Funeral for a Word

This may well be one of the dumbest spectacles to come along in some time.

NAACP to give 'n-word' a funeral

Holding symbolic funerals to demonstrate the end of a racially discriminatory practice is common practice for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People when they begin a campaign. In the 1960s, the NAACP held a funeral for the segregationist Jim Crow policies in the South, and most recently held a funeral for voter apathy.

"The funeral for the 'n-word' has been part of the NAACP national programming for the last several months," said the group's spokesman Richard McIntire.

He said the first one was held at the Mid-Atlantic regional conference in Chattanooga, Tenn., followed by a second at the New England regional conference in Hartford, Conn.

The campaign emerged after radio personality Don Imus made disparaging remarks about the Rutgers women's basketball team.

They're going to milk this Imus thing in perpetuity, apparently.

Here's a novel idea: How about holding a funeral for the NAACP, a far-left organization which has long ago outlived its usefulness?