Originally Posted By dshyates Romney is probably surprised that the camerawoman wasn't thrilled at getting "free stuff". Romney knows that all black people want is "free stuff".
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>How do you know they were peanuts?<< Good grief. >>By the way, I DO assume it was racist, and horrible. Glad they were booted out.<< So why all the mental gymnastics? Geeze. Don't argue to argue.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer #17 was directed at the topic in general, Josh, not at you. Sorry for the confusion.
Originally Posted By barboy ///And this is why Romney is polling at 0% with African Americans./// ......because they are racist? I mean it must be the case since Romney is white and Obama is black, right? It has to be based on skin color-----there is no other way to see it. .....or is there another more benign explanation for the lopsided polling. Let's not conclusion jump.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt ".....because they are racist? I mean it must be the case since Romney is white and Obama is black, right? It has to be based on skin color-----there is no other way to see it." Oh, apparently the complete lack of racial diversity in the GOP is not enough evidence for you.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer There was an African American woman in the video of the Republican "Party" I posted yesterday. She was wearing a blonde wig, though. Don't know what that means. Anyhoo, there's her and there's Condoleeza Rice. So that's at least two black females in the GOP.
Originally Posted By dshyates I have been to about a million GOP events here in CentFL since this election season started (Newt a bunch, Santorum, FLCPAC with Sister Sarah and Michele (one L) Bachmann). 2 weeks ago I was at the Paul Ryan event where he brought out his mom. And at that event the ONLY black person I saw all day was the reporter I was with. I have to be at work at 2:30a tomorrow to cover Mitt in Lakeland. I'll take a pic and post it here tomorrow.
Originally Posted By ecdc In defense of Josh.... Is this what it's come to? I don't agree with Josh on much, but do we really assume he's defending racism? Is it so unreasonable to think that two GOP clowns are walking by a roped off area and they spot a CNN crew member, part of the despised "liberal media elite," and they toss peanuts irrespective of race, instead meaning the animals in the media? It's not an outlandish possibility. It's not what I think happened, but doesn't some semblance of critical thinking mean we recognize there are other possibilities?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I don't agree with Josh on much, but do we really assume he's defending racism?" He's defended the actions of homophobes, therefore it isn't unreasonable to suspect that he's behaving similarly in this case, although no one suggested that he was actually defending racism though. "It's not what I think happened, but doesn't some semblance of critical thinking mean we recognize there are other possibilities?" Naturally there are always other possibilities. However, Josh didn't read the article, and responded hastily and out of context, so yeah, in this case his viewpoint was a knee jerk reaction by his own admission.
Originally Posted By utahjosh What was my knee-jerk reaction, Hans? My reaction was to withhold judgement until I learned more.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "What was my knee-jerk reaction, Hans?" I'm not falling for it Josh. I see right through you.
Originally Posted By utahjosh You're full of it, Hans. I've been as honest, open, and forthcoming as I could possibly. be.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer I don't think Josh was defending racism. I think he was defending the party's reputation.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan This incident was widely derided by commentors on the right and left. It's one thing most people agree on: an ugly incident that should have no part in a major convention, or anywhere else. I guess I don't understand trying to delve deeper into whatever motivated the two idiots to do this. Seems pointless, especially since it's all for needless cover. Clearly, the GOP doesn't want this to be seen as something they support in any way, they acted quickly to put a stop to it and denounce it.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox <<I guess I don't understand trying to delve deeper into whatever motivated the two idiots to do this.>> Two words: Mini Bar
Originally Posted By DyGDisney I think these guys get worked up by their party rhetoric and think that it will be ok, when clearly it's not. It's like how men act at a sporting event when attending with other men.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox Here, DyG, let me fix that for ya: "It's like how men act at any event when attending with other men." ;^D
