“When are we going to put some lead in Al Sharpton’s head?”, he said.

That’s how our “conversation” started.  But in reality, it was a rant with only occasional breaks for my minimal input.  Yes, you’ve met him before, the wingnut with a gun.  Thankfully, his gun was not present at this time. But it seems that he has not made the progress for which I had hoped.  But I digress.  Back to our meeting.

“Al Sharpton is the biggest fucking racist!”, he stated excitedly.  I attempted to point out that Mr.Imus has made many such remarks and has been getting a pass for some time, but this received only a grudging acknowledgment.  Mr.Wingnut stated that Imus attacks white people “like us” too.  An equal opportunity abuser as it were.  I did not indicate that as a Jew I’m not a “real” white man, at least in the view of some individuals.  But for this discussion I was apparently deemed sufficient.

“Imus is not a racist.  He said it as a joke.  People are just too sensitive.”  Again, I did not point out that had a black man called a group of white college girls “hos”, we’d likley be sending in the infantry to forcibly remove the speaker.

“Whitey is always at fault.”  Clearly, Mr.Wingnut was far beyond my modest powers of pursuasion.

He left the room.  I was glad.