What if Christine O’Donnell were black? Would she still be running for office ......

[marmar]

..... or would she be running from the law?



from AlterNet:



Posted by Devona Walker at 3:58 pm
September 21, 2010

Christine O’Donnell is white privilege at its worst
Posted by Devona Walker on @ 3:58 pm


What if Christine O’Donnell were black? Would she still be running for office or would she be running from the law?
Right wing commentators are going to bat for this batty candidate

You ever wonder what if? What if a guy named Glenn Beck were black? Would he be on national television allowed to fill the air with insanity on a constant basis. What if Rush Limbaugh was black? He would certainly be Public Enemy No. 1 and categorized as a terrorist. What if Christine O’Donnell, the recently anointed tea party candidate in Delaware, who has confessed to dabbling in witch craft, who allegedly didn’t pay campaign staff, who allegedly embezzled money from her campaign fund, and who is a certifiable lunatic? What if she were black would she still be running for office? Please consider the clip below before answering that question.

Christine O’Donnell on Bill Maher

In my opinion, this is white privilege at its worst. It really does not seem to matter any more who you are, what you have done, what experience or qualifications you have. They are all just entitled to the reigns of power just by virtue of being a white conservative who clings to issues important to an angry subpopulation of the electorate at the right time. If Christine O’Donnell were black, she would not be running for office, she would be running from a criminal indictment. If she were black, she would not have a friend in the world. But since she is not and properly articulates the tea party message she is the beneficiary of millions in campaign donations, she is the new darling of Fox News.

Let’s just reflect on her experiences. She now has a Bachelor’s but lied for years about her education. She has no provable source of income, and is allegedly living off of campaign donations. Her only real claim to fame is being the mouthpiece for an abstinence-only faith-based nonprofit. And there is literally hours of video tape of her saying literally the dumbest things I have ever heard, and that includes both George W. Bush and Sarah Palin. .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/09/21/christine-odonnell-is-white-privilege-at-its-worst/

[babylonsister]

1. I guess Alvin Greene wouldn't apply here?

:rofl:

I kid, I still can't believe this guy.

[sadbear]

2. She wouldn't be running if she were obese or otherwise unattractive

[underpants]

3. She would have never had a career of she were obese or unattractive

Greta got an eye job so she could be on Fox News.

[Historic NY]

4. She'd be running but not for election.