I Was going through the news this morning and I saw it again. “Obama says Republicans will use race …” Then I started wondering, hold on a second, who’s using race, the Republicans or Obama himself. This guy has once again started spiting on the intelligence of Americans, especially white America.
I have seen Obama say this same nonsense time and time again, and i haven't seen anybody use it against him. The truth is in America today, you can not win an election by playing up another persons race, except you're Obama. Let’s face the facts Obama has been the only one using race and fear, and he’s been using those two together, pretty ingenious huh? Here’s a direct quote from him. “They're going to try to make you afraid of me. He's young and inexperienced and he's got a funny name. And did I mention he's black?”
I think this guy is turning legitimate issues into things that we are not supposed to be worried about. “He’s inexperienced”, is he not? In the words of Mrs. Clinton; we don’t want someone who would not be ready on day one. I have never heard any one hold the fact that he’s young against him, but as an integral part of his reverse psychology he put that in there. 1. To remind people McCain is old, without playing that card. 2. To pull the young voters to his side.
The final part of his card “He’s black” is meant to draw emotions from the blacks without alienating the whites. To the black he’s message is clear. They discriminate against us. Vote for me. To the white’s, he’s trying to draw out that “white guilt”. It worked in the beginning of his campaign but towards the end it started crumbling.
People started seeing what kind of person he really was, by those whom he had been socializing with. The only guy that mentions anything about race or racism on the trail started turning out to be the only one who had been winning and dinning with racists. He’s statements while alone started showing that he might not be who he claimed to be. All I can say this time is… here we go again!
Oh, and yes, he does have a funny name, i don't know how that supposed to hurt his campaign. Just another attempt to invoke pity.
I kinda think that what he's saying here is that voters need to be aware of the personal attacks that republicans have used in past elections to scare voters off. They probably will use Obama's youth and inexperience to make it seem as if he can't run the country. While they won't use the "race card" explicitly, I have no doubt that there will be some alluding to it.
The tactic you used in this post, tearing him down because he mentions he's black seems like a tactic his opponents might use as well.
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And did you read Fanaille Essence's blog yesterday, about the button sold at the Texas state republican convention? If that's not making race an issue, I don't know what is. I know it isn't EVERY republican out there who made/sold/bought that button, but there are plenty who did/do, so yes, I think it was a completely legitimate statement to make.
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/ediblewoman
If you read more a blog about the issue, you would know that the button has nothing to do with the GOP, or even racism.
And as I said, it is not about ALL republicans, but there are those republicans out there making race an issue.
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/ediblewoman
I hadn't read Fanaille's blog on the topic, but now that I have, it certainly seems like the button has definite racist overtones. Of course it's not an official avenue of the GOP and I'm positive, as ediblewoman said, that not all Republicans feel that way. However, Republican talking heads like Bill O'Reilly have already discussed Obama's take on race freely. Why wouldn't Obama himself be able to mention his race or that some people might use it as a way to attack him? The buttons show that some people are more than willing to do so.
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Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress. --Mahatma Gandhi
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It makes me laugh that you assume the only thing any of us read about the issue was a blog post. The insinuation that you are somehow of superior intelligence because you read a news article and not a single blog post is rather amusing. Some of us, my dear, have the common sense to do the research; that you even had to ask or even assumed otherwise is ridiculous.
My issue with it remains the same, whether I read a blog post or a news article (or in this case, many of both). Anyone ignorant enough not to find out what vendors will be selling (whether that vendor was simply trying to be amusing or racist) prior to granting them access to an event reaps what they sow regardless of on which side of the aisle they have their chairs.
As far as Obama's name, how's it asking for pity when it was a sector of the Republican party that commented on it first?
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First off, you're assuming that i assumed. When in fact what i did was ask a question. YOU are the one assuming here. Secondly, if i assumed i had anything more than anyone because of some news article i read; it would be knowledge, or at most, wisdom, the usage of that knowledge. Lastly, if you've ever been to a convention before, you 'll know it is not practically nor sensible, probably even impossible for somebody to review every single bumper sticker and pin lapels and buttons that every single vendor will be selling.
I wasn't aware that "If you read more a blog about the issue, you would know that the button has nothing to do with the GOP, or even racism." was a question. It certainly doesn't look nor read like one to me. Perhaps I did assume given that it looks like a statement and not anywhere near a question. You asked a question on the other post, to which I asked a question in an effort to give you the benefit of the doubt. You did not provide clarification. I come here and see the quoted statement in the same vein as the question that really didn't fit their either given that she made a point to say the vendor had been banned from future events ... doesn't take much to figure out that you're giving people far too less credit than they deserve.
If one is going to have vendors, one has the responsibility to know what those vendors are selling. If one doesn't take the initiative to ensure that the vendors they are approving are selling products or services they are willing to support, one sets oneself up for these sorts of things. Given that it is the political arena, it makes far more sense to vet merchandise prior to approving it for sale at the event. If festival planners have the sense to know that, I would certainly expect a political party to display that same sense, especially given that they take far more heat for what happens at their events than do festival planners.
The fact that one of the spokesmen said they review to ensure the sellers are reputable and sell "quality items" yet still missed the fact that this moron sells things that are going to be considered offensive to many screams failure on the part of the TRP. Common sense is common sense, whether the event is a environmentalist convention, a writing convention or a political party convention.
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~Fallon~
"If I fall asleep with a pen in my hand, don't remove it - I might be writing in my dreams."- Pace
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You quoted Dallas news and picked it as a direct quote to represent the view of the GOP. What you didn't do is quote the next few words of that same sentence. Those words are a direct quote from the Republicans. Here are the words " “we don’t have a chance to go by and look at the merchandise they’re selling,”". By "question", i was referring to my comment in the button blog.
I suggest you read that again; given that the quoted representative has the "but" in the direct quote... Have you checked out Republicanmarket.com recently? If they're checking to ensure that sellers are reputable and have quality items, one would at least assume they're checking the marketplace. Given that the website has the village idiot button on the front page; I find it hard to believe they actually even checked to see what they were selling, quality items or no. You either know what these people are selling or you don't. If one is flubbing up and approving vendors without a clue what those vendors are selling, something is wrong. I'm sorry you can't see that and would rather go the nonsensical personal attack route.
Having said that, I don't believe that the button was the view of the GOP... you're putting things into my statement that have never been there. I would suggest you read it all again. I said it sucks to be the TRP and that they should have more common sense than that... just the same as the Democratic party.
You assumed I was referring to your question only. I wasn't. Twisting it now doesn't change the ridiculousness of the statement you made to ediblewoman or the fact that you even felt it necessary to ask the question on the other post in the first place. I mean come on...
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~Fallon~
"If I fall asleep with a pen in my hand, don't remove it - I might be writing in my dreams."- Pace
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Now, i have a feeling that you didn't read ediblewomans' comment... perhaps the same way you missed the full context of the news article.
How does my comment have any bearing on your argument with Fallon? You are aware that I was saying that Obama's statement was perfectly reasonable, right?
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/ediblewoman
No, I read her comment and still didn't come away with the assumption that the blog was all she read. Anyone that has spent any time around here would have the sense, I would hope, to know that ediblewoman does her homework. Likewise, anyone around here would know that Fanaile Essence likewise does her homework. That you felt it necessary to question Fanaile Essence and everyone that had posted there about what they had read in regards to the issue and that you then assumed ediblewoman only read a blog because she asked if you'd seen it is like I said, about what I would expect. Though admittedly not from you, I've long expected more of you than that.
At this point, we're merely going to have to agree to disagree. The TRP, in my opinion, messed up and set themselves up for the hoopla by being careless. That the spokesperson for the group says that they don't check every item, but had to add the but at the beginning makes it obvious that something came before the but and I have to question whether he's being honest and they do check sellers first to ensure they're acceptable or if they simply don't bother and approve willy nilly. In either case, they screwed up.
And I'd say the same if it were any other group or convention host that is now dealing with backlash because of items being sold at their event. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that you are going to be held partially responsible by the public when you approve a vendor and that vendor sells something at your event that is offensive to many, whether the item was intended that way or not.
You obviously don't feel the same. Let's move on instead of rehashing what isn't going to change.
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~Fallon~
"If I fall asleep with a pen in my hand, don't remove it - I might be writing in my dreams."- Pace
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Where did he say those words at? I do not support Obama so I need sources to use against my left wing co-workers.
I am not telling you to read my blog but if you want you can access it at http://www.progressiveu.org/223749-unfairness-doctrine
He said it at a fund raiser in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. You should know him by now, whenever he says rubbish, he either hasn't had he's oh so wonderful speech writers edit it, or he's soliciting for funds.
I think he might have been asking for a link or article or some other source. And if I misinterpreted the request, I would love to see the source for myself.
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/ediblewoman
Just for you dear ediblewoman, had to go dig it out just for you....
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=5215817
...Just for you. We're voting for McCain, right?
I know that you were posting it just for her but that is what I wanted to see thanks.
I am not telling you to read my blog but if you want you can access it at http://www.progressiveu.org/152630-let-s-not-riot-electoral-college