ATLANTA -- The campaign for mayor of this city, which has long promoted its racial tolerance, veered into controversy Thursday with the release of a memo urging black voters to unite around an African-American candidate and block the election of a white mayor.OK, everybody! Put on your Danskins and puff out your hair! Unbutton your shirts down to your navels, guys! It's time to boogie!
A local group known as the Black Leadership Forum called for African-Americans to consolidate their support around Lisa Borders, president of the Atlanta City Council and one of several African-American candidates, according to a memo circulated on the Web and to local media.
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Friday, August 28, 2009
Disco Eventually Died, Too
... probably from sheer boredom induced by relentless overexposure. Every time you heard a disco song, you could count "1..2..3..4 and 1..2..3..4.." to the beat. Sort of like the current beat in the media. "1..2..3..4 racism! 1..2..3..4 racism! 1..2..3..4 ..."
Accusations of racism - they're like Disco, only you can't dance to them.
This is Atlanta we're talking about. Race is still a very sore subject in much of the south. There is still a very strong us vs. them mentality based on historical reality. This is why you get the kind of poor choices made for things like mayor of DC.
ReplyDeleteThe South has problems?
ReplyDeleteUnlike racism and charges or racism, I never got tired of Abba.
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