Racist Democrats??!?!??

[Nathans_Dad]

'Party trumps race' for Steele foes
By S.A. Miller
The Washington Times
Nov. 2, 2005

Black Democratic leaders in Maryland say that racially tinged attacks against Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele in his bid for the U.S. Senate are fair because he is a conservative Republican.
Such attacks against the first black man to win a statewide election in Maryland include pelting him with Oreo cookies during a campaign appearance, calling him an "Uncle Tom" and depicting him as a black-faced minstrel on a liberal Web log.
Operatives for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) also obtained a copy of his credit report -- the only Republican candidate so targeted.
But black Democrats say there is nothing wrong with "pointing out the obvious."
"There is a difference between pointing out the obvious and calling someone names," said a campaign spokesman for Kweisi Mfume, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate and former president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
State Sen. Lisa A. Gladden, a black Baltimore Democrat, said she does not expect her party to pull any punches, including racial jabs at Mr. Steele, in the race to replace retiring Democratic U.S. Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes.
"Party trumps race, especially on the national level," she said. "If you are bold enough to run, you have to take whatever the voters are going to give you. It's democracy, perhaps at its worse, but it is democracy."
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, a black Baltimore Democrat, said Mr. Steele invites comparisons to a slave who loves his cruel master or a cookie that is black on the outside and white inside because his conservative political philosophy is, in her view, anti-black.
"Because he is a conservative, he is different than most public blacks, and he is different than most people in our community," she said. "His politics are not in the best interest of the masses of black people."
During the 2002 campaign, Democratic supporters pelted Mr. Steele with Oreo cookies during a gubernatorial debate at Morgan State University in Baltimore.
In 2001, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. called Mr. Steele an "Uncle Tom," when Mr. Steele headed the state Republican Party. Mr. Miller, Prince George's County Democrat, later apologized for the remark.
"That's not racial. If they call him the "N' word, that's racial," Mrs. Marriott said. "Just because he's black, everything bad you say about him isn't racial."
This week, the News Blog -- a liberal Web log run by Steve Gilliard, a black New Yorker -- removed a doctored photo of Mr. Steele that depicted him as a black-faced minstrel.
However, the blog has kept its headline "Simple Sambo wants to move to the big house." A caption beneath a photo of the lieutenant governor reads: "I's Simple Sambo and I's running for the Big House."
A spokesman for the Maryland Democratic Party denounced the depiction as being "extremely offensive" and having "no place in politics or in any other aspect of public discourse," The Washington Post reported. Democrats have denied any connection to the News Blog.
Still, Mfume spokesman Joseph P. Trippi said Mr. Steele opens himself to such criticism by defending Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. for holding a Republican fundraiser in July at the all-white Elkridge Club in Baltimore.
"The facts are the facts. Ehrlich went to that country club, and Steele said it didn't bother him," Mr. Trippi said. "I think that says something ... and should be part of this debate."
Several club members told the Baltimore Sun that, though blacks are welcome as guests and there is no policy banning blacks from membership, the club never has had a black member in its 127-year history.
Democrats also have used the club for various events, including Peter O'Malley, brother of and adviser to Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley, a Democratic candidate for governor. Peter O'Malley held his wedding reception there in 2003.
State Sen. Verna Jones, Baltimore Democrat and vice chairman of the General Assembly's legislative black caucus, said black Republicans deserve criticism because the Republican Party has not promoted the interests of the black community.
"The public policies supported by Democratic principles are the ones that most impact the African-American community," she said. "I'm not saying [Mr. Steele] is a sell-out. That's not for me to say."
In July, however, Mr. Mfume noted how Republicans were rallying for Mr. Steele but his party had ignored his historic candidacy. "More voters in Maryland are carrying the impression that the Democratic Party talks the talk, but doesn't always walk the walk. People may find a way to cross over in the fall," he said.
Steele campaign spokesman Leonardo Alcivar said state Democrats are afraid of losing the black vote to Mr. Steele.
"That has caused a great tremble throughout the Maryland Democratic Party," he said. "Of course [they are] going to condone racism. It's nothing new, and it's not surprising."

http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20051101-104932-4054r.htm

Guess Democrats are only for the advancement of African-Americans IF they are Democratic African-Americans...which party is racist again?? I forget...

[Mulhollanddose]

Racist Democrats??!?!??

Shhhh...you are not supposed to tell anybody. It is a media secret.

[nostatic]

sure there are racist democrats. racist republicans too. point being?

[rrpjr]

"Black Democratic leaders in Maryland say that racially tinged attacks against Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele in his bid for the U.S. Senate are fair because he is a conservative Republican."

Incredible, really.

"We'll not attack you only if you agree with us. If you disagree with us, we have a right to attack you."

And these Brownshirts think they should be trusted with power?

[Nathans_Dad]

Point being, last I checked the Republicans didn't market themselves as the party of the African-American citizen...nice try at a duck though.

[pa911]

Originally posted by nostatic
sure there are racist democrats. racist republicans too. point being?

Don't throw cookies at people.

[nostatic]

ok...they're idiots. Happy?

I'm sure there are no idiot republicans...

And actually aren't the Republicans the ones with the "Big Tent" that welcomes everyone? Not sure if that qualifies as "marketing" or not...

[Nathans_Dad]

No, I would consider THIS to be marketing yourself to African-Americans. From the official Democratic Party website:

The Democratic Party is America's last, best hope to bridge the divisions of class, race, region, religion, ethnicity and sexual orientation.

http://www.democrats.org/a/party/history.html

Bottom of the page, last paragraph. Guess they should add some more words to that sentence, something like this:

The Democratic Party is America's last, best hope to bridge the divisions of class, race, region, religion, ethnicity and sexual orientation, unless of course you happen to be an African-American Republican in which case all the gloves are off.

[nostatic]

what part of "ok...they're idiots" didn't you understand?

Are you telling me that the republican party doesn't cater to minorities? Are you telling me that the republican party doesn't have anyone who makes stupid racist statements?

Both sides suck. Both parties are broken. I think anyone (on EITHER side) who believes otherwise is either blind of confused. This partisan crap isn't getting us anywhere.

[WOODPIE]

A clear case of the black calling the kettle pot.

[nostatic]

maybe if we smoked some pot this would all make more sense...

(pun there for those in the know)

[CamB]

Originally posted by Nathans_Dad
The Democratic Party is America's last, best hope to bridge the divisions of class, race, region, religion, ethnicity and sexual orientation, unless of course you happen to be an African-American Republican in which case all the gloves are off.

Hah! They genuinely believe that the guys gonna screw up the last, best hope for everyone else.

I'm uncomfortable with the comments made (by blacks) about Steele.

But then again, I'm not black. Maybe if I was I would feel differently. But that shouldn't matter. Man, are my panties getting in a knot.

[dd74]

Before the Repubs casts the first stone, they should consider how they've treated some of their own, namely...

http://online.logcabin.org/about/

[Mulhollanddose]

Originally posted by dd74
Before the Repubs casts the first stone, they should consider how they've treated some of their own, namely...

http://online.logcabin.org/about/

Democrats and Republicans alike are wise enough not to touch gay-marriage with a 10 foot poll...A majority of the American population disagree with it (Ds and Rs alike), it is suicidal to advocate it.

[dd74]

Originally posted by Mulhollanddose
Democrats and Republicans alike are wise enough not to touch gay-marriage with a 10 foot poll...A majority of the American population disagree with it (Ds and Rs alike), it is suicidal to advocate it.

Come on, Mul. Isn't the real issue sometimes a party just can't pick its supporters?

[Mulhollanddose]

Originally posted by dd74
Come on, Mul. Isn't the real issue sometimes a party just can't pick its supporters?

I don't get it.

[Hugh R]

I don't know, I kind of subscribe to the "I got yours, you get yours" philosphy. I worked my ass off to get what I got, from nothing, why should you be any different? I came from nothing... 25 years ago I moved to California with about $100 in my pocket and no debt. Now, I have $300,000 in debt on a house and about $19 in my pocket. Get your own job and life and quit looking to the gubmit for a handout.

[dd74]

Originally posted by Mulhollanddose
I don't get it.

Dems will always have racist blacks threatening perceived Uncle Toms such as Clarence Thomas, Condi, Powell to an extent. And I'm sure Alan Keyes didn't sit well with anyone of color in '95.

At the same time, if Republicans en masse choose to criticize this issue regarding Steele's bid, then they should first consider how they've abandoned a portion of their own party, who is representative of the link I posted.

It's a no-win - like gay marriage. If I were part of the GOP, I wouldn't touch this issue with the same ten-foot pole that I wouldn't use to touch gay marriage.

[Mulhollanddose]

dd...Do you think it is politically wise to alienate a significant majority of the Republican party for the less than 1% gay Republicans?...Think Ross Perot here.

Gay issues not even Democrats will touch when push comes to shove...At a total of between 1-3% of the population they do not represent a democratic majority...The massive problems of the gay community aside (rampant brutal partner abuse, pedophilia, the pandemic of AIDS).

[rrpjr]

Now I don't get it.

Republicans aren't obligated to "first consider" anything. And they are hardly casting the first stone. They're trying to keep stones from being cast.

The issue here is a party which purports to champion blacks, and which hurls charges of "racism" at every opportunity at anybody who questions their noble purity, explicitly saying it is okay to use racism to block the ambitions of a black man whose views don't agree with theirs. In this case, his views challenge their covert determination to deny blacks true freedom to leave "the plantation" of their orthodoxy. Obviously, he must be destroyed.

A true "liberal" would celebrate this man's independence, his right to choose his own political and intellectual faith. Only a reactionary would object -- and fear would be his reason.