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ooh-child
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Message 738 of 1485 (654263)
02-28-2012 2:19 PM
Reply to: Message 736 by saab93f
02-28-2012 1:46 PM


Re: prescient Mitt?
Although I have problems with just about anything Mitt says, saying his wife drives 2 cars isn't one of them. She has MS & has homes thousands of miles apart, so of course she's going to have vehicles available to her since she's lucky enough to still be able to drive. Who knows how much longer she'll be able to do that?

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Message 939 of 1485 (708652)
10-11-2013 4:32 PM
Reply to: Message 935 by Diomedes
10-11-2013 2:48 PM


Re: How I learned to stop worrying and default...
Hi Diomedes,
I'm sure that the racist overtones of Tea Party groups is just a function of their hatred for all things progressive. They'll latch on to the most obvious difference - in Obama's case, his mixed parentage, and ride it for all they're worth. They don't see it as racist, in fact the just love this guy, Dr. Carson:
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You know, there are those of us in this society who have told women that there’s a war on them because that cute little baby inside of them, they may want to get rid of it and there are people that are keeping you from doing that, Carson continued. And women say, ‘No, no, they’re not doing that to me! No!’ And they get all riled up.
He added there was obviously not a war on women because men give up their seats to pregnant women.
There is no war on them, the war is on their babies, Carson insisted. Babies that cannot defend themselves. Over the past few decades, we have destroyed 55 million of them. And we have the nerve to call other societies of the past heathen.
What we need to do is re-educate the women to understand that they are the defenders of these babies.
If (when) Hillary Clinton is nominated for president, it will quickly flip to a more mysogynistic tone, with digs at her looks & age & shrillness.
Sure, they have some racists. It's not the prime motivation, though.

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Message 990 of 1485 (709109)
10-21-2013 12:49 PM
Reply to: Message 985 by ramoss
10-18-2013 11:03 PM


Re: How I learned to stop worrying and default...
So, while the tea party might not be a racist organization per say, because of the fear tactics that it employs, it attracts a higher percentage of people who ARE racist.
We may view them as racist, but they don't consider themselves as such. They'll trot out their favorite conservative who happens to be black & carry on without incident.
As I said before, Dr. Carson is a perfect icon for TPers & has just signed on with Fox News, & we know how many former & future presidential candidates use that media platform. I think Sean Hannity is racist, but he just points to his "vote for Carson in a minute" speech & blythly carries on inciting Tea Party fear. And so, the other racists lurking in that group have their cover.
So what, we think there might be a higher percentage of racists teabagging? They've convinced themselves otherwise.
They hate progressive ideas. They're afraid of progress & the loss of white male American power. The crazy allegations will follow any liberal seeking the White House. Calling out the crazy, instead of the particular theme in use, is more compelling in talking to the fuzzy middle of American politics. IMHO.

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Message 1464 of 1485 (754432)
03-26-2015 4:46 PM
Reply to: Message 1458 by RAZD
03-26-2015 12:51 PM


Re: code words, dog-whistles and prejudice
(1) Obama is Kenyan: this is code for being black, but you don't get called a racist for being prejudiced about kenyans ...
(2) Obama is Muslim: this is also code for being black, but it is still "okay" in some parts of the US to be Islamophobic, so again you don't get called a racist ... just an intolerant idiot (something Christians seem to have perfected in the extreme sects).
I know I've come into this discussion with Faith in the middle, obviously, but I have a question & I think RAZD is probably the best person to answer -
Is Obama running in the next Republican primary? Cuz, the title of this thread is about awesome Republican primaries.
Color me confused....

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Message 1485 of 1485 (754504)
03-27-2015 1:01 PM


Thanks nwr, but I already realized how old this thread was. I was just a bit surprised it hadn't been closed - as it has been now - once Faith started in on her birtherism.
I thought the last primary was a clown-car full of blowhards, but 2016 is gearing up to be a regular stretch limo filled with rejects from the last circus that pulled into town.
Should be fun!

  
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