Swim Club Pres. Denies Racism in Pool Controversy (VIDEO): PA Human Relations Comm. to Investigate; Leftists Still Silent (Mostly)!

Here's the video from CNN, "Swim Club President Denies Racism in Pool Controversy":

Also, here's today's Washington Post, "Alleged Prejudice Starts Probe at Club
Pa. Organization Revoked Swim Contract for Day Camp That Included Minorities."

But check this out from earlier, at the radical Quaker Agitator, "What We’re (Still) Up Against":

There have been all kinds of claims since January that we now live in a “post-racial society,” that race “doesn’t matter any more,” now that we have a black president. A number of conservative columnists (whose opinions dominate the pages of The Inquirer these days) have been making that claim in their rush to condemn Sonia Sontamayor’s supposedly “racialist” views (whatever that non-word means).

Yeah, that's the meme, isn't it?

A black man in the White House ... but America's still irredeemably "racist." Except for one little problem: John Duesler, the swim club president, is a Democrat!

So far Talking Points Memo is the only radical netroots outlet that's acknowledged the Democratic Party's racism; but of course, in doing so, TPM simply questions the legitimacy of the allegations, and asks for more "local info":

Do any TPMers live in Philly & know the players in the recent racism story?

Here's why I'm asking:

There's been a spirited discussion regarding MJ's post about a group of black kids in Philadelphia being kicked out of a private club because of the color of their skin.

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Pool-Boots-Kids-Who-Might-Change-the-Complexion.html

John Duesler, President of Valley Swim Club, wrote in a letter to the group that a lot of kids might change the "complexion" and atmosphere of the club. (A questionable choice of words if there ever was one.) So this looks like a pretty clear racism story.

But here's the thing--if it's the same John Duesler, this guy is an Obama supporter and peace activist. He was on the team that set up a blood drive (Opositive) to celebrate Obama's inauguration, and here's a link to a peace seminar in which he participated.

http://peaceactionpa.org/Ethnic_Peace_Fest_20Jan08.html

Any locals who can provide info? Because this seems a little odd.

And what was "M.J.'s post"?

Here you go, "Perhaps The Most Heartbreaking Video About America 2009 PLUS UPDATE ..."

Notice the high-fiving in the comments for the "Republican country-club bigotry." It's breathtaking ...

From Mad as Hell:

This video should remind those who belong to exclusive country clubs that this is in fact what you are endorsing by continuing to belong to these clubs. This video lays bare the paucity of any rationalization about why one needs to belong to such a club.

Translation: Country club members are automaticallly racist.

Here's this from David Seaton:

Well, it certainly puts paid to the bullshit that with an African-American in the White House we have entered into a "post-racial society". What pisses me off is that they all look like really nice, clean cut kids. How could anyone mistake them for gang bangers? ...

Geez, that guy's certainly hip with all of the "offensive racial stereotypes."

Oh, check it out! Mad as Hell comes back to extrapolate from Philadelphia to Israel and the Palestians:

As bad as what happened at that pool in Philadelphia was, the bottom line is that, in the U.S., what happened was illegal, it will cause widespread outrage and there will be consequences.

Israel, on the other hand, is so far out of the mainstream that, once the general public becomes truly aware of the exact nature of their society and their settlement enterprise, there will be no forgiveness--none. That day is coming, and their attempts to delay that day of reckoning is misguided in the extreme. It is absolutely laughable that Israel still thinks it is being clever in getting away with this kind of behavior in this day and age.

Mad as Hell has obviously never read American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass. (And that's why Jimmy Carter slurs Israeli policy as "apartheid," for which he's been roundly rebuked.)

Okay let's hear from LouisGirl84, who responds to some of the comments calling for "empathy":

I must admit hatred does rear its ugly head when I have to deal with republicans and republican trolls.

I do not feel that way about people of other races and ethnicities. I like the differences actually. I guess I must hate America, according to people like Joe Not a Plumber.

Actually, you hate conservatives, LouisGirl84. From that, I can only infer your hatred of America.

Whoa! Here's another doozy from GregorZap:

Yeah! Clearly if the membership had known there were going to be 60 black kids in their pool they could have had it drained after they left so the white kids to resume swimming without changing their complexion.

Nothing could have been better then for these white kids with their hardcast stereotypes to stay in the pool and experience black kids playing in the pool. It would have been an amazing learning experience for some of them. Of course, some of them would never change their attituddes, but some would and that's prgress.

What is amazing is that in the 21st century there still are people who hold these sterepotypes after all the evidence had been gathered to show it as so much bullshit. Yes, there are gangbangers, but not all blacks are gang bangers. Yes, there are white supremecists, but not all whites are Pro-Klan.

Well, these particular "whites, Pro-Klan," happen to be Democrats. And you know, that's the way it was way back when, during Jim Crow segregation. Old traditions die hard on the left.

And by the way: Not too many folks responding to the original TPM post, "Request: Local Info on John Duesler and the Philadelphia Racism Story."

In fact, the first commenter pretty much nails it: "The explanation would probably be that some Obama supporters are racist."

Bingo! Like Tom Boggioni:

Remember, racism's totally cool when practiced by Democrats!

(And see, "Mainstream Bigotry and Racism on the Democratic-Left.")

Still no word from pandagon.net, Gawker, Unreported, and Alas, a blog. However, the folks at Jack and Jill Politics redeemed themselves at bit, "I’m Crying Bullsh—."

Still, you know how it is with most of these idiots: Once they found out Duesler was Democrat, it's like hey, "this seems a little odd ... couldn't be one of our guys"?