TX GOP Convention: If Obama is President, will we still call it The WHITE House?

[motivez]

A new story entry has been added:

TX GOP Convention: If Obama is President, will we still call it The WHITE House?

At the Republican state convention, a booth hosted by Republicanmarket was selling a pin Saturday that says: If Obama is President will we still call it the White House.

There were other pins that weren't necessarily conveying the positive, inclusive, united front that has been portrayed during the convention. One said, "Press 1 for English. Press 2 for Deportation" and another, "I will hold my nose when I vote for McCain"

http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/06/stick-a-pin-in-it.html

Here's the button in question:



Here we go.

I don't expect the Republican party to really do much of anything to combat this type of stuff except when they're caught red handed. If they really wanted to fight racism and bigotry they would have prevented vendors from selling this type of nonsense at their convention to begin with.

I find it extremely hard to believe that the organizers of the event were unaware that this button (and others similarly bigoted) were on sale at the convention. If they didn't, was there really not one person there who saw it and thought it was a bad idea to be giving these ideas a voice by allowing a vendor to display them at their convention? No one thought to say anything to those in charge?

Of course, the Republican party has long been to eager to exploit people's irrational fears of those who are different for political purposes, and I certainly don't expect that to be any different this time.

I believe this campaign season will unfortunately be rife with similar incidents. Maybe not directly from the Republicans in the spotlight, but by those affiliated with them, 527's with little accountability, and of course individuals who'll cower behind the anonymity provided by the internet to continue adding to the flood of inaccurate and misleading smears already out there.

Racism is just the next step after all the insinuations disguised as questions about whether or not he's a secret Muslim, a terrorist, has terrorist connections, and the like that we've already seen.

While I don't expect Fox News to participate in the racist smears, I do expect them to play a major role in helping the GOP dispense other bigoted smears against Obama to the masses. It was only a week or so ago we saw one of their anchors question whether or not Obama and his wife were performing a "terrorist fist jab" on national television as Obama clinched the nomination.

While reports have said that Fox has taken steps to remove the anchor in question, they continue to actively distribute factually incorrect information about Obama's background, continuing their role of misinforming the American people in the hopes of benefiting the Republican party and its political ambitions.

I find it pathetic and I hope the Republicans on this site and elsewhere will denounce these tactics now and moving forward.

Personally I think John McCain, as the nominee, should make some type of statement, not about this button specifically, but about the situation in general. As the newly crowned leader of the GOP, it is his primarily his responsibility to take a stand against racism and bigotry coming from within.

McCain has said he wants it to be a civil campaign, but unless he's willing to stand up and reel in those affiliated with the party who want to make it anything but, it certainly wont be.

[glitterhearts]

Oh wow. That is horrible!
What a terrible thing to ask...
I understand wanting to vote for who you think is right (which for me is NOT McCain) and I understand wanting to call each other out and say nasty things.. but, this is such a low blow and it needs to be stopped.
I'm in awe. Wait, no I'm not, it really doesn't suprise me that some people are willing to go way down and dirty.

[kinggovernor]

its awful, but it is one vendor selling the buttons not the Texas GOP party. Which is probably why the story is several months old and nothing has come out of it

[motivez]

Originally Posted by kinggovernor

its awful, but it is one vendor selling the buttons not the Texas GOP party. Which is probably why the story is several months old and nothing has come out of it

Yet we continue to see racist undertones in the talking heads of the Republican party, I think, playing to concerns that are bubbling under the surface but people are too afraid to speak.

You see it in several threads recently, where people attribute Obama's success to his race alone.

[kinggovernor]

Originally Posted by motivez

Yet we continue to see racist undertones in the talking heads of the Republican party, I think, playing to concerns that are bubbling under the surface but people are too afraid to speak.

You see it in several threads recently, where people attribute Obama's success to his race alone.

where are we seeing racist undertones in the Republican party?

[motivez]

I think when prominent Republicans claim that Obama is only where he is because he's black, and then regular, every day Republicans back that sentiment up strongly, it's pretty clear.

[kinggovernor]

Popular democrats have said the same thing, and there are democrats that back it up

[6SpeedTA95]

Originally Posted by motivez

I think when prominent Republicans claim that Obama is only where he is because he's black, and then regular, every day Republicans back that sentiment up strongly, it's pretty clear.

Democrats say the same thing about Clarence Thomas. I don't think that makes them racist simply for stating an opinion.


Anyone who thinks Obama is where he is because he's black obviously isn't paying attention, but they've got a right to not pay attention even if it makes them look stupid. But that doesn't make them racist.

[motivez]

I think the suggestion is racist, and when you come at an issue with the mindset that no black man can be successful except when given an unfair advantage by affirmative action, that all of his accomplishments are tainted by the mere fact that he's black, that you are willing to put aside not just his admission, but the way he excelled at Harvard Law, and so many other things.. I think that's racist as well

And this is from someone who doesn't like affirmative action and believes it to be a racist policy as well

[thewise1]

I want one of those buttons 'press 1 for english, 2 for deportation'