Why does GOP have an image as party of white males?
Maybe this could help explain it.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, here’s what Georgia looks like, broken down demographically:
Male, 48.9 percent
Female, 51.1 percent
White non-Hispanic, 55.5 percent
Black, 31 percent
Hispanic or Latino, 9.1 percent
Asian, 3.4 percent
Under age 40: 56.7 percent
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Here is what the Georgia Senate’s Republican majority caucus looks like:
This post began a few weeks ago, when I noticed that the Senate had named only one woman, Renee Unterman, as a committee chair in 2013. I immediately realized why that might be: Unterman is the sole Republican woman in the 56-seat chamber.
The gender numbers are a little better in the Georgia House, where 17 of 117 Republicans are women. But if that’s your bragging point …
– Jay Bookman
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stands for decibels
January 28th, 2013
3:53 pm
Think it was That Black Guy who posted this last week; a view from one (1) self-identifying black GOPer, re-linking without comment:
http://www.hiphoprepublican.com/soul-train-republicans/
Fred ™
January 28th, 2013
3:53 pm
Can JAYBOTS be trademarked?
JAYBOT ™ (pending)
Why yes, yes it can.
godless heathen - owner of many things he does not need
January 28th, 2013
3:54 pm
Because of course when discussing legislation and writing laws, the best thing you can do is make sure that we have cheerleaders, sports stars, doctors, etc. writing them?
The laws might make more sense but they would keep all the lawyers tied up litigating them.
Jay
January 28th, 2013
3:54 pm
“Well, you gotta bring more than one out every 4-8 years…”
And when you do, make him or her more qualified than Herman “9-9-9″ Cain.
Towncrier
January 28th, 2013
3:55 pm
“It’s also strange to see you complain that I have somehow implied that you are sexist or racist. If, as you say, you “never contributed money to the GOP or attended any of their meetings,” why would you feel that way?”
Because (as you probably know) I have some strong convictions about certain things and unfortunately (despite Johns Adam’s dire warning about the dangers of a two party system), the GOP is my only real choice at the present time. In other words, if there were only Democratic or liberal candidates running for office, I could not in good conscience exercise my right to vote. I mean, I really think it is wrong to permit women to abort their unborn AFTER first deciding to engage in an act they know full well could lead to pregnancy and not taking the appropriate safety measures to avoid pregnancy. If you decide to drive drunk, can you choose after you’ve hit someone to “abort” the “accident”?
“It’s as if you and others believe that pretty remarkable facts such as these should not be mentioned, that it’s somehow unfair to even note what becomes so obvious just by looking at those pictures.”
I think you are being disingenuous here (as in you column by NOT also acknowledging a similar “problem” with the Obama administration – one that even Luckovich has highlighted or the fact that Democratic representation is also badly skewed – especially in terms of its African-American composition). You surely know that it has become something of a “meme” in the media that the GOP is “racist” and “sexist”. Do I REALLY need to go search for video clips of talking heads in various media saying as much to prove that to you? IF that is true of the GOP, then why is it NOT true of Obama? But if it is NOT true, but just the way things have thus far shaken out (like over 90% of blacks voting Democratic, which is itself a bizarre statistic given how many blacks are fairly religious), then why would you at least not throw in some disclaimers to indicate you are not mindlessly parroting a liberal meme?
Brosephus™
January 28th, 2013
3:55 pm
Aquagirl: It’s like watching a drunk stumble out of his wrecked car holllering he doesn’t have a drinking problem, the damn tree ran in front of the car. Admit there’s a problem here or worse things lie ahead.
Not gonna happen with the “Party of Personal Responsibility” anytime in the near future. You can’t admit to having a problem if you don’t think you have one.
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Jay @ 3:53
Denial is much easier than admitting your own faults.
TBS
January 28th, 2013
3:55 pm
“but one can hope for partisans to quit hocking loogies at each other for at least one minute out of an entire year”
Shoot for 15 to 30 seconds. Baby steps bro, baby steps
OBIWAN
January 28th, 2013
3:55 pm
Looks just like Obozo’s appointees
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
3:55 pm
“Because when a black conservative shows up, the liberal media quickly labels him/her a GOP token? If the dems can’t own ‘em, they don’t want ‘em.”
Yes, I too love the liberal media whine. Tell me @little outr@ge?, any Republican that doesn’t tow the party line is labeled a RHINO, is that the “liberal media’s” fault also?
Joe Hussein Mama
January 28th, 2013
3:56 pm
Aquagirl — “Which of course is why it’s bizarre to watch a largely white male party argue that people should be judged on their merits.”
Not only that, it’s difficult, IMO, to reconcile the ‘judge people only on their merits’ position with the choice of Sarah Palin as VP running mate in 2008.
Erwin's cat
January 28th, 2013
3:57 pm
Aquagirl – It’s like watching a drunk stumble out of his wrecked car holllering he doesn’t have a drinking problem, the damn tree ran in front of the car.
Once my neighbors daughter forgot to pull the parking brake and left the car in nuetral….it rolled down their drive way and into my bedroom..
after a couple days I called their car insurance to see why there was a delay in my claim..they said they “were trying to determine who was at fault”..,apparently they thought I may have left my house in the middle of the road
skipper
January 28th, 2013
3:58 pm
Diversity….the most over used (and overrated) word in today’s vocabulary. Glad I’m independent. My heros/folks I admire cross all the race lines:
Jimi Hendrix (a hero to a bunch of you too, whether you admit it or not.)
Charles Barkley (yeah, I know, a big mouth but tells it like it is.)
Russell Wilson (a fine QB, a finer man.)
John Riggins (a 35 year old who ran over the Cowboys was good enough for me.)
Jake Scott (rode his motorcycle over the coliseum at UGA, later named Super Bowl MVP. You kiddin’ me? A saftey the MVP???)
The late Dr. Phinizy Spalding at UGa. (Was it because he was a great professor, or because he took us to Allen’s our last day?)
Lighten up Francis…..there are good folks all around.
godless heathen - owner of many things he does not need
January 28th, 2013
3:58 pm
Admit there’s a problem here or worse things lie ahead.
Doesn’t look like the white males have a problem. Maybe the women and minorities need to do a better job of getting folks elected.
Erwin's cat
January 28th, 2013
3:58 pm
Aquagirl – It’s like watching a drunk stumble out of his wrecked car holllering he doesn’t have a drinking problem, the damn tree ran in front of the car.
Once my neighbors daughter forgot to pull the parking brake and left the car in neutral….it rolled down their drive way and into my bedroom..
after a couple days I called their car insurance to see why there was a delay in my claim..they said they “were trying to determine who was at fault”..,apparently they thought I may have left my house in the middle of the road
moonbat betty
January 28th, 2013
3:58 pm
Lets see…
If we were dealing with voting districts that had an overwhelmingly number of non-white male voters, would it be any different?
Finn McCool (The System isn't Broken; It's Fixed)
January 28th, 2013
3:59 pm
It’s not called the “Good Ole Girl’s Network”, Jay….
Christian Conservative
January 28th, 2013
3:59 pm
Simple… Its the narrative you fruits in the media portray them as. Every time a black gets off the plantation like Alan West, Condi Rice, or Herman Cane he’s demonized by the left…
@little outr@ge?
January 28th, 2013
4:00 pm
Brosephus:
My hope is they’ll bring themselves out.
Three posts more than my intended one.
I’m out.
Brosephus™
January 28th, 2013
4:00 pm
TBS
I thought I was taking baby steps. Considering there are more than 525,000 minutes in a year, I figured one minute wouldn’t be too much to ask for.
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
4:01 pm
“apparently they thought I may have left my house in the middle of the road”
Yea, but was your house drunk?
Matti
January 28th, 2013
4:02 pm
Beats me! I know plenty of smart, educated, hard-working, honest, handsome, genuine while males of integrity who think these Republicans are a bunch of lying crooks, sleazy opportunists, and hypocritical FAKE Christians who have ruined our State, and who are trying to ruin our country for their own selfish greed and pumped up* sense of power.
*By the way, the first guy on that grid is wearing lifts in his shoes. Heh…
Erwin's cat
January 28th, 2013
4:02 pm
Yea, but was your house drunk?
only it’s inhabitants
Jerome Horwitz
January 28th, 2013
4:02 pm
Those really aren’t Republican officials – Jay got the pictures from Mugshots.con. Real republican officials reflect America as they know it. Where’s Sara P when you need her?
Brosephus™
January 28th, 2013
4:03 pm
EC
Wow… I bet you won’t leave your house in the middle of the street anymore.
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My hope is they’ll bring themselves out.
Sometimes, hope is all we have.
Rightwing Troll
January 28th, 2013
4:03 pm
“What the hell happened to judging people by the content of their character,Jay? Doesn’t apply when you have the opportunity to bash people or what?”
You wingnut ilks have no character to judge…
Z
January 28th, 2013
4:04 pm
Why is it Republican Politicians always look so squishy?
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
4:04 pm
“only it’s inhabitants ”
So you admit to drunk driving?????
Joe Hussein Mama
January 28th, 2013
4:04 pm
Towncrier — “I think you are being disingenuous here (as in you column by NOT also acknowledging a similar “problem” with the Obama administration – one that even Luckovich has highlighted or the fact that Democratic representation is also badly skewed”
I seem to recall having to point out to you, just last fall, an example of a political poll in which Republicans were oversampled in order to dispel some of your apparent misconceptions about ’skewed polling.’
Are we likely to revisit that topic here?
Class of '98
January 28th, 2013
4:04 pm
No, actually our bragging point is that we are the party of white men. White men are awesome! We rule (literally)!
It’s unfortunate Bookman is so consumed by self-loathing.
Wanna know why dims hate the constitution so much? Take a look at a painting of the people who wtote and ratified it.
Towncrier
January 28th, 2013
4:05 pm
“Can JAYBOTS be trademarked? JAYBOT ™ (pending) Why yes, yes it can.”
LOL, Fred. You would probably be ill-advised to go on “Shark Tank” looking for an investment with that trademark.
Welcome to the Occupation
January 28th, 2013
4:05 pm
Ha, I know the guy second from bottom on far right. Pricksville, man.
Fred ™
January 28th, 2013
4:05 pm
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
4:04 pm
“only it’s inhabitants ”
So you admit to drunk driving?????
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Drunk Housing you mean……….
Erwin's cat
January 28th, 2013
4:07 pm
So you admit to drunk driving?????
contrary to popular belief…it’s not a “mobile” home
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
4:08 pm
“Drunk Housing you mean……….”
I’ll bet that’s legal in Georgia.
GT
January 28th, 2013
4:10 pm
You don’t catch this kind of evidence on a surveillance camera. And these guys couldn’t be less successful; you would at least think with that many of one race there must be some accountable benefit, to offset the obvious, but there not, not really is not.
indigo
January 28th, 2013
4:10 pm
Their is a serious and legitmate reason why they’re called The Tea Party Taliban.
“by their fruits you shall know them”
Krystal'sBalls
January 28th, 2013
4:12 pm
DAMN!!
Cleaning a grease trap is SO dirty and beneath me. I’d much rather work on these data correlations.
Anyone up for some “stop and frisk” or “DWB” this evening?
@little outr@ge?
January 28th, 2013
4:13 pm
Last comment.
And when you do, make him or her more qualified than Herman “9-9-9″ Cain.
A white liberal establishing acceptable criteria for black candidates?
No surprise here.
pogo
January 28th, 2013
4:14 pm
Jay, why don’t you ask why the fascist Obama condemns and tries to destroy all of those who do not agree with him? You are a loyal propagandist for the new fascism Jay. You should be scared of the cause and the man tha you so much support. Or just maybe, you want to live in a country where personal freedom is gone.
Matti
January 28th, 2013
4:16 pm
It’s all right if you’re all-white in the GOP: http://www.bartcop.com/priebus-white.jpg
btull27
January 28th, 2013
4:18 pm
Have you seen what happens to a black person or woman if they ackowledge as being a Republican/Conservative? Look what Morehouse said about Herman Cain. He was set to possibly become the 1st black president and they dismissed him because he wasn’t a Democrat. Every shade of Democrat referred to him as a modern day Uncle Tom. Look at RG3 and the black ESPN analyst who said, “He is a cornball brother and he is not one of us.” all because he was reported as being a Republican. The same goes for women, but it is done with the creative marketing of this imaginary “War on Women”. Look what was done to Palin? I’m not a fan of hers but she was torn apart mainly for being a Republican. Here we have women like Pelosi, Feinstein and Boxer who all show their stupidity on a daily basis yet they fall under the safety of the Democrat umbrella. Republicans are plenty to blame for being too stupid to figure it out, but Democrats have been a major player in created the percentages. It’s like throwing trash in your neighbor’s yard and then screaming, “Litterbug” at them as you pick it up.
Paul
January 28th, 2013
4:19 pm
Really, Jay, you’re looking at a picture and taking it at face value (
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I think it’s great Republicans have elected a whole bunch of people to the Georgia Senate who’ve obviously had sex change operations, pigment whitening and hormone treatment for age-specific weight (over)-distribution.
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Union
January 28th, 2013
4:20 pm
Why does GOP have an image as party of white males?
i dunno.. why are most media types liberals?
Fred ™
January 28th, 2013
4:20 pm
Dammit Pogo, I thought Obama was a Socialist and a Communist. NOW you say he’s a fascist instead? Why didn’t I get the memo. How’s a brother supposed to keep up………
Class of '98
January 28th, 2013
4:20 pm
This column just goes to prove that for liberals,diversity is race, gender and lifestyle is all that matters. Diversity of thought is not only not desired, it is shunned by so-called “open minded”, “color-blind” self-righteous liberals.
Skin color and gender is all that really matters to liberals. They define everyone by those criteria.
Towncrier
January 28th, 2013
4:23 pm
“And when you do, make him or her more qualified than Herman “9-9-9″ Cain.”
You mean like Marion Barry, Sheila Dixon, Charlie Rangel, Kwame Kilpatrick, Maxine Waters and Cynthia McKinney (to mention more than a few)?
alittlecommonsense
January 28th, 2013
4:23 pm
So I will admit Jay has a point here, but as usual he only looks at half the picture. The bigger picture shows white males are far over represented in the Georgia Republican party, and black males are far over represented in the Georgia Democrat party.
Is it because the Republicans are unwelcoming to non-white / male? Maybe partially. Is it because the Democrats have done a great job demagoguing and dividing by race & gender? Absolutely.
td
January 28th, 2013
4:24 pm
How many conservative women have been defeated in conservative districts in the primaries during say the last two election cycles? I can only think of one (Karen Handle for Governor). The real question should be why do conservative women choose not to run for office in Georgia?
Even by the number posted by another blogger and confirmed by Jay. There are only 27% holding office in the Democratic party and the state is 51% women. It appears to me that women do not choose to want to hold office in the state.
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
4:24 pm
Hey, if it helps you conservatives I think Herman Cain would have been a much better president than George W Bush.
Fred ™
January 28th, 2013
4:24 pm
btull27
January 28th, 2013
4:18 pm
Have you seen what happens to a black person or woman if they ackowledge as being a Republican/Conservative? Look what Morehouse said about Herman Cain. He was set to possibly become the 1st black president and they dismissed him because he wasn’t a Democrat.
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Wow really? So what is Obama? Purple? Cain didn’t run until AFTER Obama was elected to his first term………..
Wow. You can’t make this stuff up. And they wonder why no one takes Republicans seriously………..
Granny Godzilla
January 28th, 2013
4:25 pm
btull27
January 28th, 2013
4:18 pm
Herman Cain 1st black president?
Right after Rand Paul, first aqua buddha president..
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Uncle Tom? Actually I don’t remember seeing that in any post BUT a conservative post.
Seriously. Y’all trot that ugly crap out and it came from the back of your own little minds.
Why is “Uncle Tom” the go to for conservatives? It’s like that man dog marriage thing I guess.
Or the Messiah garbage….
getalife
January 28th, 2013
4:25 pm
Oh the drama.
Paul
January 28th, 2013
4:25 pm
Towncrier
” I mean, I really think it is wrong to permit women to abort their unborn AFTER first deciding to engage in an act they know full well could lead to pregnancy and not taking the appropriate safety measures to avoid pregnancy.”
Why?
No exceptions?
Look out for the rabbit holes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Paul
January 28th, 2013
4:27 pm
Class of ‘98
So how much ‘diversity of thought’ is there in that group of men or in the Republican Party in general? More or less than in the Democratic Party?
vedette
January 28th, 2013
4:27 pm
For those carping about the whiteness of the Obama cabinet: There is one key diference — the No. 1 guy, the Decider, is black.
Fred ™
January 28th, 2013
4:27 pm
Class of ‘98
January 28th, 2013
4:20 pm
This column just goes to prove that for liberals,diversity is race, gender and lifestyle is all that matters. Diversity of thought is not only not desired, it is shunned by so-called “open minded”, “color-blind” self-righteous liberals.
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Wow really? Did you REALLY just type that lol? You mean Democrats call anyone who doesn’t walk lockstep with Nancy Pelosi a RINO?
Freaking awesome, diversity of thought in the Republican party………..
Jeez, the things you folks say……………..
TaxPayer
January 28th, 2013
4:27 pm
Republicans are not surprised or shocked by that image, Jay. They are pleased.
Paul
January 28th, 2013
4:28 pm
“You mean like Marion Barry, Sheila Dixon, Charlie Rangel, Kwame Kilpatrick, Maxine Waters and Cynthia McKinney (to mention more than a few)?”
Wow, Towncrier. I must’ve forgotten… when did they run for President and have a significant segment of the Democratic Party who thought they stood a snowball’s chance of winning?
Welcome to the Occupation
January 28th, 2013
4:29 pm
btull27:
“He was set to possibly become the 1st black president and they dismissed him because he wasn’t a Democrat”
Oh BOOOO HOOOOOO they were picking on Republicans by not embracing Herman Cain BOOOO HOOOOOO!
It was obviously just because he was a Republican and not because of say the fact that his every semblance of an idea in a head mostly devoid of them reeked of Paul Ryan-style Ayn Randian objectivist lunacy, no, it didn’t have anything to do with that. It was just because he was a mean, awful Republican AWW BOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOo the world’s SOOOOOO MEANN!!!!
Class of '98
January 28th, 2013
4:29 pm
A black man can be president of himankind’s most perfect republic that was invented by white men. Sotomayor can be a SCOTUS justice once white men invent the system. Michael Jordan can be the best player ever in a sport invented by a white man. Black people can be astronauts once white men perfect rockets. Miles Dsvis can become a vjrtuoso once a man invents the trumpet.
I’m not a racist, but i get tired of everyone dumping on white men. Do we ever get thanked for anything?
To paraphrase the GREAT James Brown… “Say it loud, I’m pale and I’m proud.”
Granny Godzilla
January 28th, 2013
4:29 pm
Towncrier
January 28th, 2013
4:23 pm
“And when you do, make him or her more qualified than Herman “9-9-9″ Cain.”
You mean like Marion Barry, Sheila Dixon, Charlie Rangel, Kwame Kilpatrick, Maxine Waters and Cynthia McKinney (to mention more than a few)?
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Did the whole wide world miss the part where those folks were ever seriously considered to be a Presidebtial candidate?
getalife
January 28th, 2013
4:30 pm
“You are a loyal propagandist for the new fascism Jay”
Tell me about this “new fascism” pogo..
Truth-o-meter
January 28th, 2013
4:31 pm
I don’ t doubt that the GOP wants to turn this situation around. They have boxed themselves into a corner. After the last election they now want to play nice. The problem is their base has been fed this “47 %” theory and keep spewing and insulting those who are not wealthy. They think people of color are all takers. Now why would a person of color vote for the GOP when they hear and read that vitriol every day?
Towncrier
January 28th, 2013
4:32 pm
“Why? No exceptions?”
Why? No long term memory? I have already stated to you what exceptions I think should be allowed. I can only conclude that you either 1) have a memory problem or 2) you are little more than a liberal shrill presenting yourself under a thin veneer of rationality.
Regnad Kcin
January 28th, 2013
4:33 pm
“I really think it is wrong to permit women to abort their unborn AFTER first deciding to engage in an act they know full well could lead to pregnancy and not taking the appropriate safety measures to avoid pregnancy. If you decide to drive drunk, can you choose after you’ve hit someone to “abort” the “accident”? ”
And, if you make a spelling error while posting on a thread, can you just “backspace” the “error” away?
TBS
January 28th, 2013
4:34 pm
TC @ 4:23
That sudden reach might have caused you to pull a muscle in your back. Probably best to take a couple of advil and maybe put some BenGay on it before it gets too sore.
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
4:34 pm
“Do we ever get thanked for anything?”
I haven’t heard this level of crying since Nancy Kerrigan got her shins billy clubbed. All that was missing was a couple of “why me’s.”
You poor thing.
Logical Dude
January 28th, 2013
4:37 pm
“Why does GOP have an image as party of white males?”
a) Gerrymandering. (which gives districts 60% of any vote that they want)
b) against immigration reform (which is a loser with minorities)
c) against women having rights (which is a loser with women)
d) describing minorities as (insert thesaurus terms here for “moocher”)
e) against gay marriage (which is a loser with the younger voters)
I mean, just THREE very simple things will turn the GOP to the middle and get voters.
1) Immigration reform (Hey, Reagan did it, we can too!)
2) Women’s rights (Hey, abortions should be safe, legal and rare! and/or Restrict government interference in daily life)
3) Gay marriage (Hey, The government can legally have two people linked, not matter the gender. But we won’t stop the church from having any restrictions.)
I mean, these are basically Republican ideologies (less government, more freedom) that the Republicans just somehow can’t get themselves to get over.
Now, the other two are tougher and need a little more work. (Gerrymandering and being ignorant on those who need / use government assistance.)
Fred ™
January 28th, 2013
4:37 pm
You know my math must be WAY off………… I count 18 DEMOCRATIC State Senators from Georgia, and of those 7 are women. My math says that’s 38% not 27. What am I missing?
I got my info from here: http://www.senate.ga.gov/SENATORS/en-US/SenateMembersList.aspx
Matti
January 28th, 2013
4:38 pm
Class of ‘98,
You’re wrong. I don’t dislike my State Senator because he’s white. I dislike him because he’s a lying little sleazoid who never managed to succeed in business amid all his job hopping (that he sells as proof of a work ethic), then he actually settled a lawsuit with his previous employer after he was caught red-handed hacking into their email system after “leaving” the company, in order to under-bid their business; is a massive POSER — showing up to every single civic organization and pretending to be all gung-ho — contributing absolutely zip to any of them, but touting his membership and commitment to each as “proof” that he cares about something besides his own political ambition. I met him and spoke with him personally. He’s a liar and a fake, and plays on mean-spirited put-downs of the less fortunate in order to garner donations from like-minded mcmansion dwellers. His big contribution to last year’s session was to sponsor a bill that already freaking FAILED to save Florida any money after being implemented, but which plays on the fear that somehow the poor people are ruining the rich people’s lives. He’s completely and utterly putrid.
That’s not prejudice. That’s getting to know somebody before deciding how you feel.
Joe Hussein Mama
January 28th, 2013
4:38 pm
btull27 — “Look what Morehouse said about Herman Cain. He was set to possibly become the 1st black president and they dismissed him because he wasn’t a Democrat.”
Uh, we already HAD a black President when Cain tried to run for the office.
“Look what was done to Palin? I’m not a fan of hers but she was torn apart mainly for being a Republican.”
No, mainly for clearly being out of her depth. I’m not going to say that she was outright dumb, but she *clearly* wasn’t ready for the national stage.
Union
January 28th, 2013
4:38 pm
obama didnt have any qualifications other than charisma.. so.. not really sure what qualifications have to do with anything anymore..
Towncrier
January 28th, 2013
4:38 pm
“Did the whole wide world miss the part where those folks were ever seriously considered to be a Presidebtial [sic] candidate?
LOL. The only “Presidebtial” candidate in American history would be Obama, with our national debt now approaching 17T. But nice deflection. I guess someone who has held a lower office (say in the US Congress) could never be a presidential candidate and that we really need not be concerned about the credentials of those we elect to Congress in any event. Now…someone who has previously been a temporary college teacher and community organizer – that’s JUST who we want as president. There is simply no better preparation of the job!
UNCLE SAMANTHA
January 28th, 2013
4:38 pm
DEMOCRATS
spent the past 150 years enforcing Jim Crow laws, imposing segregation, lynchings, etc
REPUBLICANS
spent the past 150 years freeing the slaves, opposing Jim Crow and segregation, and getting the Civil Rights Act of 64 enacted over Democratic opposition
THANK GOD FOR WHITE MALES
Class of '98
January 28th, 2013
4:39 pm
“against women having rights”
Logical Dude, your screen is a misnomer.
Class of '98
January 28th, 2013
4:39 pm
Screen name
RB from Gwinnett
January 28th, 2013
4:40 pm
“Seriously, people. An attitude of “That picture is an embarrassment and as Republicans, we have to do everything in our power to change it or we’ll be in deep political trouble” would be far more productive than the denials and excuse-making we’re seeing.”
WRONG. Don’t vote for them if you don’t like what they stand for, Jay, but get off your high horse of telling people how they’re supposed to think(which means “like you”). You’re not qualified to do that.
Paul
January 28th, 2013
4:40 pm
Towncrier
“Why? No long term memory? I have already stated to you what exceptions I think should be allowed. I can only conclude that you either 1) have a memory problem or 2) you are little more than a liberal shrill presenting yourself under a thin veneer of rationality.”
First, lots of first-timers read thru this, hear the same blanket statements so it’s nice to provide them a very brief background.
Second, as you’d already offered exceptions, to then make a blanket statement (” I mean, I really think it is wrong to permit women to abort their unborn AFTER first deciding to engage in an act they know full well could lead to pregnancy and not taking the appropriate safety measures to avoid pregnancy.”) indicated you’d changed your mind or were less than candid in your earlier response.
Now I suppose you’ll say you are for something (exceptions) which you feel are wrong?
I see those rabbit holes appearing….
Class of '98
January 28th, 2013
4:41 pm
Matti, I asdume you voted for Barack.
Remind me…when did he succeed in business again?
Fred ™
January 28th, 2013
4:42 pm
REPUBLICANS
spent the past 150 years freeing the slaves, opposing Jim Crow and segregation, and getting the Civil Rights Act of 64 enacted over Democratic opposition
Wow. This brainiac actually either thinks this is true or that he can tell a bald faced lie like this and no one will notice………….
Curious George
January 28th, 2013
4:43 pm
Why does “Today’s AJC” have an image as a propaganda machine of full of pro-socialism, anti-American, hetero-phobic, anti-Christian, anti-right-to-bear-arms, left-wing, hyper-PC, pro-Democrat, ultra-liberal, 0bama-worshipping hippies?
Class of '98
January 28th, 2013
4:43 pm
Assume….. Sorry i have fat fingers today
DannyX
January 28th, 2013
4:44 pm
“REPUBLICANS
spent the past 150 years freeing the slaves, opposing Jim Crow and segregation, and getting the Civil Rights Act of 64 enacted over Democratic opposition”
Yea, that’s what Georgia Republicans think. Thank God that great Republican, Abraham Lincoln, crushed the south. Thank God he burned Atlanta down. Georgia Republicans hate the rebel flag. Love, love, love Lincoln.
getalife
January 28th, 2013
4:44 pm
“when did he succeed in business again?”
Um, US and global economy.
Numbers are looking good.
Towncrier
January 28th, 2013
4:44 pm
“Wow, Towncrier. I must’ve forgotten… when did they run for President and have a significant segment of the Democratic Party who thought they stood a snowball’s chance of winning?”
Oh…so you mean if Cain were running for Chambliss’ seat, you would have no objection to his candidacy? Is that what you mean, Sherlock? Because, some of the people I mentioned (I guess I need to point it out to you) have served in the US Congress.
Paul
January 28th, 2013
4:44 pm
Union
“obama didnt have any qualifications other than charisma.. so.. not really sure what qualifications have to do with anything anymore..”
Well,,, since Republicans now think Marco Rubio is the Party’s Savior with Hispanics, I would agree with you and say qualifications really do not mean much to Republicans.
Fred ™
January 28th, 2013
4:45 pm
Class of ‘98
January 28th, 2013
4:41 pm
Matti, I asdume you voted for Barack.
Remind me…when did he succeed in business again?
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
What does that have to do with being a President? Why nothing except to brainwashed folks……….
Cheesy Grits is gone but not forgotten
January 28th, 2013
4:45 pm
i dunno.. why are most media types liberals?
Because they have a college degree.
The more educated a person is the more likely they are liberal and vote democratic.
Welcome to the Occupation
January 28th, 2013
4:46 pm
Uncle Samantha : “DEMOCRATS
spent the past 150 years enforcing Jim Crow laws, imposing segregation, lynchings, etc
REPUBLICANS
spent the past 150 years freeing the slaves, opposing Jim Crow and segregation, and getting the Civil Rights Act of 64 enacted over Democratic opposition”
Boy those black voters must be the dumbest voters in the history of all the elections ever held in human society, man! The loyalty they show the Democratic party, despite this obvious wisdom you’re just presented us with. How’d they ever miss it!!!!?? Something must not be computing here, I just don’t see how they could have missed this obvious truth that’s literally just right under their noses! Man, somebody really ought to go to them and clue them in to this amazing and obviously very simple insight!
Granny Godzilla
January 28th, 2013
4:46 pm
Towncrier
I don’t agree.
I’d score your Maxine and Cynthia etc. deflection less than satisfactory.
Then you do a half ass job on the Presidents resume….
tee hee hee
2 on a scale of 10 at best.
Paul
January 28th, 2013
4:47 pm
Towncrier 4:44
I suppose you meant that to not just me and the others quo questioned your post?
“Oh…so you mean ”
No, what I meant was, when did any of those people you cited run for president like Herman Cain and have a significant percentage of Democrats think they really, really were going to become the next president?
td
January 28th, 2013
4:48 pm
Jay
January 28th, 2013
3:53 pm
Seriously, people. An attitude of “That picture is an embarrassment and as Republicans, we have to do everything in our power to change it or we’ll be in deep political trouble” would be far more productive than the denials and excuse-making we’re seeing.
Why? If women want to run for office then they will run for office. I belong to a local county Republican party and we have plenty of women show up (more women the men) each and every month to our meetings. I have not heard one word from them about not enough women serving in office. My House of Reps member is a woman and my local BOE rep is a woman. When they run they usually win. If women choose not to run then it is what it is.
josef
January 28th, 2013
4:49 pm
Does it really matter what race, gender, creed, party affiliation etc. they are? They’s all thieves, scoundrels and charlatans or else they wouldn’t be there in the first place, just my disenchanted opinion. Now, if we want to discuss which demographic has the most spectacular/most successful ones…line ‘em up by net worth, in dollars and cents, that is…
Redcoat
January 28th, 2013
4:50 pm
Because minorities are afraid of Jay and friends……they see what happens when someone disagrees, especially a minority……I don’t blame them at all…..things will change
Granny Godzilla
January 28th, 2013
4:50 pm
Towncrier
Are you not doing to President Obama that which you claim
was being done to Mr. Cain?
mmmmmmmmmmmmm
Logical Dude
January 28th, 2013
4:50 pm
Class of ‘98: (Me) “against women having rights” (Class)”Logical Dude, your screen name is a misnomer.”
Can you describe why you think that? I mentioned it because White Male Republicans are constantly trying to restrict a women’s right to an abortion (rights on their own bodies).
Do you think that women should not have rights to their own bodies?
pogo
January 28th, 2013
4:50 pm
And Jay, if we Georgia “cons” had Female, Hispanic and Black conservatives to vote for and they were ideologically in sync with our economical and sociological beliefs, then we would have no hesitancy in voting for them. Unlike you liberals who demonize any of the above demographics who dare to stray from you fold and call themselves conservative. Yea, the progressive cause is just crammed full of people who are willing to embrace those minority demographics which they have historically taken for granted (such as women, hipanics and blacks) and that dare go against their progressive agenda. Just as you did with Justice Clarence Thomas and Condeleeza Rice, right? The left only accepts those among the minorities that walk lockstep with their elitist liberal cause and that makes them even more dispiccable.
indigo
January 28th, 2013
4:51 pm
pogo – 4:14
Obama in no way is anything like this definition.
But hey!!!!
You won’t let a little thing like the dictionary intefere with your posting, will you sport model?
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fascist
Cheesy Grits is gone but not forgotten
January 28th, 2013
4:51 pm
Total and complete nonsense Samantha.
1. The South used to be in the bag for the democratic party.
2. That all changed when LBJ ( A democrat ) signed the civil rights bill.
The South changed to Republican real quick after that one.
Lincoln would most definitely not be a Republican today.
Nor would Reagan.
They wouldn’t even know this party. But by all means keep doubling down on crazy.
Class of '98
January 28th, 2013
4:52 pm
Cheesy grits thinks baby momma high school dropouts vote republican.
And i would love an explanation of how conservatives are the both rich and stupid party at the same time.