Just thought I'd share this voicemail from over the weekend, of a type that I get from time to time. I like to share the joy when I can.
It's from a reader who wanted to see more about George Washington's birthday in the paper. I thought at first maybe this was someone who had missed the point that this year was Lincoln's 200th, and thought Washington should have gotten as much play as Honest Abe. But no; that wasn't the caller's problem.
Here's the audio, and here's my transcription of the money part of the message, in case you can't hear it:
...On Martin Luther King's birthday, y'all had pages and pages and pages of stuff, for weeks and weeks and weeks. I think it's a 'sgrace... your paper is not for our state; it's for the black people; it's not for the white people; you're a racist paper; that's why nobody takes you anymore. Goodbye.
Unbelievable. This comment shows how bad social studies education has traditionally been in this state.
Posted by: Rich | Tuesday, 24 February 2009 at 12:51 PM
Katon, is that you buddy?
Couldn't be Rush, the caller said ML King, not koon...
Posted by: Guero | Tuesday, 24 February 2009 at 12:54 PM
White liberals are racist.
They have a condescending attitude that anyone with some African ancestry cannot be successful without the guiding hand and handouts from white liberals.
Posted by: Lee Muller | Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 10:00 AM
What a beautiful Song........ that is Martin luther kings Birth day
Christena
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