Was Mitt Romney Hoping to Be Booed During His NAACP Speech?
Chris D
2012/07/12 19:00:00
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No one likes to get booed, but some pundits are out in force saying that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney went for the boos at a recent NAACP event on purpose. I mean seriously, what did Romney expect? If you tell The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People that the white guy is better for black people and that Obamacare sucks, you've got to be expecting some boos, right?
CSMONITOR.COM reports:
CSMONITOR.COM reports:
Mitt Romney expected and, his critics say, even wanted to be booed at the NAACP convention, as a signal to voters that he's willing to face an audience not likely to agree with him – and not pander.
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Justin.Long 2012/07/13 05:39:07No way!
+28I would think that mlk idea of judging a man on his character and not skin color would matter to the NAACP
Yes, I agree that many of those companies took that money and paid bonuses to their execs and upper managament, and it caused a backlash and more government scrutiny, and those companies have to pay that money back as well.
Oh, you must be talking about Al Gore then if you're talking about the 2000 election. Again, my point would be that Gore would have risen to the occassion and showed leadership as well as Bush did.
Polling data from numerous sources indicates that over 90% of blacks did vote for Obama because of his skin color.
"It makes it appear as if liberals and people who support Obama have racist tendencies."
That aforementioned 90% does have racist tendencies.
Those same Black People overwhelmingly voted for Clinton too. In fact, 94% of Blacks voted for Clinton and 95% voted for Obama. Thats a 1% difference, I see no evidence of Blacks voting for Obama because of his skin color when the same percentage voted for Clinton.
Morgan Freeman and Samuel L. Jackson both said that very thing. Obama is counting it. That's why he created the http://www.barackobama.com/af... site.
"Those same Black People overwhelmingly voted for Clinton too."
Yes many of them probably did vote for Clinton, but not because of his skin color.
"Thats a 1% difference, I see no evidence of Blacks voting for Obama because of his skin color when the same percentage voted for Clinton."
You see no evidence aside form that which I've already provided.
As I told another poster, Bush's message for his second term was fear of a Terrorist Attack (very powerful) which got him elected. Obama's message was fear of economic collapse (very powerful) which got him elected. People are going to vote what their heart tells them to. Skin color is the least of the issues.
If you consider voting for someone based on his skin color an act of racism, which I believe is an accurate assessment, I've already answered that question.
A "White People for [generic white candidate]" site would certainly raise my hackles, just as the aforementioned site has.
My point was simply that you can't paint all Black People with a racist brush because they voted the same way they've always voted, Democratic.
Until the Repub Party changes its message to attract more minorities, the Dems will continue to have an unequalled following of minorities.
My wife is a non white.
The last thing any party should do is change it's message to attract any ethnic demographic. As you said, it's an exhibition of divisiveness.
Some guy on O'Reily last night claimed Romney should have "tailored" his speach, but admitted it would have made no difference in the outcome.
More, I'm sure, he was 'expecting' it, though !
In light of this, I respect him, even more ;0 )
That he had his integrity, intact, rocks,
and is exactly what / who we need
as leader of this noble country ~
Integrity is key, and imho,
he wears it quite well
ESPECIALLY, in
comparison...
~jus'sayin~
Peace
;0 )
Skip the Drama.
Vote Obama.
It would have been terrible if they cheered his speech.