hussein obama playing the race card

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MontereyVol said:
A death trap for the other guy after I mount some lasers on it!

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Where is mini-you going to sit? Here's an idea, you could rig him up a little exposed cockpit on top kind of like R2D2 had in Star Wars.
 
#77
#77
there's a seat for mini-me as my navigator.

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If he was a little taller, he probably could stick his head out the top?
 
#78
#78
lawgator1 said:
No, no, I was careful not to say McCain. My guess is that McCain himself wouldn't have paid this comment a second thought. McCain to me is actually being heavily controlled. My suspicion is that he goes home at night and shakes his head at some of what his campaign is doing in trying to be competitive.

I do think that those who support him -- or more accurately support the Republican party -- have a plan in mind, which is to try to make Obama seem like he's trading on his race. So, any time he even alludes to it, they get out the talking points memo that accuses Obama of playing off of being a racial victim.

There is a big difference between criticzing Obama because he's black (racist), versus criticizing Obama because he mentions all of the negatives of being black.

The focus of the Republican machine has shifted from racism in the form of Willie Horton ads to complaining that Obama is complaining about racism. If there's anything subtle racism hates more than a black person, its a black person who trades on being black.

So, whenever Obama even mentions it in passing, as was the case here, they are going to trot out the claim that Obama is playing the race victim card ... and thereby analogize him to Rev. Wright.

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You see the game plan? Don't be afraid of Obama because he's black. Be afraid of him because he knows he's black.
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I see I was spot on with this. It is being reported today that McCain's capaign staff was changed and that over last weekend, there was a meeting in Phoneix of the new top staff and they decided on exactly the above-strategy of dmeonizing Obama and in particular jumping on anything they could in order to say he's "playing the race card." This is being done to try to draw Obama back to the angry black man in Rev. Wright. It is also consistent with the theme of trying to argue that McCain is in this for his country, Obama is in it for his ego.

One commentator last night said that he doesn't think McCain will keep it up because a) its really not his style and he does not believe in this kind of politics; and b) it was exhausting for his campaign to get on this issue and keep it going all week because it was so manufactured.

I really think its going to fall flat in the end. McCain would be better served by a campaign strategy that touts his accomplishments and his service to the country, rather than whispers and innnuendo about his opponenet.
 
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The focus of the Republican machine has shifted from racism in the form of Willie Horton ads to complaining that Obama is complaining about racism. If there's anything subtle racism hates more than a black person, its a black person who trades on being black.

So, whenever Obama even mentions it in passing, as was the case here, they are going to trot out the claim that Obama is playing the race victim card ... and thereby analogize him to Rev. Wright.
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This is so one sided. It fails to recognize that Obama is using subtle accusations of racism to infer that any criticisms of his lack of experience or his ideals are really evidence of racism.

If you claim the Republican machine is using racism, then you have to likewise see how Obama is using it to devalue any legitimate criticisms of him or his qualifications.

I've seen how this works first hand and it is highly divisive.
 
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volinbham said:
This is so one sided. It fails to recognize that Obama is using subtle accusations of racism to infer that any criticisms of his lack of experience or his ideals are really evidence of racism.

If you claim the Republican machine is using racism, then you have to likewise see how Obama is using it to devalue any legitimate criticisms of him or his qualifications.

I've seen how this works first hand and it is highly divisive.
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They both play it. It sucks. And it's demeaning and plays on the fears of people on both sides. That doesn't mean race won't still be a factor here.

What's interesting to me is that McCain has now employed some of the people from Rove's team that actually used the race card in the most vile way to upend him in the 2000 presidential race. You know, grassroots efforts in S. Carolina spreading rumors that McCain had fathered a black baby. If the team working on the McCain campaign were to play the race card this time, it'd likely be on that level, not through a speech or quote.
 
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what about that add in texas by the naacp that accused bush of murdering that black guy who was picked up by some white dudes, chained and drug from their truck. he ended up getting decapitated. do you guys remember that. what's so messed up was 2 of those got sentenced to death and 3rd life in prison. Bush wouldn't sign the hate crimes legislation so he was accused of killing that man again. that was worse than the willie horton add ( i personally don't see how the willie horton add was racist)
 
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TennNC said:
They both play it. It sucks. And it's demeaning and plays on the fears of people on both sides. That doesn't mean race won't still be a factor here.

What's interesting to me is that McCain has now employed some of the people from Rove's team that actually used the race card in the most vile way to upend him in the 2000 presidential race. You know, grassroots efforts in S. Carolina spreading rumors that McCain had fathered a black baby. If the team working on the McCain campaign were to play the race card this time, it'd likely be on that level, not through a speech or quote.
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The difference being that, for the last 60 days, McCain's campaign has been about as focused as Mr. Magoo.

McCain is finally campaigning. What is unfortunate to me is that this new campaign energy is not about why he ought to be president, but about why Obama shouldn't be. That just does not seem like McCain to me. I think he is very uncomfortable with that and he seems like an honorable man who at some point is likely to reel in the Rove machine and figure he'd rather win on his merits than on the other guy's deficiencies.
 
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lawgator1 said:
The difference being that, for the last 60 days, McCain's campaign has been about as focused as Mr. Magoo.

McCain is finally campaigning. What is unfortunate to me is that this new campaign energy is not about why he ought to be president, but about why Obama shouldn't be. That just does not seem like McCain to me. I think he is very uncomfortable with that and he seems like an honorable man who at some point is likely to reel in the Rove machine and figure he'd rather win on his merits than on the other guy's deficiencies.
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he's not focused because he's been staring your dang avatar
 
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TennNC said:
They both play it. It sucks. And it's demeaning and plays on the fears of people on both sides. That doesn't mean race won't still be a factor here.

What's interesting to me is that McCain has now employed some of the people from Rove's team that actually used the race card in the most vile way to upend him in the 2000 presidential race. You know, grassroots efforts in S. Carolina spreading rumors that McCain had fathered a black baby. If the team working on the McCain campaign were to play the race card this time, it'd likely be on that level, not through a speech or quote.
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I'd say the ad suggesting Bush was responsible for the dragging death of a black man in Texas was equally vile.

Politics blows and both sides are equal opportunity offenders (no pun intended)
 
#86
#86
Judging by the stereo types out there perhaps we should be comparing Obama to LBJ.
 
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TennNC said:
They both play it. It sucks. And it's demeaning and plays on the fears of people on both sides. That doesn't mean race won't still be a factor here.

What's interesting to me is that McCain has now employed some of the people from Rove's team that actually used the race card in the most vile way to upend him in the 2000 presidential race. You know, grassroots efforts in S. Carolina spreading rumors that McCain had fathered a black baby. If the team working on the McCain campaign were to play the race card this time, it'd likely be on that level, not through a speech or quote.
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given reports of McCain's vindictive and petty nature, if members of Rove's team were indeed at the heart of those rumors, I doubt McCain would be using any of them in his campaign.
 
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