Originally Posted By SuperDry Two people were removed from the Republican National Convention Tuesday after they threw nuts at an African-American CNN camera operator and said, “This is how we feed animals.” <a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/29/two-people-removed-from-rnc-after-taunting-black-camera-operator/?iref=obinsite" target="_blank">http://politicalticker.blogs.c...obinsite</a> Outstanding.
Originally Posted By utahjosh How rude. Can't tell if it was racist or just against main-stream media, though.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Can't tell if it was racist or just against main-stream media, though." SMH.
Originally Posted By fkurucz I wonder if there is a picture of Josh next to the word "disingenuous" in the dictionary.
Originally Posted By utahjosh Seriously, without seeing it, without being there, and knowing the full situation of who threw it, who else was around, it's impossible to know. It's illogical and pretty mean-spirited to assume that it was a racist action. It's a stupid, rude, and mean action which "I, UtahJosh, condemn" but I have no idea if racism was involved or not. And unless you have more information about the specific situation, you don't know either. No matter what your prejudices lead you to believe.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan The RNC, to its credit, acted quickly and thoroughly rejected this inappropriate, ugly incident, Josh. If they can see it for what it is, I think you're really reaching to try and see it as something else. >>“Two attendees tonight exhibited deplorable behavior,” convention spokesman Kyle Downey told The Hill. “Their conduct was inexcusable and unacceptable. This kind of behavior will not be tolerated.”<< Anytime you draw a crowd, there will be lunkheads who show up as well. As the camera woman said herself, this could have happened at the DNC as well. The convention folks acted quickly to show these idiots the door. It was not in any way a "political" statement -- it was racism at work. It should be called what it is, and not stretch to find some other "reason" for this kind of thing. It's 2012, for God's sake.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "It's illogical and pretty mean-spirited to assume that it was a racist action." See, this kind of blatant display of willful ignorance is exactly why I stay away from WE. Josh stop being trollish.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "As the camera woman said herself, this could have happened at the DNC as well." Really? Can you share a link? I didn't see anything about that in the linked article in the OP.
Originally Posted By barboy I agree with Josh......unless you conclusion jumpers have any evidence supporting ugly racist remarks it's best to just keep an open mind.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Never mind. I consulted the Googles and found it: “This situation could happen to me at the Democratic convention or standing on the street corner,” she said. “Racism is a global issue.” Read more: <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80443.html#ixzz254UtdRyG" target="_blank">http://www.politico.com/news/s...54UtdRyG</a>
Originally Posted By utahjosh <Josh. If they can see it for what it is, I think you're really reaching to try and see it as something else.> I'm not reaching to try to see it as something else. If I was forced to guess, I'd guess that racism was involved. But I don't have to make that assumption. I'm not "trollish" in the least bit. I'm reserving judgement until I'm given enough details to make an accurate judgement, unlike several others here who are assuming that racism was the motive.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I agree with Josh......unless you conclusion jumpers have any evidence supporting ugly racist remarks it's best to just keep an open mind." Were they throwing nuts at white people too?
Originally Posted By utahjosh Now that I've read the statement from the camerawoman, I can more appropriately assume the action was motivated by racism. Until then, I'll give people the benefit of the doubt. I like to hope for the best in people, not assume the worst.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer And this is why Romney is polling at 0% with African Americans. And the poll has an error margin of +/- 3.5%, so it's possible that there are some African Americans who aren't even born yet that are against Romney.
Originally Posted By utahjosh <And this is why Romney is polling at 0% with African Americans.> Because Romney would be disgusted at this kind of racism? Because the RNC tossed the morons out of the building? Or because I assumed the best of someone?
Originally Posted By dshyates You really have to do some serious mental gymnastics to not see old white people laughing and throwing peanuts at a black person while calling them an "animal" as anything but racist.
Originally Posted By utahjosh <You really have to do some serious mental gymnastics to not see old white people laughing and throwing peanuts at a black person while calling them an "animal" as anything but racist.> 1) You're assuming they were old. If they were older than 60 and from the south, I'd assume some racism was there. 2) How do you know they were laughing? You're picturing the scene in your mind as something obviously racist. 3)How do you know they were peanuts? 4) You're ignoring the fact she was a Camerawoman for CNN, a network not loved by many GOP members. By the way, I DO assume it was racist, and horrible. Glad they were booted out.
