Alcee Hastings loses his right to call others bigoted
By LisaB on September 27, 2008 at 5:10 AM in Barack Obama, Current Affairs, Florida, Jews, John Conyers, Muslim, Nancy Pelosi, Sarah Palin
Remember Alcee Hastings? He’s a US Representative from FL who was impeached when a federal judge and subsequently voted into Congress (HOW does that happen?). Need a reminder? During a trial for bribery and perjury, Hastings was acquitted after a co-conspirator refused to testify.
From Wikipedia:
In 1988, the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives took up the case, and Hastings was impeached for bribery and perjury by a vote of 413-3. Voters to impeach included Democratic Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, John Conyers and Charles Rangel. He was then convicted in 1989 by the United States Senate, becoming the sixth federal judge in the history of the United States to be removed from office by the Senate.
Well, a couple days ago, Hastings was speaking to a group of Jewish Democrats and exhorted them to vote for Obama because Palin is dangerous.
OK, he didn’t say “dangerous.” I paraphrased. This is what he said according to CNN:
“If Sarah Palin isn’t enough of a reason for you to get over whatever your problem is with Barack Obama, then you damn well had better pay attention,” Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida said at a panel about the shared agenda of Jewish and African-American Democrats Wednesday. Hastings, who is African-American, was explaining what he intended to tell his Jewish constituents about the presidential race. “Anybody toting guns and stripping moose don’t care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks. So, you just think this through,” Hastings added as the room erupted in laughter and applause.
Hastings clearly was speaking to a sympathetic audience and thought he could “let his [completely metaphoric] hair down.” I guess this is why:
The support of Jewish voters is shaping up to be a highly sought after prize in the general election match-up between Sen. Obama and Sen. John McCain. Jews have historically favored Democrats by wide margins in recent presidential races. But, the McCain campaign is making a concerted effort to go after the loyal Democratic constituency and Obama has been plagued by false Internet rumors that he is Muslim which have had particular salience in the Jewish community.
So, is it just Alaskans in general or only Sarah Palin who couldn’t care less about Jews and blacks? I guess Alcee forgot that old saying that when you point one finger at someone else, 3 point back at you.
What a pathetic little man…
Thank you for this, Lisa.
Hastings was great during the primaries when his home state was robbed of its vote. It’s a tragedy to see him become just another race pimp for the Chicago Fraud now. Sad stuff.
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Three post-debate videos I made. The first two are of one series, with myself giving a quick audio recap of the night’s proceedings:
McCain wins debate, Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZmXnK2JDZg
McCain wins debate, Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YXtnkF286w
The final video is a recap of some of the headlines on various newspaper articles proclaiming McCain’s victory in the debate set the the song “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey. I also do a brief audio spot in the video:
It’s official: McCain wins first debate in Mississippi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtcK5YULnAs
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When Nancy Pelosi became Speaker of the House, she was able to make some congressional appointments. Her fellow CA democratic Congresswoman, Jane Harman was in line to get one of the appointments because of seniority. It was publicized that Pelosi probably would not appoint Harman because their dislike of each other was well known. Instead, Pelosi wanted to appoint Alcee Hastings. Even though Hastings problems around his impeachment was revisited, and Pelosi was roundly criticized for this selection, she stuck with him.
This is yet another example of Pelosi being a part of the good o’le boys that include A-A men and couldn’t care less about the inclusion of women. Remember how fiercely she worked against Hillary while pretending to be ‘neutral’.
And most likely not alone. Odd that he was seeking union w/ Jewish folks. Isn’t there much anti-Semitism in the AA community? Perhaps Alcee has undergone diversity training.
he’s got alot of nerve. He’s a criminal and he’s dissing Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska w a 85% + approval rating?? I wouldn’t even attend an event w someone of that low character speaking. I can’t believe millions of people have that low of expectations in someone to run this country by supporting Obama.
Alcee is just another version of mayor Marion Barry - someone who should be in jail but isn’t
But he’s AA so he can spew all the racist crap imaginable and be applauded by folks who would lynch a white man if he said the same things.
In 1981, Hastings was charged with accepting a $150,000 bribe in exchange for a lenient sentence and a return of seized assets for 21 counts of racketeering by Frank and Thomas Romano, and of perjury in his testimony about the case. He was acquitted by a jury after his alleged co-conspirator, William Borders, refused to testify in court (resulting in a jail sentence for Borders).
Another Obama thug along with Robert Wexler. I wish we could get rid of the garbage down here in South Florida. Wexler will be voted out in November, I only hope we never have to hear from Hastings again.
Wexler will be voted out in November
What are the polls looking like? What are people saying? Is he that unpopular? I would enjoy learning of his defeat.
i remember how on May 31 during the RBC meeting, Taylor Marsh was arguing that wexler is an incredible democrat because he fought for voting rights (obviously he was on the BO side when florida was getting 1/2 of the vote)
maybe he can become a traning staff for ACORN
What he said was racist - no one has the right to say “be afraid of people different than you”
Meanwhile, Obama continued the tradition of copying the answers at a debate - short video
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2008/09/27/what-he-said/
If I express what I really thought about Hasting, it would be an Adminstors Delete! As a AA, he offended me and has so since the 90’s. DEMS, said the same thing about Nixon (Affirmation Action Passed), Regan, Bush and even the current Do Do bird, have actually had more people of color and faiths as the face of the administation than Carter and Clinton.
Kind of interesting how this is shaping into a battle between the meat eaters and the arugula eaters. Still, I’d rather eat moose burgers then bullsh&t.
There’s incredible sexism around hunting, or is it really all about a woman possibly having a gun? Anyway, who can forget John Kerry in his ridiculous orange cap? Or Huckabee out shooting varmints? Hunting while male is a way to pander to voters, hunting while female is apparently downright evil.
Good point LisaB, why does the impeached Alcee Hastings think he’s qualified to critisize the Gov of Alaska?
My opinion is that it’s more about women being out of the kitchen and succeeding in politics without the boost of Affirmative Action. Representative Hastings is ignoring, or unaware of, all those women who helped build this country wagon train by wagon train who “stripped” not just moose but buffalo, deer and even some bear to feed their families.
And we all know that even though the towns and cities of Alaska may look like ours, most of us don’t have bear and moose wandering into our backyards where our children play. I think Hastings is just miffed that not only is Palin sending the wrong “message” (like Senator Clinton did) to women everywhere but she’s making Soertoto/Obama look even weaker because she is stronger and has survived in a wilderness state while Soeroto/Obama led a cushy life in Hawaii and Chicago. We can all imagine what would happen if Hastings’ upbringing was make fun of.
And as for that Jewish audience he spoke to, I doubt they were naive enough to take what he said at face value because they know their own history and are good at identifying bamboozlers who use anti-Semitism as persuasion.
My favorite was Mitt Romney as the Great White Hunter. I wonder if O has ever been hunting or fishing?
Is Hastings a member of Obama’s church? Related to Rev.Wright? Those twisted ideas are all of the same mindset.
LOL! It’s too early for me. I read the article then continued down to the comments, thinking I was still at NQ. I thought, “Who ARE these people? They don’t even make sense. How are they posting at No Quarter?” Duh. It was CNN. Explains the apparent lack of a measurable IQ.
haha
Just have a cup of java, works like a charm!
I felt a name change come on this morning. therefore the poster formerly known as Creature of Chicago is now:
I Have a Bracelet Too!
Fantastic name, Chicago!
lol. very nice! that was the most stupid “me too” moment I saw, and he had to look down at the name of the soldier. How crass.
typical Soetoro-Obama thug supporters, both Wexler and the racist. They fit right in with Head effete thug-Soetoro-what do you mean by rumors, it appears Soetoro is surrounded by “rumors”???? The dude is a fraud. The MSM is criminal for their outright lies and manipulating the truth or ignoring it. WE NEED TO BREAK THE MSM! It’s criminal what the MSM is doing, whether it’s for Repubs or Dems…this has got to be put and end to!
Cheer up…
Obama’s Presidential Portrait Already Chosen??? (See here) (Why Bother With More Debates or Having an Election??)
http://insightanalytical.wordpress.com/2008/09/27/obamas-presidential-portrait-already-chosen-see-here-why-bother-with-more-debates-or-having-an-election/
But I like the other portrait posted MUCH BETTER!!!
No matter how the pro Obama media spins this debate millions of Americans are waking up this morning looking over at their families, especially their kids and saying I do NOT want Sen: Obama to have the job of protecting my family or my country. I turn down his offer
Lately, my number one reason (out of 20 or so) for voting for John McCain has become to cast a protest vote AGAINST THE MEDIA. Alcee Hastings, in a crude and demeaning manner, called Sarah Palin a racist and an anti-semite.
Have we heard any outrage from the media? Forget about outrage - have we heard any reporting about this from the mainstream media? Can you imagine if a republican senator had publically said the same thing about Joe Biden? Can you even imagine the feeding frenzy the media would be in for weeks?
Right now, in concert and in lock-step the media is informing all those voters who did not see the debate that Obama won the debate hands down. They are trying to shape the views of so many busy voters who only have time, or interest, in headlines. It makes me physically ill!!!
Media bias and manipulation was a contributing factor in the defeat of Hillary. The media is now working even harder to elect Obama and destroy McCain and Palin. Sometimes I don’t feel I am even living in a Democracy anymore. Isn’t a controlled, and controlling media a sign that our country is in real trouble?
I used to say my vote for John McCain will be a protest against the Democratic Party - and that is true. But now, more importantly, my vote is REBELLION against the mind control and manipulation being perpetrated by our corrupt media.
Our Founding Fathers believed that a free press was so necessary to protect democracy that they wrote it in the Bill of Rights and we’ve learned the hard way that even our Bill of Right isn’t sacrosanct without constant vigilance.
In 1947 the Fairness Doctrine was created by the Federal Communications Commission and “required broadcasters to cover controversial issues with some opposing views…” and to present “both viewpoints of any initiative…”
http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-liberalmedia.htm
This site has a good synopsis of the Fairness Doctrine but there are others with the same information about why it’s Obama News 24/7.
Ironic that so much of what has gone wrong with our democracy can be traced back to the Reagan years. It makes one wonder who was really making these decisions during his administration since his Alzhimers condition had already manifested. (Another example of refusing to remove an incompetent president.)
And this 2008 election isn’t the end result of corporate ownership of our media; it’s only pushing the envelope. Regardless of who finally takes that oath of office; and if the Bush 2000 election is an accurate barometer and if the 2008 primary steal isn’t the proof that it will be Soertoro/Obama regardless of the voters will; we need to elect people who will ensure a fair and unbiased media to regain control of our democracy. Reinstating the Fairness Doctrine with federal penalties for those who abuse their journalistic power and returning to an iron clad “no monopolies” law is a start.
Who would be campaigning for president of the United States today if media and political parties hadn’t colluded to ignore the election criteria set forth in our Constitution? I totally disagree that this election has anything to do with race; it’s about selecting a candidate that can be manipulated by the promise of money and power. Which explains the continuing “Hillary Hate”.
The death of objective journalism…is the
fisrt step in the Death of Democracy
I’m going to vote REP all the way. Last time I voted DEM all the way down…freaking unbelievable…
Strange isn’t it? I hope the PUMA movement realizes that so many of us are so disgusted with our “former” party that we cannot vote Democrat at all. I have not competely made up my mind yet but I am beginning to lean toward voting straight Republican or perhaps vote for McCain at the top of the ticket and leave the rest of the ticket blank.
I live in Michiganistan and after seeing MY VOTE stolen and “Gifted” to Obama I will be voting STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN. The DEMS just don’t know what DEMOCRACY MEANS, maybe they need a name change!
Yeah, Hank that’s me too.. I like that Michiganistan.. Debbie S. has called here several times to secure my vote, I asked her to remove my name and put it on the No Call list…
I’m voting for McCain/Palin and as far as the down ticket goes.. I’m thinking of voting a straight R ticket. Must be a lot of Michigan voters, like us, who feel terribly CHEATED!!!
IMPORTANT REMINDER: To vote AGAINST Obama, you must vote for McCain! A write-in or a vote for one of the third party candidates or, NOT voting will, in effect, be a vote for Obama.
I have a different read on this debate. It is pretty clear than when you subtract the bias the viewers pretty much thought it was a draw. Yawn. Now those who believe that Obama is really 4 points ahead might take that as a good sign. They see McCain as the one who needs to catch up and believe he didn’t do any catching up last night. But that’s a fallacy. At this point Obama should have a 10 point lead and the fact that he doesn’t means he is behind. Adjust for the oversampling in the polls and the hidden Bradley and PUMA effects, and McCain clearly is in the driver’s seat. It is Obama who still has to sell himself to the very large pool of undecideds and he isn’t getting it done. So I look at it as one of Obama’s three best chances to accomplish that being down the drain.
shiloh - Very important points. The fact that Obama is not 10 points ahead right now is not a good sign for him.
yawn! back at ya shiloh. you are so boring, untruthful and an embarrassment.
I agree w/ Shiloh. McCain scored points with independents last night and that is what will make the difference in November.
If you came to the dabte liking BO, then you thought your guy did great. And similarly, if you’re a Mac supporter, you thought he did well.
Now, an independent would already be a BO supporter if that hopey-changey nonsense registered with him or her. Independents are looking for confirmation that McCain is not another Bush, that McCain is not senile and that McCain is not a crazy bomb-thrower. McCain showed that he is not any of those things. He is knowledgeable, cool & collected, has a sense of humor (especially about himself) while at the same time have a real grasp of the dangers lurking in the world. He reassured a lot of people last night that the liberal slanders about him are not true.
Game: McCain
Here is a photo which Riverdaughter used in an open thread to describe the “bloviating media gasbags.”
http://riverdaughter.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/propaganda.jpg
“Propaganda: What lies behind us and lies before us are small matters compared to what lies right to our faces.”
I think this photo with its caption is perfect to describe the media in this country. I would like to challenge some of our talented posters to create a you-tube video around this photo about what the media has become in our country today. We have got to rise up and rebel !!!!
I live in the Detroit area and have seen how people vote in Detroit, it’s easy to see how a CROOK like Alcee Hastings could get elected to Congress. He is probably from a mostly black district and many voters liked the idea that he “Got the Money” and “Beat the Man” by not getting convicted at Trial, most black folks were cheering when O.J. beat the rap too. In the last election for Mayor in Detroit most people knew Kwame kilpatrick was a liar and wasted City money living like a Rock-Star but he still got re-elected. Maybe it’s a sign of the Hip-Hop Gangster culture that has enveloped their community.
I saw the democratic party lose it’s moral compass during the primary and I think you have given me the answer with your comments. Why else would the Obama campaign/Axelrod/msnbc/cnn have been able to throw the Clintons under the bus.
Bill Maher asked Chris Rock last night who won the debate. His answer was a quote from his mom, “A black can not beat a white man, unless you knock him out”, and I did not see a knock out, he was still standing.
The death of objective journalism…is the
fisrt step in the Death of Democracy
Here’s a really screwed up news report; what made it worse is I think there serious about it.
http://www.kmov.com/video/index.html?nvid=285793&shu=1
(Guess I can’t make it link) but they talk about state officials and police prosecuting anyone telling lie’s about Senator bobama..
Now I know why he voted for the FISA bill!
here’s a good one from last nights lecture; I mean debate
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matthew-sheffield/2008/09/27/ive-got-bracelet-too
I had to post this twice because I meant it to be a reply to Deb’s post:
The video you posted Deb is astounding — “prosecutors and sherrifs from around MO are joining the Barack Obama Truth Squad,” and will prosecute anyone airing an ad that “lies” or presents “misleading” information about Barack Obama.
I keep thinking I can no longer be shocked at anything the Obama campaign does but this is shocking. I am truly disgusted with what has happened to this so-called Democracy we live in. Please look at the video — it will make you ill !!!
It’s having the wolves watch the chicken coop. These poor prosecutors never saw the movie the body snatchers. Whenever I see what was once intelligent people acting like Obamacrats I think of the movie.
Gee where was the prosecutorial zeal for the truth and sticking to the issues when Dailkos was rumor mongering about Trig being Bristol Palin’s child?
If I lived in Missouri I would be on the phone to the State Attorney General’s office filing a complaint that by not including smears against McCain and Palin that these miscreants are campaigning on the public’s dime.
Note to Larry or Susan please get this out there as it is one of the most chilling reports to come out about the Obama campaign and the lenghts they will go to win the White House.
someone posted the email for the Missouri attorney general and sheriff’s dept. I sent them both an email yesterday……I live in NM, but they still got my 2 cents worth.
I just sent my two cents worth in too…
What about lies or misleading ads about McCain or Palin? Guess those are legal.
Who decides what is a lie or truth? Misleading a a very vague concept.
Translation: Arrest anyone that does not agree with me 100%. Welcome to 1984.
“Misleading is”
The Governor of MO has responded to the Obama Campaign tactics — this is great:
Gov. Blunt Statement on Obama Campaign’s Abusive Use of Missouri Law Enforcement
JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Matt Blunt today issued the following statement on news reports that have exposed plans by U.S. Senator Barack Obama to use Missouri law enforcement to threaten and intimidate his critics.
“St. Louis County Circuit Attorney Bob McCulloch, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer, and Obama and the leader of his Missouri campaign Senator Claire McCaskill have attached the stench of police state tactics to the Obama-Biden campaign.
“What Senator Obama and his helpers are doing is scandalous beyond words, the party that claims to be the party of Thomas Jefferson is abusing the justice system and offices of public trust to silence political criticism with threats of prosecution and criminal punishment.
“This abuse of the law for intimidation insults the most sacred principles and ideals of Jefferson. I can think of nothing more offensive to Jefferson’s thinking than using the power of the state to deprive Americans of their civil rights. The only conceivable purpose of Messrs. McCulloch, Obama and the others is to frighten people away from expressing themselves, to chill free and open debate, to suppress support and donations to conservative organizations targeted by this anti-civil rights, to strangle criticism of Mr. Obama, to suppress ads about his support of higher taxes, and to choke out criticism on television, radio, the Internet, blogs, e-mail and daily conversation about the election.
“Barack Obama needs to grow up. Leftist blogs and others in the press constantly say false things about me and my family. Usually, we ignore false and scurrilous accusations because the purveyors have no credibility. When necessary, we refute them. Enlisting Missouri law enforcement to intimidate people and kill free debate is reminiscent of the Sedition Acts - not a free society.”
Will the media touch this — I guess that’s a stupid question
Matt Blunt is my newest mancrush.
The video you posted Deb is astounding — “prosecutors and sherrifs from around MO are joining the Barack Obama Truth Squad,” and will prosecute anyone airing an ad that “lies” or presents “misleading” information about Barack Obama.
I keep thinking I can no longer be shocked at anything the Obama campaign does but this is shocking. I am truly disgusted with what has happened to this so-called Democracy we live in. Please look at the video — it will make you ill !!!
This is illegal, someone will sue, and the MO sheriffs dept will be fined and its leadership eliminated.
no one can do this–use the sherrif for their own purposes. Remember the first amdendment?
someone please contact an attorney on this!
It’s 3 AM and President Obama’s truth squad is knocking at your door to take you to the re-education camp at Guantanimo because your child told a teacher you spoke out. What do you do?
I’m thinking we need to file a report on bawacks lie’s about mccain and see if they’ll prosecute him. Flood there office with complaints against the unwanted one….
Also Larry; wouldn’t this fall under voter itimidation! Granted were not officially voting…but we are in early voting season and some are currently voting?
As I stated a month ago, you aim your shotgun two inches below his belt buckle and pull the trigger. No Obama squad of anything will EVER come for me without their dying painfully being part of the equation.
If they assault my First Amendment rights, I shall respond with my Second Amendment rights. To the max.
CNN is trying to link Hillary Clinton to Hastings deranged comments. By posting a picture of Hastings with Hillary in the background smiling and clapping at the top of their lead into this article, their aim is to give the impression that she was there when the comments were made and she agreed with Hastings. The picture was taken during Hillary’s primary run, but you’ll note that even this fact is absolutely clear from the notes below the picture. CNN totally stinks!!
It never ceases to amaze me that the great “uniter” and his followers do nothing but spew bigotry and hate.
It’s also very telling that “the One” never manages to speak out and reject these statements or the people who make them.
Mr. Hastings should also be made aware that such repugnant words as his say more about his racism and his audiences and continues to remind people that the only ones screaming “race” and using it to be ugly are AA’s.
This woman should make you PUMAs proud.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wroj0FLvzs
Kelvin,
None of us is interested in what your mother/sister/cousin has to say. I thought you were keeping her in the kennel with Barry’s mom.
Kelvin,
You are a pus sack filled with Obama hate and shit. I wouldn’t take the time to scrape you off my shoe. I’d just throw the damn shoes away.
You haven’t written one thing here ever that couldn’t have come from the puckered asshole of a diseased rat.
How can you look in a mirror without wanting to slit your own throat?
Please, from the bottom of my heart…
Go Fuck Yourself
you know this Hastings being a member of the BLACK CAUCUS should show us how this group is just as corrupt as ACORN…all these groups ride on “we are owed” and help us or you are a racist BS is so tiringgggggg…this is Obama because he is so into promoting the Govt. owes you But lets remember Kennedy’s point do for your country and Obama’s let the govt. do for you..his idea of people working to “reform” America is just plain Marxism…all the people in the video from C-Span where FANNIE MAE CEO is speaking to Black Caucus and telling of $$$ troubles should be ashamed of themselves for acceptig “look the other way” funds and yes MR and MS obama are on video…fannie mae calls Black Caucus :family” you-tube from c-span 2005
My God, this one little fundamentalist woman has the Dark Side writhing like frenzied snakes! And the more they spue, the more votes she and Mac will get!