The Racist Liberal Attack on Herman Cain - "monkey in the window"

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In a discussion a little while ago, a mylotter mused about the possible 2012 candidacy of Hermain Cain and opined that "nobody can be accused of racism when race is taken off the table." At the time I responded: "The race factor will be brought up if he runs, they will say that the Republicans are only running him because he is black, and suddenly it will be alright for the liberal media to bring up race in every discussion of him. Their rules only apply when they are accusing others." Well, it has started. Over at the liberal progressive site Alternet, Chauncy De Vega writes of Cain's appearance at CPAC: "As you know, I find (black garbage pail kids) black conservatives fascinating not because of what they believe, but rather because of how they entertain and perform for their White Conservative masters." the words in parentheses are in strikeout on the original site but I don't know if they have that feature on mylot and this "Herman Cain’s shtick is a version of race minstrelsy where he performs “authentic negritude” as wish fulfillment for White Conservative fantasies. Like the fountain at Lourdes, Cain in his designated role as black Conservative mascot, absolves the White racial reactionaries at CPAC of their sins. This is a refined performance that Black Conservatives have perfected over many decades and centuries of practice." and this "We always need a monkey in the window, for he/she reminds us of our humanity while simultaneously reinforcing a sense of our own superiority. Sadly, there are always folks who are willing to play that role because it pays so well." http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2011/02/12/black-history-month-is-herman-cain-playing-the-race-minstrel-for-cpac/ After receiving many complaints about this rant, Alternet published an explanation: Yesterday, Chauncey DeVega, an African-American writer, published a post on AlterNet assessing the CPAC performance of Herman Cain, a right-wing potential presidential candidate, in strong and provocative language. Like DeVega, Cain is African American. We understand that some are offended by DeVega's choice of words. We note, however, that most of the consternation generated by DeVega's post has come from right-wing supporters of Cain who have focused on the language of his post and not the substance of his claim that Cain lends cover to reactionary right-wing forces. See, it's alright. The author is black, too. And those who complained about the post were just right wingers upset at the racial slurs, completely failing to agree with the author's claim that Cain is the "mascot" of White Conservative masters. How ridiculous of us. How could we fail to agree with the author, after all, he is a black liberal which means we have no right to be aghast at the disgusting way he disrespects an intelligent, successful, black businessman and radio show host? So, get ready. If Cain runs, you can expect more of the same. Post-racial America, my Aunt Fanny.