This poor excuse for an enlightened woman is a major embarrassment to our state!  She has not progressed in her mental state beyond a slave master or plantation owner in the early 19th century south.

I saw the exchange and it was reprehensible and disgusting on Boxer's part, to say the least.  This episode should be played on every media outlet to show her for what she is!

Why any idiot votes for this person is totally beyond me.

"If liberals didn't live it, it doesn't exist!"

Boxer's condescending behavior is reprehensible. The media silence is deafening. And the NAACP shows itself once again to be irrelevent. We have allowed organizations like the NAACP and career race baiters like Sharpton and Jackson to define racism. Now a 'hate crimes' bill looms (in a war funding bill), and don't think for one second that it will ever apply to a white anglo saxon Protestant male shoud he be a victim. It will only apply persons of color, women, homosexuals, and Muslims.

"What a revoltin' development this is!"

Chester Riley

This whole exchange really disturbed me. Mr. Alflord helps pay this idiots salary just like the rest of us. Too bad the majority of Americas will not see how this arrogant bitch treated a man whose life story is probably a lot more interesting than the current SC nominee.  

Semper suprene nitens

North Carolina now has the worst government money can buy. 

I think we're doing damage to ourselves here.  Look at the posts on both this and the linked blog.  We sound like Liberals.  

Let me state for the record that I agree with Noel's posts.  This isn't about that, and in fact, most of the comments haven't been about that either.  

In the posts, Noel is careful NOT to call Boxer a racist.  The subject of the posts is that the media would be all over a Republican if the same statement s where made.  So think about this.  If it WERE a Repubican, as it often is, would we be on here calling him a racist, or griping about the ignorance being heaped on said (R)?

While I personally detest Boxer, she got caught in the same trap that Repubs do all the time.  She actually didn't do anything racist and used a logical means of dragging a red herring across a losing argument.  Common tactic that isn't motivated by race, but by desperation.  As far as condescension goes, Boxer is condescending to everyone of the opposing view point, so I don't see race as a factor there, either. Let it noted though that I take a sick sort of glee in watching the video of her being played the same way so many Repubs get played, and in watching her squirm when she does.

My point is, I guess, that by doing exactly what we are complaining about the MSM and libs do (i.e., charging her as a racist when she was clearly being racist in her approach), we undermine our own credibility by showing the same bias that we are complaining about.  I agree that it is fun to give Barbie and her gang a taste of their own medicine, but we are giving the opposition reason to dismiss us every time we do.

Just something to think about.

A point in reflection:  Note that I am in no way saying Barbie ISN'T a racist.  I actually belive that she and a large number of her party are due to all there efforts to undermine and subvert true advancements of minorities while smiling and telling us that they are actually making our lives easier. 

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. - Albert Einstein

people and especially liberals calling themselves progressives have been essentially brainwashed to actually believe in themselves and hate conservatives.  i do not think that most on the left including Mrs. Boxer see anything wrong with what had occured during that hearing. they somehow think they should be patted on the back for what was attempted.

i hear so much mangled history on the news from pundits.  that is truly is frightening.  people are settling in molds based on misinformation and half truths.  America's apparent dichotomy in ideology all boils down to individualism versus collectivism.  human beings are funny creatures.  individually, we can be smart and very independent, but as a "collective" we are very ignorant and easy to control.  being in a collective allowing "higher ups" to make decisions for you is analogous to being a slave.  period.

-ascended conservative

Does anyone think Barbara Boxer is the only one that thinks like this?  If you're black, and you're not on the Democrat plantation, be prepared to have encounters just like this.  The Democrats will find a way to do it.  Usually, they'll arrange for another black politician to call your character or intelligence into question. 

It's Democrats, not Republicans, who are always concious of race, gender, etc.  If you don't fit their template they will attack you, anyone remember COndoleeza Rice or Sarah Palin?  These people ar pretty dispicable.  

Election 2008-God's way of showing us that elections count.  

    I want back and watched the original back and forth between Boxer and Mr. Alford. Boxer is condescending and racial, but her biggest deficit is her over-the-top stupidity. She challenges Mr. Alford's connection to California so as to diminish his comments on the subject then puts into record something from the NAACP and some guy from Atlanta??  

    This lady is so out of touch I can't fathom how she has ever been elected. She can't have a factual argument on a subject she should be an expert on, and chooses to counter the opinion of a man who happens to be black with statements of black organizations.

    Arrogance coupled with an absence of intellect is  an embarrassment of stunning proportion for California.

Its great when they get called on it. remember hillary's famous plantation speech, complete with mock southern drawl? It would have been nice to see someone challenge her, instead of cheering wildly. Oh well, take it when you can get it. 

Not to make anyone upset here, but If membership to an organization and receiving benefits from that organization are based solely on race, you are dealing with a racist organization.  NAACP, while called the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, they only support one color of people, and these days they get mad if you call them colored......  Just an observation from an old geezer that's seen a lot of changes in the world....