Same old, same old. Just more proof that conservative “humor” isn’t about being funny, it’s about being mean.

Merry Christmas to all.  The Rethugs are giving America the present of making themselves totally irrelevant in American politics.  Keep up the good work guys!

Hahahah!!  Stay classy, Republicans… I must say, I’m really impressed with how low they can go these days.

So, are they so clueless they don’t realize the damage they cause to themselves by letting the mask slip even more?

I think it’s a combination of clueless and desperate.  I’m thinking of that woman who came up with the “Obama Bucks” who was shocked that her black Republican friend was so upset that she dropped out of the club.  After all, she wasn’t talking about her—she was talking about those other black people.

The desperate is because they’re starting to realize that no one is listening to them anymore and they’re clueless enough to think that if they just dial up the racism a little more, people will get it.  Because, after all, they’re sure that all white people secretly agree with them, so all they need to do is figure out the best way to get the message across.

I wouldn’t worry about this sort of stupidity. Ultimately, it is self-destructive to the parties that create it, although don’t expect them to see it.

I wonder when which one of said idiots drops a lynching or flaming cross joke in regards to Obama’s presidency, and then immediately back-tracks and accuses his/her critics of not being able to take a joke?

You know it’s just a matter of time, considering the ugliness (e.g. Obama as Curious George t-shirts, “Obama Bucks,” etc) that bubbled up during the general election.

One of the great benefits of Obama’s election, I think, is that it will clearly bring to the surface the racism that’s still implicit in major factions of the Republican party. People who were able to vote Republican in the past only because they had convinced themselves to overlook it will now have to come to grips with exactly what the GOP has become. They may find it harder to vote for a candidate from that party when its bigotry is staring them in the face.

The Republicans really need to stamp out this racism, right now.  I realize not all Republicans are racist.  I myself agree with some Republican positions, like wanting to see some concessions from the United Auto Workers (in addition to some concessions from Detroit management).  But the way many Republicans encourage racism / sexism / homophobia is really appalling.  I must say, the Democrats aren’t perfect; I expect to see Jew-haters come out of the woodwork today, now that Israel is finally defending itself against the Gaza rockets.  (I guess Jews, like women, aren’t supposed to fight back.)  But the Republican racism really takes the cake, and it needs to stop, from Sarah Palin on down to Joe the Plumber.

You politically correct bleeding hearts need to get a little perspective in your lives and understand that racial humor is perfectly acceptable in white society.  After all, I often sing “Ari, The Star-Spangled Jew” at the top of my lungs as I work in my floss fields and it doesn’t bother me!

As babyming shows, so long as some people are unable to differentiate dislike of Israeli policy from antisemitism, there will always be excuses to vote Republican.

There’s a fairly easy way to tell criticism of Israeli policy from anti-semitism.

Does the person in question realize there are differences within Israel over their foreign policy, or instead is he or she interested in blurring the distinction between political factions within Israel?

Right on, Punditus. 

And down with those pampered UAW folks too.  Their fault that the auto industry is 15 years behind the curve!

Yup!  Blame where it’s due.

... like wanting to see some concessions from the United Auto Workers

(I guess Jews, like women, aren’t supposed to fight back.)

Apparently racism isn’t the only thing the Republican party needs to stamp out.

I wouldn’t worry about this sort of stupidity. Ultimately, it is self-destructive to the parties that create it, although don’t expect them to see it.

Pretty much my take as well, CHV.

Does the person in question realize there are differences within Israel over their foreign policy, or instead is he or she interested in blurring the distinction between political factions within Israel?

That’s a good point Ben.

The metric I use, regarding questions about Israeli policy, is slightly different: does the person in question view Israel as a state among states, with its own legitimate interests as well as its own tendency to overstep these interests? Or do they have a Manichean view of Israel as either some kind of special font of goodness, or of evil?

The metric I use, regarding questions about Israeli policy, is slightly different: does the person in question view Israel as a state among states

That’s fine as far as it goes. Not a particularly useful metric when considering the words of anti-statists, though.