Mitt is white! Obama is black! And that may be the 2012 Republican campaign slogan.

[Cyrano]

You’ll never see those words on a campaign poster. But that’s the Republican message. And it’s the one they’re planning to ride to victory in 2012. In effect, they understand the mindset of far too many people in this country.

I really don’t know if The Powers That Be will end up with Mitt as their candidate. And the reason is that many fundies who vote in primaries would never vote for a Mormon in “magic underwear.” But my guess is that, in a general election, they’ll go for the “magic underwear” before they'll go for the black guy.

If Mitt can get the nomination, he’ll probably end up winning because of a partially racist, partially stolen election. And what I mean by “partially stolen,” is that most of our voting machines are owned by companies that can make the numbers come out “right.” And states with Republican governors have already passed laws to keep many likely Dem voters from the polls.

But regardless of those machines and laws, the core of the Republican message will be: “Vote for the White Guy.”

All we can do is hope that Palin, Gingrich, Bachmann, or one of their other incredible idiots gets the nomination. But if Mitt Romney gets it, racism will kick into high gear and the “Masters of the Universe” will have themselves another puppet in the Oval Office.

[left coaster]

1. No, that's incorrect..

Obama is half black/half white. Mittens is double white.

[HopeHoops]

2. "Vote Mitt, because God's angry at Obama for being a black man."

Oh, man could we have fun with this one.

On the plus side, Mittens isn't QUITE as dumb as Palin - almost, just not quite.

[yurbud]

3. I wish Obama were blacker, and would embrace his inner Samuel L. Jackson

We need the ass-kicker in the White House.

[Tesha]

18. "I have had enough of those Mother-F***ing snakes in that Mother-F***ing House of Representatives!

Try to imagine it: Obama actually taking a stand!

Tesha

[FrenchieCat]

21. Sure!

Cause what Black men do is kick ass......stereotypically speaking, of course! :eyes:

(what do White people do stereotypically? Get away with saying dumb shit, while
folks act like it's funny instead of stupidly prejudice? :shrug: )

[yurbud]

23. so Samuel L. Jackson isn't a real person?

[Bake]

4. Don't forget, they tried this already. It didn't work in '08.

Remember the "scary black man" undertone of the Rethug campaign?

Bake

[dynasaw]

7. I Disagree

There is something that makes me uncomfortable about a man who turns his back on his mother and the grandparents who,to all intents and purposes, raised him with all the love and care possible. In 2000 the Census allowed people to check more than one box regrading their race. By 2010, the numbers of mixed race Americans has grown by over 50%. America has become a nation of "blended" people. Amongst the college age people I teach, every other student will tell you proudly that they are the offspring of parents of different races.

[Cyrano]

9. I hope you're right.

But a more subtle form of Jim Crow, "White Citizen's Councils," and the KKK aren't gone yet. And they probably have enough votes, (including the stolen ones mentioned in the OP) to get another fascist-controlled puppet into the Oval Office.

[Grandrose]

16. Presumptuous.....much!!

There is something that makes me uncomfortable about a man who turns his back on his mother and the grandparents who,to all intents and purposes, raised him with all the love and care possible. :eyes:


There is something that makes me uncomfortable with people....making assumptions, without providing facts to back them up!
:mad:

[FrenchieCat]

22. WTF????? No one turned their backs on anyone!

Biracial wasn't a box that could be checked until the 1990s.

In fact, the rule till then was always.....the one drop rule.....
meaning no matter how much White you had in you, if you had some Black blood
running through your veins, you weren't White. That was the White Society telling us that,
loud and clear.

In fact, most Black folks in the United States are mixed with something......
and yet, they classify and identify as African-Americans. Why do you think that is?

And so for you to have the nerves to believe that if one is of mixed race and yet call him/herself Black....that is somehow turning their back on their White family members....
well, that is a very stupid naive way to think about race.

Sure some Mixed Black folks would rather be categorized as anything but Black,
but that usually has much more to do with self loathing and not wanting to be
classified as what, for years, was the lowest on the totem pole....

Sure, that has changed relatively recently.....and the younger generation have a different
view of all of this and feel that this is OK not to be forced to identify as Black....
but many from earlier generations, such as myself (born of a White Mother and a Black father in 1958), well, we weren't given a choice, and PLUS, we are very proud of our Black blood (even though society would prefer we be conflicted somehow), and have never thought that the thing to do was to deny one's Blackness by claiming to be "something else".

[LynneSin]

5. Except Mitt is Mormon and that's a hard sell to alot of white Christian voters

just saying

[Skip_In_Boulder]

8. Over at FR they despise Romney

Vehemently so after the other day when he said global warming was real.

[JVS]

25. He's not openly homophobic enough for them.

[Skip_In_Boulder]

28. I'm sure that's a big part of it!

:toast:

[JVS]

29. No, seriously. Jim Rob issued a statement that supporters of Romney and Giuliani were not welcome..

on Freedorkpublic because Romney supports anti-discrimination legislation and domestic partnership benefits on the state level, although paradoxically opposing civil unions and of course Gay marriage is out of the question. Or at least this is what Wikipedia says. According to Jim Rob, he'd "rather shut the place down than be involved in any effort to install abortionist/gay rights pushing RINOS like Romney or Giuliani into the White House!!"

Check it out
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1208385

[Skip_In_Boulder]

30. Oh I not being sarcastic with you

You are dead on the money. Republicans get psychotic when it comes to gay issues. Latent homosexuality will do that to you.

[Cyrano]

10. Don't underestimate the despicable mental set of racism and those who exploit it.

As I indicated in the OP, I believe that those who hate Mormons, hate black people even more.

In many ways, our country is still a remnant of the Dark Ages. My point being that far too many will vote for the guy they hate least rather than the guy they hate most. Yeah, that really sucks, but go figure.

[LynneSin]

27. But I could also see this group migrating to a 3rd party candidate

I mean the guy who owns Free Republic has already said he's shut down the website before endorsing Romney or Guiliani.

[George Wythe]

6. The slogan will probably be more like: Successful businessman vs. _______________

[JVS]

26. This is correct. It's the loonier candidates who will focus on the muslim/black thing...

someone from the more moderate part of their party will paint Obama as a "socialist" or just as economically inept.

[brooklynite]

11. MIght be for the primary -- no nominee would be stupid enough to do it in the General

[Cyrano]

14. It won't be as obvious as I've stated it in the OP. Nontheless, that

will be the Republican message.

[gateley]

12. That's all they need, although McCain is white, too. I've been

stunned at all the closet racists since Obama came on to the national stage. I never dreamed there were SO MANY people who still harbored those hatreds and fears.

[msongs]

13. Mitt is Mormon, Obama is Protestant. that any better? is for fundies maybe nt

[Brigid]

15. In carefully coded language . . .

This is exactly what the Repug campaign slogan will be. Count on it.

[ProfessorGAC]

17. Might Be???

It already is. In fact, it already was. How do you think McCain and Palin ended up on the ticket in 2008.
GAC

[Distant Observer]

19. For Indis: "Irational hate for Black Obama means that any White Guy could do better uniting U.S.

[leftygolfer]

20. Agreed

I see the hints of this already.

[JVS]

24. If Romney is the candidate for the Republicans the campaign will be about the economy.

A nod will be made here and there to other conservative issues, but primarily it will be run on the premise that Romney will create a better environment for economic growth. The interesting part will be seeing how they claim he'll do that.