CitizenKane [Hollywood-Now] said at 2:43 p.m. on November 20, 2008, 2:43 p.m.

I have seen worst in the pages of the NY Times and heard worst said (by Democrats attacking Republicans, Bush and the US Military) on the floor of the US Congress.

Certainly the Daily Kos is a conduit for much worst and more vile hatred. And it is certainlyh more influenctial than some blogger in Junius Heights.

In the interest of full disclosure I didn't vote for either Republican or Democrat. But from your post i assume that you are a Democrat and have selective outrage over this one.

And let's not forget that the racism that has been rampant in the US has been from the Democrats, not the Republicans who gave us Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclimation.

Sen. Fullbright, a lionized democrat, was an out right racists, but revered by his party because he was anti-war. They have named buildings after the man.

artmomwholovesfabric [Lakewood-Now] said at 8:39 a.m. on November 21, 2008, 8:39 a.m.

"Do people really do this?" Bruce, you just did it! Please. By chosing to publish the image you found racist, you chose to promote your friend's immature and distasteful email. Why not just reply to his email to state that you no longer care to receive his "humor"?

Joe the Lawyer [Lakewood-Now] said at 9:08 a.m. on November 21, 2008, 9:08 a.m.

CitizenKane's comment that"... the racism that has been rampant in the US has been from the Democrats.." is some pretty stunning revisionist history. I suppose that's true if you go back to John C. Calhoun and Nathan Bedford Forrest (look 'em up). Although props are certainly due to Abe Lincoln (who would be a Democrat if he were around today) and Teddy Roosevelt (ditto), who invited the first African-American to dine at the White House, the national Democrats have been more racially progressive since at least 1948, when Hubert Humphrey spoke at the national convention on race and Strom Thurmond and the Dixicrats walked out. Richard Nixon's "Southern Strategy" was the culmination, after LBJ got the Voting Rights and Civil Rights Acts passed, of transferring the white Southern "race-conscious" (is that polite enough?) vote from the Democrats to the Republicans. You don't have to be a Wall Street master of the universe to look at every electoral college map from 1964 to 2008 to figure out the result. And there are classic examples like some of the Jesse helms campaign ads, etc. Most Republicans I know are clearly not racists, but their base vote certainly has included many of the folks who are.

Jordan R. Munn [Lakewood-Now] said at 9:20 a.m. on November 21, 2008, 9:20 a.m.

Ah yes. the old linearly projected Lincoln-as-Republican-Jesus-who-died-for-our-sins catch-all argument. Certainly the GOP couldn't have racist elements because Abe Lincoln issued the EP 7 score and 6 years ago. Absolved.

Felps, posting this simply increases its exposure and resulting damage. Instead, let it die in your trash.

RedandRight [Lakewood-Now] said at 9:28 a.m. on November 21, 2008, 9:28 a.m.

Well said CitizenKane!

Lynn [Lakewood-Now] said at 10:07 a.m. on November 21, 2008, 10:07 a.m.

A friend in Australia saw this and commented that if Palin had been elected, we might see moose on the lawn for target practice...isn't that also stereotypical based on her background? This is not as much racist as it is stereotype and you should understand the difference.

bfelps [Lakewood-Now] said at 10:09 a.m. on November 21, 2008, 10:09 a.m.

to post or not post: to treat an ill — physical or societal — symptoms must be identified and diagnosed, not ignored in the hopes it will just go away.

Jordan R. Munn [Lakewood-Now] said at 2:12 p.m. on November 23, 2008, 2:12 p.m.

I understand the difference between stereotype that is racially motivated versus that which is culturally so. Both have the potential to be wholly offensive.

However, a Palin-with-moose mock-up would be based upon the hunting anecdotes Palin herself pushed during the campaign, and as such wouldn't be playing upon a stereotype but rather on her own willfully publicized lifestyle.

I agree that symptoms should addressed, but to forward and broaden the reach of some anonymous locker room type joke is probably not the best way to do that.

CitizenKane [Hollywood-Now] said at 1:16 p.m. on November 24, 2008, 1:16 p.m.

No Revisionist History Here.

The facts are the facts. The Republicans overwhelmingly voted in favor of the Voting Rights Act of 1964, while the Democrats voted only marignally in appoval. Here is the breakout:

By party:
Aye/Nay
The original House version:

Democratic Party: 152-96 (61%-39%)
Republican Party: 138-34 (80%-20%)

The Senate version:

Democratic Party: 46-21 (69%-31%)
Republican Party: 27-6 (82%-18%)