Disingenuous feminists, ain’t they cute?
When Egalia isn’t busy lying about the state of North Carolina giving women who apply for restraining orders guns or trying to associate nutjobs like Fred Phelps (a registered Democrat) with Republicans, she resorts to misleading quotes about one of Knoxville’s state reps. Egalia says that Rep. Stacey Campfield’s decidedly small and selective blogroll includes a link to Staghounds, a white supremacist blog which features these repulsively racist statements. As supposed proof that Staghounds is a white supremacist blog, she quotes them as saying:
“Desperation? Yeah, right. I am beginning to believe that black people, no matter where in the world they are, are cursed with a genetic predisposition to steal, murder, and create mayhem.”
The problem is that the above quote was actually from this article. You see, the alleged white supremacist was actually quoting someone else, who happens to be black. If you just read Egalia’s entry, you would think that this quote came from the site she linked to. Apparently, Brittney at NIT fell for it and notes:
If they are smart, they’ll dump him.
Now, I don’t have a dog in the Campfield fight since I don’t live in his district. But I will call a turd a turd. Egalia is always good for a laugh. In this case (as with the NC gun incident and the Phelps incident linked above), she either willfully misrepresented the facts with the intent to mislead her readers. Or she’s just fucking stupid.
And Mike notes that Egalia has links to people who have links to anti-Semitic organizations. Heh.
Update: Bob Krumm says:
Bloggers, especially, should be willing to extend some latitude to Rep. Stacey Campfield
I don’t necessarily think bloggers should excuse anything by other bloggers. But hurling unfounded accusations is uncalled for.
September 27th, 2005 at 10:24 am
I will aver on the fucking stupid option.
September 27th, 2005 at 11:12 am
I don’t know, SayUncle. Clicking through, I see ” No black American would DARE
say this publicly, and no American medium would air it. Even though millions of Americans, white and black, are thinking it.” emph. added.
I guess that leaves some “plausible deniability” to Mr. Staghound — no, *he* doesn’t think *that*, nosirreebob — but not really very much.
As for the ‘happens to be black’, so what? There are millions of black people, of all classes, family backgrounds, etc. My understanding is that particularly down in the Caribbean area — Haiti, Jamaica etc. — where the quoted guy is apparently from, there are pronounced racial divisions and discrimination between the more-white and less-white black people.
What’s more, the guy is reacting to the sensationalized media reports about New Orleans. The reality appears to have been quite different.
I don’t know about egalia’s other posts you’ve criticized, but I don’t think she’s that far off with this one.
September 27th, 2005 at 11:35 am
Thomas,
Then that’s the portion that she could have quoted to be a bit more credible. She chose to credit a quote not by Staghounds to Staghounds. That’s my issue. As for happens to be black, what’s your point? I did not defend the guy who said that. There are also racial divisions among black people in other parts of the world.
Those other posts are linked in this post. Yes, she is. She had to either intentionally mislead to make her point or she’s just stupid or she thinks her readers are.
September 27th, 2005 at 12:00 pm
Nice photo shop as well.
September 27th, 2005 at 12:04 pm
Egalia is a Liberal Democrat spin doctor without an original thought in her head. Her tactics include perpetuating the stereotype that all Republicans are racist, mean, rich people that want to keep poor people down, make everyone follow the mores of the Puritans, and oppress minorities.
Her posting standard mischief is to spin the facts that support her agenda and outright ignore any uncomfortable facts that oppose her side. She never takes issue with her own party agenda, because those people are perfect.
There is a place for her blog for someone trying to read widely to get the big picture, but I would try to balance that out with a Republican Conservative talking point zombie. Anyone have any suggestions?
September 27th, 2005 at 12:09 pm
“Her posting standard mischief is to spin the facts that support her agenda and outright ignore any uncomfortable facts that oppose her side. She never takes issue with her own party agenda, because those people are perfect.”
Wrong. Good try, though.
September 27th, 2005 at 12:12 pm
Campfield should start a “White Caucus”.
September 27th, 2005 at 12:16 pm
I think that’s everyone not in the ‘black caucus’
September 27th, 2005 at 12:50 pm
I’m actually encouraged by this, but it would have been better if you had cited a half dozen or so links instead of the one.
I based what I said over the last month or so of casual reading. I do remember her total lack of blame for Katrina mistakes on any Dems in LA.
I know nothing about this guy or where he sits on the Democrat spectrum.
September 27th, 2005 at 5:09 pm
I don’t know of any TN liberal-democrats that like Bredesen anyway…the point is mute. 🙂
September 27th, 2005 at 5:54 pm
It is moot, too.
September 27th, 2005 at 5:59 pm
I’ll stick with mute. 😛 heheh
(but I did pronounce it moot in my mind) lol
September 27th, 2005 at 10:42 pm
Anyone ever wonder why there’s a B.E.T. (Black Entertainment Telivision) and not a white equivalent W.E.T? One would assume that MTV comfortably shoulders the mantle of white entertainment (still hopelessly more multi-cultural than BET). However, MTV is still not as pronouncedly White as BET is pronouncedly Black. If there was a WET would it be dubbed racist? How would BET respond, already pidgin holin’ itself as a one race station?
My solution is not to bring about WET, but rather change the name BET to something friendlier and more culturally, racially open, like Afro-Vibe, or Street Beat.
September 28th, 2005 at 8:20 am
I think because W.E.T. is a porn channel. 🙂
September 28th, 2005 at 8:21 pm
[…] White studies? Please show me the textbook, for I don’t believe it. The Black Caucus is a liberal interest group, and nothing more. To treat it as a sacred cow is silly. The Gorilla Women are well taken to task, however, by SayUncle When Egalia isn’t busy lying about the state of North Carolina giving women who apply for restraining orders guns or trying to associate nutjobs like Fred Phelps (a registered Democrat) with Republicans, she resorts to misleading quotes about one of Knoxville’s state reps. Egalia says that Rep. Stacey Campfield’s decidedly small and selective blogroll includes a link to Staghounds, a white supremacist blog which features these repulsively racist statements. As supposed proof that Staghounds is a white supremacist blog, she quotes them as saying: “Desperation? Yeah, right. I am beginning to believe that black people, no matter where in the world they are, are cursed with a genetic predisposition to steal, murder, and create mayhem.” […]
November 4th, 2005 at 12:17 pm
[…] Egalia is usually a disingenuous, dishonest political hack. But even a broken clock is right twice a day (unless it’s a military clock). She was right once before, wrong a bunch, and now is right again on a Right To Privacy Amendment: Because the right to privacy is the basis of the Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) ruling, which found that married women are too allowed to use birth control, and since said ruling was used as precedent in Roe v. Wade, conservatives are forced to forever argue that American citizens do not, and should not, have a right to privacy. […]