Repulicans need a "great white hope" says U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins .

[Swede]

Your slip is showing!



U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins offered encouragement to conservatives at a town hall forum that the Republican Party would embrace a "great white hope" capable of thwarting the political agenda endorsed by Democrats who control Congress and President Barack Obama.

Jenkins, a Topeka Republican in her first term in Congress, shared thoughts about the GOP's political future during an Aug. 19 forum at Fisher Community Center in the northeast Kansas community of Hiawatha.


http://cjonline.com/news/state/2009-08-26/jenkins_remark_raises_eyebrows

[Wickerman]

1. Slip indeed, or, perhaps her sheet n/t

[Gold Metal Flake]

2. Cue the "I didn't know that was racist" defense in 5, 4, 3...

Not all Republicans are racist, but every racist I ever met was a Republican.

[GodlessBiker]

3. OMG. It's recealing on so many levels.

[redqueen]

4. Wow... really?

Racists are dumb as hell, aren't they?

[closeupready]

5. Can't believe people still use that term in this day and age.

Or maybe they just think we are all stupid that we can't figure out the racist implication.

[charlie]

6. Put Steele on it

Yo, Mike! We need a white purebred to save ourselves from the likes of your dumb ass. Get to it. Chop! Chop!

[liberal N proud]

7. Doesn't that description kinda fit Limbaugh?

He is GREAT in size and he is white and the hope she speaks of is segregation, so Rush and his racist rants should do just fine.


Just proves the republicans are not going to change from the whites only policy.

[rfranklin]

8. Great White Whale would be more appropriate...

Call me Ishmael...

[Aviation Pro]

9. Then go nominate a lightbulb....

...you fucking dimwit.

I'll be here all week.

[H2O Man]

10. James Watt?

[Aviation Pro]

12. Indeed....

Separated at birth:

[MercutioATC]

11. An unfortunate choice of words.

She may well have simply been trying to convey the idea of a popular challenger who would restore the ideals of the people, but the term "great white hope" DOES have its roots in racism.

This is one of those few times you'll hear me state that this IS an example of a racist statement (albeit inadvertent, in this case).

[Brewman_Jax]

13. Really?

I thought that was why they made Steele the RNC chairman. Guess he's not getting the job done.

:rofl: