Thinking about the discussion the other day on how the tea party is: bad, evil, bigoted, ignorant, etc (choose your favorite adjective). Accepting, for the moment, the general consensus, that there is no ism without power (the idea that there can be no reverse discrimination, since there is no power on the other side). Accepting also that it is
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'I thought most voted for him because he's handsome, eloquent and can speak on many topics without looking like a dumb imbecile'
Except that there are times he says something stupid... just like that other guy before him. Or when he fumbles with words and stammers... just like that guy before him.
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That's true of a great many people. The thing that pisses me off so much with the people on the left is they act as if they're beyond it because they've progressed past childish selfish ideals.
First people disagree; then they hate. After that they go about filling in the reasons for their hatred with post-hoc reasoning.
To that end there should be no citation of "tu quoque" when it's pointed out that others they have no problem with possess these same qualities. Yet they can't overcome their desired mental outcomes.
That's really what it's all about. Not logic but a desired final outlook being achieved.
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And IIRC we've never gotten into petty squabbles over why "x" is a retard or why "y" issue is something that only evil people support.
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Unfortunately Mr. Obama's a very nice man but a mediocre placeholder President when we needed someone with Lincoln's political skills and FDR's charisma.
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As for the tea party, those adjectives are based on their own actions. If they wish to be considered differently, they should change their tactics. As long as they shout racist expletives at black Congressmen, and hold up signs of Barack Obama as a witch doctor, they will be regarded as racists.
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You should realize that black people are not the majority in any state, nor are they even the most sizable minority in the US anymore (Hispanics are).
So it's really not a massive issue outside of urban elections. At most it's a quarter of the black vote if polling is any indicator. A quarter of 12% is only 3% and that isn't enough to get an unqualified jackass like Al Sharpton into federal office.
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Well, at least you admit he's qualified to be President. Baby steps. I'll take what I can get.
You should realize that black people are not the majority in any state, nor are they even the most sizable minority in the US anymore (Hispanics are).
They're still a large enough portion to make a difference. There are far more African-Americans than there are Jews and yet Jews have a significant amount of clout in politics because they use their numbers wisely. African-Americans are the same.
So it's really not a massive issue outside of urban elections.Maybe not in local elections in Mayberry but even in big states like Pennsylvania, where most of the rural population is white, the African-American demographic in the big cities can have a huge effect on state-wide elections (do you think Rendell would have won if not for Philly? Casey ( ... )
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Not in federal elections or many state elections to the degree they can get a worthless candidate elected just because he's black.
'There are far more African-Americans than there are Jews and yet Jews have a significant amount of clout in politics because they use their numbers wisely'
Well, putting up decent a qualified candidates for office, for one.
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There is a difference between common people calling Bush or Obama names and doing so in a formal, professional setting.
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I would have thought a liberal Congressperson shouting the same to Bush during a State of the Union address just as disrespectful as Joe Wilson was.
In our society, the setting is very relevant.
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