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Blacks and The Health Care Debate

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Created 08/11/2009 - 13:16
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    Blacks and The Health Care Debate

    August 11, 2009 at 2:16 PM
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    Whenever I see footage of one of the town hall meetings that devolves into ugliness [25], I'm looking for the Black folks.  Or the riot police. Because you and I know that if black folks were ever to act out like this for any reason, there would tazers-a-go-go, dogs and water-hoses and vintage black-jacks [26] swingin', for that ironic nostalgia throwback effect.  You and I better not think about causing a ruckus at some political function.

    I'm having a hard time dealing with the health care debate in general largely because the timbre seems to manufactured by both sides: the liberal media only wants you to see the wingnut Dittoheads on the warpath [27] so you just pushback reflexively and aren't inclined to seriously weigh or debate the merits of health reform and the conservatives want to fan the flames of outrage and hyperbole [28] to undermine the president and encourage fear and distrust, with no other choices on-deck. [29]

    Not many Brown faces in the angry mob of protesters and debaters on the issue of health care reform...what does that mean?

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