Kenneth Hutcherson on The Vilification of Rush

The conservative pastor in Washington state, who is a personal friend of conservative talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh and former NFL player, aruges that the vilification of his friend represents something much larger: "Liberals would prefer no opposition. Behind the force field of political correctness, there should never be any disagreement once the liberal mind has decided that something is good for society. There can be no opposition to the 'correct' way of thinking, and if you don't think 'correctly', you are attacked. Those who dare to disagree with liberal orthodoxy are punished sooner or later. Not even someone as powerful as Rush Limbaugh, whose dream of part ownership of the St. Louis Rams was shattered by a particularly insidious species of liberal intolerance, is immune. This is personal to me -- very, very personal. I have watched the news, I have seen television, and I have heard different commentators talk about my friend, all the while knowing the things they say are lies. I am proud to be an American and proud of the United States of America, and again this makes it personal to me. I not only see Rush Limbaugh and the conservative movement in this action being attacked, but the entire foundation of what made America great. Freedom is under attack, and we as Americans need to wake up and stop this madness in the greatest nation ever formed."

He continues: "I truly believe that this is brought on by what I call the Minority Thought Pattern. Let's not mince words: the Minority Thought Pattern is the total disdain and hatred of what God has accomplished through the white male throughout history. Coming from an African-American, I know this will shock you. I am not minimizing the accomplishments of women, African-Americans, immigrants, the religious, or anyone else who is part of America. But the white male was here on Plymouth Rock for God to use, and the Pilgrims had a great belief in that God. The nation built out of their efforts, reflecting their values (most especially their religious values), has become the light of liberty for the world and an obstacle to those power-hungry individuals who hate it. It is critical to understand that not only minorities, but also many whites of both sexes have embraced the Minority Thought Pattern. You see, the minorities in this world do not have the power or the financial backing to accomplish the destruction of the great Judeo-Christian values that are the foundation of America's greatness. Spike Lee attempts to change history by criticizing Clint Eastwood for not using black people in his movie about the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima, when in fact there were no black people at Iwo Jima."

More commentary from Mr. Hutcherson: "The Minority Thought Pattern is the fuel for minorities, and especially African-Americans, to attack the very fabric that has given them the greatest opportunity to accomplish anything they so desire, including the opportunity for a people of slavery to rise and put a slave's descendant into the White House. (I am still trying to figure out what faction of his ancestry descended from slaves.) The Minority Thought Pattern is aimed at destroying America, at rending the very fabric that makes America great. The Minority Thought Pattern denies the greatness, honor, bravery, courage, humility, and sacrifice that has brought us the power to be the greatest nation that has ever existed. The Minority Thought Pattern has a mission to undermine and redefine every characteristic of America, maintaining that it is a nation based on greed, cowardice, selfishness, and a lack of genuine humility. The Minority Thought Pattern is the reason for all the apologies to the rest of the world for how bad American is, coming even from our top leader."

After arguing that NFL operatives with Obama presidential campaign ties were behind Mr. Limbaugh getting the boot as a minority bidder for the St. Louis Rams, Mr. Hutcherson writes: "This is a classic example of the Minority Thought Pattern at work, commingling guilty and fearful whites with a sense of rage and grievance from minorities. As result, the game that both Rush and I love has suffered. An American institution, founded by whites but open to and heavily populated by blacks today, is harmed. This is extremely personal to me. It's about a friend. When I look at Rush, I don't see a white man; I see a friend. I don't see a talk show host (a very famous talk show host); I see a friend, and friendship overrides color and political stances. I don't see a controversial figure, but a man whose heart and thoughts I know, and a man who is not a racist. I believe with all my heart that minorities, especially African-Americans, will never be free until they stop allowing people like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton to insist they adopt the mentality of victims. Likewise, they will not be free until they take the next bold step: start thanking God for America, and stop condemning the white male. It is time for America to reject the Minority Thought Pattern and the hateful campaign against Rush Limbaugh."

Booker Rising response: Mr. Hutcherson lost me by Paragraph 7 of his 19-paragraph piece. First of all, why should black people respect a God who Mr. Hutcherson argues privileges white males at black expense? He claims that he is "not minimizing the accomplishments of women, African-Americans, immigrants, the religious, or anyone else who is part of America"....and then proceeds to do just that. It's as though black folks played no role in America's greatness, totally ignoring our contributions to human rights, democracy, military, education of the masses, religion, etc. Black Americans are not a case apart from America, but central to American history and America's future. Not to mention that Mr. Hutcherson puts all black folks (except himself, I suppose) in the same category. By the way, black American soldiers did fight at Iwo Jima.