Melissa Harris-Lacewell explains to KO just how Miss CA is being hoist on her own petard

[ProfessorPlum]

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Sweet, delicious schadenfreude.

[tomm2thumbs]

1. I like her throwing 'empathy' into the conversation over and over - freaking out the Far Right

hahahahh - smart lady - love her!

[AlbertCat]

6. Really!

Miss CA has no empathy and no sympathy. Maybe she should be a Supreme Court judge!

[Karenina]

2. Melissa reminds me a bit of Minnie Riperton...

She's good.

[damonm]

3. Damn - smarts AND hotness...

Melissa's got it all in one package. ;)

[AlexDeLarge]

10. Can I get an 'Amen'?

[elleng]

16. AMEN!

!!!

[stanwyck]

4. I wish Harris-Lacewell would be on Morning Joe

replacing either Joe OR Mika. Or both. Keep Barnacle. Keep Willie. Even keep crusty old relic Pat Buchanan. But how about Melissa and Lawrence O'Donnell in the morning? Morning MoJo?

[tonyrich300]

5. My Prediction

"Joe the plumber and miss california soon lose their relevance, then they will hook up and release a sex tape"

[ckimmy57]

13. Yep

That's what repugs normally do....step up on the soap box, spout off about their good Christian values and morals all the while a devils tail is sticking out the back.
Welcome to DU by the way....:kick:

[Hulk]

7. Progressive ladies are HOT!!

JK....once again, I am stunned by the difference in not only physical attractiveness, but also the mental capacity for reasoning that the progressive spokespersons, male and female, possess when compared to ....eg. joe weaselbacker, mitch mccracken, john boner, rush limpballs, laura ingraham, etc, etc. etc.

[Hekate]

8. Ohhh yessss. Professor Harris-Lacewell's analysis is indeed delicious....

Thank you for this post -- I missed both Keith and Rachel last night.

Hekate

[onlyadream]

9. I don't get it

Equal rights
separation of church and state
why then can't gay people get married?
Laws are in place so people don't get hurt...so why is gay marriage banned? Who is it hurting???
:shrug:

[Duncan Grant]

11. Thanks for your support, Melissa Harris-Lacewell.

Now that's a progressive academic! Notice the lack of equivocation? Notice the call for inclusion? Notice her leadership?

And she writes on race, culture and politics!

http://www.melissaharrislacewell.com/ :thumbsup:

[Piewhacket]

12. "death throes of the politics of fear". wow. rec. amen. articulate hotness. excellent!

It is the hotness of her brain that makes her hot!
bright, insightful, effective argument.
wow.

unfortunately, her talent makes it about her instead of the argument.
(which I say she wins). but just look at the comments here. its about her.

so she must learn to fumble just a little.
a difficult thing for someone so bright and well-trained.
but if she also learns that then she will be awesomely effective.

n/t ProfessorPlum
rec
go melissa

[BigD_95]

14. I kind of feel bad for Miss CA

She probably should have won and it was a dumb question to ask. I realize her answer was wrong in my views but she has a right to her own opinions.

I just dont understand why everyone makes such a big deal what a Miss CA thinks or says? She is just some hot chick ( a very hot chick I might add ) but the whole pageant to begin with is dumb as hell. Their whole claim to fame is because they happen to be born hot? Did I happen to mention that she is hot?

[ProfessorPlum]

18. I know where you are coming from, she got caught with a bad

question at the wrong time. And I had no problem with her answer - it's hard to know what kind of sheltered upbringing she has had to this point. She's probably been raised like a veal by her fundie parents or something. Her smallminded-ness is probably not her fault - yet. My only issue with her is that she's decided to flog this issue to fame, as the face of bigotry. That's not cool.

[MasonJar]

15. Harris-Lacewell is one wise, brilliant and empathetic spokeswoman

for all that makes sense. I like her erudite but no nonsense approach to the issues we all face.

[elleng]

17. Wish we all (and my kids) had gone to Princeton!

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[elleng]

21. Sorry, I was referring to Princeton, NOT to Ms CA.

I don't 'do' beauty contests.

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[elleng]

23. Me too.

You an attorney?

[Cha]

19. Wow, that was really nice to hear

from Melissa Harris Lacewell on this subject of carrie prejean and her obvious hypocricy.

And Thanks,too, to KO, firedoglake, and Prof Plum~