A Double Standard and Equality Cannot Co-Exist - yet another rebuttal to Clarence Page

Two to three times per week I look forward to reading the commentary section of the Tribune. Not so much because I agree with it, but more as sport. That is what happens when one gets too fat and old to actually shoot hoops or it is too cold to golf.

While I more often than not disagree with the guest commentaries, as I find them usually somewhat liberal pursuant to Tribune policy, I do enjoy reading Mr. Chapman's commentaries. I sometimes don't agree with Mr. Chapman and have told him so. But he writes intelligently on a diverse array of subjects, such as the economy, oil, politics, race, foreign and domestic policy, etc. I have learned facts from him that I was unaware of before, although I am still having a hard time with that last Barney Franks statement. And unlike the rest of the Tribune staff and guest writers, he doesn't hide behind his commentaries like Oz and his curtain - Mr. Chapman will take the time to reply.

But can someone please explain to me why it has become mandatory that Mr. Chapman's commentaries have to be accompanied by yet another lecture (link), disguised as commentary, from Mr. Page regarding race relations? Every written word from that gentleman seems to be a constant drum beat on racial matters. And quite frankly Mr./Ms. Tribune board and Mr. Page, there are matters in today's world that are more important than race, or how everything makes the black man feel. (I don't use the term African-American and I don't want you calling me a Scottish/French American or a Mutt-American either - I am an American.) Most Americans, of all colors, are concerned about the economy, the election, the war, medical insurance, and the price of oil. And those matters are serious right now. So do we really need Mr. Page's constant shove of racial matters down our collective throats, never letting our tonsils heal? A reminder about any matter every once in awhile is healthy, but a constant force feeding only inflames issues from the black point of view, and turns away the heads of the white point of view. I notice you don't include the Asian or American Indian point of view also? Maybe the left-handers point of view should be included too.

As you have ignored my comment before, I will remind you once again, a double standard and equality cannot co-exist. That is an oxymoron folks.