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...black members; he has said it was a mistake that he will not repeat. But his explanation of why he did it sounds distressingly lame: he and his hosts were in a hurry, and it was the only place they could reach in time. Nobody thinks Clinton is a racist; his pledges to try to heal white-vs.-black enmity are among the most attractive aspects of his campaign -- especially in contrast to past Republican appeals to whites' racial fears. But the episode does suggest even to some friendly observers that Clinton may consider himself above the restraints that apply...
There you have it. The perfect syllogism. Duke supports workfare. Duke is a racist Clinton supports workfare. Ergo Clinton is also a racist...
UFAIR? Faulty reasoning? Tarring a perfectly legitimate candidate with the same brush as a blatantly racist hate-monger? yes. Anyone who finds such reasoning sound needs to take a basic logic course. No one with working neurons can say that just because a bigot like duke espouses a position, all who hold that position are racists...
...just a little too convenient for liberals to brand him a racist and an anti-Semite and leave it at that. I won't defend the infamous "Israeli defense ministry and its amen corner" assertion of Buchanan's anti-gulf War days...
What I will say is that by tarring Buchanan and his ideas with the "racist, sexist, homophobe" brush, liberals easily escape having to debate him on his policy suggestions--which show no traces of racism, sexism or homophobia...