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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Paul
January 28th, 2013
6:50 pm
josef
Working at home, I completely to check my calendar! You’re right, it’s Mormon Monday, not Tibetan Tuesday!
Whew! Thanks!
josef
January 28th, 2013
6:52 pm
TBS
It’s all on youtube now and I’ve been savoring them!
willydoit?
January 28th, 2013
6:52 pm
“Why does GOP have an image as party of white males?”
Why does it matter what the color of their skin is or what gender they are?
Why is it that liberals always look at race, gender and sexual preferance? I thought they accepted everyone for who they are.
josef
January 28th, 2013
6:53 pm
PAUL
Is it Wahabi Wednesday…?
Towncrier
January 28th, 2013
6:54 pm
” I’m just interested in it and understanding why some believe as they do.”
You sound like josef in this respect. Thanks for the answer. I guess my assumption was wrong. I will not debate you about Biblical matters again – it seems pointless.
If you don’t believe in the Bible, then I can really see no reason to limit abortions at all. In a godless world, I really don’t know why we would hold on to many of the Judeo-Christian values and morals we have codified in law. From that vantage point, from a logical standpoint, I don’t see much point in traditional morality at all. It is – like humanity itself – nothing more than a sandcastle before the ocean of time. Nothing is consequential. Helping an old lady across the street is really, in the end, no different from axe-murdering her. All is meaningless, as Solomon writes in Ecclesiastes.
TM
January 28th, 2013
6:54 pm
But the photos suggest that your particular version of those values might need a little tweaking. A lot of people apparently think that your vision on such matters is a little “narrow,” shall we say?
Jay look at the front page of the AJC web site lately= looks like your employer may need a little tweaking.
moonbat betty
January 28th, 2013
6:58 pm
Perhaps we should see the candidates and their credentials who ran against these white devils…
moonbat betty
January 28th, 2013
7:00 pm
Jay, please take down the white devils.
It’s blinding!
Krystal'sBalls
January 28th, 2013
7:00 pm
@josef
Kinda like the “Justice League”… or even Human League as one suggested. That particular one I made up really to make the point. I thought about using ADL, but to one who might not know any better it might be harder to determine I am specifcally talking about an organization composed primarily of Jewish people that works in their interest.
moonbat betty
January 28th, 2013
7:02 pm
Luckily the white devils don’t run in dekalb or clayton county.
moonbat betty
January 28th, 2013
7:04 pm
Geeze, those white devils are so ugly.
And they all look alike!
Towncrier
January 28th, 2013
7:06 pm
I’m out too. Goodnight, all. And, Jay, I will try not to “whitewash” the GOP’s “obvious” racism and sexism from now on. When does Hard Ball come on?
moonbat betty
January 28th, 2013
7:06 pm
The only reason the white devils were elected is because they are all related!
F. Sinkwich
January 28th, 2013
7:08 pm
“But the photos suggest that your particular version of those values might need a little tweaking.”
Not sure what you mean by “tweaking,” Jay.
Principles are what they are. They don’t change. Either one subscribes to them or one doesn’t.
indigo
January 28th, 2013
7:08 pm
Paul – 6:41
I will “stop being a provacateur” when people here stop talking about God and though His existence is a proven fact.
Living With Open Eyes
January 28th, 2013
7:09 pm
I’m a die hard democrat but I’m sure glad that “old white man from Georgia” Johnny Issacson had the guts to object to the new amnesty for illegal aliens that my party is promoting now.
Bob
January 28th, 2013
7:09 pm
Seems to me this is an argument never to be won because it’s an emotional one. The left always reminds the right that we are racists because of the color of our sides groups (but only if the group is white). Seems to me what Jay is saying is that a white person is incapable of representing anyone other than another white person. I’m not sure how to be colorblind when we’re constantly being told that there has to be the right mix of colors to really be colorblind. If I mention the fact that the percentage of crime committed by blacks far exceeds their percentage of population, just a fact, all hell breaks out. The only facts here are the racial percentages of people in the state and the makeup of the GOP caucus, Everything else is just an emotional argument never to be won. The kind of argument democrats like.
guy
January 28th, 2013
7:09 pm
the cat But you trust barney frank,al gore,george soros,michael moore,and other crapheads like that. you speak with crooked tongue!
josef
January 28th, 2013
7:11 pm
KRYSTAL
The reason I was asking is that the ADL, while Jewish in origin, does not limit itself to strictly Jewish issues and counts among its members many non Jews. The Jewish League, on the other hand, is a militant right wing organization connected to Meir Kahane. I was wondering if you were confusing the two. .
indigo
January 28th, 2013
7:11 pm
Towncrier – 6:34
Life on Earth exists within the natural laws of nature.
In all probability, life exists on billions of other worlds.
This is no more a “happy accident” than suns, comets and planets.
If you understanding of science ever gets beyond the Christian Academy level, you will come to know this.
Paul
January 28th, 2013
7:13 pm
wife’s still getting ready – indigo, for them, it is a fact. For you, it isn’t. You go after them for thinking it is and they go after you for thinking it isn’t. Whatever happened to live and let live rather than attacking differences?
josef – I really thought you’d have something to say on Towncrier’s 6:54, at least as I read it, that morality’s Biblically (Old and New Testaments) based.
Towncrier
“If you don’t believe in the Bible,” it’s implied there I don’t believe in it as you do, with your interpretation, so why discuss anything? You know, a Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox or Unitarian could say the same to you. But they probably wouldn’t.
Wife’s ready – bye.
Joe Hussein Mama
January 28th, 2013
7:15 pm
Towncrier — “Helping an old lady across the street is really, in the end, no different from axe-murdering her. All is meaningless, as Solomon writes in Ecclesiastes.”
A typical Judeo-Christian misunderstanding of what and how atheists actually think.
Remind me to fill you in sometime when I’ve got some time to spare.
Paul
January 28th, 2013
7:16 pm
indigo
Wife just let the dog out…
You know plenty of scientists holding prestigious positions count themselves as religious and believers in Deity, don’t you?
please, don’t limit your answer to ‘give me a list…” Just asked if you were aware of that.
Dog’s back in… I’m dizzy… bye -
F. Sinkwich
January 28th, 2013
7:18 pm
Didn’t O’bozo only get 39% of the white vote in November?
What do the Dems need to “tweak?”
josef
January 28th, 2013
7:19 pm
PAUL
I was going to post “good company, imeoiauo. Paul may not agree.” But, before I could he said he was checking out… as for me and you together…
I’ve been down that road with TC and, between you, me and the wall and pushing the envelope on thee New Year’s Resolution, he and indigo are pretty much peas in a pod and it’s fruitless to attempt to move them beyond their idees fixes
Dixie Normous
January 28th, 2013
7:21 pm
Wasnt it white Democrat males that allowed slavery to flourish? Wasnt it a white Republican male that emanipated them? Your point is Bookman?
Jack ®
January 28th, 2013
7:21 pm
I don’t see what’s wrong with this picture. Aquagirl asked me to say that.
saywhat?
January 28th, 2013
7:22 pm
Its not the lack of diversity in the Republican party that draws attention to itself, its the laws and policies proposed by Republicans that draw attention to their lack of diversity.
F. Sinkwich
January 28th, 2013
7:25 pm
“Its not the lack of diversity in the Republican party that draws attention to itself, its the laws and policies proposed by Republicans that draw attention to their lack of diversity.”
Like what?
Aquagirl
January 28th, 2013
7:25 pm
Aquagirl asked me to say that
That’s MISTRESS Aquagirl to you.
That Black Guy
January 28th, 2013
7:27 pm
Jay
January 28th, 2013
6:13 pm
TBG, I know for a fact that a lot of Republicans react the way I described. They just don’t seem to be among those posting here, for the most part. In fact, the attitudes reflected here illustrate why change is going to be so hard for the GOP.
I also can’t resist commenting on those who have accused me of “self-hatred,” which I guess is a nicer way of saying “traitor to my race and gender.”
____________________________________
Kinda like what people have said to me and others when they find out I lean right.
That Black Guy
January 28th, 2013
7:30 pm
No prob TBS.
Also, can you shoot Fred my email. We were thinking about taking our “bang shootie” things to the range some time soon (Testosterone getting low I guess
). Wanted to see if you, Bro, and Kam wanted to send a few down range.
Doggone/GA
January 28th, 2013
7:33 pm
“Wasnt it white Democrat males that allowed slavery to flourish? Wasnt it a white Republican male that emanipated them?”
Yep..but the problem is, THOSE Republicans weren’t today’s Republicans. Today’s Republicans aren’t your Great-granddaddy’s Republicans. They were…HORROR OF HORRORS…LIBERALS. And it was the Democrats of the time that were the conservatives.
Corey
January 28th, 2013
7:35 pm
Jay, I think educating your readers such as Crier on the difference between political columnists and reporters is sorely needed. I wonder if Crier ever reads Kyle’s columns. If she/he does, does she/he moan or cheer.
UGA ECONOMICS MAJOR
January 28th, 2013
7:37 pm
GEORGIA……WELCOME BACK TO THE 1950,S…SIGNED..STATES STUCK IN THE 1950/S..Mississippi,Alabama,Louisiana….we love being unprogressive and stuck behind the times and being the butt of bad jokes…Georgia thanks for joining us we now can be a party of 4
josef
January 28th, 2013
7:38 pm
DOGGONE
They were liberals? I guess genocide, imperialism, monopolies, etc. are liberal?
Vast Right Wing Conspiracy (aka "Knuckle-Dragger")
January 28th, 2013
7:39 pm
Think it looked any different when the democrats ran Georgia – Lester Maddox, et. al.? Would the Republicans here look more like democrats if we got them some axe handles? Check president food stamps’ regime – mainly white males. Should Republicans get some folks like Elizabeth Warren, she of the high cheek bones? Maybe some Robert Byrd (former Grand Kleagle) clones? Someday, maybe, Jay, you will make a salient point. That will be a cause for great rejoicing.
Doggone/GA
January 28th, 2013
7:40 pm
They were liberals? I guess genocide, imperialism, monopolies, etc. are liberal”
None of those are exclusive to any particular politcal bent.
That Black Guy
January 28th, 2013
7:40 pm
Bro, no problem
GTJohn
January 28th, 2013
7:43 pm
Another meaningless column from a meaningless columnist in the AJC. A paper that used to boast of a very large subscription base and one that people actually read.
Since when does the color of one’s skin or their gender determine their qualifications to get elected to any office. After all, neither of those things are controlled by the individual – you are born with whatever you have.
A more meaningful column would be to discuss the voting records of all the state congress people and see if they truly reflect the will of the people and what is best for the state of Gerogia. I believe it was Martin Luther King, Jr. who said he had a dream that one day people would not be judged by the color of their skin but for some more meaningful reason, Dems just can’t get over that color thing, however.
Krystal'sBalls
January 28th, 2013
7:47 pm
Nah @josef, I wasn’t…and that really was my dilemma. I know the ADL is fairly diverse actually, so it didn’t do a good job of making that point that you would expect an organization named after the group of people to actually be run by and lobby for that group of people as in the case of GLAAD. Black Panthers, etc.. “LaRaza”, well…the Spanish name kinda gives it away.
Honestly, I had no idea that the “Jewish League” leaned in any particular direction…or even that it was “real”. It does though sound like it would in fact be made up of Jews (the “face” so to speak). Being a bit elementary to make the point to the other poster.
josef
January 28th, 2013
7:47 pm
UGA ECONOMICS
Well, let’s see, now…what other state can count as it’s largest employer an American Indian corporation, and no not just casinos…or can count as it’s largest donator to public education,a Band of Indians? Maybe Georgia should get with the Mississippi and Alabama…I’d call that rather progressive myself. And Louisiana? … que diriez-vous d’un peu d’éducation bilingue et l’argent, l’argent, l’argent et les investissements de la France et du Canada …peut-être Geogia doit copier son exemple…
Krystal'sBalls
January 28th, 2013
7:49 pm
…JewISH is probably the correct term I’m guessing…
Krystal'sBalls
January 28th, 2013
7:50 pm
I’ve been told I’m a bit BlackISH myself.
josef
January 28th, 2013
7:51 pm
DOGGONE
But they were the policies of the Republicans of the late 19th early 20th Centuries….
KRYSTAL
Oh, the Jewish League is something else again…when Kahane was a member of the Knesset and would start to give a speech, the body would walk out almost en masse…one of the few times you could get that many Jews to agree on anything!
saywhat?
January 28th, 2013
7:52 pm
“Like what?”
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Really? You have to ask? Strong resistance to repeal of DADT. Forced internal ultrasounds for women seeking an abortion. County laws prohibiting MARTA from expanding into them. Laws forbidding recognition of gay marriages. Georgia’s anti-immigrant laws. Just a few off the top of my head. I’m sure others could throw out dozens more in little time if they so chose.
Georgia
January 28th, 2013
7:53 pm
All those portraits of all those GOP faces remind me of the evolutionary chart. I do like the third guy from the left in row seven, however.
josef
January 28th, 2013
7:53 pm
KRYSTAL
Not to worry…Jewish is an adjective, Jew is a noun…
…and I’ve been told I’m gayISH (among other things)
moonbat betty
January 28th, 2013
7:54 pm
“Also, can you shoot Fred my email. We were thinking about taking our “bang shootie” things to the range some time soon (Testosterone getting low I guess
). Wanted to see if you, Bro, and Kam wanted to send a few down range.”
Sorry dudes,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw7EJ_mTmdM
Not that there’s anything wrong with that…
Doggone/GA
January 28th, 2013
7:55 pm
“Another meaningless column from a meaningless columnist in the AJC. A paper that used to boast of a very large subscription base and one that people actually read”
Well! That’s gratitude for you. If this blog wasn’t here where else would you go to post YOUR meaningless replies?
josef
January 28th, 2013
7:56 pm
GEORGIA
He represents the mustachioed males…a minority….
Recon 0311 2533
January 28th, 2013
7:59 pm
Well I see the old race baiter is at it again. He’s learned his lessons well from Cynthia. Jay should give up with those pic’s of him looking younger because when you see him in recent video’s he looks like an old white man.
saywhat?
January 28th, 2013
8:00 pm
josef
January 28th, 2013
7:56 pm
GEORGIA
He represents the mustachioed males…a minority….
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And not a single BEARDED male, at least not that we know about……. wink, wink, nod, nod…..
Doggone/GA
January 28th, 2013
8:01 pm
“But they were the policies of the Republicans of the late 19th early 20th Centuries”
Sure, it was there turn
A Simple Man
January 28th, 2013
8:01 pm
Well, I guess there should be a quota system…
Can’t figure out which one, even though elected by the voters, needs to be replaced to make room for the quota nominee.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
January 28th, 2013
8:01 pm
I wonder what our Founding Fathers looked like?
And guess what? They came up with the greatest country the world has ever seen !
P.S.
I wonder what the NBA looks like ??
josef
January 28th, 2013
8:05 pm
saywhat
You just bad!
Moonbat
And so are you!
DOGGONE
Yep.
indigo
January 28th, 2013
8:06 pm
Paul – 7:13
Paul, do you understand what a proven fact is?
Do you think blind religious faith is fact?
As for scientists, their religious beliefs are faith based like everyone elses.
It’s actually odd. I just ask for testable evidence for religion and no one seems willing to admit it does not exist. And yet, these same people discuss it here AS THOUGH IT WERE A PROVEN FACT.
moonbat betty
January 28th, 2013
8:07 pm
Or, you could be like atlanta and not accept contract bids/applications from those of other pre-defined ethnicities.
moonbat betty
January 28th, 2013
8:07 pm
You know I kid, jo.
Gotta rile those boys up once in a while.
F. Sinkwich
January 28th, 2013
8:08 pm
“I wonder what the NBA looks like ??”
And I wonder what the Dem reps look like. Got a pic, Jay?
Krystal'sBalls
January 28th, 2013
8:10 pm
…Although….ALLLLTHOUGH…I understand there have been moves by one of our upstanding White nationalist organizations to embrace diversity these days:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Z6fijfxCU
Awesome! If you can’t laugh off of this, so have no sense of humor.
Doggone/GA
January 28th, 2013
8:10 pm
“I just ask for testable evidence for religion and no one seems willing to admit it does not exist.”
Well, you can’t say that anymore. I’ve perfectly willing to “admit” that testable evidence for religion does not exist.
“And yet, these same people discuss it here AS THOUGH IT WERE A PROVEN FACT”
But *I*, for one, am not guilty of this.
Krystal'sBalls
January 28th, 2013
8:11 pm
See…I was laughing SO hard I couldn’t catch myself to keep from sending off that last post with the butchered “so” instead of “you”.
F. Sinkwich
January 28th, 2013
8:19 pm
KB has a warped sense of humor.
Go figure.
td
January 28th, 2013
8:19 pm
Jay
January 28th, 2013
6:41 pm
“Are you lib ilks suggesting that only mature white males are interested in liberty, equality, prosperity, limited government, and the pursuit of happiness for all?”
Certainly not.
But the photos suggest that your particular version of those values might need a little tweaking. A lot of people apparently think that your vision on such matters is a little “narrow,” shall we say?
And if you want to claim that it’s all THEIR fault for thinking that way, well, so be it.
I have asked you twice as to why there is a problem? Conservative women make up over half of the people that put all these men in office and I have not seen to many of them losing any primary battle they are engaged in. The simple truth is that there are very few conservative women CHOOSE to run for office in the state so if they have not got a problem with placing mostly men in elected office then why should you?
The numbers earlier that states there are 27% Democrat women should be of more concern to you since it is their party that is so concerned about quotas. What is 27% anyway 2 or 3?
It appears to me that women period choose not to run for political office in Georgia.
Living With Open Eyes
January 28th, 2013
8:21 pm
White men are the most unprejudiced of all humans. They will screw anybody – especially other white men – for a dollar.
Go San Francisco
January 28th, 2013
8:22 pm
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td
January 28th, 2013
8:23 pm
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
January 28th, 2013
8:01 pm
I wonder what our Founding Fathers looked like?
And guess what? They came up with the greatest country the world has ever seen !
P.S.
I wonder what the NBA looks like ?
I wonder what the senor staff of the mayor of Atlanta or Washington DC looks like?
moonbat betty
January 28th, 2013
8:27 pm
KB, ironically, your video is very close to this:
ken
January 28th, 2013
8:28 pm
Why does the Democratic party have the image of takers ?
moonbat betty
January 28th, 2013
8:29 pm
to this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmv04yKG-po
but same thing…
Uh Huh....GOP, The Party of Exclusion
January 28th, 2013
8:31 pm
@F. Sinkwich
January 28th, 2013
8:08 pm
“I wonder what the NBA looks like ??”
And I wonder what the Dem reps look like. Got a pic, Jay?
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NBA? GOP?
The NBA has NOTHING to do with passing laws or making decisions for citizens.
Everyone knows that black men are more proficient in baskeball than white men.
YOU are MIXING apples with oranges.
Same old Con trick…..change the subject.
Mama Says
January 28th, 2013
8:32 pm
Jay,
Why would any minority or poor person ever want to be labled as a conservative ? The libs are the ones who argue that the government should TAKE our money and give it to them. Yes I said THEM. It is a word in the English language that refers to other people, its not a racist word.
despite the fact that any minority would argue that you have to make every penny count, the liberal party has taught and argued that money is never ending and can be spent at a whelm as its taken from those who have, which is an oddity since we all want more of it. There is no way a person in need would ever vote to be ethical rather than frugal. Money is a desire, especially for the poor, there is NO WAY a con saying that they need to earn it will ever play as the libs are giving it to them.
but the biggest joke on the American people by libs is the fact that you have convinced folks that we are racists if we want our laws enforced. To pull off this liberal vote getter, the libs have actually won a argument which basically says that cons are racists for wanting enforcement of entry laws. How did ya’ll do that ?
but what i really am baffled by is how a party that is DOMINATED by rich white guys has placed itself as the party for the poor minority despite the fact it is itself 70% white males. The last time I checked neither me nor any of my friends have had to decide where to park our yacht in order to avoid taxes.
in general it is natural to promote your belief system, the fact is that the media is flooded by folks with liberal viewpoints, and you know that. If that is the case how in the hell can we expect liberal people to fairly balance a story. After years of nightly daily liberally slanted stories you have finally started to see a shift in thought.
try telling folks that apples are bad for you and see how many people buy them.
most African Americans would argue that abortion and gay marraige is wrong yet they support a party that thinks its ok. Based soley on the fact that the media and party liberals have told them for decades that they should fear all rich white people who have money. Actually you have managed to convince blacks that any conservative white person hates them.
Towncrier
January 28th, 2013
8:33 pm
“A typical Judeo-Christian misunderstanding of what and how atheists actually think.”
It would seem you are confusing YOUR thoughts with those of all atheists, as if they all held to the same monolithic belief system. Thoughtful writers like Louise Antony know better than to make that claim:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/good-minus-god/
“Remind me to fill you in sometime when I’ve got some time to spare.”
No thanks…I don’t think you have much to tell me in this regard. I do admire your self valuation, though. If only you were a salesman…
As for the idea I have that there is little reason to be “moral” in a godless universe, it is not original with me. I can’t remember how or when the idea came to me, but it may have been from reading some of Dostoyevsky’s novels. In one of his letter he writes:
“Now assume there is no God or immortality of the soul. Now tell me, why should I live righteously and do good deeds if I am to die entirely on earth?…And if that is so, why shouldn’t I (as long as I can rely on my cleverness and agility to avoid being caught by the law) cut another man’s throat , rob, and steal…?”
Uh Huh....GOP, The Party of Exclusion
January 28th, 2013
8:34 pm
@ken
January 28th, 2013
8:28 pm
Why does the Democratic party have the image of takers ?
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Why does the Republican party have the image of angry white men who
are greedy and the more they have the more they want?
moonbat betty
January 28th, 2013
8:36 pm
Seriously.
If these guys were somehow elected because of their gender or skin color, I think we Jay and the AJC should back those claims as well.
Jay
January 28th, 2013
8:36 pm
“Since when does the color of one’s skin or their gender determine their qualifications to get elected to any office. After all, neither of those things are controlled by the individual – you are born with whatever you have.”
I fully agree, GT. I just find it interesting that in the minds of some, those “most qualified” just happen to be almost exclusively white and male, as reflected in the photos. How do you think that happens? Just by chance, you figure?
moonbat betty
January 28th, 2013
8:36 pm
take out the “we” OREP.
Alex
January 28th, 2013
8:37 pm
Am I a repub because I’m white or am I white because I’m a republican, Classic mistake of cause and effect vs correlation. Hmmm. I suspect I’m republican because of my political philosophy which has nothing to do with my race, no race-party affiliation here, no cause and effect, hmmm.
USA Patriot
January 28th, 2013
8:37 pm
Good job JB – typical liberal / progressive / racist pointing out the color of one’s skin. Sheesh, it’s the fricking libtards that are always talking / printing about the color of skin. I thought you compassionate peoples didn’t care about race / gender / sexual orientation / etc., etc., etc.. What a fricking hypocrite!
Where I come from, the best person for the job, regardless of the above mentioned.
td
January 28th, 2013
8:38 pm
ken
January 28th, 2013
8:28 pm
Why does the Democratic party have the image of takers ?
That one is easy.
1: They are the party that gave us the “Great society” and they are the ones that fight today tooth and nail against personal responsibility.
2: The unions are Democrats and just look how they take.
Krystal'sBalls
January 28th, 2013
8:39 pm
@moonbat
You DO get what the video is right? It is not about or in the context of making fun of Asian people. Youtube because of copyright issues only has like only few second chops of the video. Hope you don’t get confused.
The link depicts a Black man in a KKK robe, who doesn’t know he is Black because he has never SEEN himself. He is blind. Furthermore, the Whites he is among do not know he is actually Black because they have always seen in under the hood and robe. Of course later on in his diatribe his hood comes off.
Again… just extending the dig at the earlier idea that it should be a big surprise to some when the faces that comprise an organization actually look like the group that the organization is named after or represents.
Charles Douglas Edwards
January 28th, 2013
8:39 pm
The GOP was the party of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass !!!
The Grand Old Party (GOP) is a vanilla organization that does not represent the demographics of the State of Georgia or the United States of America.
The GOP should work to be a more inclusive and rainbow party.
We urge Republicans and Democrats to work together for the good of all Americans.
moonbat betty
January 28th, 2013
8:43 pm
KB,
It’s cool.
I laughed at both videos.
I’m an equal opportunity offender.
Aquagirl
January 28th, 2013
8:44 pm
How do you think that happens? Just by chance, you figure?
I think a near-solid bloc of white men in charge is just a natural occurrence of nature to them. Like air or gravity. Why would anyone question those?
USA Patriot
January 28th, 2013
8:47 pm
GDE – Typical idiot, demographics, we’re all Americans regardless of race / creed / religion / sexual orientation (which is stupid) / whatever, whatever, whatever!
Wouldn’t you want the best “person” to work for you / with you / be a part of your family?
Krystal'sBalls
January 28th, 2013
8:50 pm
@F.Sink
My warped sense of humor Vs. YOUR warped sense of reality.
Hmmmm… let see… which way do I go?
Towncrier
January 28th, 2013
8:50 pm
“It’s actually odd. I just ask for testable evidence for religion and no one seems willing to admit it does not exist.”
I think you mean God (instead of “religion”). If you boil water every day and (without knowledge of the atomic activity involved) observe that steam arises on every occasion, without fail – is the perceived effect enough for you to posit a cause? Similarly, as I said earlier, is the immense complexity and orderliness of the universe and life on earth sufficient to posit a cause in the form of a creative intelligence (as opposed to highly improbable and random chance)? The ONLY reason someone like you rejects the most obvious and simplest explanation is because you reject the idea of a supreme being as presented in religious texts and, more significantly, are unable to make sense of the so-called problem of evil. To argue with a straight face that all of this is result of a vast number of highly improbable happy accidents is pure idiocy. It is, instead, an alternate explanation for the traditional one for reasons entirely unrelated to scientific evidence. It’s more like “I won’t believe God exists so how can I account for the universe and life?”
“And yet, these same people discuss it here AS THOUGH IT WERE A PROVEN FACT.”
Funny, that is the very same complaint I have regarding Darwin’s theory of evolution. Please let me know when you can provide me with “testable” proof of speciation. 150 years and none yet.
USA Patriot
January 28th, 2013
8:51 pm
OMG JB – THE president is really diverse as well……NOT! Who gives a sh$t?
http://www.diversityinc.com/diversity-and-inclusion/obamas-cabinet-diversity-record-embarrassing-as-hell/
Paul
January 28th, 2013
8:57 pm
Recon
“Well I see the old race baiter is at it again.”
You should read Jay’s posts. He was thinking primarily of gender.
indigo
“Paul, do you understand what a proven fact is?
Do you think blind religious faith is fact?
As for scientists, their religious beliefs are faith based like everyone elses.
It’s actually odd. I just ask for testable evidence for religion and no one seems willing to admit it does not exist. And yet, these same people discuss it here AS THOUGH IT WERE A PROVEN FACT.”
You got all that from my posting “You know plenty of scientists holding prestigious positions count themselves as religious and believers in Deity, don’t you?”?
Then you ask if faith is fact? Ummm… no, indigo, it isn’t. But I think you knew that. Surprised you think someone like
I think josef had it right. Your posts on the topic are not about understanding. They’re just a launching pad for arguing. Surprised you seem to think people like Copernicus or Kepler don’t understand what a fact is.
Decatur Guy
January 28th, 2013
8:58 pm
Jay, your daily hate speech is laughable only because outside of your $hitty blog, no one pays any attention to you or the losers who worship your every word.
Paul
January 28th, 2013
8:59 pm
indigo
I’ll add my voice to Doggone/GA’s “But *I*, for one, am not guilty of this.”.
You’re beginning to sound a lot like conservatives here who assert what liberal believe.
Towncrier
January 28th, 2013
8:59 pm
“I fully agree, GT. I just find it interesting that in the minds of some, those “most qualified” just happen to be almost exclusively white and male, as reflected in the photos. How do you think that happens? Just by chance, you figure?”
Maybe it has a lot to do with being willing to run for office in the first place. Ever think of that (other than when Christie, Jindal and others balked at running for president in 2012)? I probably would be “qualified” to run but would never wish to in this “information age” (just like I would not want to be “famous” these days – just ask some actors how “fun” that can be). Maybe this is why we are getting a lot of odd candidates (and Obama with such a paper thin resume is one – Clinton was SO much more qualified than Obama and his record shows it) lately. Maybe only those with rhinoceros hides can realistically endure the gamut that is an election campaign.
Decatur Guy
January 28th, 2013
9:00 pm
Jay sounds like he’s trying to start a race fight between his minions and white people. Jay is nothing more than a self-hating white guy who went to a university that rapes little boys.
Decatur Guy
January 28th, 2013
9:02 pm
“i also find it telling that people got so defensive about race, when personally, I was most struck by the gender inequality reflected in the picture above.”
Might have something to do with your idiotic column about hating white republicans. You’re a pretty stupid person, Jay.
USA Patriot
January 28th, 2013
9:02 pm
WaterChick – go figure! As the world…….goes!
Decatur Guy
January 28th, 2013
9:04 pm
“I also can’t resist commenting on those who have accused me of “self-hatred,” which I guess is a nicer way of saying “traitor to my race and gender.””
You can’t resist because you know it’s true, angry little man. The only reason you push this garbage is to try to take the focus off the failures of Obama. You mocked Hermain Cain, Condi Rice, Allen West etc. Why, because you and your idiotic brethren can’t stand the fact that a lot of black people don’t like the Democrat Party.
Jay
January 28th, 2013
9:05 pm
“Seriously.
If these guys were somehow elected because of their gender or skin color, I think we Jay and the AJC should back those claims as well.”
OK, let’s see. The chances of any one Georgian being both white (.553 percent) and male (.489 percent) is 27 percent (.553 x .489).
So if 27 percent of Georgians — essentially one out of four — are white males, what are the odds that out of a random collection of 37 “well-qualified” Georgians in the Senate GOP caucus, 36 just by accident happen to be white males?
It’s astronomical. (If I recall my college stat course correctly, the odds are something in the neighborhood of .27 to the 25th power. Again, not exact, based on memory).
So there are two possible explanations for those hugely ridiculous odds coming true:
1.) White males are far, far more qualified than anybody else, so much better qualified that they can overcome those astonishing odds.
2.) White males have significant advantages that others don’t have.
As usual, I am open to other explanations as well.
Aquagirl
January 28th, 2013
9:07 pm
Maybe only those with rhinoceros hides can realistically endure the gamut that is an election campaign.
I knew I should have left earlier, now I’m agreeing with TC. Ahhhhhhgggggggggg……
Men generally are more self-confident than women. Often men tell us “be more confident!” assuming we’re not at the proper (male) level of self-confidence, which is considered normal and healthy. Looking at the dumb things y’all do, I’m not sure I agree.