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FOX News, Derrick Bell, and our Black Panther-ish President

3/8/2012

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Tonight at 9pm EST, Sean Hannity will present earth-shattering video that finally exposes the wicked leftist agenda of our radical militant president. 
Hide your kids.

It may appear at first glance that this footage is of a (very adorable) young Barack Obama, Harvard Law student, introducing an admired professor to a (very geeky) smiling group of fellow students.  But rest assured, Hannity will reveal that these students are poised for pandemonium.  They fearlessly engage in sit-ins, group hand-holding, and waving big (sort of pathetic, obviously pre-Sharpie) cardboard signs.  Hannity will reveal that this distinguished, rather avuncular professor, Derrick Bell, was a mutinous Black Nationalist-type, bent on upheaval and unrest, unafraid to employ any means necessary to subvert the system and ensure the supremacy of his race.

I'll admit, I'm not sure how Mr. Hannity will pull this off.  Bell's act of revolt at the time of the clip was a plan to take a leave of absence from his tenured position as law professor until such time as the school agreed to offer tenure to a black female.  Yes, he went on one of those infamous "well-then-you-can-just-withhold-my-salary-and-vacation-leave" -type rampages from the 60's.  And honestly, Bell has had a history of working within the system at high levels of academia and prestigious national organizations.  He made a substantial contribution on more fronts than I can name here, both to the intellectual discourse about race, and to practical Civil Rights concerns. 

But if anyone can make this guy - and Barack Obama by association - look like a race-warrior, Sean Hannity can! 

Maybe he can quote some of the inflammatory language from one of Bell's polemical tomes.  For example, his book  Ethical Ambition: Living a Life of Meaning and Worth, (obviously a handbook on destroying the white devil) is replete with the message of insurrection: 
  • “Power in the hands of the reformer is no less potentially corrupting than in the hands of the oppressor.”  (Wait, that sounds like a caution against using any means necessary.  Sean should skip that one.)
Ok, how about this one, from the same book:
  • “We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained."  (Clearly the subtext here is, "Take to the streets!  Tear our cities down!  Burn, baby, burn!")
Maslow's Peak wishes Mr. Hannity luck.  The link is below - if you have time to view this 11:39 minutes of footage before the show tonight, you can make a drinking game out of the distortions.  And remember, the real story is always on FOX.

FRONTLINE:
The Story Behind the Obama Law School Speech Video



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