Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Only Racists Oppose ObamaCare? Pat Sajak Speaks Out

According to New York Times columnist Frank Rich, there are obvious reasons for the strong opposition to ObamaCare:
The conjunction of a black President and a female speaker of the House — topped off by a wise Latina on the Supreme Court and a powerful gay congressional committee chairman — would sow fears of disenfranchisement among a dwindling and threatened minority in the country no matter what policies were in play.
But Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak disagrees with the Times' former theater critic:
Welcome to post-racial America, where those who oppose a piece of legislation must defend themselves against the scurrilous charges of a man who seems much better suited to reviewing “Cats”. (He liked it, by the way.) This was a particularly shameful column, and the millions of Americans who oppose this legislation are owed an apology. Are they right? Are they wrong? Let’s discuss it. Let’s debate it. Let’s yell and scream if we want to. But would it be too much to ask that we approach the matter based on its merits and leave the psychobabble to Dr. Phil?
If we approach the matter based on the law, we would see that a constitutional amendment was required before we could discuss the merits. But that too could be construed as racist.

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