Who Is Playing The Race Card Now?
By NancyA on August 18, 2008 at 6:57 AM in Barack Obama, Bush/Cheney, Carly Fiorina, Colin Powell, Current Affairs, Democratic Party, Harry Reid, Howard Dean, Media, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, Nancy Pelosi, Obama Attack Ads, Race, Race Card, Racism, Sexism, Talking Points Memo, Typical white person, White People, women
Who is playing the race card now? None other than Howard Dean. He plays the race card in an National Public Radio (NPR) interview on Friday. And then quickly reversed himself with an “ahem, I didn’t mean to say that”! He had essentially called the Republican Party “a white elephant” .
Dean had this to say, “Our party has been a no-majority party for a long time. The fact is that the Democratic Party is made up of lots of different people” and “If you look at folks of color, even women, they’re more successful in the Democratic Party than they are in the white — excuse me — in the Republican Party.”
And here are Dean’s words recorded for posterity’s sake:
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.
Warner Todd Huston did a comparison of the Democratic Party leadership and Bush’s White House gang. This is what he found.
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.
The Republicans hit back though, appropriately it seems. First a statement by John McCain’s adviser, Carly Fiorina, condemning the comment.
“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,” she said.
And Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan added:
“Howard Dean’s comments on race and gender today are disappointing and wrong. His efforts to divide Americans are an insult to all our nations citizens and have absolutely no place in the national dialogue.”
Huston said this as well:
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.
Fortunately for the citizens of this country Huston’s assertions are incorrect. The Dean “race card” was covered more than adequately. Read more on this here, here and here.
Is Dean like, trying to, ah, tell White People to um.. smarten up and vote “with guilt” the Obama communists people in?
PLEASE CONTACT ALL HILLARY’S PLEGED DELEGATES IN YOUR STATE. Make sure they are voting for Hillary in the convention. Voters in your district have voted for them to represent the people at your district.
Here is the link for all the Certified Delegates By State :
http://www.demconvention.com/certified-delegates-ec/
“….even Women…..” That got to show the mindset of the Democratic Party leaders, that is why they treated Sen. Hillary Clinton the way they treated her.
Most likely, Dr. Howars Dean has no understanding of what he did. That is why DNC has been losig the federal election years after President Bill Clinton era.
I find it so ironic that a “white man” feels compelled to tell the “white men” of the GOP that they should “stay out of people’s bedroom.” Dean’s a jerk, and not even an eloquent one–nor is he original. In the mid-1960s, it was a young and brilliant and extremely articulate polititican–Pierre Elliot Trudeau–Canada’s then Justice Minister, who famously said (while de-criminalizing homosexuality), that “The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation.”
Dean is an ersatz version of a truly great, progressive politician.
Did anyone count the number of ah in Primal Scream Dean’s rant?
“’….even Women…..’” That got to show the mindset of the Democratic Party leaders, that is why they treated Sen. Hillary Clinton the way they treated her.”
I caught that too.
Telling, isn’t it?
>>>>The Dean “race card” was covered more than adequately. Read more on this here, here and here
But was it on teevee??
Yes.
Lou Dobbs ripped Dean a new one about it so I know it was even on CNN. Will wonders never cease???
Dean doesn’t know what it means to be inclusive. What a hypocrite!
Look what he did to Hillary and millions of the women (and men) who voted for her.
since dean participated in playing the race card with barry, he has no room to yap about anything. i once admired this man, now i think he is a corrupt, gutless fool.
Related on the Barry front:
WorldNetDaily: “Obama’s childhood records vindicate Corsi book”
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=72667
Near-unanimity that McCain crushed Obama at Saddleback on Saturday:
Bill Kristol
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/opinion/18kristol.html
Michael Gerson
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/17/AR2008081702075.html
Philip Klein
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=13719
Byron York
(link won’t post here; see http://www.thewritesideofmybrain.com/?p=928)
I hope the identity politics and race baiting of the Democratic party really comes back to bite them in the ass this year. I was a Democrat until May 31st, but seeing how the race card is used to deflect any criticism, I am disgusted by them and want them to lose decidedly this year.
They don’t really want to help the average person. They want to keep voting blocs in their corner by using fear and intimidation. FOr women they have row v Wade which they have never tried to protect with legislation. Every 4 years they use the fear of supreme court nominations to get women to vote Democrat, but they never push for legislation that would make the SCOTUS appointment irrelevant.
FOr black people they use the fear of whitey. The big bad racist Republicans want to re-enslave you. However, when you look at it objectively, it seems the Democrats and AAs own leaders are the ones that want to keep them dependent.
Demmcrats are a joke. They can’t govern.
Your right on!
As I wrote in my weekly roundup, Howard Dean “did a jackass proud.” He embarrassed himself, not only with the race card, but with his telling aside about “even women.”
Meanwhile, Moyers did an interview which was reviewed by kenoshaMarge. Prof. Andrew J Bacevich really was great his new bookd, THE LIMITS OF POWER: THE END OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM.
A Tiny Light in the Darkness…(Prof. Andrew J. Bacevich on Moyers, 8/15))
http://tinyurl.com/6s9e7m
http://insightanalytical.wordpress.com
Gosh, the typos!! was great on his new book, THE LIMITS OF POWER: THE END OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALSIM
Way too early for me to be typing….!
EXCEPTIONALISM….oy!
The inept Obama campaign has produced an electoral race that is turning into a cliffhanger. If you go to the Real Clear Politics electoral map, http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/
you’ll see what looks like a healthy Obama lead. But press the button on top that eliminates the toss up states and allocates them according to the current leads, even though the margins are in some cases razor thin. Then you see Obama has a 275 to 263 EV lead. The “swing” state that stands out is Indiana — won by Bush decisively twice. If you look at the figures, though, there are no recent polls — a two month old poll of just over 600 respondents gave Obama a 1% lead. Think that’s going to hold up in Indiana, which traditionally goes Republican in presidential contests? Indiana’s 11 electoral votes, if flipped to McCain, give him the edge.
Of course all this would be solved if Hillary was the nominee.
Re: Solved by Hillary as the nominee..
Sigh…Maybe not at this point. I’m afraid Obama and Co. have done so much damage to the Democratic brand that even Hillary would lose…She should be running from this guy as fast as possible….
He has done a lot of damage, agreed. And I do not think she should accept a VP slot even if offered. I know many people feel strongly that she should be the VP nominee, but I think she should just stay away from the guy.
I’d add that another theme the Obama crowd is pushing is Cindy McCain’s wealth. (Never mind that she has done a lot of philanthropy work.) They’re forgetting Teresa Heinz’s wealth.
A few words on Cindy McCain. According to Wikipedia,
Now let’s go to the Wiki for John Kerry’s spouse:
The fact that someone has money is in no way a moral blemish, unless that got it in a disreputable way. Teresa Heinz got it because her ancestors sold a good brand of ketchup. Cindy McCain’s father sold Budweiser. Nothing wrong with any of that. Their families’ produced products we enjoy. And both spouses of the candidates have been active in charity work.
And, how much is George Soros worth? And, I forget, just HOW did he get that wealth? Look it up. It wasn’t pretty. Now, I have nothing against George Soros, or Bill Gates, or Warren Buffet or any of those people just because of their wealth. Likewise, Teresa Heinz-Kerry.
It infuriates me that Democrats are trying to use such a pointless, ridiculous class-war tactic, when the only people they are ripping off doing it is lower-income and middle income people.
They’re just such hypocrites it makes me sick. I don’t want to hear about Cindy McCain’s wealth, and it only makes me more inclined to vote for McCain to see the Democratic Party try to use it against McCain. It’s ridiculous; it’s stupid; and it doesn’t do a damn thing to help the middle class or lower-income people! So, that just infuriates me.
STOP IT.
“It infuriates me that Democrats are trying to use such a pointless, ridiculous class-war tactic, when the only people they are ripping off doing it is lower-income and middle income people.”
They’re hypocritical scum. And desperate.
They had NO issues with Theresa Heinz-Kerry’s wealth in 2004, so they need to shut up about Cindy McCain’s wealth. Besides, John McCain is running for President - not Cindy.
Those Obama dems are elitist scum who are quickly trying to paint themselves as “everyday” people in a vain attempt to keep from losing the White House in November.
Teresa Heinz did not get her money from her ancestors selling ketchup! She got it from John Heinz, her 1st husband who died in a helicopter crash while a Republican Senator from Pennsylvania. She was left the grieving, rich widow and Kerry swooped in.
I really HATE to say this, but I agree with Gloria. The Dem brand has suffered from Obambi’s work that even Hillary would have a very hard time, at this point. Had the party leaders(such as they are) come to their senses earlier, there may have been time to negate BHO’s mistakes. It is probably too late now. I hope it isn’t the case and that she gets nominated and wins. But, hey, I am an optimist, usually wrong but still hope for the best. Hillary should beat feet real quickly and take Bill with her. After Obambi loses, they can come out and help us fix this party. They may be the only ones who can.
When I saw McCain at the faith forum, I too thought, wow, even Hill would have a fight now. We kept hearing JM was the befuddled Ronald Regan of 1984….but it was the 1980 Ronny who showed up. In fact I’d say JM is better than RR ! He’s less smooth…but it this case less is more.
I live in Indiana and Obama WILL NOT WIN THIS STATE. It was a tight race with Hillary but Hillary won and this was for Democrats not the entire state. And I would venture to say Obama got some Republicans to vote for him just to keep him in the race because he is the weaker opponent for their candidate. Indiana has not went Democrat for President since 1964 and it won’t be this year either.
Once the republicans start to tar and feather procedure with Obama’s skeletons,in the closet,Mccain will take over the lead..
Just to think this could have been all avoided if Clinton was the nominee. Looks like the republicans will stay in office for another four years.
Obama should do the right thing for the party,and for America,and step down…Stop the embarrassment..
Slips like that (I watched the video) are not random. They happen because this is the way a person is *accustomed* to talking. It’s automatic for him, that’s why it slipped out. Dean’s ’slip’ speaks volumes about how he communicates in private. Ugly.
How much you want to bet that there will be at LEAST one white democrat who will feel marginalized with that comment? “White” party? OK, so the democratic party doesn’t have whites now, or whites don’t count?Is this the “change”?
psst…HOWIE, you guys NEED the WHITE vote to win, IDIOT!!
Also, did you hear him, we are the minority…wtf…HOWIE: you are a rich white man! STFU!
Whatever, let these people dig their own graves. I can’t believe the party has been overrun with the fringe ultra-liberal wackos, divorced from reality–they all sound like raging racialists suffering from women’s rights neglect…between Dean, “every single criticism is racist,” and Kerry, “because he’s a black man,” and Brazile, “we have a new party, and we don’t need the old party,” and Pelosi, “there was sexism? was it documented?” I’m just gonna VOMIT.
Everytime I think of these people, I just think of Bill Ayers and his ilk, and it makes me sick.
Couldn’t we have our NORMAL democrat who cares about the people? Hillary? NO no no no, we have to have the WACKJOB LUNATIC FRINGE force a hard-core far left liberal through the gates to push their PSYCHO-ARCHAIC agenda.
Go from Bush: farrrr right wacko, to Obama: farrrr FAKE left wacko????
NO!!! No more of this crap. Nobama!
Last night after watching the CNN rerun of the Rick Warren dialogues, I was thinking “Gee, if only the Dems could field a candidate with the personal presence, forcefulness, and straight talk of a McCain, but the policies of a Democratic populist. And then, I caught myself. Wait! We DID field a candidate like that, and her name is Hillary Clinton.
Sad, sad.
democrats like dean are running around like fools bellowing the same type of crap you’d expect from a 15 year old who was not informed and very immature.
This was Dean’s plan all along — get this inexperienced candidate in at all costs. He’s inexperienced enough, he’ll never get vetted in time of the elections. If there’s criticism of that fact, blame it on racism, and get him in through white guilt.
This is plain stupid and divisive and evil.
What the SuperDelegates should do is put Hillary over the top and then force Obama on her as vice president. Then they can say that Obama doesn’t have Clinton’s experience on a national level but in the VP spot he’s a fresh face, will ensure freshness in a new administration. He’s the “next generation.” He’ll get experience meantime to be he next President.
That’s what they should have done, and there’s still time.
Fat chance. Get thee to a chainlink gulag!
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Why would anyone want him a heart beat away from being Prez? Would Hillary have to hire a food taster, an airplane guard….or the list goes on. We need not forget Kenya and Obama’s cuz’s supporters who got revenge when Ordinga lost that election. He is now PM thanks to Condi Rice (go figure that) Wonder how long before he gets that Shariya Law in effect. He also ran on the CHANGE platform. And don’t forget Obama campaigned FOR him in Kenya.
Thanks, Nancy.
Always the Dean of Diplomacy!
Why is Texas Darlin not on the blogroll anymore?
Ummm, yeah - Maybe Dean needs to 1. look in the mirror 2. Count the minorities in the Senate - maybe focus on getting more minorities via his party there FIRST.
And, oh, there’s PUMA People of color…
http://www.blogspot.pocpuma.com
Another Puma: thepage.time.com/2008/08/18/clinton-big-not-over-it/
Now the DNC, under the direction of Dean, threw Caucasians under the bus. Apparently Obama has introduced Dean to Wright and Phleger — now Dean lustfully plays the white guilt card that he thinks is the “in-thing” to do and opines in his small brain that more people will flock to Obama due to Dean laying on the guilt trip.
I have news for Dean, and you Obamacraps who monitor this site can pass this information on to that pig. Don’t take me for granted. You may find this hard to believe but I don’t dislike myself or others for being Caucasian and I’m not the only one who feels this way. I take offense to Dean and the rest of you warped punks who chose to vilify me because of my race regardless of what your race is.
Dean probably stuck his head so far up Obama’s ass that he thinks he now qualifies for being black.
I wonder what his wife, DR. JUDY STEINBERG, thinks of this whole deal?
She certainly struck me as a very independent spirit
and very much of a FEMINIST!
Spouses are sometimes just strange bed-fellows.
As Elizabeth Edwards.
Stuff that everyone already knows–just a reminder
Remember the S Carolina primary (and not SC only)? The Obama “Hoodwink and Bamboozle” speeches to remind, rekindle, and rile the black voters? Who is the “OPRESSOR”? WHITEY’ Bad America! Obama used that tactic before each state primary with large numbers of AA voters. It works for Obama and Dean thinks it will work in Denver as a reminder to those Super Delegates , the misogynists and Hillary haters,who have been bought and paid for by the Obama camp, not to even mention the leftists Socialists bastards.
In 1946 Saul Alinski wrote his handbook “Reveille for Radicals”. In his handbook Alinski says “An organizer must fan the ‘LATENT HOSTILITIES’ and he must ‘SEARCH OUT CONTROVERSY’ and issues, ‘RATHER THAN AVOID THEM’”.
Alinski’s Rule #6– A good tactic is one your people enjoy. “IF YOUR PEOPLE AREN’T HAVING A BALL DOING IT, THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THE TACTIC”.
Obama, and obviously Howard Dean, love putting salt on old wounds. Obama dusts the dirt from his shoulder and smiles. Obama gives Hillary the finger and smiles. And it seems as if the OBAMACANS are enjoying it to the hilt. Such a revolting bunch of bastards. And , OH YES, Isn’t there the possibility that a floor vote could come up at the Denver Convention? Obviously Howard Dean first and foremost is a hater, of white women in particular.
yeah well since they already lined up the easily converted’s vote, they are attacking the majority of voters. dean is acting like a fool who is poorly informed, immature 15 year old.
There was a “dust up” for a few days when Obama supporters were accusing Hillary of making Obama’s pictures darker. Anyone remember that one? Maybe it was only the
ChicagoPolitical Machine at AOL that was promoting that fiction?Yes that Alinski stuff is dangerous and it is Obama’s guiding light. There’s a great article on “community organizing” and what it really is (it ain’t working at soup kitchens). Alinski’s strategy relies on convincing people that they are miserable, that the place they live is miserable, that they are victims of an oppressor which they must overthrow.
Alinski explains why Obama says things like “Help me change this great country.” Wha? If it’s so great then why does it need changing? Having been caught spouting that oxymoron, he modifies it to something more like “Help me return American to its great traditions.”
I’m waiting for someone — anyone? — in the press to ask Obama exactly which great traditions and which time period he has in mind to return us to. Back in the good old days when a slave counted as 3/5 of a white person? Or those lazy hazy crazy days of marches in Selma to get the simple right to vote? Or maybe the 40s when blacks weren’t allowed to play baseball with whites. Or the late 60s when the only images of black people on TV were humiliating caricatures.
Someone needs to ask Obama “which former greatness are you talking about?” If they did they’d find he’s an empty bag of wind, spouting the Alinski party line to make people thing America needs HIS help. In fact for most people of color the U.S. today is the best its ever been and getting better every day.
God what a nincompoop Obama is.
The haters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDw_IHByu4k&eurl=http://hillbuzz.wordpress.com/
Yes, the Republican Party is the white party. So what? I’ll say the same thing I said yesterday:
The fact that every source cited in this post to support its risible thesis is a right-wing wacko site accounts for the stench of desperation that went into writing it.
The only ones bringing race into this contest so far have been Obama and the DNC. They are the race-baiters, and what a master baiter Obama is.
lol.
We all know he isn’t a master debater. But a master baiter - that’s rich!
PUMA.
blue state, you need to see a doctor and renew your meds.
Maybe Dean is telling all White people to join the Republican Party.
The new Democratic Party has become the party of racism and created division between the genders and races.
You betcham, Red Rider. That is exactly what some people in this bitter, clingy end of PA will think. Hey, if the GOP is the white party, what am I doing as a Dem? These people aren’t usually racists but, when it is rubbed in your face, it may cause some reaction that will not be favorable to this party I of which I have been a member for many years. Why would he do that? Boggles the mind PUMA
i thinks it is safe to say the democratic leadership certainly hasn’t got the brains God gave to a cat (or pumas).
BRILLIANT statement!
I saw a report indicating that 25% of the Clinton supporters in Ohio were going to McCain.
That number may increase if the “loose lips” guys keep it up!
Maybe BO should hide out with his wife until November!
Obama can read all the briefing books he wants and go through hours of debate training, but he can’t simply acquire a life story as compelling as McCain’s, make up for decades of experience he doesn’t have, or buy a sense of humor.
Does Dean imply the Democratic Party is the “non white” party. Get over it sweetie, we won
Seems like every time ob, dean or brazile open their big mouths they serve to divide our nation even more.
They have a huge problem with those “even women” and they make it oh so clear all the time how they really feel about us.
We women haven’t been this pissed off in a very long time. Decades ago it was Republicans who got us nuts, who’d a thunk it would ever be the dems?
“Even women”, sheesh, what a jerk.
As for calling them the white party and praising the dems as diverse - well, howie is going to be mighty surprised by how diverse the republican party is in November. If a miracle doesn’t happen and Hillary isn’t the nominee, he’s going to be begging for voters of all stripes to vote for ob one he’s vetted.
Clearly Dean is crazy. I see white coats in his future .
Ok someone got this message and it is a set up to try and unity-grab Hillary supporters as to think that with Hillary’s speech that we all come together and support Obama.What or who does the democratic party think they are or who do they take us for fools! Well we all need to stand up and stand our grounds-Obama is not getting a free past.And there is nothing noone can say-Hillary can not say anything to get us to unity.Obama said”He will get Hillary Supporters”No he won’t-and now they are taking out Hillary’s delegates and replacing them with more for Obama so he won’t look so bad.This is just wrong!
We can not let the democratic party get away with this.If Hillary isn’t the presidential nominne then McCain I will fully support-McCain.The democratic party stole-cheated and took the will of the people who voted for Hillary not just FL/MI in all states who voted for Hillary-Nancy Polsio paid thandsands of dollar each to delegates in the ststaes that Hillary won to put thier support behind Obama-?Huh? WE saw it all from Donna Brazile-May 31,convention-Howard Dean-The stealing of sign in sheets-The stealing of votes-The media lies and the democrativ party lies-I am sick of it! And to think that Denver they think they will play with our feelings and sure they read the blogs as well as here-Sop they will know how and try to work us to fall in line. NODEAL!
DNC CAN KISS MY ASS!!!!!!!!!!!
Hilary for president 08
McCain for president 08
We saw it all-Why let then get away with this,Why.
NOOBAMA NEVER
I will not!
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Hello,
“It’s way above my pay grade,” “I’ll deal with Iran with a big stick and a big carrot,” those are just two of the multitde of pearls of wisdom coming from Obama.
We’ve just had 8 years of an idiot “dictator”. We can’t afford to have another one.
Obama’s change includes trying to change the presidential seal, changing the American flag on his jet to some kind of an Obama logo at a cost of %750,000 (think of all the poor people we could feed with this money), and wanting to tax the hell out of the middle class, the old, the young, the good, the bad, and the ugly - in short everybody.
He went on a worldwide tour and came back with NOTHING OF SUBSTANCE.
In Israel, he scared the Israelis with the dumbest Stick and Carrot speech.
In Germany, he was able to rally up tens of thousands of screaming rock n’ rollers with free concert, wurst and beer. Chancellor, Dr. Angela Merkel shook his hand very briefly and off she went to the Wagner Festival.
I just interviewed with the Japanese TV the equivalent of CNN, and the reporter told me off record that Japan is concerned about North Korea and Obama’s suggestion that he will talk to them and see what’s happening, is of great concern over there.
Please, stay with Hillary. We can’t afford to have a combination of an idiot and a dictator again.
I for one hope Obama don,t win because this country deserve Mccain.I have been appalled at the conduct of the people in this country because a black man is running for POTUS.Even though I will have to suffer along with everyone else I hope you people get stuck with Mccain