I'm not sure what you mean by "qualify".
Yes, it is racist. It's racist, because most uninformed people think it's black who use food stamp the most. Whether they are or not it makes no difference. It's the perception that counts.
Have you ever stopped to think that people have stereotypes about other groups of people? It's called racism and it's ugly.
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Well, since its called the "southern strategy" and it was designed to use blacks as scapegoats to get the white racist vote then perhaps labeling blacks as lazy and undeserving of handouts might be a stereo-type that white southerners could identify with.Why are Blacks, Hispanics and minorities considered lazy ? What it is that qualifies the word lazy in that regard.
The Oklahoma House of Representatives has approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would eliminate Affirmative Action in state government.
The proposed amendment passed by a vote of 59-14 Wednesday evening, with 28 members absent or not voting. It had already passed the Senate and will go to a vote of the people next year…
Rep. Sally Kern, R-Oklahoma City, said minorities earn less than white people because they don’t work as hard and have less initiative.
“We have a high percentage of blacks in prison, and that’s tragic, but are they in prison just because they are black or because they don’t want to study as hard in school? I’ve taught school, and I saw a lot of people of color who didn’t study hard because they said the government would take care of them.”
Sally Kern thinks black people are lazy and don
Right2Work 5:47 pm on Wednesday, June 20, 2012
I'd protest too if someone threatened my free ride! These lazy parasites on unemployment/disabilty/food stamps/medicaid should try working. If they actually paid taxes they would be protesting Obama's socialistic agenda.
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Following Bush's re-election, Ken Mehlman, Bush's campaign manager and Chairman of the RNC, held several large meetings with African-American business, community, and religious leaders. In his speeches, he apologized for his party's use of the Southern Strategy in the past. When asked about the strategy of using race as an issue to build GOP dominance in the once-Democratic South, Mehlman replied, "Republican candidates often have prospered by ignoring black voters and even by exploiting racial tensions," and, "by the '70s and into the '80s and '90s, the Democratic Party solidified its gains in the African-American community, and we Republicans did not effectively reach out. Some Republicans gave up on winning the African-American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I am here today as the Republican chairman to tell you we were wrong."[39][40]
It's a label which refers to Obama's social policies. It has nothing to do with race.Is it a racist remark to call President Obama the food stamp President? According to Chris Mathews there is no question about it it is a racist remark
I'm sorry some minorities think it's a racist term. We know our intent, which is something we decide, not minorities, so if minorities see it differently then I respect that view as their opinion.Here's the thing that some of you don't seem to understand about racism: White people don't get to decide what minorities are and aren't allowed to find racist. You KNOW perfectly well that they consider associations with food stamps to be racist, and I'm sure Newt Gingrich knows that too. So when you CONTINUE to make these kind of remarks knowing perfectly well that they are perceived as racist, you no longer get to claim that it's just some innocuous misunderstanding. At the very least, it's purposely being an asshole to people on account of their race. I'm not sure if you can draw a distinction between that and "racist comments," but it comes pretty damn close.
Think of it this way. Suppose you have a friend, and you say something that hurts your friend's feelings (it doesn't really matter what you said). Suppose you didn't INTEND to offend her, but she interpreted it differently than you meant it. Which of the following do you think is a better response, assuming you actually respect this friend and want her to continue to like you?
(A) "I'm sorry that my comments offended you. I didn't realize that they would have that effect, but since I respect you, I won't make those kind of comments again."
(B) "You have no right to be offended. You're always playing that card. And by the way, I'm going to continue saying exactly those kind of comments."
And Republicans wonder why nearly 100% of blacks vote against them...:roll:
Well, since its called the "southern strategy" and it was designed to use blacks as scapegoats to get the white racist vote then perhaps labeling blacks as lazy and undeserving of handouts might be a stereo-type that white southerners could identify with.
That is absurd. If someone said that Allen West is a chicken-and-watermelon-eating, spear-chucking savage who's going to rape your daughters, you don't think there would be anything racist about that?
The willful ignorance of people is depressing.
Why do people pay so much attention to GE's spokespeople?
OK, we know GE is for the Democrats because GE makes the vast majority of it's revenue from government contracts and the Dems are the big spenders.
So of course they will make specious claims against Republicans like claiming they are racist and other such ridiculous bull****.
What gets me is that so many people will watch MSNBC without understanding that it is GE's propaganda outlet. It's like they don't even know they are watching a commercial.
If it was simply a matter of falsely screaming racism for political reasons, then why can't the Republican Party manage to get more than 10% of the African-American vote?
I mean, surely SOME of these voters would see through the Democratic ruse of screaming racism for political reasons?
Unless of course you're going to argue that they're a hive mind who can't think for themselves, and/or that the Democrats have thoroughly brainwashed nearly all of them, which is, incidentally, ****ing racist.
Romney knows he doesn't have the Black, Hispanic and perhaps now even the womens vote so he's pandering to shore up the only base he has left, the white male conservatives, especially those in the deep southern confederate states who consistantly vote by wide margins for the GOP...and they love those coded buzzwords and dog whistles cuz it gits em all riled up.
kandahar said:Here's the thing that some of you don't seem to understand about racism: White people don't get to decide what minorities are and aren't allowed to find racist.
You KNOW perfectly well that they consider associations with food stamps to be racist
anywho, looking at the poll it's nice to see that thus far the racialists are heavily outnumbered.
not David Duke !!!!!!! please omg noooo:shock: :roll:
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Republican Leadership Council said:Washington, DC — Mark Miller, Executive Director of the Republican Leadership Council (RLC), today applauded RNC Chairman Jim Nicholson for his swift denunciation of David Duke and called on other Republicans to publicly oppose the candidacy of the former Klansman and neo-Nazi sympathizer.
“Republicans of every ideological persuasion can agree that David Duke’s latest foray into GOP electoral politics must be opposed, and his candidacy for the House of Representatives denied legitimacy,” said Miller. “We applaud RNC Chairman Nicholson’s quick opposition to Duke’s divisive agenda, and we call on other conservative leaders and groups to state for the record their opposition to his candidacy.”
“We ask Chairman Nicholson to help us recruit and fully fund a viable Republican primary opponent to oppose Duke’s message of intolerance,” added Miller.
“I hope we can all show solidarity as a Party, and state unequivocally, that David Duke cannot, should not and will not be permitted to advance his agenda under the auspices of the Republican Party,” concluded Miller.
Or the racialists are simply trying to hide from applying that label of RACIST to their own views. They want it both ways so they revel in the attack on Obama enjoying its racist implications but get all huffy when the label is applied to their motivations.
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seriously, I thought we had a forum specifically for non-falsifiable thesis conspiracy theories? what is this crap doing up here?
Or the racialists are simply trying to hide from applying that label of RACIST to their own views. They want it both ways so they revel in the attack on Obama enjoying its racist implications but get all huffy when the label is applied to their motivations.
Because it works? But perhaps you can tell us, kandahar. is driving a pickup truck racist?
that african americans vote democrat is no more a sign that republicans are racist against blacks than the fact that asians vote republican is a sign of the fact that democrats hate asians.
Not really. The American electorate is rather low-information.
Fascinating claim. Herman Cain hates black people?
If anything here is derogatory and demeaning to African Americans, it is democrats proprietary relationship towards them.
I'm sorry some minorities think it's a racist term. We know our intent, which is something we decide, not minorities, so if minorities see it differently then I respect that view as their opinion.
On the contrary, your willingness to engage in projection of the worst kind is sad. You are otherwise a powerful voice for your side. It is the left that racializes welfare, not the right. It is the left who insists on seeing the world in terms of race, and then insists that it's opponents must do so as well.
Do you support welfare for the same reason that people support affirmative action?
Because it works?
But perhaps you can tell us, kandahar. is driving a pickup truck racist?
that african americans vote democrat is no more a sign that republicans are racist against blacks than the fact that asians vote republican is a sign of the fact that democrats hate asians.
Not really. The American electorate is rather low-information.
Fascinating claim. Herman Cain hates black people?
If anything here is derogatory and demeaning to African Americans, it is democrats proprietary relationship towards them.
Unfortunately, we can't kick him out of the party, people are allow to register party as they wish... but we can do things like this...
when he changed his affiliation to (R) I guess he didnt like that much ... Calling Steele a Black Racist, and other republicans traitors...
Duke is F#$%ing scum...
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