Comments on: David Vitter doesn’t think he’s the only racist elected to public office http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2009/10/23/david-vitter-doesnt-think-hes-the-only-racist-elected-to-public-office/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:09:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: richard http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2009/10/23/david-vitter-doesnt-think-hes-the-only-racist-elected-to-public-office/comment-page-1/#comment-14997 richard Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:45:58 +0000 http://neworleans.metblogs.com/?p=2942#comment-14997 Well, June, I certainly agree with you that health care is important, and I would love to think that most Senators are interested in fixing a broken system. IMHO, it's one of the biggest issues on the books: after all, if a government can't keep its citizens alive, what CAN it do? On the other hand, Senator Vitter's activities on Capitol Hill have been so partisan, divisive, and obstructive, that I have a hard time viewing him in the same heroic light as you do. In fact, I have a hard time thinking of anything that Vitter has done that comes near "heroic". Also, in 2009, if Vitter doesn't have five minutes to fire off a press release denouncing racism in his own state, what does that say? It's not like he's being asked to fix the problem or anything, just make a statement. It's a pretty big issue getting national coverage. He's not behaving as terribly as the pope did during WWII, blithely ignoring the atrocities going on just a few hundred miles north of Rome; however, you could perhaps draw some parallels. Well, June, I certainly agree with you that health care is important, and I would love to think that most Senators are interested in fixing a broken system. IMHO, it’s one of the biggest issues on the books: after all, if a government can’t keep its citizens alive, what CAN it do?

On the other hand, Senator Vitter’s activities on Capitol Hill have been so partisan, divisive, and obstructive, that I have a hard time viewing him in the same heroic light as you do. In fact, I have a hard time thinking of anything that Vitter has done that comes near “heroic”.

Also, in 2009, if Vitter doesn’t have five minutes to fire off a press release denouncing racism in his own state, what does that say? It’s not like he’s being asked to fix the problem or anything, just make a statement. It’s a pretty big issue getting national coverage. He’s not behaving as terribly as the pope did during WWII, blithely ignoring the atrocities going on just a few hundred miles north of Rome; however, you could perhaps draw some parallels.

]]> By: June http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2009/10/23/david-vitter-doesnt-think-hes-the-only-racist-elected-to-public-office/comment-page-1/#comment-14996 June Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:46:00 +0000 http://neworleans.metblogs.com/?p=2942#comment-14996 I think Sen Vitter has more important things on his mind like the health care issue. More Senators should do the same. I think Sen Vitter has more important things on his mind like the health care issue. More Senators should do the same.

]]> By: Richard http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2009/10/23/david-vitter-doesnt-think-hes-the-only-racist-elected-to-public-office/comment-page-1/#comment-14986 Richard Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:06:39 +0000 http://neworleans.metblogs.com/?p=2942#comment-14986 It should go without saying that the other elected officials who've not commented are guilty of condoning Bardwell's actions, too. Such silence would be terrible under any circumstances, but at a time when word travels faster than ever and polished PR skills are essential, it's just plain ol' dumb. Hasn't everyone learned by now the importance of being proactive? It should go without saying that the other elected officials who’ve not commented are guilty of condoning Bardwell’s actions, too. Such silence would be terrible under any circumstances, but at a time when word travels faster than ever and polished PR skills are essential, it’s just plain ol’ dumb. Hasn’t everyone learned by now the importance of being proactive?

]]> By: Richard http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2009/10/23/david-vitter-doesnt-think-hes-the-only-racist-elected-to-public-office/comment-page-1/#comment-14985 Richard Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:03:17 +0000 http://neworleans.metblogs.com/?p=2942#comment-14985 Yes, technically that's what Vitter saying, and in doing so, he completely sidesteps the question. To remain silent in the face of such an appalling instance of racism is equivalent to condoning it. Yes, technically that’s what Vitter saying, and in doing so, he completely sidesteps the question. To remain silent in the face of such an appalling instance of racism is equivalent to condoning it.

]]> By: danfraz http://neworleans.metblogs.com/2009/10/23/david-vitter-doesnt-think-hes-the-only-racist-elected-to-public-office/comment-page-1/#comment-14983 danfraz Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:40:32 +0000 http://neworleans.metblogs.com/?p=2942#comment-14983 I took it a different way. I think he was saying that he wasn't the only official to have not commented yet....but Senator Vitter is still 100% creepy I took it a different way. I think he was saying that he wasn’t the only official to have not commented yet….but Senator Vitter is still 100% creepy

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