Preview of Desperate Dems as Election Slips Away

[deacon blues]

This morning I watched Morning Joe and saw the exchange below between Chris Matthews and RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. Watching the video you will see a dominant Chris Matthews ripping Priebus to shreds unrelentingly. To be fair, he destroys Priebus and Priebus acts like a beat up boxer on the ropes with no punches to really throw back in return. It's a KO by Matthews.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yiet_...e_gdata_player

But the truth of the matter is this: Matthews comes unhinged and passionately plays this angle because liberals see this election slipping away. They know it's looking less and less likely that Obama will be reelected. Matthews, the "journalist" who got tingles running up his legs when Obama spoke in 2008 is angry with a bunch of other Obama supporters because this president who promised so much and made them believe he was their answer, has turned out to be a colossal flop.

This election will not be about Romney's poor attempt at humor. It won't be about Romney's tax returns. It will not be about some stupid congressman from MO and his dumb rape statement. It won't be about Mormonism, or birth certificates, or religion, or who your daddy was, or where you go to church, or what your wife's pastimes are or a number of other diversionary issues.

Matthews and the Dems know this will a referendum on Obama's performance as president and what the results were. And they know the numbers and momentum are against them. And so it's desperation time. And the ultimate desperate card to play in this poker game is the age old race card.

As the election season approaches it's final moths and weeks and days this will be the last ditch compelling argument for Obama and his surrogates and his cheerleaders in the MSM---Romney and Ryan are racists and so is the GOP.

And that my friends will be proof positive they know they are going to lose.

[deacon blues]

Gotta give it to Chris, on his show on MSNBC he takes on Newt Gingrich and Gingrich much more deft than Priebus, went toe to toe with Matthews. A great point he makes against Matthews racist accusation when the GOP talks about Obama being the "Food Stamp President" is that Matthews is actually showing his racism because the facts are that there are more white people on food stamps than black people. Matthews ASSUMES there are more blacks on food stamps, therefore betraying his own stereotype. GREAT POINT NEWT! Touché Mr. Matthews.

And by the way PO, Gingrich wholeheartedly supported Romney on the show. He said when asked why he endorses Romney he said it was simple, "Barack Obama". So even your guy says it is a no brainer to vote for Romney to keep Obama from being reelected. He said in his own words that Romney "would be a far cry better than Barack Obama".

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by deacon blues

Gotta give it to Chris, on his show on MSNBC he takes on Newt Gingrich and Gingrich much more deft than Priebus, went toe to toe with Matthews. A great point he makes against Matthews racist accusation when the GOP talks about Obama being the "Food Stamp President" is that Matthews is actually showing his racism because the facts are that there are more white people on food stamps than black people. Matthews ASSUMES there are more blacks on food stamps, therefore betraying his own stereotype. GREAT POINT NEWT! Touché Mr. Matthews.

And by the way PO, Gingrich wholeheartedly supported Romney on the show. He said when asked why he endorses Romney he said it was simple, "Barack Obama". So even your guy says it is a no brainer to vote for Romney to keep Obama from being reelected. He said in his own words that Romney "would be a far cry better than Barack Obama".

I remember when I heard someone on the right use the term, "Food Stamp President."

I knew what I felt when when I heard it. Like the 80's depiction of the "Welfare Queen" being a black woman with a rack of kids around her, it was still true then that there were more whites on welfare than blacks. However, when the comment was made then, everyone knew the point they were trying to make.

It's the stuff, over and over.


Another race-based attack is "President Obama doesn't deserve to be re-elected."

This line of reasoning speaks to an anti-entitlement mindset that shouldn't be present in the first place. Does anyone deserve to be President? The use of political code is interesting, but it's difficult to prove because it's so difficult to pinpoint when you have someone being insolent in their defense of statements and actions that on the surface don't mean much.


I've said it before and I'll say it again: the Repubican Party played the race card early in this election.

[deacon blues]

JD, the welfare queen comment came from the 80s. We are talking about a fact here and now that BO has seen more people apply for and receive food stamps under his watch than any other president in history. Is stating this fact off limits? Is there no way to make this point without it being labeled racially motivated?

When and where did the GOP play the race card? To what good would that benefit them since the vast majority of Americans reject racism? We are in a post-racist America, that is, that by and large, certainly with plenty of exceptions, racism just doesn't come into play in most areas of every day life. African Americans have broken through just about every barrier that exists, including POTUS. This cannot continue to be the default excuse for every challenging question or criticism of failure on the part of African Americans! It actually does more harm to the cause than help because it gives the appearance that folks won't embrace the notion that people will never be judged by the content of their character, but only by the color of their skin.

If more people are on food stamps under this president why can't we call him "food stamp president" and that not be TRUTHFUL without the race card being played? The problem becomes like the boy who cried wolf. When true racism does occur its hard to take it serious at times because the term has been so loosely used and watered down like this.

Were the Republicans playing the race card when Herman Cain was leading the race? Were the Obama surrogates who defamed the man's character racists when the dragged out all of this junk about him to push him out the door? JD the racism accusation simply shows the weakness of this president and the case to made for reelection. His failures across the board are proof that although he really seems like a likable person, that he is a good husband and father and that he has sincere intentions, his ideology and track record demonstrate that he is not deserving of another four years, plain and simple. It has absolutely zero to do with anything but that.

Someone said to me, "He got elected because he is black". I vehemently disagreed. BO got elected because on September 15, 2008 the banking crisis emerged and John McCain's lead in the polls evaporated overnight. Bush and the GOP were going to blamed and even if Pee Wee Herman was on the Democratic ticket, McCain wasn't going to win.

The economy was the reason then, it will be the reason this year when Obama loses in Novemeber 6. The MSM and the Dems will say its because he is black but that will be the cop out for not owning up to the fact BO failed to deliver on his promises of turning this economy around.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Calling him "The Food Stamp President" has a double meaning, rooted in racist expressions that are recent enough for me to remember personally-- and I am not old.

There are other ways to make that point, if it is even a valid point to be made in the first place. The President elected at the time Obama took office was going to see a Presidency with tough economic times for the whole country.

Could he have done some things differently to get different results? It's debatable. Things were not going to be back to normal within the first year of his Presidency, and probably not the 2nd-- regardless of his or Congress' actions.

So to label him the "Food Stamp President" is disengenious at best. The criticism, when presented by that 3-word quip, is a loaded insult and it's not a true reflection of him or his policies but to give him that tag makes the whole situation his, which is not true at all.

[canam]

some people look for racism constantly and surprsingly they find it,instead of blacks taking up for this loser and others like him, why aint they talking up people like Thomas Sowell and Bill Cosby, Colin Powell Allen West , Clarence Thomas, no nstead they are uncle toms,disgusting !!! hey JD he is the food stamp/welfare president proven when they handed out money to families in 2008 /9 for back to school ,the only requirement was they had to be on welfare !!! and your a race baiter for insinuating we were talking about blacks when they are more whites on food stamps.

[aegsm76]

JD - you need to look at yourself.
Looking for a racist behind every Republican comment is ridiculous and repugnant.
The biggest racists in this country are liberal Democrats.
The "great society" of LBJ did it's best to destroy the black family, under the guise of helping the poor.
Instead of helping the poor it led to the breakdown of the black family and home.
The free-wheeling women's rights abortion issue led to the murder of millions of black children.
And you look for racism in every Republican comment.
Ridiculous.

[aegsm76]

How do we know that BHO likes poor people?

Because he has created more of them than any president in history.

[canam]

Originally Posted by aegsm76

How do we know that BHO likes poor people?

Because he has created more of them than any president in history.

roflmbo

[canam]

JD is not only thin skinned ,he has no skin,hey JD why dont you tell us about your racial struggle growing up, mr gen. x ? do you even remember the 80's ? Jd also says he didnt vote for obammy last time ? thats probably/almost definitely, because he didnt vote at all and more than likely wont this time, just a complainer/provacutuer.