On Jul 29, 2004, at 9:09 AM, Doug Henwood wrote:
> John Lacny wrote:
>
>> Carl Remick writes:
>>
>>> I am surprised by the MSNBC crew's undisguised,
>>> visceral dislike of Sharpton.
>>
>> What have I been saying all along? Nothing gets these
>> people going like race. Nothing.
>
> Well, not exactly. They love Obama. But he's moderate and exudes
> Harvard (and to concede part of your point, only half black).
> Sharpton's rhetorical style is much more rabble rousing - his appeal
> is to passion, not wonkery. I think that kind of style makes the
> bourgeoisie nervous, because they're always nervous about the
> potential disruptiveness of the masses. Gotta keep them tranquilized
> and hopeless. Don't get them fired up.
>
"only [sic] half-black"? mind the slippery slope.
i agree there's a difference in the rhetoric of obama and sharpton, but i'm not convinced that it's because obama is somehow "less black" . . . although your explanation may account for the relative lack of hostility toward obama.
j