Reply #32: If you listen to any RW radio (I do) one point here was very evident - Japan looting

[underpants]

Rush had a woo-is-me liberal media rant about how CNN (he didn't mention a specific report) was incredulous about the lack of looting in Japan. He said that the media was openly rooting for a story. He failed to mention the role of Japanese culture or, more importantly, the complete lack of anything to loot.

Two days later (I think it was) our local drive time idiot (same ClearChannel station) asked "What is the difference in 9/11 and Katrina?". This lead to a not at all hidden spewing of racist catch phrases by he and the callers allowed on. "Entitlement crowd" "you know, THEY do this sort of thing" "the 'Where is mine?' crowd" etc. It was appaulling. They failed to mention that the actual difference was the pooring in of resources - that was the difference. The aim was clearly two fold : fan the flames of racism to the radio crowd (Nixon's Southern strategy) and divert attention from Bush's drastic mishandling of the situation.

All of this is the new theme that this article mentions. No need to blame the poor (see my sig line) now it is to pit what is left of the middle class against itself. The directs all energy away from blaming the rich - in fact if it is mentioned then it is because YOU are jealous.