Really? The NYT reviewer (and presumably Mr. Weigel by selecting and quoting this portion) think he's using racist “code” based on those statements? Let's try a thought experiment: Janeane Garofalo has a Manhattanite “progressive” audience (most likely just as “visibly homogeneous”) and remarks of the Progressive era “we’ve lost touch with how much like us they were”. Is that “winking” racism? Or does this leap only apply to conservative pundits and Midwesterners?

As usual NYT and the author of this post –by quoting the piece– “deconstruct” racism where there isn't any. Or, most likely, make it up to have others believe there is racism– for their own ideological reasons.

Pretty interesting that Judge Sotomayor's blatantly racist statements are undergoing such profound (and surprise… favorable!) reflection and yet Glenn Beck's clear appeal to (what he believes) is the similarity between the political ideology of his audience and the ideology of the Founding Fathers.

And Mr. Beck is not the next appointment to the Supreme Court.

Just sad this passes for a “review” worthy of re-posting.