What is a *non* real black person? Is it similar to how some define white people that don't share the "liberal" view regarding a question of racism?
Conservatives were criticized by a few here for not participating in a tread about a nobody who refused to marry an interracial couple. This nobody's decision not to marry the couple, IMO, wasn't worth a second thought. He's just a tiny speck on the face of this planet and his decision would have no impact at all on the couple or anyone else for that matter. But to some, this sort of event warrants a show of outrage on the part of all good citizens and/or a civil rights lawsuit to punish the offending member of our society for a crime of no real consequence.
Once I learned the meaning of "go back to the porch", I waited a while to see the outrage that was sure to come about when the "liberal" media reported this racial incident or the story made its way to the left wing blogs and onto this site. Unlike the nobody who refused to marry the couple, Mr. Ballantine has an influence on society as a radio talk show host and public personality. Surely, this situation demands more attention than a couple being denied the signature of Mr. nobody.
I was so disappointed that O'Reilly missed those remarks at the end of that debate because he would have let Mr. Ball have it, and I so like to see people get exactly what they deserve! O'Reilly was a little too slow on his draw this time. Juan Williams is a fantastic guy and didn't deserve those racial slurs. I don't know how he kept his cool because I nearly jumped off my seat when I heard the "real black people" remark. Blacks have enough to deal with with bigotry and racism coming from members of other races. They shouldn't have to deal with it coming from their own and I'll bet the cut goes a lot deeper when it does.
This sort of thing is not an isolated incident - it happens all the time against black conservatives, but this is the first time I've seen it happen to someone on the left. What is being done to stop this sort of bigotry and racism in "liberal" America? What sort of punishment will/should Mr. Ballantine receive?
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>>The debate over Rush Limbaugh's NFL bid is roiling the racial landscape. This evening, after Juan Williams explained that Rush's "Barack the Magic Negro" parody was based on a column by an African-American author, a black radio talk show host told Williams to "go back to the porch." [H/t NB readers Tracy B. and Ken T.]
Warren Ballantine uttered the insult on this evening's O'Reilly Factor:
BILL O'REILLY: The reason that Limbaugh is not going to be able to buy into the NFL is because a bunch of made-up stuff became legend, and he got hammered.
WARREN BALLANTINE: OK, we won't look at the made-up stuff. Let's look at him playing "Barack The Magic Negro", and we're going to say that's just funny, that's just a joke, that's not racial either. It is racial to real black people.
JUAN WILLIAMS: Hey Warren, you were saying my argument was a red herring. Maybe you should do some research, go back and find out that it was an article written by a black person, headlined "Barack The Magic Negro."
BALLANTINE: He made it a song and played it on his show.
WILLIAMS: So what? He was making fun of it.
BALLANTINE: You can go back to the porch, Juan. You can go back. It's OK.
O'REILLY: All right guys: good debate, good-spirited debate.
Good-spirited? Telling Juan to "go back to the porch"? I have to assume Bill didn't hear Ballantine's closing crack.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/mark-finkelstein/2009/10/16/oreilly-guest-juan-williams-go-back-porch
