Obama’s vision is not black or white but colorless and odorless. To construe an articulate vision as something remotely bad, let alone racist is patently absurd.
Naturally, this has been as widely misquoted on the internet as it was on Russert’s show.
While we’re at it, anyone else call Obama “articulate”?
2) From Salon
...at a Clinton town meeting at Columbia College, [Bob] Johnson came across as an accident waiting to happen. He started off referring to Barack Obama as "a young, articulate black man" before explaining, "As a black person, I can call him articulate."
Anyone who accuses a black man of using an anti-black slur should, in my opinion be banned to the sidelines of credible, political commentary for at least one year – perhaps with time off for repentant behavior and a little roadside cleanup duty.
Anyone else?
3) Obama "Articulate" But Inexperienced ... - Feb 16
"He's charismatic, he's articulate, he's a very strong figure on the national stage," White House political adviser Karl Rove told an Arkansas crowd.
Hmmm.
On the other hand, we must forgive our brothers and sisters across the Atlantic who are sadly unaware that the word “articulate” has ceased to be a compliment.
4) From Kathryn Westcott BBC News:BBC NEWS | Americas | The new breed of candidate's spouse
“The past 12 months have seen Michelle Obama emerge as a formidable campaigner for her husband, drawing large crowds to her own scheduled events. Outspoken, articulate, and independently minded, she has been widely seen as an asset to the Obama campaign."
Issued to Kathryn: One Mulligan redeemable at the clubhouse. (A one-shot Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free card, to those not familiar with golf.) Ok. Let’s test my contention that articulate vision is in fact, different from articulate black person.
I submit the following as evidence:
