2012 US General Election Discussions: Start to Finish

Toughy · 08-28-2012, 01:31 PM

Anybody watching the Republican convention.....I'm gonna try. Interesting blog in The Nation

http://www.thenation.com/blog/169595...xtraordinaire#

RNC Schedule: Tokenism Extraordinaire

Ben Adler on August 28, 2012 - 1:36 PM ET

Tampa—Most Republicans oppose affirmative action, but their national convention is the apotheosis of the practice at its most tokenistic and least substantive. Whereas Democrats and liberals support policies that are meant to actually assist disadvantaged groups as a whole and to protect them from discrimination, Republicans have no interest in women or minorities except as window dressing for their discriminatory policies. It would be insulting for them to think it will actually work. In fairness, Republicans probably know they will not actually move many African-American or Latino votes by putting a handful of non-white speakers on the dais in Tampa. Rather, it is part of Mitt Romney’s general election strategy of the ricochet pander. Like his speech at the NAACP, the purpose is not to appeal to minorities but to socially moderate white suburban swing voters who want to be reassured that pulling the lever for the GOP does not make them bigots.
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homoe · 08-28-2012, 02:33 PM

Yes, I am dying to see what that asinine and tackless Chris Christie has to say tonight!

BullDog · 08-28-2012, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by homoe

Yes, I am dying to see what that asinine and tackless Chris Christie has to say tonight!

He's supposed to be their charismatic star? He looks and sounds like a used car salesman.

Toughy · 08-28-2012, 04:04 PM

I'm interested in Ann Romney.....I don't have any opinion of her so far

As for any of the white men yapping I will have to sit on my hands or I will break my TV

Toughy · 08-28-2012, 05:46 PM

so......if you have Current TV.........in Oakland Comcast it's channel 107.........

a whole new set of pundits who are from progressive talk radio PLUS our almost President Al Gore...

plus they are streaming tweets on different subjects around the Convention and talking about them....

I like listening to a different set of pundits........

BullDog · 08-28-2012, 08:38 PM

Well I understood the build up to Ann Romney was that she was going to bring the personal Mitt Romney to life. She is well spoken, but I don't feel I learned anything about him. He made her laugh and they don't brag about helping people (of course she had to tell us about it several times, lol) and she promises he will work hard. Shrug.

tantalizingfemme · 08-28-2012, 09:58 PM

I tried to watch it, but I had to turn it off about 2 minutes into Christie. I was proud of myself that I last that long....

The only time I saw Ann Romney show real emotion was when people were standing up and applauding her...she was in her glory... gross....

08-28-2012, 01:31 PM	#1
Toughy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: pervert butch feminist woman Preferred Pronoun?: see above Relationship Status: independent entity Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oakland Posts: 1,826 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,068 Thanked 7,654 Times in 1,523 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Anybody watching the Republican convention.....I'm gonna try. Interesting blog in The Nation http://www.thenation.com/blog/169595...xtraordinaire# RNC Schedule: Tokenism Extraordinaire Ben Adler on August 28, 2012 - 1:36 PM ET Tampa—Most Republicans oppose affirmative action, but their national convention is the apotheosis of the practice at its most tokenistic and least substantive. Whereas Democrats and liberals support policies that are meant to actually assist disadvantaged groups as a whole and to protect them from discrimination, Republicans have no interest in women or minorities except as window dressing for their discriminatory policies. It would be insulting for them to think it will actually work. In fairness, Republicans probably know they will not actually move many African-American or Latino votes by putting a handful of non-white speakers on the dais in Tampa. Rather, it is part of Mitt Romney’s general election strategy of the ricochet pander. Like his speech at the NAACP, the purpose is not to appeal to minorities but to socially moderate white suburban swing voters who want to be reassured that pulling the lever for the GOP does not make them bigots. <snip> __________________ We are everywhere We are different I do not care if resistance is futile I will not assimilate www.butchfemmesocials.com/

08-28-2012, 04:04 PM	#4
Toughy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: pervert butch feminist woman Preferred Pronoun?: see above Relationship Status: independent entity Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oakland Posts: 1,826 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,068 Thanked 7,654 Times in 1,523 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I'm interested in Ann Romney.....I don't have any opinion of her so far As for any of the white men yapping I will have to sit on my hands or I will break my TV __________________ We are everywhere We are different I do not care if resistance is futile I will not assimilate www.butchfemmesocials.com/

08-28-2012, 05:46 PM	#5
Toughy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: pervert butch feminist woman Preferred Pronoun?: see above Relationship Status: independent entity Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oakland Posts: 1,826 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,068 Thanked 7,654 Times in 1,523 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	so......if you have Current TV.........in Oakland Comcast it's channel 107......... a whole new set of pundits who are from progressive talk radio PLUS our almost President Al Gore... plus they are streaming tweets on different subjects around the Convention and talking about them.... I like listening to a different set of pundits........ __________________ We are everywhere We are different I do not care if resistance is futile I will not assimilate www.butchfemmesocials.com/

08-28-2012, 08:38 PM	#6
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08-28-2012, 02:33 PM	#2
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08-28-2012, 09:58 PM	#7
tantalizingfemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Me Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: * Posts: 4,184 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,957 Thanked 3,984 Times in 822 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	I tried to watch it, but I had to turn it off about 2 minutes into Christie. I was proud of myself that I last that long.... The only time I saw Ann Romney show real emotion was when people were standing up and applauding her...she was in her glory... gross....