Garafolo says tea parties were racist (Minnesota, dollars, voted, senator)

[Stac2007]

Originally Posted by Bill Keegan

Now, I am Anti big government. It's racist comments like yours that allow the left to think that all conservaticves are racists. And I want to be on the record as being opposed to your view. I do not think that the majority of blacks would perish in the absence of "handouts".

Where do you live? In a vacuum? Come teach in NYC and see what is going on. The majority of the students in school in the South Bronx and Harlem are on welfare. What’s the matter does the truth hurt? Bill Cosby says even tougher things about the African American Community. Is he a racist? Get your cool aid comrade.

[yo vanilla]

Originally Posted by idahogie

I laughed when I saw CNN's coverage of the Atlanta teabaggers. I couldn't see a single non-white face.

That's funny because when I watched Fox News's coverage of the Atlanta event, I saw lots of black people. I was kind of surprised, actually.

[ViewFromThePeak]

Originally Posted by Stac2007

Where do you live? In a vacuum? Come teach in NYC and see what is going on. The majority of the students in school in the South Bronx and Harlem are on welfare. What’s the matter does the truth hurt? Bill Cosby says even tougher things about the African American Community. Is he a racist? Get your cool aid comrade.

Bill Cosby is an oreo/uncle tom/whatever.

Sorry, wanted to steal a lib's thunder

[Stac2007]

Originally Posted by ViewFromThePeak

Bill Cosby is an oreo/uncle tom/whatever.

Sorry, wanted to steal a lib's thunder

Because he was successful he is an uncle tom? Maybe you're jealous of him because he made it on top?

[yo vanilla]

Originally Posted by MovingForward

She's right. The nutjobs at these rallies were the same nutjobs at the Palin rallies--only then they were calling Obama a "baby killer," a "Muslim terrorist," not a "real American," etc. This very forum was full of such racist nonsense. And I have NEVER seen ANY right-winger on this forum say ANYTHING against the racist comments. That speaks for itself. Their "cause" changes according to the directives given to them by their neo-con pundits. The underlying "cause" remains the same: they don't like a black man in the White House. One look at the signs they were carrying and the rhetoric they used against Obama makes this irrefutably clear. Where were the tea parties when the first TARP happened? The vast majority of them will pay less, not more taxes--yet they parade around complaining about higher taxes. They are the mindless foot-soldiers of hate, doing the bidding of the Kings of Hate, Hannity and Limbaugh. This is why they fall in line behind Limbaugh when he accuses Obama of being a "murderer" when he ordered the pirates killed. They are racists. All blather to the contrary is merely smoke-and-mirrors denial.

I'll tell you where all the protestors were. The exact same place they are now. Things were bad, everyone was on edge. Only back then, when everyone was fed up with the Bush administration, we all still had the idea of things getting better with somebody, don't care who just somebody different in the White House. Then what happens? We get the new guy in, and it's all the same old haphazard stuff. All of Obama's administration nominees are sketchy in some way, mostly on (not) paying thier own taxes. Congress passes the largest spending bill in history and none of them read a damn page. Obama signs a huge budget and blames all the pork he promised not to pass on his predecessor.

If you ask me, those events gave everyone their last-straw WTF moment and bam, you've got protests. And if you ask me, most people now realize the real problems lie in Congress and that's really driving some protestors. There's plenty of white people in Congress last time I checked. The fact that you and people like you or Garafalo are hiding behind the race card and the hate card on this proves you've let the "smoke and mirrors" get the best of you. I bet your conscience knows the difference but your outward position position prevents it from coming out. "Oh, you're all just a bunch of hater racists. Why can't you just love?" Right? Love confuses even the sharpest of minds. It's even worse when you're a nitwit like Janine Garafalo.

p.s. I know what you're thinking and the answer is no, I am not a goddamn Rebublican.

[Anonymous Political Junky]

Originally Posted by Stac2007

Because he was successful he is an uncle tom? Maybe you're jealous of him because he made it on top?

Learn what sarcasm is please and also, get educated so you won't show yourself for how uneducated you are.

[yo vanilla]

Originally Posted by beenhereandthere

Listen, folks. I don't think Garafolo is totally out of bounds here. Sorry. No way. I just wonder why, after 8 years of a man wasting tax payer money on wars and unregulating ultra rich people and giving tax breaks to those that didn't need it, not saying anything.....but yet they want to do this crap after a man who has not even been in office for 90 days?!
It really, really, makes me wonder. Especially when they are paying less tax now, even the rich, then during 80% of the time when Reagan was in power.
I went to the rally in Portland, out of 1500 to 2000 folks, there were probably, at the most 5 blacks there and 3 of them were anti rally. People of color all together, maybe 10.
What is the reason for that cons?
I think 1/3 of you are uncomfortable with a black man being POTUS and a black family in the white house. It's just too progressive for you.
Remember, just because you don't yell white power or burn crosses, doesn't automatically mean that you're not racist.
I would love to see Keyes or some like that run, just to prove my point. If you all show love to him and prove me wrong, then ok. You could have propped up Watts from OK, but you did not go there, you wanted a loon like Palin instead. You've treated Steele like crap so far and only voted for him, due to white guilt after Obama handed McCain his rear. I saw the reaction on Stromfront the day after he got the RNC nod and it was not pretty.

From City Data's Portland page:

Races in Portland:

White Non-Hispanic (75.5%)
Hispanic (6.8%)
Black (6.6%)
Two or more races (4.1%)
Other race (3.5%)
American Indian (2.3%)
Vietnamese (2.0%)
Chinese (1.4%)
Other Asian (1.3%)
Filipino (0.5%)
Japanese (0.5%)

Perhaps if more black people actually lived in Portland you might have seen, I don't know, at least one or two more. At least?

I think all the people pulling the race card are actually secretly racist and are trying to prove really hard the opposite. Kinda like that neighbor dad in "American Beauty" eh?

[jimj]

Originally Posted by MovingForward

She's right. The nutjobs at these rallies were the same nutjobs at the Palin rallies--only then they were calling Obama a "baby killer," a "Muslim terrorist," not a "real American," etc. This very forum was full of such racist nonsense. And I have NEVER seen ANY right-winger on this forum say ANYTHING against the racist comments. That speaks for itself. Their "cause" changes according to the directives given to them by their neo-con pundits. The underlying "cause" remains the same: they don't like a black man in the White House. One look at the signs they were carrying and the rhetoric they used against Obama makes this irrefutably clear. Where were the tea parties when the first TARP happened? The vast majority of them will pay less, not more taxes--yet they parade around complaining about higher taxes. They are the mindless foot-soldiers of hate, doing the bidding of the Kings of Hate, Hannity and Limbaugh. This is why they fall in line behind Limbaugh when he accuses Obama of being a "murderer" when he ordered the pirates killed. They are racists. All blather to the contrary is merely smoke-and-mirrors denial.

Are you Keith Olberman hiding behind a screen name? As a "supposed" newsman he sat there while that "lady" spewed her hate and pretty much agreed with her. So much for objectivity right?
BTW, did you even GO to one of the tea parties or did you just watch the reports on MSNBC or CNN? I kind of thought so...

I've got another question for you to ponder.. If the people at the tea parties were such nutjobs what do you call the "people" that threw bottles and threatened others at Rep Tom Tancredo's speech at the Univ. North Carolina? I'd be interested in your thought process on that one...

[yo vanilla]

Originally Posted by vec101

Can't speak for all, but for me - I am a Democrat. I did not agree with Obama's policies so did not vote for him. I had no problem after he was elected. I want to see the US do great.

Then what grabbed my interest was Cap and Trade. That lead me to read and learn more. The more I read the more concerned I became over govt spending. Reports by the White House and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) really got me worried.

Someone has to pay for all this spending. There may be tax cuts now for middle income, but I don't believe that rich people and business alone are going to be able to pay off all this debt. Plus, look how many companies have left the US - rely on business to carry the burden and they will pack their toys and head to China.

This is the way I look at things too. I've historically voted mostly democrat. I actually voted for Obama in the primaries. It was after he won the primary that I noticed his tone change and gave me my WTF moment. So on and so forth.

I was thinking to myself - if the USA was a business, Obama would be a terrible CEO. He's brought in to replace the failed leadership and make the company profitable. He's got some support and energy going for the short term, the new hotness, y'know, but he's got the wrong vision and he's still got to deal with the idiots still on the corporate board. The long road is going to be very costly as a result and the company probably won't survive. So then who's going to bail US(A) out?

[Stac2007]

Originally Posted by Anonymous Political Junky

Learn what sarcasm is please and also, get educated so you won't show yourself for how uneducated you are.

Your point was vague and misguided. Perhaps your arrogance has showed your real personality.