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Yes, that sounds exactly like the Republican Party meetings I attended 20 or 30 years ago. I doubt seriously there has been any change. This attitude is exactly what will eventually kill the party. Party leadership dominated by white Christian males is not going to make it in the 21st century.I don't really care who runs for either party, but it would be fun for Jindal to get the nomination so that I can scream "racist!" at anyone who dares to disagree with him on anything.
PC for me!!
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Except the GOP is too racist to nominated a guy named "Piyush" to the Presidency.
So you won't speak for liberals but have no problem speaking for all of the GOP. Damn projecting liberal.
I was Republican for something like 30 years. And, no, whenever I saw a "Piyush" at a party, he was kind of a fringe character standing in the corner no one would talk to.
did you even bother to read what I said before quoting it?Nothing would strengthen Democrat support more than Republicans passing conservative legislation that restrict abortion rights, slash programs that benefit the poor, restrict civil rights, restrict gay marriage, and cut support for public education, and environmental issues. Republican control of government may be what's need to swing the country further to left permanently."move to the center" is based on the flawed concept of a linear left right scale.The Republican Party should be rename to Christian Conservative Party because that is exactly what it is. There is no room in the party for non-Christians, liberals, or minorities. If you're looking for diversity both in membership and ideas, your are in the wrong party.
Yeah, and you'd think this would have to change in the future, if they can't get enough votes because the number of people who fit their ideals is shrinking, they will have no choice but to move more to the center.
The RP does not need to move to the center so much as they need to start actually doing what they say they represent. They continually scream smaller government and then grow it. they scream more freedom and then hatch the PA. They say they stand for freedom and then cant get off gay marriage and abortion. They say they are for simpler taxes and then they complicate them more. They say they are for capitalism and then they forget to mention the crony part.
I could be a republican if they ever did a single thing they state they stand for. Alas, they haven't for decades.
Only one thing elected Obama: George W. Bush.Jindal.
But liberals won't support him because he has a funny name and he doesn't look like them.
Like Obama?
three things elected obama
1. black pride
2. white guilt
3. a biased lying media.
bullshit. McCain/Palin was a loser from the start. Romney/Ryan was a good ticket but they ran a crappy campaign. Bush had nothing to do with either election.
Do you blame Bush for Hillary losing to obozo in the primaries?
you people are obsessed with Bush because he beat your clowns TWICE.
Jindal.
But liberals won't support him because he has a funny name and he doesn't look like them.
Like Obama?
three things elected obama
1. black pride
2. white guilt
3. a biased lying media.
Turning the Republican key issue, small government into legislation would be a loser with voters. Sure, everyone wants a smaller, more efficient, less costly government. Small government is almost as good as God, mother, and apple pie. However, when you put it into legislation and voters see the cuts required in social programs, education, healthcare, and defense, the only support you will have is from die hard conservatives. Remember the public reaction to Paul's Medicare plan. Although the plan wouldn't effect the benefits of current Medicare beneficiaries, public disapproval was about 85%. Remember the plan to privatize Social Security.did you even bother to read what I said before quoting it?Nothing would strengthen Democrat support more than Republicans passing conservative legislation that restrict abortion rights, slash programs that benefit the poor, restrict civil rights, restrict gay marriage, and cut support for public education, and environmental issues. Republican control of government may be what's need to swing the country further to left permanently."move to the center" is based on the flawed concept of a linear left right scale.The Republican Party should be rename to Christian Conservative Party because that is exactly what it is. There is no room in the party for non-Christians, liberals, or minorities. If you're looking for diversity both in membership and ideas, your are in the wrong party.
Yeah, and you'd think this would have to change in the future, if they can't get enough votes because the number of people who fit their ideals is shrinking, they will have no choice but to move more to the center.
The RP does not need to move to the center so much as they need to start actually doing what they say they represent. They continually scream smaller government and then grow it. they scream more freedom and then hatch the PA. They say they stand for freedom and then cant get off gay marriage and abortion. They say they are for simpler taxes and then they complicate them more. They say they are for capitalism and then they forget to mention the crony part.
I could be a republican if they ever did a single thing they state they stand for. Alas, they haven't for decades.
Jindal.
But liberals won't support him because he has a funny name and he doesn't look like them.
Like Obama?
three things elected obama
1. black pride
2. white guilt
3. a biased lying media.
Wow. I think I missed this bit of Retardation when you first posted it.
Okay- Let's look at that.
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Joe's colorful analysis notwithstanding, those three reasons were certainly key.
1. Black pride: Joe discusses percentages but doesn't cover volume. Black turnout in pure numbers for Obama skyrocketed. I don't know how something that blatantly obvious could be missed. Well, okay, I do know how that could be missed. (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/us/politics/21vote.html?_r=0). Most people know that black vote exploded for Obama. Most people.
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2. White guilt: Another obvious reason. The American Left is consumed by it and it energized them to a degree not seen in many of our lifetimes. Finally a "clean" black guy (remember that gem?) had a shot at the White House and they were gonna get him in regardless of his background or qualifications. Then they'd "feel" a little better about themselves.
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3. Media: Yet another obvious one, so obvious that the media itself has admitted it. Only the most committed, passionate left wing partisan ideologue would still cling to the notion that the press was not in the bag for Obama in 2008 and 2012.
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Yup. Obama's wins were based on demographics and cult of personality. And I'd add one more, the fact that the GOP ran lousy candidates who offered absolutely no clear, positive vision or leadership.
The media has soured on Obama and is moving toward Hillary now. Obama is old news. They'll be able to push her with the demographics, but I don't see how they can build a cult of personality with her. They'll try.
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...Hilary isn't the new and exciting, she'll be dropped as soon as someone more exciting comes along.
...Hilary isn't the new and exciting, she'll be dropped as soon as someone more exciting comes along.
Yeah, I can see that. Her primary weakness is that she doesn't seem to connect. Our culture - and this is definitely not a good thing - is just as interested in flash as it is in substance, probably even more so. The shiny object.
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...Hilary isn't the new and exciting, she'll be dropped as soon as someone more exciting comes along.
Yeah, I can see that. Her primary weakness is that she doesn't seem to connect. Our culture - and this is definitely not a good thing - is just as interested in flash as it is in substance, probably even more so. The shiny object.
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To be honest, you look at the last 5 presidents, the more the media becomes accessible, the more a candidate needs to look good. That's number one. Looking physically good, looking good in other senses too, like how they act, how they hold themselves, and I don't think Hilary has the ability to win the contest just based on that.
It's a majorly fickle world at the level of presidency now, and she's too old, too wrinkly, too just not what people want when they vote in the beauty pageant.
...Hilary isn't the new and exciting, she'll be dropped as soon as someone more exciting comes along.
Yeah, I can see that. Her primary weakness is that she doesn't seem to connect. Our culture - and this is definitely not a good thing - is just as interested in flash as it is in substance, probably even more so. The shiny object.
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To be honest, you look at the last 5 presidents, the more the media becomes accessible, the more a candidate needs to look good. That's number one. Looking physically good, looking good in other senses too, like how they act, how they hold themselves, and I don't think Hilary has the ability to win the contest just based on that.
It's a majorly fickle world at the level of presidency now, and she's too old, too wrinkly, too just not what people want when they vote in the beauty pageant.
...Hilary isn't the new and exciting, she'll be dropped as soon as someone more exciting comes along.
Yeah, I can see that. Her primary weakness is that she doesn't seem to connect. Our culture - and this is definitely not a good thing - is just as interested in flash as it is in substance, probably even more so. The shiny object.
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To be honest, you look at the last 5 presidents, the more the media becomes accessible, the more a candidate needs to look good. That's number one. Looking physically good, looking good in other senses too, like how they act, how they hold themselves, and I don't think Hilary has the ability to win the contest just based on that.
It's a majorly fickle world at the level of presidency now, and she's too old, too wrinkly, too just not what people want when they vote in the beauty pageant.
Oh yeah. A big topic back in my college media courses was the role image played in the first televised presidential debates, Kennedy vs. Nixon. Kennedy was good looking, soft around the edges and cool as a cucumber, Nixon came off as dark, severe and mean.
It's gone downhill since then, and we're all the worse for it.
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for some stupid reason, we want our presidents to be celebrities, Obama wants to be a celebrity, he has no interest in the JOB of president.
I consider it an example of a culture in rapid decay.
Look all around - "celebrities" who are celebrities for no reason other than they're celebrities (from Kardashian to Hilton to "reality TV"), television "entertainment" that includes people literally shitting onscreen, our societal addiction to "selfies", horrific song lyrics, self-esteem a higher priority than quality of work, lowered standards everywhere you look.
Obama - and I'm not talking about his politics - is a symptom of the decay.
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for some stupid reason, we want our presidents to be celebrities, Obama wants to be a celebrity, he has no interest in the JOB of president.
I consider it an example of a culture in rapid decay.
Look all around - "celebrities" who are celebrities for no reason other than they're celebrities (from Kardashian to Hilton to "reality TV"), television "entertainment" that includes people literally shitting onscreen, our societal addiction to "selfies", horrific song lyrics, self-esteem a higher priority than quality of work, lowered standards everywhere you look.
Obama - and I'm not talking about his politics - is a symptom of the decay.
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