Mourners remembered him by sticking their tongues out while making a ridiculous noise.

*Pbbbllt*

Could that be considered a Raspberry Beret?

He was a damned good writer.

vudukungfu: He was a damned good writer.

THIS.
I wish more people were damned good readers and thinkers instead of HEY LOOK AMERICA'S GOT TALENT!!!

Why did you capitalize the word black, ineptmitter?

95BV5: Why did you capitalize the word black, ineptmitter?

For how long was he a Black Journalist?

His mother, when reached for comment, reportedly said, "Pthbthpthbth".

Jodeo: vudukungfu: He was a damned good writer.

THIS.
I wish more people were damned good readers and thinkers instead of HEY LOOK AMERICA'S GOT TALENT!!!

He seemed to produce pieces that were well-reasoned and nuanced, two qualities that seem to be in short supply these days, especially in political discourse.

RIP Rasberry

Gough: Jodeo: vudukungfu: He was a damned good writer.

THIS.
I wish more people were damned good readers and thinkers instead of HEY LOOK AMERICA'S GOT TALENT!!!

He seemed to produce pieces that were well-reasoned and nuanced, two qualities that seem to be in short supply these days, especially in political discourse.

At a time when "nuanced" tends to describe a position that is contorted to justify abandonment of principle, the last word I would use to describe Raspberry is nuanced. Well-reasoned? Absolutely! But I would use principled rather than nuanced. For several decades now, partisanship - on both sides - practically demands abrogation of principle in favor of some nuanced position, Raspberry stood firm on his well-reasoned principles, partisanship be damned.

It distresses me that I've only just now heard of him. Sounds like someone who could have allieviated a lot of my white-girl ignorance.

/RIP
//checks for books of collected columns

I don't get it.

95BV5: Why did you capitalize the word black, ineptmitter?


He's trying to conceal how incredibly racist he is, but it backfired.

Aside from the tongue raspberry, what's the raspberry effect submitter is talking about? Google turns up nothing but Doctor oz hawking shiat.

"Black" journalist?

What does that make Carl Bernstein?

"White" journalist?

Knock off the racist shiate. He's a journalist.

Never heard of him.

Used to read him religiously. Loved how he truly was a moderate.

Clemkadidlefark: "Black" journalist?

What does that make Carl Bernstein?

"White Skirt-chasing Jewish doesn't-look-like-Jack-Nicholson-in-the-least" journalist?

FTFY

Jebdiahbob: Could that be considered a Raspberry Beret?
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I suppose

The 'Raspberry Effect' is in reference to Rush Limbaugh, whom William Raspberry despised until taking a challenge to listen to Limbaugh's show for a week. WR did a mea culpa and did indeed print an article that Limbaugh was and is not homophobic/racist etc.

Here's one, let me read it to you. William Raspberry died at age 76... HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER, aged 106.

Men don't stand a chance, I'm telling you.

I liked Raspberry. Didn't always agree with him, but he was a good writer.

Mr. Right: Gough: Jodeo: vudukungfu: He was a damned good writer.

THIS.
I wish more people were damned good readers and thinkers instead of HEY LOOK AMERICA'S GOT TALENT!!!

He seemed to produce pieces that were well-reasoned and nuanced, two qualities that seem to be in short supply these days, especially in political discourse.

At a time when "nuanced" tends to describe a position that is contorted to justify abandonment of principle, the last word I would use to describe Raspberry is nuanced. Well-reasoned? Absolutely! But I would use principled rather than nuanced. For several decades now, partisanship - on both sides - practically demands abrogation of principle in favor of some nuanced position, Raspberry stood firm on his well-reasoned principles, partisanship be damned.

You really are Mr Right, "principled" is a much more appropriate word to describe his pieces, thanks.

Gough: You really are Mr Right, "principled" is a much more appropriate word to describe his pieces, thanks.


Thank you for taking that in the spirit intended. After I posted I hoped you wouldn't be offended by my tone. You paid Raspberry a compliment and then I posted something that sounded like I wanted to pick a fight. I didn't. So thanks for being so reasonable and understanding.

Gough: You really are Mr Right, "principled" is a much more appropriate word to describe his pieces, thanks.

The passing of an American who used his first amendment rights to do good.
The rest of you can get frisked at the airport.

His columns were thoughtful, well-reasoned, intelligent, and down to earth - and never hostage to partisanship.

One of my favorite journalists. We could use a lot more like him.


"Fifty years after Brown, we should have learned that there is no magic in white classmates. The magic lies at the intersection of educational opportunity and attitude-the coming together of teachers who know how to teach and children who are ready to learn. No one thing-not the ballot, not changes in school governance, not desegregation-will produce that happy confluence. We have to demand that the schools get ready for our children. But we also have to make sure, using every resource at our disposal, that our children are ready for school."

Subby: this "Raspberry Effect"...is that where your wish is terminated and you go back to being Stanley Moon?