Race: The Non-Issue That Is

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MICHEL MARTIN
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09-21-2009
Race: The Non-Issue That Is

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Finally, a few more words about last week's rudeness outbreak. Last week I talked about why South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson's outburst during President Obama's address actually does matter, and why it was a bit more than just the distraction Wilson's partisans were making it out to be. Well, since then there have been additional developments. The House voted, largely but not entirely, along party lines, to reprimand him, a purely symbolic gesture ...

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