Comments on: GOP = “How racist/sexist can we be and still get away with it?” - With polling data http://jmbell.org/blog/2008/02/25/gop-how-racistsexist-can-we-be-and-still-get-away-with-it-with-polling-data/ There is nothing wrong with being "edgy". Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:52:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ken Bingham http://jmbell.org/blog/2008/02/25/gop-how-racistsexist-can-we-be-and-still-get-away-with-it-with-polling-data/#comment-25568 Ken Bingham Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:23:27 +0000 http://jmbell.org/blog/2008/02/25/gop-how-racistsexist-can-we-be-and-still-get-away-with-it-with-polling-data/#comment-25568 Racism is alive and well in the Democratic Party. Except for Barack Obama blacks are pretty well relegated to the back of the Democrat Party bus. Be a Democrat and say something racist and it is usually excused or mildly rebuked, but be a Republican and say something that is considered racist, even if it was not the intent, they are tarred and feathered and branded as racists for life. Racism has pretty well been stamped out of the Republican party, at least outwardly, but since Democrats still get away with it, it has caused racism to linger. Racism is alive and well in the Democratic Party. Except for Barack Obama blacks are pretty well relegated to the back of the Democrat Party bus.

Be a Democrat and say something racist and it is usually excused or mildly rebuked, but be a Republican and say something that is considered racist, even if it was not the intent, they are tarred and feathered and branded as racists for life. Racism has pretty well been stamped out of the Republican party, at least outwardly, but since Democrats still get away with it, it has caused racism to linger.

]]> By: jasonthe http://jmbell.org/blog/2008/02/25/gop-how-racistsexist-can-we-be-and-still-get-away-with-it-with-polling-data/#comment-25535 jasonthe Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:08:16 +0000 http://jmbell.org/blog/2008/02/25/gop-how-racistsexist-can-we-be-and-still-get-away-with-it-with-polling-data/#comment-25535 There is no justification for this poll that does not end with the basic foundational of placing winning elections above ethics. And ironically, the GOP will be the first to accuse the Democratic nominee of doing just that. Just when I think they can't shock me anymore, they do. There is no justification for this poll that does not end with the basic foundational of placing winning elections above ethics.

And ironically, the GOP will be the first to accuse the Democratic nominee of doing just that.

Just when I think they can’t shock me anymore, they do.

]]> By: Andrea http://jmbell.org/blog/2008/02/25/gop-how-racistsexist-can-we-be-and-still-get-away-with-it-with-polling-data/#comment-25524 Andrea Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:39:11 +0000 http://jmbell.org/blog/2008/02/25/gop-how-racistsexist-can-we-be-and-still-get-away-with-it-with-polling-data/#comment-25524 Political discourse: McCain is bad Hate speech: Obama is bad. Let's stick to the real issues instead of prepping people for false accusations of bigotry. Political discourse: McCain is bad
Hate speech: Obama is bad.

Let’s stick to the real issues instead of prepping people for false accusations of bigotry.

]]> By: JM Bell http://jmbell.org/blog/2008/02/25/gop-how-racistsexist-can-we-be-and-still-get-away-with-it-with-polling-data/#comment-25495 JM Bell Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:39:32 +0000 http://jmbell.org/blog/2008/02/25/gop-how-racistsexist-can-we-be-and-still-get-away-with-it-with-polling-data/#comment-25495 No, it's good analysis, Andrea. It's from an article written by a conservative protection rag. They're just laying the groundwork so that people, just like you, can pop up and say: "See? You liberals aren't as accepting of our hate speech as we polled you would be." No, it’s good analysis, Andrea.

It’s from an article written by a conservative protection rag. They’re just laying the groundwork so that people, just like you, can pop up and say: “See? You liberals aren’t as accepting of our hate speech as we polled you would be.”

]]> By: Andrea http://jmbell.org/blog/2008/02/25/gop-how-racistsexist-can-we-be-and-still-get-away-with-it-with-polling-data/#comment-25492 Andrea Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:10:14 +0000 http://jmbell.org/blog/2008/02/25/gop-how-racistsexist-can-we-be-and-still-get-away-with-it-with-polling-data/#comment-25492 My, JM, this is awful spin. It looks like the GOP is not trying to figure out how sexist/racist they can be. They want to figure out how much they can attack a candidate that happens to be an African-American or a woman without being accused of being racist or sexist. No one will be accused of bigotry if they say "McCain is terrible", but Republicans have to be concerned about saying "Obama is terrible" or "Clinton is terrible" if they say it too loudly or too frequently. Sound more like paranoia on their part than sexism or racism. Your post validates this concern. My, JM, this is awful spin.

It looks like the GOP is not trying to figure out how sexist/racist they can be. They want to figure out how much they can attack a candidate that happens to be an African-American or a woman without being accused of being racist or sexist.

No one will be accused of bigotry if they say “McCain is terrible”, but Republicans have to be concerned about saying “Obama is terrible” or “Clinton is terrible” if they say it too loudly or too frequently.

Sound more like paranoia on their part than sexism or racism.

Your post validates this concern.

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