Is John Edwards a racist?
Of course he’s a racist. Jesse Jackson says all whites are racist, and he’s a Reverend, and would never lie about a thing like that. ** Double standard? Damn right there’s a double standard. Trent Lott got savaged for trying to speak kindly about Strom Thurmond, indicating that his “policies” (without actually specifying WHAT they were) would have been better than what we’ve seen. Since Thurmond was viewed by some as a racist, first, last, and always, (ignoring his positions on states’ rights and limited federal government entirely, which were more likely to have been what Lott referred to), Lott was immediately branded as a demon. So, Lott goes down for racism when he was definitely not clearly talking about race, and no one questions Jesse Jackson for calling NYC “Hymietown.” No one questions Charlie Rangel for shooting a black teenager who trespassed on his property to use the swimming pool. No one cares if rappers say “Nappy headed Ho”, but they want Don Imus buried in the Nevada D
