Liberal blogger makes racist attack against Herman Cain

Liberals love to say conservatives are racist.  It’s generally accepted by liberals that anyone who disagrees with Barack Obama does so only because of the President’s skin color.

Liberals, however, are apparently free to make any racist statement they wish, as evidenced by a particularly vile and racist screed penned by Chauncey DeVega of Alternet, who wrote:

In the immortal words of Megatron in Transformers: The Movie, Herman Cain’s speech at CPAC really is bad comedy. 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 phrase “black garbage pail kids” is posted exactly as it appears in the original post.

Imagine the outcry from Al Sharpton if the roles were reversed.  No doubt, there would be calls for investigations and demands that the writer be fired.  But since Cain is a black conservative, race hustlers like Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are conspicuously silent.

Ed Morrissey writes at Hot Air:

Having had to follow him (Cain) on stage at one event, I can personally attest to the sinking feeling that produces in speakers that have the unfortunate chance of that scheduling.  Having spoken with Cain on a number of occasions, I can also attest to the fact that this man has no masters, white or otherwise.  Herman sails by his own compass at all times, which is one of his most admirable qualities.

But DeVega was not finished.  He went on to write:

In total, CPAC is a carnival and a roadshow for reactionary Conservatives. It is only fitting that in the great tradition of the freak show, the human zoo, the boardwalk, and the great midway world’s fairs of the 19th and 20th centuries, that there is a Borneo man, a Venus Hottentot or a tribe of cannibals from deepest darkest Africa or Papua New Guinea on display. For CPAC and the White Conservative imagination, Herman Cain and his black and brown kin are that featured attraction.

So, DeVega considers conservatives to be little more than a freak show, with Cain nothing more than a roadside attraction.  But even that was not enough, for DeVega went on to say:

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.

Monkey in the window?

There is only one adjective to describe this piece of “work” – filth.

Cain responded with two notes on his Facebook page, saying:

Please join me in condemning AlterNet for their shameful behavior towards me and all black conservatives. Special thanks to my friends Niger Innis, Dana Loesch and Andrew Breitbart for standing with me. …

I am humbled by the outpouring support from friends and supporters across the country willing to stand with me to defend civil rights of ALL AMERICANS who love this country and believe in the power of the American Dream. May we never forget the dignity of the individual (which INCLUDES the freedom of thought) as the core of this great nation’s founding and as the calling of this great nation’s future.

At the very least, AlterNet and DeVega owes Herman Cain an apology.  This type of “writing” would not be permitted from a conservative – it should not be tolerated from the left, either.