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Obama seeks to 'reconnect...young people, African-Americans, Latinos, and women' for

Re: Obama seeks to 'reconnect...young people, African-Americans, Latinos, and women'

I'm sick of politicians rubbing, massaging and jacking their votes out of people based on their race, gender or age.

It chaps my hide and whoever hops on that wagon is the first to NOT secure my vote. I think it's dribble, speaking down to the masses and trying to appeal to their stereotypical mind-frames.

the Democrats, unfortunately, have been horrid about it over the last decades. Always first in line to stroke everyone's ego and win the minority vote (or whatever they decide will win them a seat) - it's all a popularity game which is why, when in office, they fail miserably at their job.
 
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Since when are young people, Latinos and women 'races'? I guess if you're white. You can't be young, Latino or a woman? :lol:
 
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Orion said:
Yes... telling a demographic that tends not to vote to get out there and vote is so outrageous. :roll:

Now who's being PC?
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See, to Vicchio, anytime a black President speaks to non-whites he's apparently playing a race card...

With that logic, he's apparently playing the age card, pitting young vs. old...

In fairness to Vicchio, I believe Sarah Palin always dumbs down her speeches (unintentionally of course) to appeal to the less sophisticated crowd; in other words, she plays the folksy card...
 
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Hatuey said:
Since when are young people, Latinos and women 'races'? I guess if you're white. You can't be young, Latino or a woman? :lol:
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Oh s*** since I am young and white does that mean I have to choose one or the other?
 
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soccerboy22 said:
Oh s*** since I am young and white does that mean I have to choose one or the other?
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You're biracial.
 
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hazlnut said:
See, to Vicchio, anytime a black President speaks to non-whites he's apparently playing a race card...

With that logic, he's apparently playing the age card, pitting young vs. old...

In fairness to Vicchio, I believe Sarah Palin always dumbs down her speeches (unintentionally of course) to appeal to the less sophisticated crowd; in other words, she plays the folksy card...
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Can't help yourself can you?
 
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Zyphlin said:
Its not "playing the race card".

Three of the largest contingent of voters for Obama were latinos, blacks, and young people. Indeed. He had near record, if not record, turn out and support from those groups.

There is times I have no problem saying someone is playing the race card. This isn't it. This is someone being a politician. Election time is heating up and he's trying to rally three groups who he had strong sway over and support from in 2008. Not really unusual here.
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Quite right.

I think someone would have a much easier time arguing that Rush and the conservative media that is pushing this "the president is racist for talking to black people" meme is playing the race card. Trying to scare white voters into thinking that their tax dollars will be going towards reparations and that white's will be second class citizens.

Mind you, I don't really think any of these people are racist, many of them would gladly get behind a black guy that follows their ideology, that's what I think about most people. But it's fairly obvious that they have no qualms in playing the race card to garner up votes, as I don't think most politicians and pundits would.
 
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chevydriver1123 said:
Whoever opposes the welfare-warfare state gets my vote.
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Let me know if you ever find one.
 
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Coronado said:
Let me know if you ever find one.
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Well right now in NY Gubernatorial election we have Warren Redlich who got the LP nomination over the weekend and plans to get the Republican nomination too.


Redlich for Governor
 
Re: Obama seeks to 'reconnect...young people, African-Americans, Latinos, and women'

Is it safe to say then, the President accepts that he does not represent the entire nation?

He is POSOTUS; President of Some Of The United States.
 
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Telecaster said:
Is it safe to say then, the President accepts that he does not represent the entire nation?

He is POSOTUS; President of Some Of The United States.
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Err, no? Because that's not what he said?
 
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Cardinal said:
If this CNN exit poll from 2004 is anything to go by then Obama targeted his message accurately.

CNN.com Election 2004
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Ugh... to living and breathing Americans?

Geez, I clearly remember him saying "there is not a red America or a Blue America, there is The United States of America."

I am sure it would also apply in this manner: "There is no white America, Red, Yellow, Brown, Olive or Black America, there is The United States of America".

But no. This is our Balkanizer. Batteries not included.

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