Talking Points Memo's Josh Marshall: Real issue isn't racism; it's white supremacy

Brett T. | 1:23 AM on July 20, 2013

Though a few have floated the idea of America needing to have a national conversation on race, Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall doesn’t want to obscure the real issue with general chatter on “racism.” The real problem in American race relations isn’t racism, see, but white supremacy — something the Right just refuses to admit. Just ask Touré.

https://twitter.com/Toure/status/358386363478966272

https://twitter.com/Toure/status/358387053307760641

Lotta anger out there. Lot of fear.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 20, 2013

Marshall’s revelation comes on the same night that Salon is under attack for its brutal takedown of President Obama’s personal statement on racial profiling today — in which contributor Rich Benjamin dropped the N-word and suggested that the president is comfortable letting Eric Holder stand in for him as the “angry black man.” The fact that it was a black man making the accusation didn’t shield Salon from a huge backlash, while others were shocked to find Salon even had a black contributor.

Does TPM have the diversity of staff to shed further insight into Marshall’s theory? It doesn’t seem likely, judging from this list of #ThingsLessWhiteThanTheTPMStaff.

Matt Yglesias’s condo board.#ThingsLessWhiteThanTheTPMStaff

— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) July 20, 2013

White. #ThingsLessWhiteThanTheTPMStaff

— RBe (@RBPundit) July 20, 2013

Rachel Maddow’s apartment complex (excluding doormen)#ThingsLessWhiteThanTheTPMStaff

— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) July 20, 2013

A David Sedaris screenwriting workshop on ironic detachment held at an Apple Genius Bar. #ThingsLessWhiteThanTheTPMStaff

— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 20, 2013

Martha’s Vineyard when the Obama’s aren’t vacationing. #ThingsLessWhiteThanTheTPMStaff

— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) July 20, 2013