Juan Williams Finds Racism in Candidates' (and Others'?) Use of 'Constitution' and 'Founding Fathers'
So a guy whose contract was terminated by NPR on a phony pretext for not toeing the liberal line enough, including writing a book ("Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America--and What We Can Do About It") which indicted the modern civil-rights movement for, well, undermining Black America, now appears to want eliminate "Constitution" and "Founding Fathers" from the lexicon of Republican candidates -- and possibly, it would appear, from political discussion in general -- because, well, they're racial code words. How ironic.
That is what Juan Williams outrageously claims in his latest column at the Hill today (bold is mine):
Story Continues Below Ad ↓Two weeks ago at the Fox News/Wall Street Journal debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., I asked each GOP presidential candidate some pointed questions about the racial politics that will play a big role in the presidential campaign.
Race is always a trigger in politics, but now a third of the nation are people of color — and their numbers are growing. With those minorities solidly in the Democratic camp and behind the first black president, the scene is set for a bonanza of racial politics.
The language of GOP racial politics is heavy on euphemisms that allow the speaker to deny any responsibility for the racial content of his message. The code words in this game are “entitlement society” — as used by Mitt Romney — and “poor work ethic” and “food stamp president” — as used by Newt Gingrich. References to a lack of respect for the “Founding Fathers” and the “Constitution” also make certain ears perk up by demonizing anyone supposedly threatening core “old-fashioned American values.”
The code also extends to attacks on legal immigrants, always carefully lumped in with illegal immigrants, as people seeking “amnesty” and taking jobs from Americans.
Well, I guess this explains why so many on the left like Williams breezily assume that anyone associated with the Tea Party or having Tea Party-sympathetic beliefs must be a racist. If you guys would just stop talking about the Constitution and our Founding Fathers, this would all go away -- not. Williams et al would find other "code words" which in their fevered imaginations still connote racism. It's all about the limiting the range of acceptable speech to protect liberal and leftist interests. With all due respect, Juan -- pound sand.
This afternoon, Jim Taranto at the Wall Street Journal's Best of the Web noted another potential target of Williams's ire:
Accusing someone of not respecting "the 'Constitution' " is a racial code word? If that were true, the American Civil Liberties Union would be the biggest racist organization around.
Indeed. When are we going to hear from you, Juan, about the ACLU's obviousl and pervasive racism?
Cross-posted at BizzyBlog.com.
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I wish
Submitted by bobsmom on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 7:09pm.
I could take credit for this, but in response to this topic on another blog, someone said "If I blow my dog whistle out the window, will black Labs be the only ones who can hear it?" There's a bumper sticker or a T shirt right there.
Yep
Submitted by BondPlainBond on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:49pm.
That sums up the mass hysteria and paranoia perfectly.
williams
Submitted by Curly on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 7:07pm.
How 'bout dumb ass lazy s.o.b.s Juan? Do you get it now? No, you never will - these are not "code words" moron!
Well, this proves it
Submitted by jon_torlin on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 7:09pm.
I had wondered how Juan would out himself as a moron after all this and sure enough, took some time, but he finally did it. I read that stuff and good God, I'm sorry, where he finds "racism" just points out that he's just as racist as Sharpton(though not as vocally exuberant) and anyone else who claims "code words."
I bet the CEO of Fox News is regretting hiring this guy now. Time to terminate the contract.
Juan should be identified as "Juan Worthless-Guy."
-Jon
Is the blame Bush meme no longer working?
Submitted by Radical1979 on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 7:15pm.
Are we going to go the racism route all the way this election?
Sucks for them that they can't call West a racist.
It seems clear by now that
Submitted by robert108 on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 7:25pm.
It seems clear by now that the Dems are going to use a two-pronged attack this election season: class warfare and playing the race card. God knows they have nothing else.
kind of pointless
Submitted by MidAmerica on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 7:17pm.
What good are code words used by Conservatives if only Liberals can hear them?
that's a good one Mid
Submitted by jkwtrading on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 8:01pm.
that's a good one Mid America..
i hear Constitution and think CONSTITUTION.. I hear Healthcare and think HEALTHCARE...
oh my god I am a racist.
liberals
Submitted by Huapakechi on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 7:29pm.
It's only conservatives that are 'racist', according to the liberal lexicon.
If ya want to learn about true racism, observe and listen to the new black panther party, the nation of islam, or la raza.
You Know, Juan
Submitted by HardRightTurn on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 7:52pm.
I hope you read this. Whenever I see a black person I get afraid and go out of my way to avoid them. Sound familiar?
To more fully comprehend the Left, one must read “Leftism As Psychopathy” by John Ray, M.A., Ph.D. Caution, it might scare you a little bit.
http://jonjayray.tripod.com/psycho.html
Maybe Juan will live long enough ...
Submitted by Newsbubba on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 8:06pm.
... that a vast majority of this country is "minority." Who will create the wealth then, Juan, to sustain the sorry racist bastards like you who want a "gimme, gimme, gimme" society?
God, I'm glad I ain't going to live long enough to see what a pile of Shiite this country is on the way to becoming.
I really feel sorry for you younger people who will have to deal with this worthless flock of "dependents" that expect you to support them.
GFL!!
But Juan, "The Baby Daddy's
Submitted by Dan Diego on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 8:09pm.
But Juan, "The Baby Daddy's of our great Nation" just doesn't seem to convey proper respect.
Juan is definitely a product
Submitted by jkwtrading on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 8:08pm.
Juan is definitely a product of affirmative action..
Trying to reclaim his "most oppressed" status.
Submitted by drsamherman on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 8:15pm.
After that hatchet job on him the other day, he wants to re-establish his "street cred" as a bona-fide oppressed, 100% victim with a higher limit on his racism card.
Not working, Juan. The only time you get into liberal scheisskopf mode is when the other liberals in the club no longer buy you drinks at the bar.
Code words = censorship
Submitted by Order270 on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 8:13pm.
In the hands of the current governmental regime, code words like "raise taxes" and "pay your fair share" are used to disguise the eventual out workings of enslavement and oppression.
Racists Anonymous
Submitted by HardRightTurn on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 8:24pm.
Hello. My name is Hard, and I am a racist. It has been 30 days since I last invoked The Constitution to win an argument against one-man-rule. At the time I did not know it was code for racism. Thanks to the 12-step program of Racists Anonymous, I am on my way to becoming a recovered racist.
To more fully comprehend the Left, one must read “Leftism As Psychopathy” by John Ray, M.A., Ph.D. Caution, it might scare you a little bit.
http://jonjayray.tripod.com/psycho.html
Pledge
Submitted by CJohnson on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 8:38pm.
I'm a racist, but I can change, if I have to, I guess. Now maybe Juan will shut up.
Ha!
Submitted by almostacowboy on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:44pm.
The (racist) Man Prayer! I love it!
I have never seen someone so paranoid!
Submitted by IdahoJim on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 8:51pm.
Juan, er, Mr. Williams,Do you really see racist conspiracies in everything a Republican (or conservative) says as an attack on minorities?????
Code words? Subliminal references? Hidden messages? Closeted racism? Are there perhaps voices in your head consulting with you about these issues?
Paranoid Schizophrenia might explain the problem. I mean no insult, but you should consult a physician as soon as you can. You do appear to need some help.
It is now well knows that Liberalism is a symptom of a deeper underlying personality defect. Narcissistic Personality Disorder explains a large number of liberal symptoms.
If I can find the link to that study, I'll post it here.
IdahoJim
http://idahoandy.net
Juan
Submitted by lilium479 on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 8:49pm.
Send him back to NPR.
Here's some code for ya Juan...you're a fool...
Submitted by stage9 on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:00pm.
...and a liberal marxist stooge.
"If God is dead, somebody is going to have to take his place. It will be megalomania or erotomania, the drive for power or the drive for pleasure, the clenched fist or the phallus, Hitler or Hugh Hefner." — Malcolm Muggeridge
Want to see some REAL racist remarks?
Submitted by Dave the mailman on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:20pm.
Conservative preacher Rev. C.L.Bryant is about to release his movie "Runaway Slave" about how the Democrats are holding back black Americans. There are a couple of trailers for the movie on youtube -check them out, it looks promising- and then read some of the comments posted on youtube by black people directed at Rev. Bryant. Some of the most vile, disgusting racist remarks I've ever seen.
Next on Jaun's list...
Submitted by Bhaal on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:41pm.
He'll play audio of the debates backwards to de-cipher the subliminal plans Repubilcans have to put minorities where they belong, in the back of the bus.
Per Juan---
Submitted by matthewdean on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:43pm.
"The code also extends to attacks on legal immigrants, always carefully lumped in with illegal immigrants, as people seeking “amnesty” and taking jobs from Americans."
Toro caca; or more familiarly - BS.
A poster's tag line - "Never, ever, trust a liberal".
Juan is a liberal.
MD
~Tagline
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 10:07pm.
That's iveseenitall, I believe.
Thanks, Bru, and an---
Submitted by matthewdean on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 10:15pm.
h/t to iveseenitall.
MD
Juan wins!
Submitted by almostacowboy on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:48pm.
He has officially replaced Alan "Crypt Keeper" Colmes as Fox's village idiot.
Nobody is happier,
Submitted by Boudin on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 10:15pm.
Then Allen
Disappointing...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 10:28pm.
I run warm and cold on Juan Williams...At times, he displays amazing clarity of thought and reason, for a liberal, and then....he says things like this. It is an election year, and the Left, Juan included, appears desperate to keep Obama in office...I guess a liberal is a liberal is a liberal.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
Give Juan credit.
Submitted by almostacowboy on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 11:03pm.
He knows how to bring a discussion to a screeching halt. The truly sad part is that he's so blinded by his ideology he'll think he won the argument.
Sometimes
Submitted by Bob K on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 11:28pm.
I can respect Juan Williams, at least he is there with his opinion. But sometimes he just goes all D-Bag in his views.
If all the smart people like Juan
Submitted by Bodini on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 11:30pm.
can dictate what conservatives can and can't say ... they would have succeeded in further DUMBING-DOWN Americans. Maybe its an attempt to mandate that we stop using words that they are too stupid to understand!
remember
Submitted by almostacowboy on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 8:50am.
"niggardly"?
And you sir are niggardly in
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 10:31am.
And you sir are niggardly in your post.
What, Him Again?
Submitted by IrateNate on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 11:45pm.
Juan Williams would find racial controversy in a bowl of Cheerios, for Christ's sake. Go away, Juan. Please. Everyone's just tired of it. Take Al and Jesse with you, too.
Williams needs a
Submitted by Pinetree3 on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 12:14am.
Williams needs a shrink,,,seriously. It's just a matter of time before ANY criticism of people with "skin of color" or even talking to them (because anything you say can be taken as racist) will be a hate crime. Way to go libs,,,wonderful country you've created.
Whouan Whoilliams...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 2:22am.
...I'm giving you the "Jan Brewer" treatment only not the same finger...
I DVR O'Reilly. As soon as I realize that Juan Williams...
Submitted by jawebster1 on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 4:17am.
is a guest, I grab my remote. When he comes on, I fast forward him as long as his lips are moving. My only problem comes when the camera moves away from him and he is still talking. In those cases, I assume he is still talking, so I keep fast forwarding until I see someone else is talking. I'm getting pretty good at it.
Juan Williams, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Al Sharpton, etc.
Submitted by Fenwick on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 7:59am.
"If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail."
It seems for people whose entire career is centered around "combating racism", they see it everywhere. Certainly racism exists - and sadly will probably always exist - but I do not perceive that it is prevalent. I sincerely believe that the overwhelming majority of people make judgments about others based on character, actions, and other factors of real substance rather than on superficial factors such as skin color, appearance and the like.
When the most insignificant, nebulous thing is labeled "racism", it actually cheapens the meaning of the word and its application to truly legitimate instances.
I suppose
Submitted by misterbee241 on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 10:13am.
Juan has to maintain his liberal street cred.
Not just maintained
Submitted by jon_torlin on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 10:19am.
But he did exceed his limit. That's ok though, I'm sure the liberals will increase the limit, they like increasing limits to everything, including the debt ceiling.
-Jon
Code
Submitted by rusino on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 11:51am.
Strange it seems only Democrates know the Code. They invented it and are the sole interpreters. It is always the dems that inject race into the argument.
I am disappointed in Williams I thought he was a Thinker not just a Feeler like most Liberal/Progressive/Democrates.
Consistent "sit down and shut up" bipartisanship
Submitted by Pilgrim1949 on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 12:57pm.
I'd attempt to answer Juan...oops...can't use his first name since race-baiting-whore Jesse says it's racist to use Mr. Williams' first name alone...
So, as for Mr. Williams.....no, can't say that either since "Williams" is most obviously not a name of African-ethnic origin, hence by very definition unforgivably racist.
Hmm.....
Guess that about sums up what the Libs have to bring to the fair-and-open debate process -- non-Libs are forbidden to say anything contradictory in order to demonstrate their commitment to bipartisanship (otherwise known as Obama's shut up and sit in the back of the bus/car/oxcart invitation to the process).
So nice to have this fair discussion and exchange of ideas.....NOT!!
"Ye canne change the laws of physics....." but some politicians believe that with the right legislation you can pretend they don't really apply to your own pet projects...
Hey FOX
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 1:17pm.
Get rid of this Racist HuhWaaan.
Maybe Vivian Schiller was right?
Submitted by Model850 on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 4:53pm.
Perhaps there are some thoughts Juan Williams has that should be kept between him and his psychiatrist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KdyALyV40Y