Civil Unrest

Mississippi Gov Haley Barbour, who may seek the Republican nomination for president, is trying to sell the biggest load of revisionist nonsense about race, politics and the South that I've ever heard. Ever.

He has the gall to try to portray Southern Republicans as having been enlightened supporters of the civil rights movement all along. I can't decide whether this exercise in rewriting history should be described as cynical or sinister. Whichever it is, the record has to be set straight. (Eugene Robinson, Washington Post, 9/7/10)

WaPo’s Robinson goes after Republican Haley Barbour on civil rights history. Seems, however that he omits some interesting facts. As Michelle Malkin has noted:

Here’s a reminder about the Civil Rights Act of 1964, not that the facts seem to be a major concern:

House of Representatives:
Democrats for: 152, Democrats against: 96
Republicans for: 138 Republicans against: 34
Senate:
Democrats for: 46 Democrats against: 21
Republicans for: 27 Republicans against: 6

So, 37% of Congressional Democrats were against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, vs. 20% of Republicans in opposition. That’s 63% of Dems, and 80% of Republicans voting for passage.

Dishonoring the Troops
The speech clocked in at 2,547 words. But if encomiums to both American and Iraqi troops were deleted, it went for only 1,948 words, which meant that about one-quarter of it was mush. Yes, indeed, we all love the troops -- apple pie and momma, too. Now, let's get on with it. (Richard Cohen, Washington Post, 9/7/10)

Read the excerpt above carefully as it captures exactly how liberals feel about the military and the War on Terror. In essence: thanks for your sacrifices now let’s get going with the really important things…like climate change and redistribution of wealth. Ann Coulter calls them treasonous for good reason.

Man Up
Kicking off what has traditionally been considered the official fall campaign season, Obama said: "Some powerful interests who had been dominating the agenda in Washington for a very long time, they're not always happy with me. They talk about me like a dog. That's not in my prepared remarks, but it's true." (Politics Daily, 9/7/10)

Notwithstanding the most unspeakable things that were said about them by their detractors, we don’t recall President Bush or Vice-President Cheney whining endlessly about the name calling.