The Boston Pop’s Opening Orchestral concert was marred last night by black-tie on black-tie violence. According to sources at the event, the Marauding Mozarts clashed with their rival gang the Bustin’ Beethovens.
Said one witness, “At first, they were bashing each other without rhyme or reason. However, after a while, they picked up the pace to a nice bouncy Allegro.”
The Reverend Al Sharpton today denounced the black-tie on black-tie violence. He stated, “I want to ask Mitt Romney why the Mormon church went such a long time without playing classical music. How does he explain that?”
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Many, if not most, of those who will be voting in Democratic primary believe blacks are an inferior race, or at least, that more studies should be made about that possibility.
That to me is the moral equivalent of what the Democrats face with their Truther problem. Those who deep down believe that the government caused 9/11 or let it happen or at least as morally invidious as passionate racists. While we have a freedom of speech, there are some views that any moral man or woman should loudly condemn when they come up.
The problem is that, since Thruthers makes up such a large segment of the politically motivated Democrat base, if a Democratic candidate said to the Truthers what is deserved to be said to them, it would greatly hurt his or her chances in the primary. I find it hard to believe with all the pictures I’ve seen of Truthers holding signs up at campaign rallies that any could be ignorant of this problem, yet Edwards seemed to be caught off guard when asked a question by one of these losers (I think “losers” is the best description as what motivates conspiracy theorists is that they can’t find importance in their own life so they seek it in fantasy).
So, with the widespread, blame-America first views that infect the Democratic Party, what is a Democrat to do? Convincing hardcore Truthers the silliness of their views is not an option because facts do not faze their belief system (“Fire can’t melt steel!”). The Democrats are left with the option to patronize these people (“Sure. We’ll have some investigation into whether the Negro race is advanced enough to coexist with whites.”) and hope the views don’t spread or you can publicly and loudly shame these people until they fear speaking their views in a public forum. Again, such condemnation could alienate a large number of Democrats who are planning to vote in the primary, but it’s what the country needs even if it’s not good for the campaign. Also, it would be presidential.