Attorney General Eric Holder's race speech stirs debate

I suggest that everyone (including our Attorney General) take a close look in a mirror and notice what shade of skin they see on the face in the mirror; and having done so, ask themselves whether the skin color they see is really of any significance whatsoever, or whether, in fact, the real issue is what is going on inside the skull in the brain that is looking at the face in the mirror. Racial discrimination is illegal, and if instances of racial discrimination are taking place, our Attorney General needs to see that such cases are prosecuted. Otherwise, perhaps we can agree that skin color is irrelevant, and refocus our attention on things that actually do matter.

To Eric Holder Attorney General United Staes of America

I am writing to let you know how I felt when you said the American people of which I am one, are cowards. That we don't talk about race. We are not cowards. I am not a coward. I talk to people about everyday things. I work for physicians. I don't find it necessay to discuss black issues separate from the issues we have going on now. You know we did elect a black president a black attorney general etc.

I value people for who they are. not for their color. I am not afraid to discuss things with any race. I don't know what you want me to talk about. Maybe I don't understand what you are inferring. If I misunderstood you, please enlighten me. I really don't think I want black people to discuss white and black issues with me because I am white. I don't want younger people to feel they have to discuss the differences between my age and theirs. I think we need to just be who we are and treat each other the way we'd like to be treated. To be listened to for ideas we have or opinions we have, not to place emphasis on color or status or age.

Here's to your new responsibility and I wish you great success.

Sincerely Pat Nagel

" Are we cowards for standing by and watching a race of people destroy themselves and their community with black on black crime , drugs , gangs , baby mama drama , prison sentences for boys and welfare checks for teen moms ? Maybe we are but we can't solve your problems untillyou will admit the problems are yours and take ownership. I dont think its being a coward I think we are just disgusted of what you have become in the last 40 years . God helps those that help themselves . "

Ok, let's talk.
me: "I don't think we should judge people by the color of their skin."
you: "I agree!"
me: "Excellent! Then we should immediately end all racial preference programs (i.e. affirmative action)."
you: "You are an ignorant, insensitive, racist!"
Thus endeth the conversation. Why even bother?

White, male, 75 and yes many have a difficult time talking about race. Far too many white Americans do not want to admit their racist feelings or they are white male Republicans and they voted for Obama and are fearful to admit it. Eric Holder is giving America a dose of truth that many do not want to hear. I belive if the truth hurts, then it is a well needed moment of education.

You, who oversaw the Marc Rich pardon, dare lecture us? This type of stuff is drawing us
further and further apart.

A white "Coward".

Holder isn't putting us down?!! Oh Please! Get over yourself and stop being an idiot! What does he have to say? "I actually don't like white people one bit" - Is that clear enough? Is this not racial? -> NAACP: National Association FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE. I'm a color too! You're the liberal media...I forgive you for your ignorance...wait...I take that back.

Dear Attorney General Eric Holder,

I am greatly offended by your outrageous comment about my being a racial coward. You owe me an apology sir. In my opinion, your comments suggest that you are not qualified to be Attorney General. I expect that you will resign that post in the immediate future.

i dont know if i understand mr holder's coward comment
i would appreciate it if he can be more specific
such as provide a list of at least 5 action items
i could take so i can determine whether or not i am a coward

i dont know if i understand mr holder's coward comment
i would appreciate it if he can be more specific
such as provide a list of at least 5 action items
i could take so i can determine whether or not i am a coward

I'm not a coward, Mary. Let's talk race. I left my email address let's go, if you want to call me email me and I'll give you my phone number. Don't worry I have courage and you probably won't like what I have to say.

Judging from the lack of comments Attorney General Holders comment is true. We are still segregated. All are guilty. We are too coward to reveal our inner feelings about race. I have experienced it all the time. Both races are guilty of self segregation. We can all admit it started with the Jim Crow Laws and our deep rooted segregated south. I would challenge anyone who reads my comments to think, how many friends do I have from another race. I am not talking about co-workers. We all have collegues and co-workers who are of other races. But the question is do we spend time together? Do you understand and know their culture? Why is it that African Americans know more about the white race than what the white race knows about their culture. I find that ther are a lot of negative thoughts about African Americans is mostly negative up until recent progress. I am a EMS professional and I have traveled to places for training that is goverment funded. I am educated and I can say I have white and black friends. It has been that way since grade school. My disappointment is our America is still very segregated and has been since the 60's in many areas of our country. That is a true statement. Because of laws and progress the only black family in a town is not having cross burnings in their yards. They are just tolerated and at the same time they are still separate from the white community. I encourage more talk on this issue. Please, we need to get this out of our hearts and minds. What do you think and honestly?

Holder is a disgrace to America

Mr. Holder, HOW DARE YOU! You seem like an intelligent man. Why don't you try to find a more dignified way to speak to people. Do you include veterans in your "coward" statement. If so, be careful. When they dig the graves for those poor boys and girls, of all races, who sacrificed their lives to keep us safe, the dirt could fall on you.

Holder must apologize or resign - "Coward" is a fighting word and no one, especially the Attorney General, should underestimate the importance of words - they are the basis for the legal system he is now in charge of. Mr Holder either wanted to start a fight, or he made a mistake; if he wanted to start a fight, he need to resign, if he made a mistake, he needs to apologize.

Had those comments come from a white man, the press and the Congress would have crucified they guy. Bush may not have been the best president around, but I need to give him credit - HE LEFT THE RACE CARD OUT OF HIS OFFICE.

As a Jew my people have seen enough persecution, but we have raised ourselves up, by ourselves. This is America where everyone no matter what color, sex, sexual preference etc shouldn't matter. Things were getting better, but now let's just take a step back --- maybe 50 years as this idiot suggests!

THERE IS NO PERFECT WAY TO SAY THAT WHICH MAKES US UNEASY

Well America is changing. Just to have a Black man as Attorney General, who has the courage to make such a statement is a compliment to our President. Whether we dislike how it was said should not take away from the fact that in America we must admin we have problems which have to be addressed.

Maybe our new Attorney General comes from a living experience where he sees beneath the shield that keeps some of us comfortable despite what crumbles beneath the surface-, Black, White Jew and other.

Maybe he sees an underclass in America created not by a mans unwillingness to work and try to pick himself up by his own bootstraps, but by racist attitudes which has engulfed many political, social and financial sectors.

Maybe he feels that the reason we have blight throughout African American communities and other low net worth communities is because of the failure of America's leadership to encourage open dialogue on the issues of race and how it impacts thousands of cities, not just New Orleans.

It may be a long 8 years Mr. President, but stay strong and keep surrounding yourself with people who understand all communities across America. You never know, this openness may teach bankers that it is good business to do business within the African American Community. More importantly it may create jobs and economic opportunity there which may help our wonderful country to starve off another civil war within our inner cities.

We must rebuild this country from the bottom up. And sometimes to prepare foundations we have to blast stubborn rocks from the path. To do that sometimes it takes dynamite. Maybe our new Attorney General is that dynamite we need.

JAMES T WEBB MASTER BUILDER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CkG7oleOrI&eurl=http://www.thewahm.org/b/
http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=50722

Shameful. A party the promised and spouted unity is nothing but devisive and ethically challenged from top down.

Give me a break, Mary. Typical of the left wing media to take Holder off the hook. Imagine the outcry if a white attorney general said this. The problem with race in this country is that black people have a free ride. They can accuse white people of being racist, but can never be considered racist themselves. This Holder is a disgrace.

Mr. Holder's comment was dismissive of recent history, and thoughtlessly divisive at this critical juncture in our nation's history. This is another example of team Obama playing the 'race card' to bully it's way through the issues, or worst create diversion from the really topics. And why Ms. Mitchell are you so eager to make this 'black vs. white' issue? Let's give Mr. Holder the benefit of the doubt; maybe he was referring to escalating violence between Blacks and Latinos, or between Latinos and Armenians. Why must everything with you be so defined as 'black vs. white?'

Dear Attorney General Holder:

I just want you to know that I was offended by your cooment about America being cowards with regard to race.

I'm not a coward and don't appreciate your generalistic comments.

Not the way to set a positive tone, especially in the midst of America becoming divided over the Stimulus Plan.

Regards,
Catherine Magee

If a white man had said this, all hell would have broken loose. Only because Holder is black can he get away with comments like this.
He is indeed the coward.

Mary, you miss the point due to your partisan views. What AG Holder said was stupid and indefensible (off the cuff? as you suggest does not sell it). Please don't offer bogus fallback positions for his hate.

The American People - of ALL RACES (and for whom Holder reportedly represents; not just his "race" which appears to dominate his thinking, sad to say)- believe that Holder's words were ignorant, hurtful and completely counterproductive, and do REQUIRE A COMPLETE EXPLANATION REGARDING HIS ACTUAL INTENTIONS AND MEANINGS. This request is far and required.

Must we, as a Nation, suffer such hurtful statements from those who have the trust and privilege to SERVE our highest law enforcement office? (only to find that they are modern day George Wallace racists?

In short, Mr. Holder, you owe the Nation an explanation; do you think ML King would make any such statements in our present times?. NO, b/c huge progress has been made and your words have served to hurt and inflame racial tensions more than you may ever know.

Is this our preview of your very negative social policy statements that you intend to issue and bring to the AGO? - if so Sir, send a memo, b/c many of in the Office will want and need to exit under such overtly racist leadership.

You did AGO and the Nation and great disservice. Sir, fully explain your statements and beliefs - and the AGO staff and the Nation will respond accordingly.

"..a nation of cowards." Is a despicable statement and shows complete ignorance of history on his part. Was it a bunch of cowards (mostly white) that split from the Democratic party in 1854 to form the anti-slavery Republican party? Was it a bunch of Northern cowards (mostly white) that went to war to fight the South to end slavery? Was it a bunch of cowards (both black & white) that fought for civil rights? Not in my book.

It was a bunch of Southern Democrat cowards that organized the KKK in 1865 to terrorize newly freed men and the Republicans. It is cowardice to continue as a victim when the battle has been fought and won. A high price was paid by many (both black & white) for the victory. Proof of that victory is the fact that blacks have held high office for many years. In the last decade we have had a black joint chief of staff, two black secretaries of state, blacks on the supreme court, and now we have a black president and a black attorney general. I am not quite sure I know what he is looking for.

If Eric Holder's standard is perfection in all people on this or any subject, the standard is too high as we will not find perfect people on this side of Heaven.

Well, since this fool has now insulted every American citizen alive, I am taking the opportunity to pass on my feelings to all that I can. No way will I ever be proud of one of our public servants that calls us all cowards. I think this man should step down in disgrace and accept the fact he is not fit for one of the highest positions in our government. When our country has seen blacks and whites, fighting and dying side-by-side, together on battlefields from all U.S. wars, for the last hundred-years, it is a disgrace to be called cowards by our very own Appointed, Attorney General. My Father was no coward serving in WW-2, and neither am I. This is simply not acceptable.

He (Holder) was the one who didn't appeal the Rothe affirmative action case to the Supreme Court (Rothe Development v. U.S.) earlier this month. How's that for cowardice? Nothing new from the executive branch, of course.

How many millions of white people voted for Barack on Nov 4th? A lot. I was one of them. Why am I being called a coward? I can assure you I am not. I'm willing to bet the other 30-40 million white people who voted for Barack aren't either. This is NOT the way you go about trying to open racial discourse...we are all owed an apology by Mr. Holder. He should choose his words more carefully next time.

Why does this article open up with a knock on Limbaugh and delve right into justification of Holder's words? Hardly credible if you ask me.

"Cowards?"... and by that he means white people. I found his speech to be very condescending to the American people. I think we talk about race too much, putting to much precedence on race, thus obscurring any real hope for racial harmony. I ignore blowhards like this and have good friends of different races, political beliefs, religions and lifestyles. Chew on that, Holder. Take your HATE SPEECH elsewhere.

Mary, Do you honestly believe that calling someone a coward it not a "put down"?
Maybe you have just not thought it through.
Then again, maybe you are ignorant.
Think about what I said. I didn't mean it
as a "put down". I'm just asking you to have knowledge.

Yours truly,

Dan Stone
Branson Missouri

Rev. Joe Lowery are we a nation of COWARDS? Holder's public relations expertise is at the Detroit CEO's private jet demonstration level. Tear gas, fixed bayonnets, mounted police I was there. Many of us literally have fought a sustained battle for all civil rights for lo' these many years. Holder casually INSULTS our nation, he has my contempt ""Sir"" My Contempt -- What say ye Reverend Joesph are we COWARDS or simply vermin.

Mr Holder: MLK looked to the day when people would be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I think we have run past this ideal concerning crime by wanting to relax penalties because a preponderance of blacks happen to be penalized, and not because the committed crime results in more violence and potential harm to society (ie: End harsher sentencing for crack vs. powder cocaine). Penalties for crime should be meted out based upon the potential harm of the crime to the health of society. If a particular race has a preponderance for more violent crime, they should not be given lighter sentences simply because of their race. This is not in the spirit of MLK's stated ideal.

I was very offended by Holder's comments. I think the black community should take a few points into consideration.
First, it seems anytime a white says anything about blacks or race issues he is right away called a "racist." How can there be dialogue in that environment?
Secondly, Lincoln wasn't cowardly when it came to race relations. And I believe that there were quite a few white soldiers in the Civil War who fought for freedom for blacks.
Secondly, although whites owning slaves was very terrible we mustn't forget that it was black African kings and Arab slavers who captured blacks and transported them to the coast into the hands of the white slavers.
And lastly, every freedom most deservedly gained for blacks was signed by a white president. Many have tried to do the right thing, so Holder, give credit where it is due. Inspire us to greater heights don't denigrate us. We're all Americans now so don't let President Obama down anymore.

I believe the situation created by the New York Post cartoon should clearly point out to Mr. Holder why race is so difficult to discuss in this Country.

You have a case where a cartoonist uses the (tragic in my mind) incident of a pet chimpanzee being shot by police, to pan a "Stimulus" package that could have been written by a chimpanzee. After observing supposedly well intentioned efforts that haven't turned out as expected, I've often said, "Give a monkey a typewriter..." However, in this case Al Sharpton and his ilk decide the cartoon has to be racist and if Al Sharpton says something is racist, well, it has to be racist. It matters not what the original intent was, "Rev" Al has spoken and his minions will get in line no matter how stupid they appear.

Take a good look Mr. Holder and you'll see why we are taken for "cowards." A frank discussion is impossible when any comment can be taken out of context and have one facing a charge of a hate crime and having one's livelihood threatened.

COWARDS???? are you kidding? Shameful and inappropriate. After being totally ruined by our government and unscrupulous money men, we have to listen and accept this crap? The "race card" is now obsolete--quit using it. I'm still angry about the Marc Rich debacle. And then, you have dissected his statement and have interpreted it to mean he is asking us to have courage? He never said that. The American people arent going to accept your interpretation either. Nice try. This will not help race relations. This administration is a joke and will ruin us---if we can be ruined any more than we have.

I think that anyone who believes that this type of talk is every going to lead to a positive relationship between races is absolutely mindless. This ethically challanged individual should just sit by a look curent without opening his mouth and sounding as racially biased as he obviously is. Also ethically challanged to boot!!

Mary: You are delusional and more out of step with reality then you think. That type of liberal spew is only for the limited thinking people who will follow blindly in the Left side of the road and are constinently trying to make up for something done hundreds of years ago buy people who were living in a different time and space. If we could all learn to live in our own time and space and treat others as we want to be treated there is and would be no difference in us all. But there are always going to be those who ask for more and complain about everything not the same in each situation.

Yes this country is an ethnic melting pot! Mr. Eric Holder may not think it is.
This nation is not one of cowards. This nation will stand tall against anyone and fight to keep it free. Free for Mr. Holder to talk down to the United State Citizens. Though talking down to the people is not what any Attorney General should be doing. He is for all the citizens of this country not just one race.
“Telling us that we need to confront our racial past, and our racial present, and to understand the history of African people in this country, endures. One cannot truly understand America without understanding the historical experience of black people in this nation. Simply put, to get to the heart of this country one must examine its racial soul.”
My oh my this is 2009 slavery was back in years 1500 – 1865 in this country I nor my parents or Grandparents had anything to do with the Slavery in this country. Every race has the same chances and choices in life and it’s up to them to be responsible for their life in 2009.
My soul is just fine racially.

We are a nation of cowards for not banning the tobacco drug, which is a weapon of mass destruction and along with millions of Americans, has our current President in the grip of addiction. Ban all smoking and ban tobacco, which is addictive, defective and lethal, when used as intended.

I'm white. I wouldn't even cross the street to learn more about my WHITE neighbors, let alone my BLACK neighbors. If that makes me a racist, then so be it. Eric Holder STAY OUT OF MY MIND! You won.

Obama needs to fire Holder and get an AG who's been awake and living on this planet for the last year.

The U.S. elects its first black president and his new AG calls us a nation of cowards?

Holder never read any of the news stories about Obama supporters braving name-calling to walk precincts? Never read any of the stories about whether America is ready for a black president? We've been awash in discussions of race!!

Holder needs to go, now. We need a reality-based AG.

I didn't take his comments as only directed at white people.
I assume he's also asking black people to:
- quit committing genocide
- quit getting pregnant at 16
- quit the gangs and drugs thing
- stop inventing race issues when they don't exist (mary)

Holder should know a coward. He helped Clinton pardon Marc Rich and $50 million of tax fraud. Good example of personal responsibility!

Boy, we Americans sure don't like the "c" word. And yet we prove just how cowardly we are by debating whether Mr. Holder has the right to call us "cowards" instead of actually taking steps to begin the difficult conversation.

As a white woman who has grown up with no economic advantages, I certainly can attest I have enjoyed and continue to enjoy the benefits of white privilege. So why are white people so afraid to talk about race? Why do we bristle and run to our own defense instead of simply acknowledging and welcoming the dialogue?

Thank you for putting out the call for us all to have courage to speak. Even if it means saying all the wrong things. As long as it's done with respect and compassion, it's a start.

Aw heck Mary- we know he's just promoting unity for Obama.

James Clyburn implies racism for Governor's who don't buy into the Stimulus pork bill--but hey--it's dialog with more unity in mind.

Doncha' just feel the love?

Thank you for this article. We too often take self criticism as an attack. If we cannot truthfully look at ourselves [for he is us and we are us, (Black or White we are Americans)], who can?

We do love stratification and segregating comments into categories. He is speaking as an American who has the right to introspection.

On the other hand when speaking as part of a group, as the extended American family, the reaction is no surprise. Families can be that way.

And like families, (Black or White) people would rather hang on to their epithets, misconceptions and roles assigned to its members, than have a decent discussion.

With the Jesse Jacksons and Al Sharptons running the public dialogue, whites can't discuss race. They're routinely portrayed as racist if they don't go along with every demand by these so-called black leaders. They play the race card and the term racist to shut down any discussion that doesn't suit their agenda.

What is cowardly is the manner in which whites have let themselves become the punching bag for every social ill. It's time these "leaders" stop treating blacks like they're helpless people on a plantation that can't stand on their own two feet with the "guidance" of the Sharptons and Jacksons and other power grabbing users.

We're cowards that we don't demand the end of the Latino Caucus, the Black Caucus and any other organization in this government that fails to represent ALL the people--not just members of their own race. Segregation happening on the watch of these two groups is just as wrong .

I've grown from being sympathetic towards black issues since my younger days after seeing how it's become nothing more than extortion based on race. My sympathy ended when people feel "entitled" from the cradle to the grave when they've had court mandated discrimination ordered to benefit only themselves.

I guess Americans, white Americans are cowards. We put up with this nonsense.

Who do white Americans not talk about race? Perhaps is's because, if what they say is not 100% PC, they are immediately attacked and called ugly names.

Remember Clinton's committee to explore race relations was stacked with folks who blame whites for all the ills of the world.

Holder is a hypocrite on so many levels "respect one another" then goes on to name call an entire nation. Calls us cowards, but not to the american people, to his STAFF.

It's too bad the atty gen'l thinks that if we don't mix on the weekends then we ARE either cowards or he thinks we are. Perhaps he's forgotten that in America, we can do whatever we feel like doing. So if i end up hanging out with people of my own race (which just so happens to not be the case with me) then it's my prerogative and doesn't make a coward. Pretty scary that this guy is the AG.

Way to defend our own A.G. calling us a nation of cowards. Is this what an Obama nation is going to be like? this is a sad time for America.

he also said, something to the effect; "when the weekend comes, we tend to gather with those who are alike us in color"....meaning, the govt makes us work together but not play together....to which I would say, so what? If black people dont want to party with me, why should they? And likewise.

Dont push it Holder---you got bigger fish to fry, like Justice for all, not who we play with on weekends.

With respect to the statement made by US Attorney General Eric Holder:

There is something suspicious about killings at the City of Chicago intersection of 87th and Exchange that leads me to think that instead of a murder, this was a hate crime.

Perhaps Loudmouth Holder should have worded his statement differently. As long as white people are called racist when they talk about black people and every other ethnic group, then there will not be a true discussion. So when black people stop pulling the race card out on every turn, then perhaps an honest discussion can be pursued. Right now black people use the race card to prevent discussions and use it to get what they want, someone fired, money, fame, etc... here is how I see it: get over yourselves. There are so many problems in the black communities especially here in Chicago that the focus needs to be on that.

Holder is an idiot.

"....essentially a nation of cowards."

Well, I'm certainly glad that's not a a put down. I'd hate to hear him really insult us.

Thanks Eric, I'm so proud that we have an administration that is not afraid to speak on the subject of race. I believe that this only shows America that we have a truly strong ,educated administration that REALLY is interested in brining our country together as one USA God Bless you

Everything Eric holder said was the truth.Whites usually have for the majority been on the wrong side of the racial issue.this comes from a race of people who treat animals like humans and treat their fellow humans like animals.Where are all the uproars from PETA about the racist comic that the NYPost printed about the killing of the chimpanzee who was high off Xanax?The positive things blacks do are never given any positive press in the media ,but as soon as a media made "controversy"concerning a minority is found out it's front page news.the way that are screaming the sky is falling concerning Pres.Obama is a utter shame.they let Bush and his cabal start and bankrupt the U.S with two unnecessary wars.Now to hear the negatism towards a good man like Pres.Obama while they let Bush off the hook is hypocritical and racist in itself.Attorney General Eric Holder got it right ,but as we all know whites will condemn everything a black man says while they themselves are complicit in the downfall of our great country.On Pres.Obama Their hatred of a black man obviously overrides their love for this great country,they should be ashamed.Obama inherited a trillion dollar deficit from the faux fiscal conservative Rightwingers ,whites always neglects to mention that part.The bottom line is if the stimulus fails we all are in trouble.If he fails we all fail.The whole world is watching, they are not all fooled by whites and their their faux patriotism and racist attiudes.Eric Holder was right to speak his mind this isnt slavery days where he would be expected to shuffle around and avoid expressing the truth for fear of being lynched.His comments were simply"The audacity of the telling the truth".

Holder is partially right. But he I'm sure he only wants to blame one group (whites) and whites are so afraid of being called racist they stay mum. But I won't. I'll give you an example of racism: The National Association Of Black Journalists. People who are suppose to report the facts and not push their prejudices. I mean gimme a break, "Is Obama black enough?" That took racism to another level.

What I want to know is why WE need to talk more about race? For who's benefit will these discussions take place? If I'm quite content not having them, then clearly they're not for my benefit. Mr. Holder may be correct when he says he feels that the topic has not been discussed sufficiently, but he errs when he says that I need to indulge his desires.

Why are you automatically calling Rush a loudmouth? How would like it if he automatically called you a B****

The Holder piece should never shock a nation with our history, which includes the wholesale exploitation of lesser developed economies. To spend a moment of our time pretending to be shocked that a national leader refers to our blind approach to the "race question" is offensive. Are we upset that he reminded us of what we should not be, or did he remind us of what we are. Only the beholder can know this, so let's grow up and face the Holder reality: we are cowards (esp. if we are offended at our inclusion to a solution to what is long overdue).

KyoshiOwens

I am really offended that this man has called me a coward. I have many African American friends, and we never talk about race because we are friends and the color of our skins does not matter to us. Apparently it really matters to Mary and so many others that continually bring it up every day in order to spark anger and hatred against white people. It is really discriminatory. And black people were not the first or only slaves...our white ancestors in the middle east had many white slaves long before there were black slaves in America. The bible is full of servant and master references. Exodus 21:2-6..."When you buy a Hebrew slave...". Then there is the trafficking of white child sex slaves...a horrible industry and one we should be fighting instead of fighting each other here in the land of the Free and the home of the "cowardly"?

I AGREE with Holder....Only I feel its a "2-WAY STREET". Best example: Nothing was more disgraceful then the National Association of Black Journalists Banquet having as a theme, "Is Obama Black Enough?" This coming from people who are suppose to report the news in a honest impartial manner. Talk about being taken-in by the race-card.

Mr. Holder was absolutely right. We are a nation of cowards. That's why cartoons like the one from the Washington Post and the mayor of San Alamito continue to circulate. These kinds of people want to throw the rock and then hide their hands. Who else does that but a coward?!

Cowards for not talking about race huh? If someone of European descent talks about race with an African American they are instantly viewed as racist. We can't talk about race because our words will be twisted and our lives are ruined. A woman who has worked hard her whole life is ruined because she refers to kids climbing in the trees as monkeys. If one of those kids is black then suddenly she is racist? I was referred to as a monkey when I was a kid 1000's of times. The only thing that keeps racism an issue is black race-baiters like Mary Mitchell. It pisses people off. Every column you write is complaining about racism. Real people don't even think about it until they get annoyed about someone using it as a crutch.

"As long as white people are called racist when they talk about black people and every other ethnic group, then there will not be a true discussion. So when black people stop pulling the race card out on every turn, then perhaps an honest discussion can be pursued. Right now black people use the race card to prevent discussions and use it to get what they want, someone fired, money, fame, etc... here is how I see it: get over yourselves" - Jo

So, you admit that there needs to be a better racial dialogue (read: "an honest one", implying that the current one is not honest), blame black people for the lack of racial dialogue, and then tell them to "get over themselves" all in the same breath?
Case in point.
Holder was right.