tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745081.post2849979577439736034..comments2023-10-25T12:01:08.734-04:00Comments on A Political Season: If He Wins, Its Only the BeginningPolitical Seasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09609253738367441591noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745081.post-4336883070087208402008-10-16T13:21:00.000-04:002008-10-16T13:21:00.000-04:00Nope. I don't think that assassination and insurr...Nope. I don't think that assassination and insurrection are subjects to be taken lightly in any context.Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270536870200063563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745081.post-23531989572516333172008-10-14T08:58:00.000-04:002008-10-14T08:58:00.000-04:00My friend Phelps, you are such a reliably acerbic ...My friend Phelps, you are such a reliably acerbic commenter. Your point regarding Bush and the many assassination suggestions is well taken and lends perspective. Such suggestions are commonplace. <BR/><BR/>You disappoint me though in simply blowing by the more significant thrust of the post, which is how easily otherwise good people access racial threat imagery in this way. I'm really struck by how this guy created this and what he was doing never gave him pause. Nothing kicked in to say "you know what, this isn't cool". <BR/><BR/>Would you have created this image to trade on such a vivid racial threat, to make the point he was trying to make?Political Seasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609253738367441591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7745081.post-14957130975187744992008-10-13T19:03:00.000-04:002008-10-13T19:03:00.000-04:00The joke has been "Rope. Tree. Politician. Some ...The joke has been "Rope. Tree. Politician. Some Assembly Required" for long before Obama.<BR/><BR/>I have a hard time getting worked up over this either after eight years of assassination chic for Bush. Welcome to 21st Century national politics. No minority discount.Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270536870200063563noreply@blogger.com