Cowards can never be moral

February 20, 2009 · Filed Under National Politics

holder obama thankw1 300x219 Cowards can never be moral In light of Eric Holders recent comments on race relations in our country, he would have us to believe that we are all racists. Well he couldn’t come right out and say this; instead he called us “a nation of cowards” because we don’t live up to certain standards which he’s deemed the bench mark. Gandi said ” Cowards can never be moral” so I guess he’s thrown that dart as well. Apparently white people don’t have enough friends. More specifically, enough ‘black’ friends. Sure our work places are integrated as he states but in our private lives we are still segregated. Holder say’s his words were inspired from an Obama speech on race relations last year. That speech was in relation to the big dust up over Rev.Wright and Obama’s slick intent to try and distance himself from the potty mouthed preacher. Obama’s unifier speech I think came later, it’s hard to keep them straight.

Has Mr. Holder looked into the mirror lately? He’s black. His new boss who IS The President of the United States, also black. How could this happen in such a racists world? Those Diebold machines must have really screwed up this time. Perhaps Mr. Holder, Attorney General of the United States of America should look at this a little differently. Maybe he should be more thankful for how far as a society we’ve come.
Look, our wonderful country is just an infant as countries go. A little over 230 years old and yes we’ve had racism for many of those Yet because of great men and women of all colors we have pulled ourselves so far out of the mire that to claim we're still in a 'racial stalemate' is an insult. Isn't this Black History month? Doesn't Holder have a TV? Perhaps he believes that this is just the beginning of black people’s struggles to emerge and that Obama is Martin Luther King Jr. You know he's the guy that said “judge not by the color of his skin but by the content of their character”.

Now I’m not comparing President Bush to anyone in history but since this blog is called thankw perhaps Mr. Holder might want to look back and see how Bush helped advance both individuals of color and indeed entire nations of people who’s skin was different then his. After all it was just a month ago so even his narrow mind should be able to grasp it.
First, President Bush benefitted more black children than any other president. With ‘no child left behind’ schools were finally held to standards in inner cities and test scores actually rose. He spent more on education in 3 years than Clinton did in all 8 of his administration. He increased funding for black colleges by more than 30 %. School vouchers also allowed black children to attend private schools not available to them before. Over 1000 in D.C. alone from 2001 to 2004. Bush also appointed several key cabinet posts to men and women of color. Condoleezza Rice was the nations first woman to hold the position of National Security Advisor, first woman and yes she’s black but not the first black to hold the position. That was none other than Colin Powell appointed by the Reagan administration and retained by Bush. Rice was moved up later by Bush to Secretary of State. The first black Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court appointed by Bush, Clarence Thomas also a man of color. Mike Steele Maryland Lt. Governor and a black man was the campaign advisor for Bush/Cheney 2004 and where is he now? First black head of GOP.

Perhaps Bush’s greatest legacy for blacks is that he single handedly saved 10′s of millions of predominantly black peoples lives in Africa. His tireless efforts to give aid support and money have directly and undisputedly brought these results. No other man in history has even come close. So the next time Mr. Holder you wish to lump all of the people who are not black together as ‘cowards’ and have us all to believe that our country is stuck in some racists malaise try to remember this quote from George W. Bush and then be thankful.