I knew there was something about this cat that just didn't sit right. Witness James T. Harris, the GOP's current Negro Of The Month get reamed by a fellow black Conservative, then storm off the set in a hissy fit.
Harris admitted on his radio show that he broke down crying for a half an hour after this bizarre exchange. Apparently the whole thing started during a prior visit to CNN where he felt the resident Beige Negro, Don Lemon, was being a bit harsh.
Nice look, James. I don't think this is going to endear you to the base.
Conservatives like guys who stick to their principles. Pat Buchanan would never pull a bitch move like this. Seriously, step your game up James! Michael Steele has this whole routine perfected, and rumor has it he's going to get the HUD Secretary gig if Cotton Hill somehow manages to steal this election. Right now, you couldn't even get any Armstrong Williams, under the table money after this stunt. As is, your 13 minutes are darn near up, and you're about to be stuck on that podunk low watt AM station forever.
Man up, James! You're making yourself, and all 11 of the other party tokens look real bad.
Shelby Steele is crying inside.
Question: Did Harris pull a real punk move, or was he set up by CNN?
Sunday, October 19, 2008
The GOP's Negro Du Jour Needs To Man Up!
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Race is still a "hot-button" issue in American politics.
It's becoming less of a factor, otherwise Obama wouldn't be where he is now.
CNN didn't set Harris up. Both times, he was given a chance to express his views.
His use of righteous indignation over the word, "sellout", as a reason to walk off the show makes me wonder about the give-and-take on the radio show he hosts: surely not everyone calling in, black or white, agrees with him one hundred percent of the time.
This was his national exposure opportunity. He blew it. He needs to man up.
Mr. Harris,
Your radio station's call letters are "WTMJ"
In medical terms, TMJ is related to the conditon of 'LOCKJAW.'
In short, SHUT. UP.
Stop making my holy seed cry.
EG
I feel bad for him. One scarred person recognizes another. He has clearly been deeply hurt by stuff said or done to him in the past. His behavior makes that clear.
I think he's deluded, but I still think it's disgraceful the price people like him have to pay for holding the views they hold. I cannot imagine how painful it must be to have person after person calling you a "race traitor." It's a kind of pain that a diehard white liberal living in the middle of, say, Kansas will never know.
Shelley made a good point- similar to C. Powell. America wants a leader- someone who adheres to their values. Shelley was sort of condescending though and Harris was over-sensitive. Bad mix.
I also think Harris is also helping to shed a light on racism. There's a lot of knee-jerk conservatives who think just like him so to have a very "black" looking black guy speak for them forces them to be aware of how they might wrongfully stereotype blacks. too bad Harris couldn't keep it together.
well u heard magically the two black anchors at CNN Don Lemon and AJ Harris got moved to the weekend and magically their co anchors kept their jobs.
@ uppity:
You're not suggesting that it was because of this, are you?
He cried? Wow...he must have gotten teased growing up. He ougtht to be used to this by now if he's always been this way. I wouldn't call him a sellout because of what he believes. That's the beauty of America, you're free to think and believe what you want. And death threats are just too far. But I do find it interesting that he should be able to state his views loud and proud but when someone has an objection he doesn't want to hear it. That annoys me. I shut my mouth and let you make your point. When it's my turn you need to keep your mouth shit just like I did.
Sorry that's supposed to say "keep your mouth shut
@ missjay:
That's precisely the impression I got--that he got teased a lot as a kid---or worse. I didn't even have to know about the crying. You can just tell from the way he acts.
While I think it's wildly inappropriate to walk off the set live (that means you too, Dan Rather), I can't fault him for being vulnerable. Childhood scars never go away. Some people can't understand this, but I suspect they aren't carrying around those particular kinds of painful memories.
I wish this guy inner peace first---and political rethinking second.
@ marbles
I was just surprised that for someone who is so vocal about his views and seemed to embrace his boost in fame that he would let something like that get to him. I think with fame people should expect to be picked on and put under a microscope. I'm just glad I'm not famous.
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