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My boys asked an interesting question. Why is it when someone says something like this<\/a> \u2013 focus on the white vote or whatever \u2013 it\u2019s racist.\u00a0 But when the media blames whites<\/a>, talks of the angry white male<\/a>, speaks of white anger<\/a>, talks of divisions caused by whites<\/a> and the need for politicians to appeal to minorities and not focus on whites<\/a>, it isn\u2019t racism?\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>
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Good question, if you think on it. I know I didn\u2019t have a good answer. The best I could say is it\u2019s racist if the first consideration is what is the color of their skin. I guess.\u00a0Just because those other cases aren\u2019t labeled racist doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re not. They are. Especially if it is considered racist to say the exact same thing, just about another skin color.\u00a0 I have no problem saying Ms. Coulter is a racist, as long as I can add Salon<\/a> and Huffpost and most of the national media to the mix. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"