One could argue, whether Governor Susana Martinez forgives and forgets Rep Sheryl Williams-Stapleton's racist remark is Martinez' call; after all, the remark was directed at her.
Republican Party heavy hitter Pat Rogers also enjoys the Governor's forgive and forgetness, though in this case she wasn't the subject of his racist "humor", nor is she the target of his "deep personal animosity" as is CD1 Candidate Rep Janice Arnold-Jones.Some of the actual targets of Roger's insults are apparently, not so willing to turn the other cheek.
According to Joe Monahan this morning, link,
Progress Now New Mexico will join leaders from Native American, Hispanic and LGBT communities Thursday morning (August 30) at 9:00 am outside of the Modrall law offices located at 500 Fourth Street NW, Albuquerque for a brief press conference before community leaders deliver letters and attempt to meet with firm representatives. The public and media are invited to attend this public event.
What Martinez does in forgiving and in particular "forgetting" this kind of behavior, is to demonstrate that she sees no qualitative difference between people who make racist remarks and say they're "sorry" and those who don't make racist remarks at all.Ayn Rand offers and asks;
"It is not justice or equal treatment that you grant to men when you abstain equally from praising men’s virtues and from condemning men’s vices.Martinez encourages the likes of Rogers and Williams-Stapleton at the expense of politicians and public servants who struggle successfully to behave within their public service; like ladies and gentlemen. She betrays good men and women is so doing.
When your impartial attitude declares, in effect, that neither the good nor the evil may expect anything from you—whom do you betray and whom do you encourage?"
photos Mark Bralley
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