tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post3091779657322686249..comments2024-01-13T05:32:19.026-05:00Comments on just a conservative girl: An Open Letter to Chris RockJust a conservative girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11982406297072353275noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post-47855612273396720012012-07-10T13:32:34.241-04:002012-07-10T13:32:34.241-04:00I don't have a problem with cringing over our ...I don't have a problem with cringing over our history that is not so nice. It is the timing that I have a problem with. <br /><br />Why do we have to have a conversation about slavery on Independence day? There are many other days of the year that those conversations can be had. It isn't like we are still holding slaves in this country. If we were, then yes the Independence part of Independence Day would be wildly inappropriate. But as it stands today they are just as independent as I am.Just a conservative girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11982406297072353275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post-22410001004792411152012-07-09T20:06:45.824-04:002012-07-09T20:06:45.824-04:00Thank you, just. Thank you for expressing your pa...Thank you, just. Thank you for expressing your particular brand of conservatism as consistently as you do. You're always fair, always honest, always thoughtful, and always firmly conservative. You provide a veritable service. Seriously.<br /><br />While I am not surprised at the flack Rock has received as a result of his Independence Day tweet, I think a lot of the reaction has been myopic and way too defensive. Getting mad at a comedian for being politically incorrect is a bit like cursing a dog for barking -- it's what they do.<br /><br />I honestly don't think Rock was being serious, but even if he was, the truth of the matter is, as an African-American, Chris may in fact have a more ambivalent perspective on the 4th of July (like that great American Frederick Douglass)<br /><br />But that doesn't necessarily translate into "hating America". In fact, if I had to guess, Chris Rock probably loves this country as much as anybody. But one can certainly love America yet still cringe over some of its not-so-lovable history.net observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267868386003645693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post-90111454155393306952012-07-06T12:18:24.668-04:002012-07-06T12:18:24.668-04:00Why doesn't he put a fraction of his $70 milli...Why doesn't he put a fraction of his $70 million toward eliminating human trafficking TODAY? I mean, if he's that outraged about slavery, he could do something about the problem as it currently exists.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post-5189588215281603742012-07-05T22:55:38.848-04:002012-07-05T22:55:38.848-04:00You were a lot nicer than I was in my Tweet. I to...You were a lot nicer than I was in my Tweet. I told him if he didn't like America he should leave.The Conservative Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669596582233642119noreply@blogger.com