MLK Day

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Then the left has no standing with Hispanics?

Pete

Speaking of Hispanics, another thing I've noticed is that everytime the GOP gets themselves a great Hispanic hope it's always a pasty white one like Ted Cruz, or Marco Rubio.

Christ these guys are whiter than I am and I'm Polish/Dutch.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by finnbow

I don't know if you're being sarcastic (I assume so), but there is at least a shred of truth to this assertion. Most people, rich or poor, tend to vote their pocketbook and you can't give huge tax breaks to those who pay little or no income taxes (as you can with the rich and connected).

I'd agree that most, not all, tend to vote what they think is in their best economic interest.

However if they voted for what really is in their best interest economically, the GOP would get at best 10% of the vote.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I'd agree that most, not all, tend to vote what they think is in their best economic interest.

However if they voted for what really is in their best interest economically, the GOP would get at best 10% of the vote.

True dat. That picture could have come from a Joe Bageant book cover.

[piece-itpete]

1/2 green, purple, I don't care. I'm a pasty white person, mostly English/Irish with a Czech last name, a little Polish and a bit of German, I've been told. The English and Irish blood keeps fighting itself and the German blood won't leave the Polish blood alone No one cares about the Czech

On nice thing in Cleveland, we have a lot of ethnic food. Stop on up sometime.

The government controlling my income would be against my economic self interest I would argue.

Pete

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

The government controlling my income would be against my economic self interest I would argue.

Pete

I don't want some cabal of multi-national corporations controlling my income by way of some bought and paid for dickhead like your boy Paul Ryan.

[piece-itpete]

I'm not sure he's my boy. You never know what you get till they get in. I see derivatives aren't regulated.

I'd like to see Condi run against Hillary, I suspect it would be quite a fight, they both strike me as wolves

Pete

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

I'd like to see Condi run against Hillary, I suspect it would be quite a fight, they both strike me as wolves

Pete

Oh Gawd, here we go again,

I've been listening to you Republicans talk this trash since the 90's.

"We're gonna run Colin Powell"

"We're Gonna run Herman Cain"

"We're gonna run Condi Rice"

You ain't gonna do shit.

I'll tell you what Pete.

If you Republicans will put any black candidate at the top of the ticket I will pledge to never, ever, as long as I live, imply in any way that the Republican Party is racist.

You mentioned radiating confidence in another post, well I'm radiatin like a son of a bitch right now because I know there is no way in Hell the Republicans are going to nominate a black for President. No way in Hell.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

1/2 green, purple, I don't care. I'm a pasty white person, mostly English/Irish with a Czech last name, a little Polish and a bit of German, I've been told. The English and Irish blood keeps fighting itself and the German blood won't leave the Polish blood alone No one cares about the Czech

Are you sure you're not 1/32nd Cherokee too?

Might as well throw that in, just about every white person I know does.

[piece-itpete]

I wish you'd radiate up here, it's freakin cold!

Powell wasn't strong enough, Cain didn't have the experience, and sadly Rice is probably too close to Bush Jr even now. Agreed outside of her there doesn't seem to be any '16 potentials in the GOP.

I seem to remember Obama being a surprise. At least to the would be Pres in waiting. Who's the Dems minority potential candidate?

Pete

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

I wish you'd radiate up here, it's freakin cold!

Powell wasn't strong enough, Cain didn't have the experience, and sadly Rice is probably too close to Bush Jr even now. Agreed outside of her there doesn't seem to be any '16 potentials in the GOP.

I seem to remember Obama being a surprise. At least to the would be Pres in waiting. Who's the Dems minority potential candidate?

Pete

While I understand the appeal of Condi, she was singularly ineffective representing her viewpoint among the likes of Rumsfeld and Cheney.