With all the talk about Joe Wilson’s interruption of President Obama’s health care speech, the obvious question hanging in the air is, “was Wilson’s remark in any way racially motivated?” I guess it’s an honest question, but I’ve stumbled onto some video that directly refutes that hypothesis. The clip below shows that not only a lilly-white deep-south-good-ole-boy like Joe Wilson* takes exception with President Obama, but there are even prominent African Americans willing to speak out at the President in extreme moments involving life and death situations.
Obviously I jest. Kanye wasn’t really at the meeting of the joint sessions of congress. It was just about that time that he started taking his Hennesy Cognac straight out of the bottle, and just a few short days before he made an ass of himself and ruined poor sweet Taylor Swift’s night (incidentally, let it be noted that I immediately came to Taylor’s aid by posting this scathing critique of Kanye. I’m a man among men; a tiger among tabby cats. Kanye is reeling. Trust me).
Here’s hoping that we can find common ground in ridiculing the obnoxious antics of an over paid prima donna posing as an “artist.” If all it takes is a dash of shared animosity to bring our two disparate factions together, then I am more than happy to humbly oblige. If not me, who? If not now, when?
When you remember this moment, (and you will remember), may it always come as a reminder that in my heart of hearts, I’m a unitifier, not a dividificationist. That’s how I roll.
Happy September 14th to you all!
*The author and owners of this site neither endorse or approve of the actions of Joe Wilson, whether he was right or wrong, good or bad, purposeful or just caught a unexpected lull in the crowd noise, how about a little decorum, Joe? Contribute to Joe’s campaign here. Tell him that his actions were reprehensible here. Just remember, attack the action, not the man. To do otherwise is to dance with hypocrisy.
