The Pink Flamingo :: The Steve Cohen Lesson as GOP 1st Amendment Rights Threatened

Yesterday Steve Cohen (who lives down the block from my sister) took out Nikki Tinker by something like 75%. If you recall, Tinker reeked of desperation to the point where she resorted to race baiting and anti-Semitism, going down in flames. Is there a lesson here? Is it possible that the American People are finally "Getting it"? If so Cohen's victory has terrifying implications for Barack Obama. If Cohen could defeat the politics of abject racism in Memphis, is it possible the days of playing the race card are over?

Granted Barack Obama came out and, as titular head of the DNC, finally denounced Tinker, but only did so on the day of the primary. Are the Obamassiah campaign's crying wolf proclamations of GOP racism finally going to be seen as what they are, or was Tinker just a terribly bad candidate?

Steve Cohen is a big Barack Obama supporter. It is rather intersting that neither Barack Obama, nor Emily's List (which endorsed Tinker) could bother denouncing Tinker's race-baiting until ether on the eve of the primary after the damage had been done, or, in Obama's case on the very day of the primary. This says a tremendous amount about Barack Obama's lack of character and lack of integrity. It's one thing to toss the "undesirables" under the campaign bus, but not to jump out into the battle and support a decent man is another one all-together.

I would like to think we have progressed enough as a nation to the point where the color of one's skin or a person's religion (or lack thereof) but we all know this is not the case. I think we can also begin to assume the epitaph of racism is now going to be tossed at any GOP candidate, or anyone opposing a losing Democratic candidate - anytime, anywhere.

Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of all of this is the fact that, all protests to the contrary, the Dems are terrified of a major loss this year. They have a candidate who is capable of rousing absolute insanity among his supporters, to the point where they are now accusing John McCain of accusing Barack Obama of being the anti-Christ. This would have been the funniest of all episodes from the Looney Left until someone decided they have adapted a gesture from Star Trek Classic. Add to that the fact that there is very real thuggery going on with some Democratic groups, now threatening large-scale GOP donors. If Mac'sMind is correct, then the person involved with this criminal action is Tom Matzzie, who was a major player in the Kerry Campaign, then just start connecting the dots to Barack Obama. This reeks of racketerring, which is a crime. It is also a chilling and manipulative assault on the First Amendment.
NYTimes

"...Led by Tom Matzzie, a liberal political operative who has been involved with some prominent left-wing efforts in recent years, the newly formed nonprofit group, Accountable America, is planning to confront donors to conservative groups, hoping to create a chilling effect that will dry up contributions. “We want to stop the Swift Boating before it gets off the ground,” said Mr. Matzzie, who described his effort as “going for the jugular.” The warning letter is intended as a first step, alerting donors who might be considering giving to right-wing groups to a variety of potential dangers, including legal trouble, public exposure and watchdog groups digging through their lives. The group is also hoping to be able to respond if an outside conservative group broadcasts a television advertisement attacking Senator Barack Obama, or another Democratic candidate, by running commercials exposing the donors behind the advertisements...."