tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post7625266854897498599..comments2024-03-28T17:49:27.846-04:00Comments on Daniel Greenfield / Sultan Knish Articles at DanielGreenfield.org : Race, Class and Henry Louis Gates in Obama's AmericaDaniel Greenfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-58972668311478253182009-08-06T22:36:17.395-04:002009-08-06T22:36:17.395-04:00I would argue that the more constitutional liberti...I would argue that the more constitutional liberties erode, the more property becomes a privilege rather than a rightDaniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-10597679979493832432009-08-06T22:08:41.091-04:002009-08-06T22:08:41.091-04:00You wrote what I was too lazy to write. But I thi...You wrote what I was too lazy to write. But I think there's another angle, at least for me as a constitutionalist libertarian: property rights are now (and probably always were) a privilege. Whether that privilege is garnered through class, connections, or racial card playing (in this case all three), only the privileged are able to retaliate sufficiently to keep the government off their land.ranterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02149995566875072181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-50896635679386730032009-08-06T12:45:14.813-04:002009-08-06T12:45:14.813-04:00Gates certainly loved the idea of taking center st...Gates certainly loved the idea of taking center stage as a victim of the white male power structure and all thatDaniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-79679300055376329212009-08-06T12:32:38.946-04:002009-08-06T12:32:38.946-04:00I always felt that Gates saw an opportunity to cre...I always felt that Gates saw an opportunity to create a racialy charged incident and took it. He was only interested in press coverage, which of course he got.<br />The President who also loves these kind of "plays" just couldn't resist making a big deal out of it.<br />Definitley an Al Sharpton moment.Tomarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672995380515397983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-74304533189744344132009-08-04T22:11:32.916-04:002009-08-04T22:11:32.916-04:00Thank you, there's always a deeper perspective...Thank you, there's always a deeper perspective to every storyDaniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-20660924565591315482009-08-04T22:05:01.150-04:002009-08-04T22:05:01.150-04:00I regret that I've been slow to find your blog...I regret that I've been slow to find your blog. The articles read as well thought out and are expressive. While I appreciate good writing, they are also informative. We're told not to be judgmental, and you've given us a lot of fruit to inspect. Well done, and appreciated.Phyllis Blickensderferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206757687699759551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-89158891039120178272009-08-04T18:09:12.380-04:002009-08-04T18:09:12.380-04:00The entire affair brought Philip Roth's "...The entire affair brought Philip Roth's "Goodbye Columbus" to mind. Ali McGraw's rich family were so mean to librarian Richard Benjamin.<br /><br />Remember the anger he displayed while playing ping pong with the little girl who accused him of stealing cherries! Oh how I hated that little snobbette! I would have hit the ball hard, too.<br /><br />Poor Richard Benjamin (whatever his character's name was).<br /><br />I don't know..it all smacks of "Goodbye Columbus." Which is actually a good movie/novel about class bias and self-hatred. Richard Benjamin's character as I recall starts giving his own working class family an attitude of contempt yet he hates the superiority he receives at the hands of Ali McGraw's family.Keli Atahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089132216830000713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-17153944972690973892009-08-04T17:26:00.309-04:002009-08-04T17:26:00.309-04:00I feel that Obama really overclocked on this one! ...I feel that Obama really overclocked on this one! The proper thing for O to do was to stick to doing his job and not chime in on petty criminal stuff that most of the neophites glaum onto. <br /><br />Very small of the man I must say.Granite Street Garagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734460218161785736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-71098398571250213042009-08-04T17:25:10.304-04:002009-08-04T17:25:10.304-04:00Thank you kindly and glad to have you as a readerThank you kindly and glad to have you as a readerDaniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-31286140327856187982009-08-04T15:09:17.598-04:002009-08-04T15:09:17.598-04:00As a recent visitor to your blog, I must say I hav...As a recent visitor to your blog, I must say I have been so impressed by your wisdom and that ability only a few have of expressing exactly what other people have felt but havenĀ“t yet verbalized.<br /><br />Keep up the good workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-4415365261045903862009-08-04T10:52:29.876-04:002009-08-04T10:52:29.876-04:00Hear, hear. Great piece.
I want to contrast the G...Hear, hear. Great piece.<br /><br />I want to contrast the Gates arrest with a small incident that happened a few years ago at a professional basketball game. <br /><br />Singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett of "Margaritaville" fame, one of the wealthiest musicians in America because of his constant touring, was sitting at courtside and cursing out loud. Mr. Buffet, who is white, was asked to keep quiet by the referee who did not know of his fame and wealth - and was not told so by Buffett. When he continued being drunk and disorderly, the referee ordered him thrown out of the arena and a private guard escorted him outside. Buffett did NOT sue or call a press conference after the incident to demand an apology.<br /><br />Notice that multi-millionaire Buffett did not use his fame to either demand an exemption from discipline or seek redress of his hurt feelings in court or in the media. One of the factors that probably lead to these wise decisions after the fact is that Mr. Buffett knew he would get no sympathy as politically correct victim member of a socially accepted victim group. He would be seen as a pompous jerk in need of comeupance, which is how one could describe Prof. Gates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-27484988744524661212009-08-04T09:39:07.724-04:002009-08-04T09:39:07.724-04:00Anonymous,
class snobbery always comes easiest fo...Anonymous,<br /><br />class snobbery always comes easiest for those who have not earned their money honestly, we're creating our own class of sheiks through political correctness and bureaucracy<br /><br />look at who california is paying its six figure pensions out too for exampleDaniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-29563373862131551542009-08-04T09:38:11.709-04:002009-08-04T09:38:11.709-04:00Thank you GramfanThank you GramfanDaniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-49978189413017692502009-08-04T06:37:15.577-04:002009-08-04T06:37:15.577-04:00Very interesting. I have to say I was taken aback ...Very interesting. I have to say I was taken aback at the blatant spite shown by Gates' daughter in that quote.A Jew With A Viewhttp://www.ajewwithaview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-29526475110688322692009-08-04T04:22:36.487-04:002009-08-04T04:22:36.487-04:00I think you put into words what many instinctively...I think you put into words what many instinctively felt about this incident. A self-important nouveau-rich snob insecure of his standing but at the same time, feeling somehow entitled to special treatment put down his ''social inferior'', race being only an incidental factor or perhaps a contributing factor. <br />I have no doubt that Gates has made a profession out of being a racist just as Obama, who is after all half-white, ''used'' race opportunistically to further his career.<br />As I've often said, I'm from an Arab country - I was raised in a very authoritarian, hierarchical, society where your social standing depended on what group you were born into, where inequality was ''built into'' the system. No one was an individual, only a member of some hereditary class.<br />Over time, there arose a new class of nouveau-rich & the similarity to Gates' behavior is striking, a low-class man without manners or grace, full of false pride.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-2973508612203744822009-08-04T02:51:50.638-04:002009-08-04T02:51:50.638-04:00Another well-thought out, and well-written piece!
...Another well-thought out, and well-written piece!<br /><br />(I think I should have a computer function that "automatically" adds this type of comment to your 'blog!)Gramfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12720386581094786049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-51055780596450676822009-08-04T02:32:16.150-04:002009-08-04T02:32:16.150-04:00however, Crowley knew the cameras were rolling and...however, Crowley knew the cameras were rolling and police are conscious of PR also. I am sure his people prompted him on behavior. But again, I don't know for sure. So we praise the effort.<br /><br />I am also pretty sure that the Prof was highly embarassed. <br />Embarassed people often lash out unreasonably.<br />All the neighbors seeing cops at the house... then they gossip and talk. I am sure he hated that.<br /><br />The media tried to make this more than it had to be.<br />They were taken down a notch when everyone saw that the officer was no racist.<br />Obama wanted mileage out of it. The guy is an opportunist who doesnt care about facts, just results.Chana @ Lemon Lime Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11656854855385193867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-90373910542584523892009-08-04T00:55:51.368-04:002009-08-04T00:55:51.368-04:00noveau riche can be a formula for snobberynoveau riche can be a formula for snobberyDaniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-59676863888238963132009-08-04T00:04:04.406-04:002009-08-04T00:04:04.406-04:00Sgt. Crowley did indeed show Gates compassion. He ...Sgt. Crowley did indeed show Gates compassion. He cuffed him with his hands in front, not behind his back as usual. In that famous photo Gates looks like his out of control.<br /><br />Gates like his buddy Barack are snobs. Nothing to do with race at all. And that drink over beers at the White House with Obama, Gates, Crowley and Biden was very demeaning to Crowley.<br /><br />I felt sorry him.<br /><br />People like Obama and Gates confuse money with having class. I was talking with my sister a couple of weeks ago about an assistant DA I knew. <br /><br />He's the nicest guy in the world, very educated, successful and comes from money, but the thing is, to talk to him, you'd never guess that he comes from money.<br /><br />My sister told me that most people who come from money don't act like it--unless their snobs and basically mean-spirited people to begin with.Keli Atahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089132216830000713noreply@blogger.com