Editor’s note: This week’s edition of “Office Hours” comes in 140-character bits on Twitter, where Melissa wrote them earlier this evening. After Melissa’s appearance today on “Politics Nation with Al Sharpton,” some critics tweeted at her, taking issue with her quote:
“Although race is the main strategy being used as the criticism of President Obama, I actually don’t think that racism is the reason that Republicans are criticizing the President.”
The tweets below are presented in order, and her full segment tonight on “Politics Nation” embedded after the jump. You can view Melissa’s Twitter feed here. — JS
So Twitter is mad because I said the strategies used by GOP are racially biased but the motivation is political? #uhmOK
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) March 10, 2012
While talking w/ @TheRevAl on #PoliticsNation I apparently irritated folks because I refuse to say “they hate POTUS because he is black”
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) March 10, 2012
So just in case I was misunderstood here is my mini-Twitter rant.Apologies for the coming 140 character flood.
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) March 10, 2012
Battling racism & sexism is some of the most important work we must do *unceasingly* if we are to make America a fully democratic nation.
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) March 10, 2012
But flailing our arms at every shadow danger is NOT engaging in the fight.Racism & sexism are complicated multi-layered systemic powerful.
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) March 10, 2012
The work @TheRevAl is doing this week with his march is a perfect example of focusing on complex, interlocking systems of discrimination.








