Recently on MSNBC,
host Melissa Harris-Perry went on a rampage against the idea that
business owners take risks or have anything to do with fueling the
economy. It’s yet another example of conservative right wing racism to
suggest that welfare does not accomplish what a free market economy
will. Opposition to welfare can be added to the growing list of subjects
that are considered racist by liberals. Recent additions to this list
also include the words “angry” and “Chicago,” both courtesy of MSNBC.
The context of Melissa Harris-Perry’s race-baiting monologue was a discussion with the other “experts” on her panel on the subject of welfare and how white conservatives are supportive of government assistance if it’s called “social security,” “public education” or “assistance for the poor”, but at the same time, they’re opposed to “welfare.” She quoted a study that concluded that the reason for this “double standard” is that white people link “welfare” with black people, and whites believe that blacks are “undeserving” of government assistance. She said, “Americans hate welfare because media, at the behest of conservative politicians, have relentlessly linked welfare with black people and have hammered home the idea that welfare recipients are undeserving.”
One of the “experts” commented that welfare through government education and “affordable healthcare” is what enables “class mobility,” the ability of a person to move from a lower class to a higher class. Monica Mehta, the business expert, replied that “class mobility” is not enabled by welfare, but rather by business owners’ “taking risks,” and tried to relate that to Obama’s “you didn’t build that” speech before being interrupted by the host. Melissa interjected with an improvised rant that’s sure to win her an Emmy, complete with hand-slaps on the table which really made her performance convincing:
Read more: http://republicbroadcasting.org/index.php?cmd=news.article&articleID=4076
The context of Melissa Harris-Perry’s race-baiting monologue was a discussion with the other “experts” on her panel on the subject of welfare and how white conservatives are supportive of government assistance if it’s called “social security,” “public education” or “assistance for the poor”, but at the same time, they’re opposed to “welfare.” She quoted a study that concluded that the reason for this “double standard” is that white people link “welfare” with black people, and whites believe that blacks are “undeserving” of government assistance. She said, “Americans hate welfare because media, at the behest of conservative politicians, have relentlessly linked welfare with black people and have hammered home the idea that welfare recipients are undeserving.”
One of the “experts” commented that welfare through government education and “affordable healthcare” is what enables “class mobility,” the ability of a person to move from a lower class to a higher class. Monica Mehta, the business expert, replied that “class mobility” is not enabled by welfare, but rather by business owners’ “taking risks,” and tried to relate that to Obama’s “you didn’t build that” speech before being interrupted by the host. Melissa interjected with an improvised rant that’s sure to win her an Emmy, complete with hand-slaps on the table which really made her performance convincing:
Read more: http://republicbroadcasting.org/index.php?cmd=news.article&articleID=4076
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