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Re: Jindal talks race, Obama impeachment in Sunday media appearances Bobby Jindal did an excellent job dismantling his own ignorant race comments. He brings up the examples of the “hyphenated” Americans. The reality is there is never a complaint about Irish-Americans, Spanish-Americans, or even Indian-Americans like Jindal. The only problem comes when people want to refer to themselves as “African-Americans”. The same can be said when it comes to events/activities/lifestyles that are culturally specific. No one complains about Cinco De Mayo, St. Patrick’s or St. Joseph’s Days, Chinese New Year or the community/cultural lifestyles of these groups, this also isn’t true when it comes to “African-Americans”. The bias is shown in simplistic to complex examples on a daily basis…sometimes consciously, and sometimes unconsciously. Further, I didn’t see him shying away from the extensive press he received and continues to receive as the first Indian Governor of our state. He was proud to be an Indian-American, and never once pushed to be just another “American” governor. Further, imagine the Federal Government deciding rather than directly assisting the survivors of Katrina, it would just help every citizen of the United States. We would be up in arms. Screaming from the top of our lungs…”we were the ones (as a group) who were injured…why aren’t the solutions being directed to us?” The same is the case for the centuries of injustices systematically played on African-Americans not only by our fellow citizens, businesses, schools and organizations, but sanctioned and even pushed by our very own government. Fifty years after a few laws, individuals like Jindal feel that everything is “OK” for the most part and that we should not look at skin color (the thing that was looked at when the injustices were carried out) when righting the wrongs of our country. Next time a Hurricane flattens our city, let’s just send the checks to the North. Percy Marchand nola/politics/index.ssf/2013/08/jindal_talks_race_obama_impeac.html
Posted on: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 22:48:55 +0000

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