread—along with Spanish-language slurs like anglo, guero, and gringo.

Mainstream media contempt can also be gauged by where the story is placed, the headline, lead paragraph and the use of derogatory stereotypes and photographs.

Although our paper caused a stir, we each received an A grade.

McCollogh will receive his Master’s Degree in May.

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A Texas Reader Looks Back With Sorrow At His Home State Of Maryland

From:  Chris Lollar (e-mail him)

Re: Joe Guzzardi’s Column: Maryland Gov. O’Malley Jails Immigration Reform Patriot

My father, and now my younger brother who partnered with him, have a general contracting business on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

For 35 years, my family poured our blood and sweat into our work. I have always been proud of how Dad pulled us through the good times and bad to wind up successful. 

In all that time he stood by honest principles and refused to cut corners or cheat customers, even when it made things difficult financially.

I understand [jailed immigration patriot} Abbott’s frustration with the unfair competition from illegal aliens and the blatant lack of immigration law enforcement by state and federal legislators.

Over the past several years, Maryland has experienced an immigration explosion like I never could have imagined.  Growing up in Kent County, we always saw the buses of migrant workers from the nurseries that would come into town to drop them off for running errands.

But around eight or nine years ago the demographics of our town began to change.  Neighborhoods that used to be predominantly black are now Hispanic and appear to have gang- related activity. The blacks were pushed out to the edge of town into FHA housing. 

Not only were Americans losing their jobs to the new wave of cheap and mainly illegal labor, they were also losing their homes. 

The irony is that the black community first welcomed immigrants because they were non-white. 

Although my wife and I moved to Texas a few years ago, we still carry our Maryland flag.  We used to display it outside our home with pride. Not anymore. 

The election of Governor Mark O’Malley and the direction our once wonderful state have taken instills disgust in me. I’m not sure I’ll ever return to Maryland.

Let Abbott know that there are others out there who understand where he’s coming from and the frustration he’s going through. 

I wish Abbott luck and good fortune. May some semblance of whatever justice remains in Maryland serve him well.

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An Illinois Reader Thinks That Md. Governor O’Malley Should Stay Pro-Immigration—So Voters Can Throw Him Out

From: Mike Mozart (e-mail him)

Guzzardi wrote that Maryland Governor Mark O’Malley should meet with jailed patriot Walter Abbott to learn how illegal immigration adversely impacts American workers.

I disagree!

Too many times treasonous politicians have found themselves facing American’s wrath because of their pandering. Then, in order to save their sorry political hides, they do an about-face and act as if they care about citizens.

I say once a traitor, always a traitor. They may change their spots or their verbiage but they’re always the same untrustworthy animal.

We know that some Americans are easily fooled and have bad memories. See the John McCain phenomenon, for example. So allowing a traitor to put on a public mea culpa the worst thing to do

To be sure, the Governor should drop the charges against Abbott so this American citizen and his family can be free from government tyranny.

But to offer O’Malley a way out would be wrong. The mainstream media would be all over the story of how a "benevolent" Governor came to the rescue of a wronged American citizen.

Let the traitors continue their vile ways until it's election time. Never give them a way out. The more ammunition we can use against them at election time the better.

Mozart lives in what he describes as "the Democratic-controlled sanctuary city of Chicago." He is a Minuteman and, with others, protested in front of Elvira Arellano's church hideout. Read his previous letters about Arellano here and the folly of re-electing the same traitors here. Mozart’s last letter about how Michelle Obama is working against black Americans by supporting illegal immigration is here.

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A New York Reader Disagrees About Barack Obama’s True Feelings

From:  Tim Brand (e-mail him)

Re: Today’s Letter: A California Reader Says Pundits “Fail To Grasp The Obvious” About Barack Obama

Mark Mallarde, writer of the above captioned letter, has a wonderful gift. He can read Obama’s mind!

Mallarde makes several amazing assumptions about Obama that include: "His gaffes don’t reflect his true beliefs," "Obama does not believe that rural Pennsylvanians’ economic misfortune makes them cling to guns, or become anti-trade and anti-immigrant." "Obama is not that naïve about Pennsylvanians," and "Obama does not believe any of the vitriol spewed from his Chicago pastor Jeremiah Wright."

How can Mallarde possibly know these things? Is he psychic?

If not, the only way anyone can know what Obama thinks is if you yourself are Obama.

Brand lives in Queens and works in Manhattan. His previous letter about Eliot Spitzer is here.

James Fulford writes: No, we aren't psychic here at VDARE.com, and neither are our readers. But the way you read a politician’s mind is by listening to what he says, and watching what he does, and in the case of Obama, by reading his autobiography. Many people make the assumption that what he says in private to San Francisco billionaires from whom he wants to extract money, must be what he really believes, just because it is in private. They have failed to allow for the fact that he may not believe anything.

In the 1940's Robert A. Heinlein wrote some satirical advice for politicians:

“Try to win the support of every possible sort of group by hedging your statements and carrying water on both shoulders. Chamber-of-Commerce meetings and funny-money rallies don't draw the same audience, do they? You can do a lot—a lot of something at least—by a wink and a nod. You are for the welfare of all the Peepul, and that is what matters-as for your methods, well, you have to fight fire with fire—it's a dirty business, isn't it?

“(You're blinking well right it's a dirty business if you play it that way!)”

That advice was part of a chapter headed "How To Lose An Election"

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A Canadian Reader Says Baking Slow Rising Bread Teaches Us To Respect The Value Of Time

From:  Bettie (e-mail her)

Re: Joe Guzzardi’s Column: Fight Back! Bake Bread!

I was thrilled to see Guzzardi’s article on baking bread the way it is supposed to be relative to digestibility, flavor and the de-activation of anti-nutrients. I first learned the method developed by ex-hippie writer Clive Lawler

Nutritionists say that long-risen bread is less likely to create reactions in persons who think they are allergic to gluten especially if you use sifted spelt flour that strains out of the larger bran particles.

Lawler’s gives time meaning instead of always looking for ways to “save” it. Who doesn’t have fifteen minutes? Interestingly, Lawler recommends using a bit of powdered ginger for leavening instead of added additional commercial yeast.

What and how we eat matters so much in our lives.

Joe Guzzardi comments: I’ve discovered a whole grain sour dough bread recipe that uses spelt, organic rye, whole wheat and white flours. The rising occurs over three days but still involves less than five minutes of active preparation time. I’m on day two right now and will let readers know the results.

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