Comments on: Barack Obama plays the race card. The media denies Barack Obama is playing the race card.

By: Flagstaff

Flagstaff — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:15:11 +0000

Right this minute, Republicans are scratching their heads as they try to figure out how Obama can simply assert that they ('Pubs) will say something like "he doesn't look like the men on the dollar bills" (which nobody has ever said) and yet they have to explain why we shouldn't think they are racist (for not saying it, I guess).

Obama plays the race card (thank you, Bill Clinton), and yet the Republicans are the ones accused of doing it.

Such is the insidious power of the captive press.

By: mbecker908

mbecker908 — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:27:16 +0000

Wake up and smell the roses. That happened years ago.

The first shot across the bow - in my failing memory anyway - was the whining about the ads that helped beat Dukakis, never mind that Algore ran them first.

Next came our assault on the black community when Newt & Co passed welfare reform.

Then there was GWB's insensitivity about hate crimes and murdering James Bird all over again.

Let's not forget that we are inherently racist because we want to vaporize affirmative action.

The list goes on and on. I'm kinda surprised Dollar Bill Jefferson hasn't rolled out the "racist" canard yet. Yet.

Bottom line, we don't need to do anything to BO to be racists. We are by definition, that's why the "R" is behind the name of our elected politicians.

By: mbecker908

mbecker908 — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:06:00 +0000

address and you can buy all that stuff and ship it to me.

Redstate is not a "McCain flack" site. If that's what you're looking for, well, bye. We are discussing, and have been discussing long before you got here, and will be discussing long after you're gone, ALL the relevant issues in the campaign. The economy is certainly one. It's not the only one.

You might want to look through some history before you start whining about what we aren't talking about. Blackhedd is a "front pager" who regularly posts on a wide variety of economic issues. I post on an occasional basis on mortgage and real estate issues. Several others post on a variety of economic issues. Bottom line, the economy gets talked about.

The issues that will more than likely make or break this election are how the electorate perceives BO and McCain. Those are why BO is having problems right now. Folks are just beginning to figure out that he's an empty suit. We'll be discussing those at length.

If the discussions here don't live up to your standards, whatever they are, go start your own blog.

By: Remi

Remi — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:53:03 +0000

I don’t need the rest to do much if this all the red meat there is…I am a young republican and there isn’t much here to stick to the ribs.

By: rstreu

rstreu — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:34:12 +0000

… to which you’re referring? It’s not about comparing O to celebs. It’s about the FACT that he’s an empty suit. He’s all flash and no fire. He’s almost exactly as useful to the nation, in other words, as the celebutants they put at the beginning of the video.

As for McCain… I’ll vote for him. Asking for enthusiasm is still a bit much.

By: janis

janis — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:03:27 +0000

that sweet, sweet mileage that the Opossum promised.

By: E_Pluribus_Unum

E_Pluribus_Unum — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:54:36 +0000

n/t

By: streetwise

streetwise — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:50:27 +0000

Actually, that's pretty mediocre growth.

But just wait until The Divine One's tax and guvmint spending orgy! Then it will sizzle!

By: Martin_A_Knight

Martin_A_Knight — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:41:47 +0000

[n/t]

By: skorrent

skorrent — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:36:12 +0000

Race narrowed to BO vs the Hill, it was predictable that the campaign would be about race. Either the Dems would abandon their most loyal (90+%) base (which they decided they could not do), or they would give it to "the black guy" who has no qualification other than "blackness" to run on.

WHEN McCain wins, the GOP will be tarred as "the racist party" for decades. Just gonna be! The only good news is that it will only make a difference between 88+/-% and 92+/-% in the black vote. We could make up that difference among those that don't think affirmative action should apply to the presidency.

By: aaronbg

aaronbg — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:31:08 +0000

n/t

By: aaronbg

aaronbg — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:28:39 +0000

now answer this honestly.

Isn't it a shame that McCain can't stop Obama without reverting to race?

Yes

This will tell me what I need to know.

P.S. Moe please watch for an answer...;^)

By: Moe_Lane

Moe_Lane — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:26:47 +0000

Very entertainingly.

By: Erick

Erick — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:16:12 +0000

to urban legends that Hillary's campaign started against Obama.

Obama was talking about his general election opponents.

By: Remi

Remi — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:15:14 +0000

I was hoping to get to this site and hear about how great mcCain is. But that;s not what i see. I see we have such a weak candidate that his only posiitve is that he is not Obama. This is stupid. Why aren’t we buying more McCain bumper stickers?

By: Remi

Remi — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:13:07 +0000

Its the economy stupid. Why aren’t we talking about it?

By: Remi

Remi — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:10:09 +0000

I think we are looking weak by all this collateral crap in this dumb media blitz. We CAN DEFEAT BARACK OBAMA, but only if we stick to the issues. How can we tell the 18 Million americans that voted for him tghat they were stupid because he is a Paris Hilton knock off. (I am sorry my money paid for that)

AND HOW COME I ONLY SEE OBAMA BUMPER STICKERS IN THE SUBURBS!!!!

LET'S GET ENTHUSIASTIC!!!

McCain 08

By: aaronbg

aaronbg — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:06:24 +0000

...that proves what you are saying.

I will save you time, YOU CAN'T

Quit trying to perpetuate a false negative.

Now go back to Dkos and scream about HOPECHANGEHOPE™

By: MiddleMan

MiddleMan — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:00:47 +0000

That paint Obama as Muslim, that he attended a Madrasa, he was born in Indonesia and that he doesn't put his hand over his heart for the Pledge?

Sure, McCain has never said these, but they are out there and need to be addressed from his point of view.

I don't see where he said McCain said those things, just "They're going to make you believe.."etc..and by that I am thinking he mains the other side aka republicans in general.

By: Tenniru

Tenniru — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:24:37 +0000

That game has standards. "Race", "Change", and "NEGATIVITY" are the Sneasel, Slowking, and Birthday Pikachu of politics... except in Pokemon, they're banned.

Sorry, nerd moment.