This Film Is Not for You

Ann Althouse ponders the North Carolina GOP anti-Obama commercial featuring Rev. Wright and wonders how it could be considered race-baiting.

Hmm, that is a puzzle. In the  spirit of non-partisan amicability, let's help her out here:

Dear Ann:

It might have something to do with the scary black man yelling a scary black thing in a scary black way.

Love,

Thers

Unsurprisingly, Althouse employs her trademark "neener neener" logic to declare that if you look at the ad and see the obvious, hey presto, you're the racist:

... look at the ad! It's about left-wing politics and anti-Americanism....

There is a serious question here about whether Obama is too left wing. We damned well get to talk about it. If you're going to push us back and call us racists for trying to address an overwhelmingly important political problem with a black candidate for President, then what you are essentially saying is that America is not ready for a black President. And that would be racist.

No, it's about race. The reason Wright is saying "God damn America" is because of how African Americans have been treated in America, after all.

And besides, if you take race out of the reading of the ad, there isn't a "serious question here about whether Obama is too left wing" -- unless you want to define "left wing" as inherently "anti-American." Which Althouse of course wants to do, as this is central to her definition of "nonpartisanship."

Most amusing though is this:

ADDED: For anyone who thinks I'm resistant to seeing racism in a political ad, let me remind that I was the one who wrote about the letters "NIG" on the child's pajamas in the "3 a.m." ad.

Which needs no commentary.

Comments

[aimai]

Truly, that woman is too stupid to breathe. But she is at least smart enough to take her orders from the same people the rest of the right wing do. This whole "we get to talk about shit" thing is *everywhere*. Yes, yes, you dozey bitch, you get to talk about how an elected Senator from Illinois with a Harvard Education, editor of the Harvard Law Review who is married to a corporate lawyer and has two young girls and attends weekly church is essentially *a terrorist.* You go ahead and say that the entire democratic party is willing to vote for a guy who is a terrorist. and you see where that gets you with your colleagues and students. If you can see past through those wine soaked eyes.

aimai

[DrDick]

Reading Althouse causes retardation. Please consult a medical professional immediately to avoid permanent damage.

I continue to be amazed at how little mental competence is required of law professors at prestigious public universities. I certainly hope, for the students' sakes, that they have her on a light teaching load.

[Anon]

Let's not forget that Rev. Wright is so Anti-American that he enlisted in the Marines. Only America haters do that. On the other hand, great patriots, like Dick Cheney who was born the same year as Rev. Wright, pursued multiple deferments.

[Ripley]

If you're going to push us back and call us racists for trying to address an overwhelmingly important political problem with a black candidate for President, then what you are essentially saying is that America is not ready for a black President

Am I completely misreading that? She says a black Presidential candidate is an "overwhelmingly important political problem", then says we're racist for not acknowledging "the problem"?

Seriously, maybe I'm misunderstanding her intent, but... I guess I'm a racist. I need a scorecard.

[The Kenosha Kid]

Ann Althouse ponders

.. and that's where I stopped reading.

[whetstone]

"ADDED: For anyone who thought I hate Obama or am a reactionary wingnut... I'm actually nonpartisan, and by nonpartisan I mean bugnut crazy."

[Bitter Scribe]

If self-pity were yogurt, Althouse would be Dannon.

[Jemand von Niemand]

AltimeterMouse: Boobies.

Also, she's blind to her own racism, but that doesn't appear to bother her as much as Boobies do.