>>>If you can't distinquish between a hypothetical and an actual suggestion from a radio talk show host.... what can I say?
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>>You could try to actually answer the question intelligently. Or are you not really able to distinguish the nuances of your own opinion?
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>I know he is not a racist. He and his wife is, and has been, involved in a inner city program called Best Friends. It's geared to help kids in the inner city, and guess what, they happen to be mostly black kids. Would a real raciest do this or would you say this is just a publicity thing he and his wife is doing? Or some how he is exploiting these kids?

Yes. I know of people who volunteer to help rebuild inner city parks and I also know their views. You can easily do both and justify it to yourself.

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>>Still would like to hear from you on the quoted phone conversation and whether you still believe it was taken out of context.
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>I've read it several times and heard the conversation. And I'm still convenced that he is literally being misunderstood and, quite frankly intentionally being slamed by overly sensitve and over zealous people who don't really know him... you know... "ah, he's a conservative so he must be a racist..." attitude that some people have.

I'm a conservative, but I'm far from racist. They don't go hand in hand. Just like liberals aren't all insepid whiney little academics.

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>I choose to give him the benefit of doubt becuase it is more illogical to think that someone in his position is a raciest. BTW when Hillary Clinton made her remark about Jews back couple of years ago, I did the same for her.

I never heard that. What did she say?

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>I hope this was intelligent enough for you Mr. Johengen. If not, there are many here that are far more articulate then I that have expressed themselves brilliantly on this matter.

It was much better Mr. Ahn. You did well, though did not convince me to change my view of what he said. Just like I won't change yours.