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Well, Duh!
Nov. 6th, 2008 08:43 amI like and respect conservative pundit Rick Moran for much of what he writes. And this is an admirable sentiment, borne of his experiences in Grant Park on Election Night:
But.... Well, duh. Clearly, the man has never been to a Juneteenth celebration in his life-- or a Watch Night either, for that matter.
All the talk about racial healing in the world isn't going to be worth a hill of beans unless we spend some time talking, working, and socializing with, like, you know, people whose skin is a different color than ours.
ETA: And going to church with. Especially going to church with. ETA II: Both the folks in this picture are colleagues of mine.
I suppose I got caught up in the emotion of the night due almost exclusively to the genuine and copious tears of black Americans. The ones I spoke to and interviewed were nearly speechless with joy. With a start, I realized something that had escaped me all these long months of writing and thinking about this race. For many African-Americans, this election was a spiritual event, something that transcended the corporeal and brought to mind ancestral yearnings and desires for freedom.
But.... Well, duh. Clearly, the man has never been to a Juneteenth celebration in his life-- or a Watch Night either, for that matter.
All the talk about racial healing in the world isn't going to be worth a hill of beans unless we spend some time talking, working, and socializing with, like, you know, people whose skin is a different color than ours.
ETA: And going to church with. Especially going to church with. ETA II: Both the folks in this picture are colleagues of mine.
