This had slipped my notice (admittedly not hard to do) until earlier this afternoon. But my amazement at the truly omniscient powers of the Editorial Board of the Athens Banner-Herald on September 11 cannot go without comment. Indeed, they have been able to conclusively determine that Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss called President Obama “uppity” last week even though he didn’t use the word “uppity” or even any word like it. The Athens Banner-Herald always gets their man even if it means making stuff up, you see!
In a Tuesday interview on Fox News, Chambliss was talking about Republican expectations for the president’s address when he said, “I think what you’re looking at is folks on my side anxious to see what the president has to say (Wednesday) night. I think he’s going to have to express some humility based on what we’ve seen around the country during August, and that’s not his inclination.”
A-HA! There you have it! Chambliss is a RACCCCCIIIIIISSSTTTT! Wait, you didn’t see it? Let me allow the Wizards of Smart on the Editorial Board of the famed Athens Banner-Herald point it out for you simpletons.
Take a closer look at those two sentences. Sen. Chambliss states clearly that “to express some humility … is not (Obama’s) inclination.” It’s not an unfair parsing of the senator’s remarks to see them as coming uncomfortably close to suggesting the president is “uppity.”
The word “uppity” is defined as “assuming airs beyond one’s station,” and – intended or not – that’s a clear subtext of Chambliss’ suggestion that the president is insufficiently humble.
Additionally, using the word “uppity” in connection with a black person is seen widely as something of a racial slur.
They also suggest that such comments which they just made up out of thin air are “insidious” because, in their view, it simply isn’t logical for anyone to think that President Obama lacks humility in any form and is a media whore. Noooooooo.
You know, it’s not an unfair parsing of this editorial from the Athens Banner-Herald to find that they are quite dullardly. My analysis of their editorial also reveals that they are empty vessels of humanity who fail to understand it is inappropriate to create racist “rhetoric” where none exists.
This is the Era Of Hope And Change, don’t forget.
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They must have confused Saxby with Lynn Westmoreland.
Yep. It was Westmoreland that called Obama “uppity.” And that was last year. I’m sure Saxby thinks he’s “uppity,” but while he’s pretty stupid, he’s not stupid enough to say it out loud in public.
True. He is just smart enough to be the Sen. from Georgia.
Very odd for them to draw that conclusion. For once, I’m with Pete here. As a “yankee” I still do not understand the significance of the term “uppity.” Was it also used by blacks to call out other blacks for “passing”?
Also, Pete gets points for using graphics; they’re always a crowd pleaser.
No. It was most commonly used in the context of saying someone didn’t know that place. About 50 years ago, who was saying it to whom was pretty universal in the south.
Should have been “their place” obviously.
ah ok, I’m sure it was used up north too, just a little bit before my time I guess…Sad.
The part missing from the explanation is that it was also a common excuse given to the cops to get out of being arrested for beating the crap out of said black person who got “uppity”. The cops also used it frequently for the same reason.
You can see how that little additional threat of government-sanctioned violence makes the statement a bit more charged, than what junior high kids say to each other on a daily basis.
I just thought I’d bring this up, having dealt with the ABH for years. Not everyone on the board is a liberal. It ends up being a mixed bag, meaning position pieces and endorsements are always a surprise.
However, it’s not at all fair to infer something not said from something else not said. That’s a double fail.
But that’s the same technique Reagan used to try to make Medicare look evil back in 1961, so it must be ok.
Let’s see if we see any change in the rhetoric today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRdLpem-AAs
Scary, huh?
Seriously why the **** does Pete have front page posting abilities on Peach Pundit?
Because he draws attention to PP. Same reason that Erick throws bombs over on RS. If you got nothing interesting to say, throw bombs until people notice you. Even negative attention is good attention in the brave new world.
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