Tim Russert on Meet The Press, asks Senartor Obama
MR. RUSSERT: Let’s talk a little bit about the language people are using in the politics now of 2006, and I refer you to some comments that Harry Belafonte made yesterday. He said that Homeland Security had become the new Gestapo. What do you think of that?
SEN. OBAMA: You know, I never use Nazi analogies, because I think those were unique, and I think, you know, we have to be careful in using historical analogies like this. I think people are rightly concerned that we strike the right balance between our concerns for civil liberties and the uniform concern that all of us have about protecting ourselves from terrorism.
Why does he ask this of Senator Obama, except for the fact that both the senator and the singer have more melanin in their skin than Russert? Does Harry Belafonte speak for anyone other than himself? Why is Senator Obama being asked to explain Mr. Belafonte’s words? Would Tim Russert ask this question of Senator Stevens of Alaska?
I didn’t think so.