[lbo-talk] Speaking of female candidates...

[John Thornton]

Tayssir John Gabbour wrote:
> The disturbing part about Palin's speech was her contempt for
> "community organizer." It was so nonsensical (like that's his only
> experience) that I assume it's some racist and/or authoritarian
> Republican codeword. And I wonder if CSPAN's camera operator got in
> hot water over showing her teleprompter for a couple seconds.

Palin claimed she was a "hockey Mom".
I've been told by someone from Michigan that, at least where she lives, 
Hockey Mom is code for white suburban mom because of some joke that 
Blacks don't play hockey.
Can anyone confirm or refute this claim?

John Thornton