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Robinson Redux

There he goes again. Long time, or even short time, readers will know that I often have some fun at the expense of Washington Post affirmative action columnist, and one of MSNBC?s talking head Obamanauts, Eugene Robinson. See here for a recent example, citing a number of earlier ones.

In his column today Robinson replays one of his favorite false facts, that Obama does not support racial favoritism.

.... A recent New York Times-CBS News poll found that 16 percent of white voters feared an Obama administration would ?favor blacks over whites.? Obama has taken great pains to reassure voters that as president he would act without racial animus or resentment ? that he bears no grudges and intends to settle no scores. His success to date has depended largely on his ability to be seen as a candidate who happens to be black rather than as ?a black candidate.?

Racial favoritism, of course, does not require either grudges or score settling. All it requires is what Obama and Biden both steadfastly support: treating some individuals better, and others worse, because of their race.

I admit, however, that I am somewhat mystified by that New York Times/CBS poll (Question 44) apparently finding that only 16% of whites believe Obama supports affirmative action policies that favor blacks over whites. What are the other 84% smoking?

Full post as published by Discriminations on August 29, 2008 (boomark / email).