Oh, those evil radical, fringe, out-of-state groups

As you are probably aware by now, the Nevada Democrats have cancelled the presidential debate that was to have been aired by Faux News.

WASHINGTON, March 9 — Citing comments made by the chairman of Fox News about Senator Barack Obama, and under pressure from liberal groups and blogs, Nevada Democrats announced on Friday night that they had decided to cancel a debate in August on Fox News.

... Nevada’s Democratic leaders had stood firm against pressure over what had become an unpopular decision, until the Fox chairman, Roger Ailes, made a remark about Mr. Obama on Thursday night at an awards banquet here. In a series of jokes about various public officials as part of a speech, Mr. Ailes said, “It is true that Barack Obama is on the move. I don’t know if it’s true that President Bush called Musharraf and said, ‘Why can’t we catch this guy?’ ”

... In response to the Democrats’ decision, David Rhodes, vice president for Fox News, said in a statement: “News organizations will want to think twice before getting involved in the Nevada Democratic Caucus, which appears to be controlled by radical fringe out-of-state interest groups, not the Nevada Democratic Party. In the past, MoveOn.org has said they ‘own’ the Democratic Party. While most Democrats don’t agree with that, it’s clearly the case in Nevada.”

For those of us who were around in the days of the civil rights movement in the '50s, this is an echo from the past. How many local redneck sheriffs and mayors in the deep south used arguments like that? It's those radical-fringe, out-of-staters coming down here to mess up our nice, comfortable way of life and stir up our happy contented niggers.