Comments on: Rachel Maddow vs. Richard Cohen: Watch It Now http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2009/12/rachel-maddow-vs-richard-cohen-watch-it-now Daily dose of women's health news and media analysis Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: seattlebcc http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2009/12/rachel-maddow-vs-richard-cohen-watch-it-now/comment-page-1#comment-3021 seattlebcc Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:56:11 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=9709#comment-3021 Hitler had the same idea with Jews. Maybe instead of worrying what people are doing sexually, people worried about the prosperity of all we would have the issue in the world we do with poverty, famine, illness and war. Hitler had the same idea with Jews. Maybe instead of worrying what people are doing sexually, people worried about the prosperity of all we would have the issue in the world we do with poverty, famine, illness and war.

]]> By: Melissa http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2009/12/rachel-maddow-vs-richard-cohen-watch-it-now/comment-page-1#comment-3016 Melissa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:31:45 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=9709#comment-3016 I think the part that was most telling about the crap Cohen peddles is when she was reading a quote out of his book that included the assertion that race can be a contributing factor to homosexuality. He denied it at first, but she was reading straight from his book, and when pushed about it finally said that no race wasn't an issue. Amongst of all his semantics and denial about influence on the legislation, this hateful rubbish was just indefensible, but he still tried really hard at first to make excuses and talk around the issue. I think the part that was most telling about the crap Cohen peddles is when she was reading a quote out of his book that included the assertion that race can be a contributing factor to homosexuality. He denied it at first, but she was reading straight from his book, and when pushed about it finally said that no race wasn’t an issue.

Amongst of all his semantics and denial about influence on the legislation, this hateful rubbish was just indefensible, but he still tried really hard at first to make excuses and talk around the issue.

]]> By: katie http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2009/12/rachel-maddow-vs-richard-cohen-watch-it-now/comment-page-1#comment-3015 katie Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:00:16 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=9709#comment-3015 That Cohen guy reminds of the Catholic Church and its hate the sin not the sinner crap. The idea that we can separate identity from action -- which seems to inform the Uganda law as well -- is a true source of bigotry ... And reflects, at best, the blindness of privilege and power. Rachel took a risk here -- and at first I thought his ickily smooth talking might win the day. But she slowly and precisely exposed him, which is Rachel at her best. That Cohen guy reminds of the Catholic Church and its hate the sin not the sinner crap. The idea that we can separate identity from action — which seems to inform the Uganda law as well — is a true source of bigotry … And reflects, at best, the blindness of privilege and power.

Rachel took a risk here — and at first I thought his ickily smooth talking might win the day. But she slowly and precisely exposed him, which is Rachel at her best.

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