Re: Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding...

> Okay, again, this was written after the short-form certificate had been
> "verified by independent journalists and vouched for by state authorities,"
> as stated in the article. That is, *after* the question had been raised and
> addressed. While I personally wouldn't jump to racism as the cause of
> continuing clamor, one can't really blame editorialists for speculating
> *anything* at that point.
>
> ***facepalm.

Not being snarky: I don't know what that means. I've seen it before,
just don't know what it's supposed to convey.

> Well, there you have it: Jesse Jackson does, in fact, accuses birthers of
> being racists.
>
> Jesse.
>
> Jackson.
>
> :^P
>
> ***and....what?  Changes it how?

Jesse Jackson accuses badgers and flower pots and midichlorians of
being racist. Conceding the point, just not sure being accused by him
amounts to much of an insult.

> For my part, I've not seen anyone accuse anyone of being a racist just for
> asking the question of whether Obama was born in the U.S.  I
> *have* seen (and you have provided numerous links) of people accusing
> perpetrators of the *ongoing controversy* racists.
>
> **Wonder if that is really a difference?  Seriously, who cares at which
> stage they are slurred, a slur is a slur.

You say that as if "slurring" someone is intrinsically wrong.

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