Back in July of this year, Wonderboy saw fit to stick his nose into a local matter in Boston which he decided smacked of racism. His gaffe was the type one expects of his hapless VP. And, sure enough, Lying Joe Biden was included in the famous "Beer Garden" event. Probably just to make things look even for the cameras. Otherwise, we'd have seen one white, blue-collar Boston cop sitting with two Ivy League blacks in suits.
My question today is, if our First Rookie was so concerned about a whiff of racism in Boston, involving just one black resident and one white policeman, why is he not all over the airwaves this week commenting on the recent incident at Sunday evening's MTV Video Music Awards?
I'm referring, of course, to the scene created by black singer Kayne West, in which he interrupted white female singer/songwriter Taylor Swift's acceptance of her first VMA award at only twenty years of age.
Here's a video clip of the incident from YouTube.
Some questions come to mind from this incident.
Was West engaging in racism by claiming that singer Beyonce Knowles deserved the award, despite what voters had decided?
If so, why isn't our racially-sensitive, self-appointed racial arbiter president all over this affair?
Will Taylor Swift, Kayne West and Beyonce Knowles all be invited to the White House for an appropriate beverage? Or will two more whites, and perhaps one female, be required, too?
As it happened, Beyonce Knowles did win an award later that evening. She exhibited class and poise by inviting the much younger Ms. Swift back onstage to finish her acceptance speech.
The original digital version of that moment has been removed from YouTube, so all that remains is this rougher version of that scene.
This second, consummating moment begs further questions.
Was this ever about race, or was it only about one boorish, ego maniacal singer, and one more generous, sensitive one, both of whom just happened to be of the same race?
If it was racial, does Beyonce Knowles' action confirm that we do now live in a 'post-racial' society? One in which an accomplished black female singer/songwriter can call out a fellow black entertainer for his unacceptable behavior, and correct the injustice to a white female singer/songwriter?
If the latter, why isn't Wonderboy all over this as a celebratory moment of racial harmony and justice in America?
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