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Barack Obama has been fond of playing the race card in this campaign telling his enraptured audiences that Republicans will attack him because he's black, even though no GOP candidate or campaign has done so to date. But, Obama is a newcomer to the racemongering game when compared to Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean. True to form, in a recent interview Dean has once again called the GOP a "white party" attempting to make this campaign about race issues instead of candidates and platforms.
This is the sort of cynical, hate-filled garbage that Democrats have universally parlayed as campaign rhetoric since the 1960s. As recently as the August election in Tennessee's 9th District, for instance, a black challenger to a white, Jewish incumbent featured both racial and religious epithets thrown at the Congressman by the black, Democrat challenger. That obscene campaign barely rated a mention in the Old Media. The response by the Old Media to the ease with which Democrats resort to race baiting, though, also shows the impunity that Democrats enjoy on the issue. That Dean knows he can say such a thing and not feel he'd be taken to task for it proves not only that the Democrats are dividers and not uniters, but that the Old Media can be relied on to give them a complete pass on their divisiveness.
As an aside, it is such hypocrisy of Howard Dean to use race and his claim of "inclusivity" as a bat with which to hit at the GOP. Before becoming a candidate for president in 2004 and then the DNC Chairman, Howard Dean was the Governor of Vermont, a state with a .7% black population -- a whopping 3,500 black citizens. So, yeah, he ought to know all about working with minorities, why he's been up to his nose in them for decades.
Also, it should be noted that this isn't the only time Dean sought to divisively use race in his rhetoric by calling the GOP a "white" party. In 2005, Dean made a similar comment about the GOP when in San Francisco saying, "They all behave the same. They all look the same. It's pretty much a white Christian party."
Back in 2004, Dean also said that the only way to solve racism is to "educate" whites. "Dealing with race is about educating white folks," Dean was reported as having said as he attempted to "call out the white population" during the 2004 Primaries. Also in 2004, Dean told a crowd that he intended to tell the "white boys who run the Republican Party" to stay out of people's bedrooms.
Now, let's take a closer look at the Democratic Party itself. Let's see how diverse it might be?
On a page of the Democratic Party website there is a page called "Democratic Leaders" and there one can see many faces. There's Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), DNC Chairman Howard "Whitey" Dean himself, along with several other officers of the Party. These are the Party movers and shakers. Of the 16 people mentioned 15 are white and one, Vice Chair Lottie Shackelford, is black.
I, for one, am bowled over by the "diversity."
By comparison, need we remind everyone about the racial diversity of George W. Bush's cabinet? Colin Powell, Condi Rice, Elaine Chao, and several other representatives of America's minorities have made their mark there. Heck, even as far back as 1928 the Republicans put a man of American Indian lineage into the vice presidency. Charles Curtis, who's mother was a Kaw Indian and who grew up with his maternal grandparents, was the VP under Herbert Hoover.
Now, this incident happened in the afternoon of Friday, August 15 and thus far there has been little coverage of Dean's newest "whitey" comment. The Old Media seems to have taken a pass on Dean's latest effort at race baiting.
Of course, if it were a Republican that had brought up race in any way whatsoever, it would be leading every telecast and be emblazoned on the front page of every paper in the country.
In response to Dean, McCain campaign co-chairwoman Carly Fiorina said: “It is disappointing to see Howard Dean trying to use gender and race to divide voters. His comments are insulting, inappropriate and have no place in this election.”
No doubt. But the Old Media will fold their hand at this race card being played and will excuse themselves from the table, to be sure.
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Dean suffering from hoof-in-mouth disease...
August 16, 2008 - 07:44 ET by goldenthroatI blogged and posted the link from Brietbart.com about this one yesterday and - golly, gee whiz! - the MSM still hasn't said a word about it - and did you notice how Howie tries to laugh it off like it was no big deal?
The MSM would be all over this one had it been a Republican calling the Demoncrats "The Black Party"!
I hope FNC runs this one all day long!
"I think we're all bozos on this bus!" - Firesign Theatre
Well,
August 16, 2008 - 07:51 ET by Warner Todd HustonI gave them a full news cycle to mention it and we got about zip out of it. Lots of blogs got to it, of course.
Well, Warner, that's
August 16, 2008 - 08:04 ET by motherbeltWell, Warner, that's because in the minds of the MSM, that's not playing the race card. It's just telling it like it is.
Just like they passed on his "hotel staff" comment and every other stupid hateful thing that passes his lips.
Because everyone "knows" that Republicans are the racists.
Motherbelt, Howie boy forget to say one other thing..
August 16, 2008 - 19:18 ET by goldenthroatAaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggghhhhhhh!
"I think we're all bozos on this bus!" - Firesign Theatre
Well, according to the US
August 16, 2008 - 07:48 ET by motherbeltWell, according to the US Census Bureau, minorities will be a majoriy in this country by 2040.
Will they still be called "minorities" ?
Will whites be called the "minority"? Will they get affirmative action positions?
Or will whites be taxed to 95% in order to provide benefits to all those "minorities"?
Educated Guess...
August 16, 2008 - 08:15 ET by unkeeafI think if you removed highly paid CEO's from the Republican voter base and athletes/entertainers from the Democrat voter base, the remaining Republicans would be responsible for 90% of the taxes paid in this country. In other words, we pay the freight, while they take care of the bitching and griping.
The fact that Obama kept Dean on prooves that his "change"
August 16, 2008 - 08:00 ET by Dee Bunkclaim is bogus.
Dean is a very unprofessional hate monger
If Howard Dean is
August 16, 2008 - 08:05 ET by MidAmericaIf Howard Dean is trying to imply that the Republican party is racist because it is largely white then by that standard he used to be the governor of one of the most racist states in the country, Vermont.
Injuns
August 16, 2008 - 09:55 ET by jaywlThere are not many times I find myself saying to myself "I didn't know that." (Yeah, yeah I know) However, I didn't know about Charles Curtis and his heritage. That is really remarkable given the tenor of the times. On a side note, if the democrats had put forth an American Indian (that is what he is in today's lexicon) for VP everyone in the whole world would know about it.
BTW: Just in case there are any idiots out there looking out for the Indians because they think they can't watch out for themselves, I am 1/8 injun, so I can say it.
Also
August 16, 2008 - 10:02 ET by Warner Todd HustonRepublicans also had the first black US Army officer (A Major during the Civil War) as well as the first Indian US Army General during the Civil War. A Republican was the first to entertain a black man, too (Lincoln/ Frederick Douglas). And a Republican was the first to have dinner with a black man in the White House, as well (Teddy Roosevelt/Booker T. Washington).
Meanwhile, Democrats were in the business of hanging all the same sort of people.
lies!
August 16, 2008 - 12:11 ET by jaywlLies! Lies! All Lies!
Doctor Dean's Minstrel Show
August 16, 2008 - 10:40 ET by cest moiI am sick and tired of all the pre-emptive presumptions that seek to indicate that voters are shallow racists (or sexists, ageists, etc.).
The Democrats have a fascination with physical qualities. Their latest shiny toy is Barack Obama, and just because he doesn't really measure up politically, that doesn't take away from his bling factor.
So vote for the bruh-thuh, if you want - just leave thoughtful folks who want a future for their children and non-invasive government alone.
“It is disappointing to
August 16, 2008 - 10:59 ET by fitzfong“It is disappointing to see Howard Dean trying to use gender and race to divide voters. His comments are insulting, inappropriate and have no place in this election.”
Disappointing? This is part of the problem! That obnoxious scumbag Howard Dean makes yet another dishonest, racist statement for which he should be publicly flogged (at least rhetorically), and some McLame flunky expresses disappointment? McLame Republicans have had countless opportunities to square up to arrogant imbeciles in the Democrat "leadership" like Reid, Schumer, Durbin, Pelosi and that racist scum Dean in the past...to exploit their anti-American agenda and to call them what they are...and instead, they have some low-level mouthpiece employ such a toothless response? Pathetic.
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This coming from the party
August 16, 2008 - 11:52 ET by wiwfThis coming from the party that still uses identity politics.
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Howard Dean- white guilt personified
August 16, 2008 - 12:33 ET by Cho Yi FanWell this is beautiful the real truth has finally arrived. All these years I simply thought that Howard Dean was just an nut case ranting like a drunk on a saturday night but the bottom line has come finally clear.Howard Dean is angry because in my opinion he is ashamed to be a white man. All that anger toward white folks being at the roots of all evil in white americans.I guess acoording to Howard if you vote Republican you are automatically racist.The white guilt Howard seems to be carrying seems to be getting in the way of running a positive campaign.That's what Obama pledged to do be positive hope and change but with this white rant you are breaking that rule. Shucks man how can I believe in hope and positive change when you as an Obama Surrogate are spewing this rasict crap against white people.Damn if Howard had only been born an African American it would have all have been different he would have sailed high in the party all the way o the white house. If Only he could have be born like Barak Obama then Howard you would have been king.
But the bottom line is that in the end the race card has again been played against whites and republicans and everybody else that doesnt agree with Howards and the Democrats way of thinking. The only party to use race cards consistantly in this campaign have been Barak and the Democrats. I havent heard McCain mention race or any republicans consistantly use race as a alarm point. So ladies on the "View" Joy Behar be honest in your next liberal rant. Which party seems to have the most people focused on race.Who's talking about not looking like the other presidents on the dollar bill? Who called republicans the white party? Hint: The answer doesn't start with an R.
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All of this is going to
August 16, 2008 - 14:14 ET by bigtimerAll of this is going to come back and bite the leftist msm, arm in arm with the racist leftist party.
I heard about this....I also heard silence for the most part from the msm...what's new...just ask Michael Steele.
I laughed when they made Dean the head of the DNC...still laughing now...plus thankful.
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Democrats - the party of browns!
August 16, 2008 - 17:03 ET by Gary HallAnd today, RNC chair, Mike Duncan, called the Democrats, the party of "browns."
I'm kidding of course.
The MSM's response?
Umm - oh - folded and looked the other way.
Ha HA ha ho hardy ho ho ho - yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
Imagine!
Sap
August 16, 2008 - 18:41 ET by nkviking75Well, after all, Vermont is known for saps.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
no surprise here
August 16, 2008 - 20:02 ET by mom_roxNo surprise here. The Dems call a black conservative an Oreo and accuse a minority Republican of 'acting white'. They are so focused on labeling the Republican party via skin color that they cannot acknowledge non-white members.
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Same Song . . .
August 16, 2008 - 21:06 ET by Kirk TurnerThis is typical for Dean--same song, second (hundredth?) verse. He's just trying to draw the GOP into a racially charged atmosphere, while solidifying the base.
Really, the democrats have been chomping at the bit for this election to be centered on race for quite some time. Historically, that's their turf.
The problem for him is that the GOP is not racist, everyone knows it, and these left-wing taunts distance the dems from regular folks. We've seen this race game for decades--we're wise to it; it looks antique now, a tip o' the derby to yesteryear, a good tune for a barbershop quartet with big curly handlebar mustaches.
The democrats are going to have to come up with a new tune to win this one.
Howie had another oral accident...
August 16, 2008 - 23:44 ET by cest moi...Maybe he should stick a DEPENDS over his mouth.
Why
August 17, 2008 - 13:37 ET by NorthCoasterdoes race always play such a large part in Democrat Politics?
Because
August 17, 2008 - 18:27 ET by Warner Todd HustonBecause if they went on without using race, they wouldn't have a party left at all.
Howard Dean
August 18, 2008 - 03:58 ET by Cool ArrowDean's comments come close to saying Democrat is the black party.
Well, Howard, as a mostly Republican, I'd like to take this opportunity to invite any Americans who believe in the common dignity of all humankind into the Republican Party.
Sorry your party feels the need to tout its blackness at the expense of its many other members, but you should know all about it given the enormous number of blacks who live in Vermont.
You've no doubt met both of them at the yacht club.
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