Listen Up, and Listen Hard

Hark! Do you hear that sound? Quiet everyone, quiet! Listen!

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Do you hear it yet? It's the sound of Liberals ignoring religious zealotry, intolerance, and a breach of the Separation of Church and State! I'm presently waiting for them to work themselves into an uproar, but so far, I've heard nothing. Here's what they should be angry about:

Mayor Ray Nagin suggested Monday that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and other storms were a sign that "God is mad at America" and at black communities, too, for tearing themselves apart with violence and political infighting.

"Surely God is mad at America. He sent us hurricane after hurricane after hurricane, and it's destroyed and put stress on this country," Nagin, who is black, said as he and other city leaders marked Martin Luther King Day.

"Surely he doesn't approve of us being in Iraq under false pretenses. But surely he is upset at black America also. We're not taking care of ourselves."

Nagin also promised that New Orleans will be a "chocolate" city again. Many of the city's black neighborhoods were heavily damaged by Katrina.

"It's time for us to come together. It's time for us to rebuild New Orleans — the one that should be a chocolate New Orleans," the mayor said. "This city will be a majority African American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have New Orleans no other way. It wouldn't be New Orleans."

Now do you hear it? The silence on the Left is deafening. Nagin invoked the name of God. Strike one, and that's enough for the Left to jump on the back of any American politician (e.g. Roy Moore).

Nagin then claimed that this God he refers to must also be punishing America. Strike two, and that's enough for the Left to assail any American televangelist (e.g. Pat Robertson).

Finally, Nagin put on display his bigotry, again citing "God's will" in his wishes to make New Orleans a "chocolate" city once again. Desegregation, anyone? That's strike three, and I defy anyone who reads this to produce ONE reputable white Conservative who called for his city to become a "white chocolate" community, and yet managed to escape the ire of the Left.

I'm not horribly disappointed in Ray Nagin... I've known for some time now that he's a complete moron. Sure, I had no idea he was such a racist bigot, but his level of intelligence has been in question ever since Hurricane Katrina when he sent out fliers to tell the citizens that they were on their own. Everything just went downhill from there.

The surprising aspect of his comments, however, is that up to this point, he has gotten away with something no WASP ever could. He made racially bigoted comments, in God's name, from a position as an elected official. I, as a white Conservative, must be extremely cautious even if I'm simply noting a person's race, and I cannot invoke God's name without ridicule from some trollish commentor. Meanwhile, Nagin does both, and makes unsubstantiated jabs at the War in Iraq to boot! Where's the Left now? Why aren't they upholding the wall of Separation of Church and State? What happened to integration, racial tolerance, and a colorblind America?

Who's calling for this man's resignation?

No one. The Left is ignoring his antics, because he is a Leftist too. And that's what matters; it's not class, or age, or income, or race. To the Left, a person's politics are what determine the validity of his words and actions. Anything else is just a checkmark on a census sheet.

I'll be listening though... I would love a pleasant surprise from the Left. Maybe, for a change, they'll hold a member of their own ranks to the same standard they hold everyone else. I won't hold my breath, but I will be listening, and listening hard for any signs of consistency on the Left. It would be music to my ears.