Now that I’ve acquired your attention, I’m sure you’ll agree that scenario would garner public and media attention for, literally, weeks on end. There would be immediate calls for resignations and, beyond that, investigations into endemic commission racism, corruption and, further, calls for federal action and potential prison time exposure.
Now do the reverse, for that is the truth. From CBS/DFW.com:
Updated 10:25 p.m. Feb. 15 2011
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Tuesday’s Dallas County Commissioner’s Court meeting erupted into an argument between Commissioner John Wiley Price and a citizen, ending with Price repeatedly telling several citizens to “go to hell.”
The exchange started during the public speaking portion of the meeting, which happens after the commissioners have gone through their weekly agenda.
Six citizens addressed the court. All of them talked about the recent controversial departure of county Elections Administrator Bruce Sherbet. Sherbet, who was the Elections Administrator for 24 years, said he felt Price and Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins forced him out.
The last public speaker at Tuesday’s meeting, Jeff Turner, began by stating that he would refer to “a certain member of the court” — Price — as “the Chief Mulllah of Dallas County.”
Court rules state that public speakers may not address individual commissioners by name.
As Price stood to leave, he looked at Turner and the five other citizens who addressed the court. Price said to them, “All of you are white. Go to hell!”
Price repeated “go to hell” three more times. An unknown member of the audience said, “You should be ashamed!”
“I’m not ashamed!” Price answered. “I’m not ashamed! Go to hell!”
Read the entire article and draw your own conclusions.
I can only summarize that, had the roles been reversed, clear racial lines would have been drawn and people would have been fired, investigated and perchance even prosecuted.
BZ
Yeah, but reverse racism is okay… sigh…
JWP is one reason I am proud not to live in Dallas County. He’s been a clown and instigator of racial turmoil for years, and the Dallas city and county political landscape has an ample share of that sort. Just look at the actions of Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway a couple of weeks ago when he gave a key to the city to Michael Vick. Perhaps it’s my racist subconscious bias, but I can’t help thinking that Caraway would not be presenting a key to the city of Dallas to a white, Asian, or Hispanic man in the same circumstances as Vick.
Racism seems to be rampant in some parts of Dallas city and county political and government bodies, but it isn’t traditional racism. It’s the “stick up for our own kind” sort of racism that is so very poisonous and so often glossed over and even openly accepted because the majority is so fearful of being accused of racism.
Paradoxical, isn’t it?
A small-time, local parasite still leveraging the hopes and dreams of real victims for his own political power.
He’s never been able to go national because Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have the big racket for self-appointed civil rights leaders wrapped up.
Isn’t the ultimate in racism expecting and accepting a lower standard from one race than others?
Some animals are more equal than others…Animal farm.
Or
Obama’s America.
John Wiley Price is a scumbag *nigger* and the only reason he stays in office is because his district is comprised of many other scumbag *niggers* and they keep voting the sorry son of a bitch back into office, mostly because of the stunts like this that Price is so well known for…
He’s the same idiot that got pissed because the someone used the term “Black Hole” describing where ticket receipts went in a meeting. He said why can’t it be called a white hole???? Um idiot, because its black…
Folks like this guy and his twin sister who found the Pepsi commercial racist can kiss my ass…
Hypocritical, thy name is John Wiley Price, and there is a very special place in history for “Poseur Victims” and true racists such as yourself. You seem to incredibly enjoy wielding the power you have over those less fortunate or blessed than you, and determined by melanin.
BZ
Really BZ, you’re that small of a person to allow such vile comments like Fred’s? Shame on you