New York Times:
Hillary Clinton delivered a blistering denunciation Thursday of Donald J. Trump’s personal and political history with race, arguing in her most forceful terms yet that a nationalist conservative fringe had engulfed the Republican Party.
In a 31-minute address, building to a controlled simmer, Mrs. Clinton did everything but call Mr. Trump a racist outright — saying he had promoted “racist lie” after “racist lie,” pushed conspiracy theories with “racist undertones” and heartened racists across the country by submitting to an “emerging racist ideology known as the alt-right.”Mrs. Clinton needs to realize we live in a democracy, where even racists get to vote. I would argue there are more racists on her side than Trump's side. The following video explains it nicely:
— MAGS-4-TRUMP/PENCE16 (@magnifier661) August 25, 2016That said, I am not suggesting racism is a good or even acceptable thing. But the problem is the accusation is overused by the Left in general, and by Hillary in particular here. She even props up what is really the only so-called obvious case of racism in Donald's past:
Mrs. Clinton detailed the Justice Department’s housing discrimination case against Mr. Trump during the 1970s, noting that the applications of black and Latino residents “would be marked with a ‘C’ — ‘C’ for colored.”The problem with that case is it was Donald's father, Fred, who ordered the racist policies in the company where the father called the shots. An article from the Leftist magazine The Village Voice described it:
Another rental agent said that Fred Trump had instructed him not to rent to blacks. Further, the agent said Trump wanted "to decrease the number of black tenants" already in the development "by encouraging them to locate housing elsewhere."Admittedly, Donald did not stand up to his father, and he defended the practices after the fact:
Donald Trump charged in the press that the suit was part of a "nationwide drive to force owners of moderate and luxury apartments to rent to welfare recipients."
"We are not going to be forced by anyone to put people...in our buildings to the detriment of tenants who have, for many years, lived in these buildings, raised families in them, and who plan to continue to live there. That would be reverse discrimination," he said. "The government is not going to experiment with our buildings to the detriment of ourselves and the thousands who live in them now."By today's standards, Donald's words and actions were racist. But this happened over 40 years ago. On top of that, he was defending his father's company (where Donald was president). It is possible Donald was being more of a sycophant than a racist.
If Donald was still doing these kinds of things, then a racism charge might be appropriate. In addition, if Ben Carson even suspected that Trump might be racist, would Carson be actively supporting Trump?
We need to get past this ugly period of the Leftist "Spanish Inquisition" of racism, where the racist label is used to invalidate anything the Left doesn't like. Frankly, it makes the charge carry less weight than it should.
Trump is all kinds of crazy, but racist? No.
Politico:
A video released Thursday by Hillary Clinton’s campaign makes the case that Donald Trump is the candidate of racists, white supremacists and neo-Nazis.
“The reason a lot of Klan members like Donald Trump is because a lot of what he believes, we believe in,” a robed man identified as the Imperial Wizard of the Rebel Brigade Knights of the Ku Klux Klan says at the top of the video, followed by images of a Confederate flag fluttering in the wind, Trump waving after a speech, and a man performing a Hitler salute at what appears to be a Trump rally.So? White supremacists actively support Trump. The Communist Party USA actively supports Hillary Clinton. Will she disavow them? Unlikely. Expecting candidates to deny their supporters is absurd.
To be honest, the more Hillary pushes this charge, the more sympathetic Trump becomes. She is actively lumping him in with people who have been falsely accused of racism. If you want to know why racism is making a comeback, just look at decades of tossing the charge around in a meaningless way. It is "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" written large.
Ironically, if Hillary wanted to make the case that Trump is sexist, she might have some success there. Just ask Megyn Kelly.
In other news....
Fox News:
With its signature orange roof and bright blue signage, Howard Johnson was once the most recognizable symbol of American family dining.
The second to last roadside eatery in Bangor, Maine will be closing its doors-- and frying its last famous clam strips-- on Sept. 6th.
That closing will leave just one Howard Johnson open in the U.S.-- in Lake George, N.Y. Owner John LaRock is sad that the once-booming restaurant chain is going the way of the dinosaurs. But he’s happy to keep serving customers and expects an uptick in business from nostalgic food fans.
“We are doing very well. Especially on the weekends,” LaRock told FoxNews.com. “We hold 225 people and lines are out the door from 8 to 2 p.m.” LaRock says he strives to keep the place as original as he can by still serving clam strips, ice cream and not serving alcohol. Many nostalgic TripAdvisor reviewers say the restaurant has maintained the charm-- and original food style-- of classic Howard Johnsons.I am saddened by this news. I always enjoyed their clam strips and vanilla milk shakes (which were the best I ever had). Nostalgia is the price I pay for getting old.
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