Letters to the Editor
Accusations Answered
The Democrats claim that white, male critics of President Barack Obama and his politics are racist pigs and that white, male critics of Hillary Clinton and her politics are sexist pigs. These accusations should be publicly answered.
First, President Barack Obama does not speak for all of America’s black people, and neither does Hillary Clinton speak for all of America’s women. White, male criticism of one black government official, or of one female government official, is not therefore racist or sexist, absenting overt reference to race or gender, per se.
Second, the right to say whatever we wish about government and those who occupy its seats of power is the minimum degree of legal protection we all have under the Constitution’s First Amendment. The late President Harry Truman said it right: “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!” Nobody told any occupant of public government office that they had to occupy said seats of public power and authority. The occupancy of public government office is a privilege, not a right, and is open to public scrutiny.
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