Byron York: Black people don't really count as people, so Obama's not really that popular

[babylon5]

Originally posted by: Double Trouble

The fact is that those who see the racism bogeyman everywhere (hi Phokus ) are going to find racism in every article or conclusion involving race, whether it's there or not. In this case I see no evidence of it.

"I see dead people"

 

[nobodyknows]

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: CADsortaGUY
Why is this thread still going? It's obvious the OP doesn't have a clue as that's not even close to what was said as has been shown repeatedly.

Except that's exactly what he meant: black opinion doesn't count.

Republicans don't know english. gg.

Black opinion counts every time a black person votes.... just like everybody else. A black person is running the country, how you can sit there crying like a little girl is beyond me.

You sir a a freaking racist dickhead who would rather have a race war then try and work problems out in a civilized manner and if I were in charge of this forum I'd permanetly ban you.

/phokus

 

[Bitek]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
That's just silly. Hasn't he ever read the US Constitution?

"Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons"

He's a "strict constructionist"

Popularity (actual)= ((%approval Whites) * .6 (%approval Blacks)) - enemy subversion factor

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Bitek

Originally posted by: BoomerD
That's just silly. Hasn't he ever read the US Constitution?

"Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons"

He's a "strict constructionist"

Popularity (actual)= ((%approval Whites) * .6 (%approval Blacks)) - enemy subversion factor

Strict constructionists don't ignore article five or the fifteenth amendment.

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: BoberFett

Originally posted by: Proprioceptive

Originally posted by: eskimospy
That really was a stupid thing to say. Even if it weren't racist it was dumb. I mean if you cut out white people how popular are the Republicans?

There are certain things both parties need to be careful of, Democrats need to worry about looking soft on defense, and Republicans need to worry about looking racist. Dumb, dumb move.

:thumbsup:

Double :thumbsup:

Add another. Just a moronic thing to say from a party already stigmatized with poor racial outreach.

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: BoberFett

Originally posted by: Proprioceptive

Originally posted by: eskimospy
That really was a stupid thing to say. Even if it weren't racist it was dumb. I mean if you cut out white people how popular are the Republicans?

There are certain things both parties need to be careful of, Democrats need to worry about looking soft on defense, and Republicans need to worry about looking racist. Dumb, dumb move.

:thumbsup:

Double :thumbsup:

Add another. Just a moronic thing to say from a party already stigmatized with poor racial outreach.

b-u-t-b-u-t-b-u-t cad and profjohn say it his statements were innocuous! How can this be!

Oh that's right, the above people know english.

 

[Double Trouble]

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: BoberFett

Originally posted by: Proprioceptive

Originally posted by: eskimospy
That really was a stupid thing to say. Even if it weren't racist it was dumb. I mean if you cut out white people how popular are the Republicans?

There are certain things both parties need to be careful of, Democrats need to worry about looking soft on defense, and Republicans need to worry about looking racist. Dumb, dumb move.

:thumbsup:

Double :thumbsup:

Add another. Just a moronic thing to say from a party already stigmatized with poor racial outreach.

b-u-t-b-u-t-b-u-t cad and profjohn say it his statements were innocuous! How can this be!

Oh that's right, the above people know english.

Yeah, that, or you see racism no matter what. If a white person said that the sky was blue you would interpret that to mean they said "blacks are incapable of seeing the correct sky color". York's reasoning is logical and makes sense.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: FuzzyBee

The really funny thing is, this idiot doesn't understand that it's not that barack obama is black, but that he's a democrat that makes him more popular among blacks. Or the fact that he would never write a column about how if you discount white evangelicals, bush would be even less popular than he ever was.

Hmm. Didn't more African-Americans show up to vote in this election than in any other Presidential election to date? Weren't there Democrats running for the Presidency befor 2008?

Silly man, it's only racially motivated if you're white. Remember, no one else is racist.