tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post8586329080613917680..comments2024-01-26T03:26:54.060-05:00Comments on O-pinion: An open mind about the next Mecklenburg County manager?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-89206402071867739662013-06-27T09:04:13.182-04:002013-06-27T09:04:13.182-04:00Ms. Flono,
You need to call it for what is IS: R...Ms. Flono,<br /><br />You need to call it for what is IS: Ratliff's comments were extremely racist and SEXIST. Why can't you say that? You would have if Bill James said something racist or sexist, or "anti-gay". Come on...admit it.<br /><br /> If a woman can lose her entire's life worth over uttering a derogatory WORD 30 years prior, then the next woman should lose her PUBLIC job for uttering a host of derogatory words while ON the job. Stop the rising hypocrisy in this country!!!!<br />and I AM A WOMAN!! HEAR ME ROAR!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079841764060558158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-15587539108677482042013-06-25T11:21:14.722-04:002013-06-25T11:21:14.722-04:00I'm sure Taylor Batten will write an Op-Ed on ...I'm sure Taylor Batten will write an Op-Ed on this calling all the commenters racist.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04535596429783172752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-70932589563621172962013-06-24T23:12:42.634-04:002013-06-24T23:12:42.634-04:00Ratliff needs to resign. The city and county boar...Ratliff needs to resign. The city and county boards do not need racists on them. This woman has shown she is definitely not qualified for her position. The boards need people with common sense and brains. Ratliff does not qualify.annnorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364424798672057921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-72363766256389924202013-06-24T22:20:15.629-04:002013-06-24T22:20:15.629-04:00Ratliff's remarks are extremely racist and nar...Ratliff's remarks are extremely racist and narrow-minded. She is not trying to create an atmosphere of trust and communication but working to divide further. She needs to step down or be fired. Exlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15079500928644596490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-69616661213573437972013-06-24T18:28:58.467-04:002013-06-24T18:28:58.467-04:00I agree with the rest of the commenters, if she ha...I agree with the rest of the commenters, if she had said black instead of white The Observer staff would be leading the mob rather than burying the story as an opinion piece (below the nonstop coverage of a tv chef who used a racial slur 20 years ago). You should have included Ms. Ratcliff's full correction where she said "we've had a black male manager and a white male manager. It's a given that those to GENDERS...". Her correction goes on say, in effect, that she's not sorry she said it, she meant it, but if given the chance to say it over, she'd be more subtle about it. Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029427179146042480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-60346020587442051212013-06-24T17:24:07.668-04:002013-06-24T17:24:07.668-04:00Can you imagine the outcry from Fannie, Taylor and...Can you imagine the outcry from Fannie, Taylor and the gang if Bill James had said, "What we need is a non-black..."<br /><br />There wouldn't be the side-stepping you see in this piece about the phony revaluations. You wouldn't see a quote from James saying, "Well, what I meant was..." like Ratliff was afforded.<br /><br />A gaffe in politics is when someone says what they really think. Gaffes such as the one from Ratliff show us what the Left really are: Haters of white men. And they will use race, gender and every other form of identity politics to usurp whites for their own gain.Reggie Mantlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621076004361343837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-92209365178249539652013-06-24T16:50:19.845-04:002013-06-24T16:50:19.845-04:00Ms. Ratliff,
We wouldn't expect anything diff...Ms. Ratliff,<br /><br />We wouldn't expect anything different coming a supporter of the racist, bigot Louis Farrakhan, whose group is on the Southern Poverty Law Center's list of hate groups.<br /><br />Your bigoted, racist comment about White men proves your bias.<br /><br />Way to go citizens of Mecklenburg County. You elected this racist.<br />Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-67630101919484376372013-06-24T16:23:34.830-04:002013-06-24T16:23:34.830-04:00We have nothing but a bunch of racist garbage pick...We have nothing but a bunch of racist garbage pickers running this town.. And Fannie, you 100% support thier agenda.. Bravo. <br /><br />If any one in the Tea Party would have said vile comments like this, this paper would be outraged for weeks.. This is the last time you here about from the yellows at this paper..<br /><br />But then again, consider who the cater to, the welfare seals are clapping for more sardines..Skippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04688165669248150791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-15111001324976928192013-06-24T16:14:15.379-04:002013-06-24T16:14:15.379-04:00Hello, Detroit...here we come.Hello, Detroit...here we come.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14702989160611153307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-37096193327208147792013-06-24T15:16:10.718-04:002013-06-24T15:16:10.718-04:00I am a "White male" and I find Ms. Ratli...I am a "White male" and I find Ms. Ratliff's comments both racist and insulting. If that comment had been made by a "White male" in reference to a "Black woman" There would be calls for his resignation or dismissal. Therefore in the name of equal treatment, I call for Ms. Ratliff to resign her position immediately!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864357244483876595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-65930125783472584932013-06-24T15:12:56.066-04:002013-06-24T15:12:56.066-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864357244483876595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-92194186008740935702013-06-24T14:31:33.273-04:002013-06-24T14:31:33.273-04:00Fannie, Ms. Ratliff's comments prove that the ...Fannie, Ms. Ratliff's comments prove that the current board has no objectivity.<br /><br />Ms. Ratliff needs to follow Paula Deen into obscurity.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04535596429783172752noreply@blogger.com