Memo From Turner’s Diary

Shorter various blogospheric wingnuts: the government’s appalling lack of racism gives people no recourse but to take racism into their own hands.

…UDPATE: via Roy, I see that Glenn Reynolds concurs that the racist harassment of the passengers is explained by “excessive political correctness on the part of governments.”

In light of Reynolds’ explicit endorsement of state-sanctioned racism, it’s worth remembering that Reynolds has called affirmative action programs “racism in a different guise,” and also remember his endless silly fulminating about MEChA. So, to be clear, affirmative action programs that benefit historically disadvantaged minorities and Latin campus organizations are unacceptable “racism,” but opposition to the state harassing people on the basis of their race is “political correctness” run amok. Good to know. I think I’m beginning to see why a twelfth-rate Michelle Malkin book could compel him to reconsider his views about Korematsu–the invocations of “color-blindness” to support conventional Republican positions disappear pretty quickly when there’s a conflict.

…Barbara has more. As does (the non-reactionary) Glenn.

…to make clear why this is particularly important, Steve notes a Winnipeg Free Press story about 3 doctors (one Muslim) who were kicked off a plane based on the suspicions of a drunk. If only Jim Crow could be re-instituted, this kind of thing could be avoided!

…in comments, Alan reminds us of another Ted Barlow post that remains the definitve take on the ridiculous MEChA issue. (Like Ted, I’m puzzled about how the proliferation of allegedly Klan-like organizations wasn’t an issue a month before or a month after it was a way to bash a Democtratc politican during an election.)