is it just me, or is there a sudden wealth in "racists won't vote for a black man" stories

[ulysses]

in the news cycle today?

[supernova]

1. No, they seem to have picked up steam today

It was so quiet last week on this front and now.... *sigh*

[ulysses]

3. guess we probably ought to get ready for a whole summer of this shit.

"Sigh" indeed...

[EFerrari]

2. It's not just you. The Clinton / Obama conflict is gone so

they need a different pile to sell today.

[ulysses]

6. wonder how far they had to go to find some toothless old fuck

who fears that he'll be sold into slavery under an African-American president.

[EFerrari]

9. If he even exists.

I know people like that do exist but, hey, why bother actually reporting when you have a perfectly good fax machine that takes incoming?

:shrug:

[gatorboy]

11. You make it sound like these guys are a rarity.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but there are way too many of these folks. Regardless of how much the media tries to whore this issue it's still an important one.

[ulysses]

12. no, racists are not a rarity, sadly enough. but people who seriously fear

white slavery under an Obama admin?

[EFerrari]

16. You mean, besides Jon Stewart?

:P

[ulysses]

20. yes, besides Jon Stewart.

Smartass. :D

[gatorboy]

21. These people think he'll open some secret back door and the Muslims will poor in.

They never need logic for their reasoning. Hell, I heard a new excuse Saturday. One guy said he was afraid of him because they felt like Obama was "made up" person. as if prior to his years in the Senate, the man literally didn't exist! :crazy:

But look, I live in the heart of the south and I've heard many folks- Democrats- that aren't going to vote on him because of the color of his skin. It's depressing!

[EFerrari]

29. Ask them if his white half is made up, too.

God, people are so stupid.

[ulysses]

32. I'm in GA, myself.

The only person down here with whom I've really broached the topic of the presidential election recently is my mother-in-law, a nominal Democrat who voted for Clinton in the primary but has always planned to vote McCain in the general. She knows better than to tell me flat out that she won't vote for Obama because he's black, so she comes up with all manner of reasons why the Repug is better.

I have to give her credit, though - she's done that the entire 16 years I've known her. I don't think she's voted Dem in a national election since the 60s.

[LanternWaste]

36. I live in the heart of red-neck country and to be honest

I live in the heart of red-neck country and to be honest, his race is the only reason I haven't heard as an excuse...

[Mojorabbit]

30. You are right

and I have a few in my extended family whereas the rest are nothing like that. A few have really surprised me as I had no idea they thought that way. I don't think it is a rare thing at all.

[aquart]

4. Racists won't. Who are you using that word for?

Because calling everyone with an objection to Obama a racist is dismissive, contemptuous, and a fulfillment of all their fears. But you just go ahead with it. Brilliant plan.

[ulysses]

7. the brilliant plan seems to be your own.

Kneejerk much? I said nothing about "everyone with an objection to Obama".

[nomorenomore08]

17. Obama is very similar to Clinton on most issues, better on some (e.g. Iraq).

If certain people would be willing to vote for her, but not him, then what does that tell you? Having an "objection" to Obama is just fine, he's not a perfect candidate (no such thing), but what's so terrible about him that it would cause a good solid Democrat to help McCain win by staying home?

It's not that Clinton supporters as a whole are any more racist than the general population, or Democrats in general, but Hillary's overwhelming support in states like West Virginia and Kentucky would seem to be based on something more than just her individual merits.

[realisticphish]

35. um, what?

that isn't even CLOSE to what he was saying

[kelligesq]

37. Aquart - look at it this way -

Ive been called a commie for being a liberal --

on this site I've been called a racist twice within the last two days for not supporting Obama. And I have numerous written reports from dem caucus goers across the country who were screamed at in the caucuses that they were racist for not voting for Obama by caucasion college age people. Seems to be some intimidation method taught by BO trainers.

I couldn't be more disgusted with the level of intelligence displayed here.

Trying to reason with these people is no different than trying to have a rational discussion with a republican.

[ulysses]

39. allow me to try to be even more clear.

There are those who oppose Barack Obama because they are racists. There are those who are not racists and who oppose Barack Obama for reasons other than his skin color. The OP concerned those who oppose Barack Obama because they are racists, and had nothing whatsoever to do with those who oppose Barack Obama for reasons other than his skin color. Those who oppose Barack Obama for reasons other than his skin color need not be worried about this thread.

In other words, chill the fuck out.

[nomorenomore08]

5. It's the same thing the MSM did to the Dem candidates the last two elections.

Spreading doubt and uncertainty, and thus making the other guy look more appealing. Fortunate for us that McCain has less personal appeal than even Bob Dole.

[ulysses]

10. yup - the only difference

is that this time they have the biggest bell in the American psyche to ring.

[nomorenomore08]

19. You're right - it's almost Pavlovian, isn't it?

"Muslim! Terrorist! Big scary black man!" And the dogs start salivating on cue.

[ulysses]

25. "almost" hell.

It's precisely the same thing.

[Cleita]

8. Seems to me that whatever or whoever is behind it are spamming this

meme not only here but at large.

[ulysses]

14. I don't think it's being spammed here.

Just seems that the idea is out and about in the larger media.

[Ichingcarpenter]

24. No but other talking points are being spammed here

I find it obvious

[blondeatlast]

13. The underlying agenda is being set... It's "okay" not to vote for Obama

because he "disturbs" SOME otherwise "progressive" voters.

How dare we "progressive" dimiss or mock their concerns?

(I hope you realize I'm agreeing with you 100%).

[ulysses]

15. I do, indeed.

:loveya: :D

[jaksavage]

18. Racists are security obsessed

and so, would likely be in McSame's catagory.
I would also expect that the Bush hardcores are racists.
Of course Bush's are certified racists.( Both GHWB and Prescott bush ran political campaigns on the Eugenics ticket)

We are going to beat these assholes, in a landslide.

Protect our candidate.

[DJ13]

22. Im wondering if the racists who love Condi Rice realize she's as black as Obama?

[nomorenomore08]

27. No, see, she's one of the GOOD blacks, being an educated wealthy Republican and all.

:sarcasm:

[kelligesq]

38. Sorry, I can't resist. "Condi is one of the good educated ones"

"being an educated wealthy Republican and all".


You mean like Obama with the Harvard education, and the million dollar house.

You realize you're saying they're both "token blacks" for their respective parties ?

[ulysses]

41. how far would you like to continue along that line of thinking?

Obama as "token black"? Really?

[nomorenomore08]

42. I'm not saying that about Obama at all, because most Dems (hopefully) don't see him that way.

The Republicans, on the other hand, are completely unabashed in their use of tokenism.

And Obama can't be one of the "good ones," in their eyes, for the simple fact of being a Democrat. That makes him scary, evil, and anti-American.

Also, notice the use of the sarcasm tag in my above post. I think the whole concept of "good" vs. "bad" *members of fill-in-the-blank-ethnic-group* is idiotic racist bullshit.

[Raineyb]

28. Racists probably tell her

"I don't think of you as black. You're not like them."

Racists think this is a compliment.

Morons.

Regards

[EFerrari]

31. That's right!

:rofl:

[TexasObserver]

23. Next they will be wondering what Jeremiah Wright thinks about Obama's White voter problem

They're like a dog with a chew toy. It's news you can get excited about, and chase around the floor, and bark at.

[Solly Mack]

26. Not just you

Not by a country mile

[ulysses]

33. I was beginning to worry.

:hi:

[Captain Hilts]

34. The press needs to stir up a new conflict. Don't fall for it.

[underpants]

40. DC MSM is just trying to let white people it is okay not to vote for Obama

and to extablish it as a known fact that no white people will vote for him

Makes the numbers coming out of the diebold machines make more sense

[nomorenomore08]

44. Exactly, it's a matter of framing things so that people will ignore the man behind the curtain.

Most manufactured political controversies are used for exactly that purpose.

[blondeatlast]

46. Precisely. nt

[Deja Q]

43. I think there is some truth in "We see what we want to see."

[blondeatlast]

45. My yella dawg, so racist they say THAT word relatives aren't going to vote, no matter what,

for John McCain.

Yes--they say the word, tell racist jokes at the barbershop--but they hate Republicans a whole hell of a lot worse than "colored" (their "polite" term) people.

I'm not kidding either.

I don't know if this adds to the conversation or not--I just think it's worth noting.

[mcctatas]

47. Sometimes you wonder how they decide what is newsworthy...

"In our top story, the racist bloc will likely not throw it's support to Obama. In other news, water is wet, fire is hot and McCain is old"...
:wtf:

[blondeatlast]

48. They don't decide, they MAKE what is newsworthy. If it doesn't exist,

they have their crack team of writers, graphics people, and pretty boys create it out of thin air.