The Atlanta mayoral race - at least we all know where Aaron Turpeau stands

[Mullinator]

Because apparently he thinks it’s more important to base a vote on skin color than on ability and has put out a memo clearly stating that preference and why it is important that the city mayor be black above all else.

Fun selections:

2. Time is of the essence because in order to defeat a Norwood (white) mayoral candidacy we have to get out now and work in a manner to defeat her without a runoff, and the key is a significant Black turnout in the general election;

6. We need an overall governance strategy and a definition of who really governs in Atlanta. In other words, in 2009 we have arrived at a place in time where we can no longer afford to just look at race in the Mayor’s race or individual council races.

At the end of the day, “when the morning comes,” a black agenda would better enable us to have our interests respected by and our influence realized in any administration.

Got it. White people can’t understand black people or their needs and it’s more important to vote on one demographic detail rather than actual ability, knowledge, or skill. Apparently it’s more important to elect someone to continue the Maynard Jackson/Shirley Franklin political machine that seems pretty inherently flawed and failuriffic as opposed to actually attempting to improve things.

Really? I mean, I understand stuff like this goes on, but to so blatantly push for it in such a public way really makes me question the stupidity, ignorance, and racial biases of a society that really should at some point move past this kind of stuff.

[Jimmy_Joe_Meager]

Black people can be racist? Who’d a thunk it.

[Captain_Carrot]

I didn’t think people capitalized ‘black’.

[Jimmy_Joe_Meager]

@Captain_Carrot

I didn’t think people capitalized ‘black’.

??? First word of the sentence. Usually capitalized.

[Really_Not_All_That_Bright]

Good for state Senator Kasim Reed:

“Not only do I find these comments racially charged and vitriolic, I completely repudiate them because they are fundamentally wrong and do not belong in today’s society. I call on Ms. Borders to do the right thing and denounce such divisive, racist language immediately.

“These tactics divide the very community that has made Atlanta emerge as a leading city in the South and dishonors the legacies of Mayors Maynard Jackson, Andrew Young, Ivan Allen, Sam Massell, and William Hartsfield. This campaign should be waged on the merits of each candidate, not the color of their skin.”