Yet another writer from a lefty paper is here to tell us all that McCain and all his followers are racists. You see, if McCain wins, Steve Kraske imagines in his latest column that all blacks will feel that Jim Crow is back and the rest of the Democratic Party will be "angry at the world." So, a McCain win will be the return of Jim Crow? Isn't that an awfully irresponsible lie to promulgate, Mr. Kraske?
Kraske ruminates about how horrible it will be if McCain beats The One at the polls on Tuesday. But, he gets quite a lot of his analysis wrong, not surprisingly.
Just imagine it: One more loss for the Democratic Party in a race for the White House, its ninth in 14 elections. All those young people and first-time voters excited about Obama, eager to see a dynamic new figure in charge, let down, dispirited, disillusioned by the outcome.
Unfortunately for Kraske's fevered imagination, Gallup has found that no more young people have registered to vote this time than they did in 2004, so this avalanche of new, young voters has turned out to be a myth. There really won't be that many new, young voters feeling all "dispirited" and the like.
Just imagine it. African Americans angered by the verdict, struggling to understand why Democrats gained seats in the House and Senate only to see the first black nominee go down.
Jim Crow is dead? Nope, he just got invited to dinner.
An Obama loss is the return of Jim Crow? This is just plain irresponsible of a so-called journalist to say. Are there any Republicans campaigning on the idea that if they win they'll bring back Jim Crow -- even ONE?
Then we get the common Democrat lie that claims only Republicans refuse to "reach across the aisle" to work with Democrats.
McCain will promise to reach across the aisle, but George W. Bush said that, too. Democrats will recoil and guarantee one thing: no help from us.Back in the Senate, Obama immediately begins to vie with Hillary Clinton for the title of titular party leader. Both want another shot in 2012.
First of all, George W. Bush had a great record of working hand-in-hand with Democrats in Texas. But, once he got to Washington, the Democrats there slapped his hand away and steadfastly refused to work with him on anything.
Secondly, McCain also has a long record of working across the aisle. And, if he wins, you can bet the only reason he may not be able to replicate that record is because, once again, the cynical partisans in Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi's offices will NOT reach out to grasp McCain's hand.
Third, Barack Obama has almost NO record of working across the aisle. Also, Obama has not one time bent his extremely liberal principles and met a Republican half way on ANY bill. Not once. Never.
And, we can dispense with the claim that the GOP in Congress won't work with the Democrats, too. All one need do is invoke one name to prove that wrong: Trent Lott (R, Miss.). When he was Senate Majority Leader, he frustrated his own party at every opportunity to work with Democrats. But Democrat leaders Tom Daschel before him and Harry Reid after him have done no such thing in reverse.
But, then Kraske gets a little more sensible with his analysis of what will happen amongst the Democrats if McCain should win the White House.
Kraske is probably correct that the infighting will be vicious and hand-to-hand as the wounded Barack Obama and the likely resurgent Hillary Clinton will fight for ownership of the party.
Likely they'll both lose and a new leader will find himself in control as the dust-up settles between Clinton and Obama. And the meanness and infighting won't be the GOP's fault!
But, for the most part, Kraske not only gets it all wrong, but he fosters the wild-eyed, hatred of whites that is endemic in the Jeremiah Wright wing of the Democrat Party and ignores reality to warp modern events to fit his own hatred of the GOP. And in that we can see the same old Democrat Party playbook that will exist whether Barack Obama wins or not.
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»→ An Obama win
November 1, 2008 - 00:20 ET by Cool ArrowAn Obama win - And Karl Marx tells you what's for dinner.
We'll vote, we'll win, or we'll lose.
OMG! Did Kraske just mention Obama's black?
He's obviously a racist according to "that one"
I love the stench of desperation sweat in the morning...
November 1, 2008 - 00:52 ET by Scout FinchSounds like Kraske really has his panties in a bunch. Jim Crow's return? Really???
»→ Scout
November 1, 2008 - 01:01 ET by Cool ArrowGet off my plane! - Barack Hussein Obama
Ya'll are confusing me.....
November 1, 2008 - 01:03 ET by BlondeDidn't Barack have the smelly plane?
In his own words (19 seconds): This man is qualified to be VP?
»→ Yes, Blonde.
November 1, 2008 - 01:09 ET by Cool ArrowBut that's just because "The Man in The Iron Muzzle" hasn't been let off the plane in about a month. And Biden's handlers can't take a chance letting him pass through the Press section on his way to the bathroom.
Double OUCH
November 1, 2008 - 01:20 ET by BlondeI can spell that three letter word.... J.O.B.S.
In his own words (19 seconds): This man is qualified to be VP?
Nit-pick alert!
November 1, 2008 - 06:20 ET by Indiana JoeUhh, Blonde?
That's FOUR letters!
;^)
"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." - John Adams
Paying attention to current events alert
November 1, 2008 - 10:34 ET by Warner Todd HustonIndiana, maybe you missed the joke? a few weeks ago Joe Biden said that Barack and he would be interested in "a three letter word spelled: J-O-B-S."
Yes he ACTUALLY said that.
He could be right
November 1, 2008 - 06:13 ET by 10ksnookerThe Democrats used their terror wing, the KKK, and their Jim Crow laws to good effect for near 100 years. Democrats just assume you don't know that the KKK and the Jim Crow laws were Democratic party creations.
10ksnooker
November 1, 2008 - 06:28 ET by Indiana JoeOn the nose! I've been enlightening people to that fact lately. Amazing that no one seems to know the history of the Democrat Party vis "race-relations."
Basically, the Republican Party was BORN as an abolitionist split from the "Democratic-Republican Party." And within less than 10 years, they elected their first President: Abraham Lincoln.
And, until Reagan, "The South" was a traditional Democrat strong-hold. "Jim Crow," "John Bull," and the KKK? ALL Democrat creations! George Wallace standing on the steps of the school to keep out black students? Another fine Democrat southern Governor! The people just now finally being charged with murdering civil-rights workers down south? Fine, loyal KKK Democrats all!
No wonder the Democrat "dumbing down" of our educational system is focused on re-writing history!
"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." - John Adams
Wait a minute, isn't
November 1, 2008 - 11:36 ET by SRPwrdWait a minute, isn't Jindal, Louisiana's 4th(5th?) Republican governor since Reconstruction, also Louisiana's first non-white governor since Reconstruction?
He must have accidentally put the wrong party affiliation down on his registration, minorities are known to be a little slow.
SRP
November 1, 2008 - 11:42 ET by cocodrieHe was a shoo-in for us after vacuum head Blando.
True.
November 1, 2008 - 12:01 ET by SRPwrdTrue.
Obviously a man with no
November 1, 2008 - 01:14 ET by lnthompObviously a man with no sense of which party it was the fostered creation of the KKK, and did everything possible to extend Jim Crow through the '50's and '60's. I'll give you a hint, Mr. Kraske: It wasn't the Republicans.
Lee T.
Amen, brother!
November 1, 2008 - 06:00 ET by sshuffield70Too bad we watch this idiot squirm out of that sentence.
How do you spell Jim Crow?
November 1, 2008 - 01:21 ET by zachlindAfter doing a little fake research I found that the Crows, in the late 1800’s, started spelling their name beginning as krow and over time it became Kraske. Obviously I’m been up too long. Goodnight.
You may be stupid if ...
November 1, 2008 - 01:48 ET by RousseI am so tired of being called a racist because I refuse to vote for Democrats. [Actually, I did once vote for Sissy Farenthold (http://en.wikipedia....) but I was young and stupid then.]
There will be a black president some day, but Obama is not the One. He will reset the cause of Black leadership back for 50 years, and no One wants that, especially anyOne who came to adulthood during the 60s. (Been there, done that.)
Obama has squandered and wasted every advancement Black Americans have made. Do you really believe that Obama loves America with his whole heart? Do you really?
Please save the honor of a black President for a genuine American.
Well said.
November 1, 2008 - 01:58 ET by cocodrieWell said.
Oh I would so hate
November 1, 2008 - 01:57 ET by IamTinmanOh I would so hate to have the democrats angry.
It would ruin my wednesday morning coffee. Well not really but that was the first thing I could think of.
Kraske, welcome to the real world where sometimes things don't work out the way they were planned. The infighting is going to happen regardless of the election outcome. That is both the curse of the democratic party and the Clinton legacy.
slightly Irresponsible
November 1, 2008 - 02:18 ET by casel21Remarks like this and like Carville's are so irresponsible and destructive. The overall falsity of the MSM may lead to real physical harm. Those making them will not have to pay the price if people are disappointed having been stoked with false hopes. The perpetrators will be ensconced in their barred brownstones and gated communities as far from their messes as Rev Wright's mansion is from his creations.
»→ Kraske's threat
November 1, 2008 - 03:53 ET by Cool ArrowKraske's opinion typifies the Liberal soft bigotry of low expectations.
Thinly veiled in his, and overtly stated in the opinion of others, is the message that blood will flow, that the Liberals can't control the consequences, if Barack Obama isn't allowed to ascend to the Presidency, with or without an honest vote from the electorate.
^^Cool...Or a....
November 1, 2008 - 05:18 ET by TheSterLiberal Distraction....
Ohhh...Look!!! A Chicken!! >>>> NO...That way <<<<... no ..>>>
Ster.
Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government.
You Cannot Trust Barack Obama
November 1, 2008 - 04:35 ET by Retired GeekBarack Obama was mentored by Communist Frank Marshall Davis, Communist writer and poet (1905-1987).
Frank Marshall Davis was identified unequivocally as a CPUSA member in a 1951 report of the Commission on Subversive Activities.
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Barack Obama carefully chose William 'Bill' Ayers who said, "Kill all the rich people. ... Bring the revolution home. Kill your parents."
In the 1960s, Bernardine Dohrn and her husband Bill Ayers were leaders of the "Weatherman" faction, which in 1969 went underground to become America's first terrorist cult.
Barack Obama launched his political career in the home of Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn.
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Alice Palmer met Barack Obama during meetings at the home of Bill Ayers and hand picked Obama to fill her newly vacated 'State Senate Seat'.
Alice Palmer served as an executive board member of the U.S. Peace Council, which the FBI identified as a Communist front group.
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Michael Klonsky was chosen by Barack Obama as a blogger on the 'Obama official Website'. Klonsky a former leader of 'SDS' - Students for a Democratic Society and a leader of the 'New Communist Party'.
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Tim Wheeler is a National Board member of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA), and has been a key figure in the party's Baltimore chapter since the early 1970s. He helped organize local canvassing and visibility events for Obama, and he chronicled his experiences on the campaign trail in a blog that appeared on the Obama campaign website.
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Jeremiah Wright was carefully chosen by Barack Obama to 'Mentor' him and be his spiritual guide.
Mentor Wright became famous for screaming 'God Damn America' from the pulpit at TUCC.
http://hisfacts.blogtownhall.com/2008/10/21/obamas_radical_and_communist_alliances.thtml
Eat crow Kraske: McCain edges in front 48/47
November 1, 2008 - 05:25 ET by Jack BauerActually I have $20 on this guy eating crow Tuesday night/Wednesday morning -- oh, and the fate of freedom in the US for the next 20 years.
So I guess I may be in with a shot. Zogby ALWAYS tacks Democrat
jim crow
November 1, 2008 - 05:41 ET by txtomcatThis doesn't surprise me, Whoopie goldberg set the tone a month or so ago when she insulted McCain with "do I have to worry about being a slave again?" Any self respecting MAN would have gotten up and left without a word. He didn't and it just emboldend the left.
I'm tired, as a conservative independant, of shaking my head and walking away when idiots pull this S***! I think, regardless of the outcome of this election, I shall fight back. Whats the civil penalty for a conviction for Bitch Slapping people these days?
That is exactly what I was
November 1, 2008 - 06:11 ET by motherbeltThat is exactly what I was thinking while reading the post.
I said in the thread discussing that posting at the time:
Yeah, Whoopi, McCain is going to round up all the blacks and keep you in internment camps. But just until they can get rid of all the farm machinery and go back to manual labor; then you'll all be sent out to work on the farms.
txtomcat,
November 1, 2008 - 06:41 ET by Indiana Joe"Whats the civil penalty for a conviction for Bitch Slapping people these days?"
It's probably a "hate-crime" that'll get you 20-to-life in the Gulag.
"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." - John Adams
Meet & Greet!
November 1, 2008 - 06:18 ET by JWFHi. JWF, racist. How ya doing?
Hi. JWF, racist. How ya doing?
Hi. JWF, racist. How ya doing?
Hi. JWF, racist. How ya doing?
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
JWF,
November 1, 2008 - 06:43 ET by Indiana JoeRacist? You call yourself a racist? I've known racists. Racists were my friends. And you're no racist.
Sorry, just channelling Robert Byrd for a sec there.
;^)
"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." - John Adams
The KC Red Star STRIKES
November 1, 2008 - 06:19 ET by BobAnthonyThe KC Red Star STRIKES AGAIN! TYPICAL!
Chuck Baldwin--the candidate under the corporate fascist media's
radar--BUT SHOULDN'T BE! This election should be a REFERENDUM ON THE
MEDIA FOR NOT HIRING PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN HONESTY LIKE MYSELF!
KC Scar
November 1, 2008 - 08:29 ET by KC BeachTypical story from a racist rag. This is the same waste of paper that has Louis Diuguid on the editorial board. He once wrote a story about riding his bike and hitting a rock and crashing into a bush. Naturally this reminded him of the continuing racism in our country. The rock was those nasty Republicans and the bush that broke his fall was the safety net the dems set up for all the downtrodden.Apparently there are many more like me who refuse to spend a dime on this waste of ink they try to pass off as a paper. Their subscriptions and add revenues have dropped so much the Scar decided to raise the cost of the paper. In typical liberal fashion they believe that raising the cost will bring in more revenue, rather than the reality that even more people will decide to drop their subscriptions too.
KC Scar II
November 1, 2008 - 09:21 ET by Lamb-chopAll true. And isn't it interesting that the KCStar is so clever that they built their brand-new all-glass building in the Hood but can't figure out what's wrong with the world when people keep throwing bricks through their precious windows. (Replacement cost per window: $10K).
Scar, it's racist white people!
November 1, 2008 - 10:21 ET by jefflebowskiThe faster we learn that whitey is responsible for all evils in the world...the happier the leftoids and blacks will be. They cannot allow themselves to believe that someone would not vote for Obama because of his ideology...it has to be because he's black!
I'm a racist, you're a racist!
Jeff Lebowski
www.angrywhitedude.c...
Is it time to show them what ...
November 1, 2008 - 11:30 ET by ThalpyIs it time to show them what we're really like? If there is no hope for our redemption, why bother?
Is it Wednesday yet?
November 1, 2008 - 06:36 ET by Indiana JoeHonest, I'm so tired of this BS I just want it to be over.
What morons like Kraske fail to understand is that Republicans don't vote for Democrats!!! I just can't put it any plainer than that.
I know I haven't voted Democrat since I voted for Reagan the first time. I have to shamefully admit that I may have voted for Carter in '76. I can only plead that I was a political neophyte, and besides, who could have really voted for Ford? He makes a good truck, but not so good a President.
So I don't care if the Democrats run a green-and-blue striped Martian (even if he DOES have an American birth-certificate). If Obama loses votes because of his color, it will be Democrat votes he's "losing."
I'm not voting for him because he's a socialist, big-government Democrat (I know, redundant).
Period.
"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." - John Adams
0bama's lost votes
November 1, 2008 - 10:09 ET by nandrelliGood point that any votes lost by 0bama due to racism will be Democratic votes. We Republicans will vote against 0bama anyway, (a) because we don't like his policies and (b) because he is a Democrat.
Most Democrats will like his policies (BECAUSE they are Democrats) so if they don't vote for him, it is because of his skin color.
This actually came out during the Pennsylvania primaries, when 20% of white Democrats admitted they would not vote for a black man (and if 20% ADMITTED it, you know the number is probably 30-40%).
But in the eyes of people like Kraske, only Republicans can be racist, so they can't even see the true facts.
All those young people and
November 1, 2008 - 08:45 ET by SeashellAll those young people and first-time voters excited about Obama, eager to see a dynamic new figure in charge, let down, dispirited, disillusioned by the outcome.
This just shows that Kraske is a spoiled brat. Going to pitch a hissy fit if he doesn't get his way. We all have disappointments in life.
African Americans angered by the verdict, struggling to understand why Democrats gained seats in the House and Senate only to see the first black nominee go down.
Kraske and MSM are teaching these young African Americans to take to the streets if they don't win instead of understanding why Obama didn't win and to keep faith that an honorable African Am. will one day take the White House. IMO Obama is just not honorable or worthy of the highest office in the land.
Kraske et al
November 1, 2008 - 09:15 ET by Lamb-chopThose of us who are so unfortunate as to live in Kansas City have to put up with this BS most every day. Not only in the dead-tree version of the Kansas City Star, but also on the local PBS station where KCStar reporters such as Kraske sit around a table and smugly spout learned but incorrect analyses of current events. The only thing newsworthy about the Star is the Wednesday Food section, wherein all the grocery store ads (amongst tofu recipies) can be found.
Not Ready to Lead
November 1, 2008 - 10:51 ET by TN MomAll those young people and first-time voters excited about Obama, eager to see a dynamic new figure in charge, let down, dispirited, disillusioned by the outcome-Obama's first 60 days in office.
If Mccain wins, Call me a Racist, go ahead, make my Day . .
November 1, 2008 - 10:53 ET by JayTeeJust because someone says it, doesn't make it TRUE.
Watching the MSM has taught me this.
The Republican Revolution will not be Televised
Voting for McCain, as I
November 1, 2008 - 14:26 ET by DavidRVoting for McCain, as I understand it, makes me a selfish, bitter, unpatriotic, gun-clinging, redneck racist wingnut. Did I leave anything out?
You forgot to mention
November 1, 2008 - 14:31 ET by Free StinkerYou forgot to mention bitterly clinging to religion. ;-)
"Dewey defeats Truman ! " --Chicago Tribune, 1948
Hey, I'm one of the 5 percent...
November 1, 2008 - 15:46 ET by El__Kabong... and I support Palin. Oh, and McCain too. What does that make me? Love the confused looks I get when I ask that. Must be the mental backpedaling!
I Don't Give a Flying...F...!
November 1, 2008 - 16:33 ET by thericoIf voting against socialism, a weak commander-in-chief, and a government so huge that it may never be stopped. If that means I'm a rascist, then so be it. I am so glad that I've reach a point in my life that "I don't give a flying "f..." about what anyone else thinks about me.
therico... You aren't
November 1, 2008 - 16:47 ET by bigtimertherico...
You aren't alone...I don't either....never have anyway.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Didn't I see you 2 at the meet and greet?
November 1, 2008 - 17:19 ET by JWFTherico, racist, Bigtimer, racist, glad to meet you. I'm JWF, racist.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
JWF... LOL...This BS does
November 1, 2008 - 17:26 ET by bigtimerJWF...
LOL...This BS does get infuriating doesn't it...I am so sick and tired of this all.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Well, I am glad to be among
November 1, 2008 - 17:28 ET by Trix RabbitWell, I am glad to be among fellow racists...and gun-clining, cross-burning, bible-thumping, neo-nazi, knuckle-dragging, bigots, homophobes, and misanthropes.
Liberal: a power worshipper without power. George Orwell
They took 70's sitcoms way too seriously.
November 2, 2008 - 11:41 ET by JWFWe are Archie Bunker, Archie Bunker is us.
J Frank Willy is still meathead.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Speaking of Dinner Party
November 1, 2008 - 18:43 ET by TN MomSpeaking of Dinner Party Invitations:
The LA Times is still refusing to release the video of Obama with Rashid Khalidi; was obama drinking merlot or beer when he raised his glass in a toast to Khalidi?
When Obama launched his polictical career in TERRORIST Bill Ayers living room; were they drinking wine or little fru-fru drinks with umbrellas?
Yelling "racism" is no way to win
November 1, 2008 - 22:50 ET by nkviking75A McCain win may just mean that whites are getting tired of black leaders who seek to get what they want by yelling "racism" incessantly. If Barry wins, he will be the exact opposite of MLK's dream. He'll be judged by the color of his skin and not the content of his character.
If McCain wins, perhaps some serious-minded black leaders will emerge and change the direction of race relations in America.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
}:- Viking
November 1, 2008 - 23:03 ET by Cool ArrowThree words:
Racism hell, there are so
November 1, 2008 - 23:11 ET by Clear thinkerRacism hell, there are so many other reasons to NOT vote for Obama that it's frightening. For instance...Obama’s Civilian National Security Force
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