Posted on 08/02/2010 1:51:12 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
Two possible ethics trials of senior Democratic members of Congress are compounding the governing party's political woes and raising hopes among Republican leaders that they can make large gains in November's mid-term elections. On Sunday, Republicans sought to capitalize on the ethics troubles of Democratic Reps. Charles Rangel of New York and Maxine Waters of California. Continues...
In fact, Democrats involved in the party's communications operation -- known officially as the New York Times, AP, Politico.com, etc. -- are so resigned to a damaging televised trial (or trials -- see Maxine Waters), that they've resorted to using the race card.
One indication of the level of Democrat desperation about the fallout from public trials is how quickly after Rangel's ethics problems re-emerged that the media resorted to the race card -- in just under 10 seconds. A record even for the media.
In almost every article about Rangel or Maxine Waters, the "reporter" somehow feels compelled to point out that both are prominent members of the Congressional Black Caucus, and that 'racial questions are being raised' because the Ethics Committee isn't using a racial quota system in selecting whom to investigate.
Politico's John Bresnahan and Jonathan Allen, writing about the beastly racists running the Ethics Committee, conveniently quoted an anonymous member of the CBC complaining about a "duel standard, one for most members and one for African-Americans."
The Los Angeles Times put out a story Sunday entitled, "Ethics trials highlight racial tensions in Congress", reminding readers that Rangel and Waters "are leading MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS."
The New York Times on Sunday noted that "the tenacity of Mr. Rangel, a 20-term (House) veteran, and Ms. Waters, in her 10th term, in fighting the accusations" by the cross-burning hooded bastards, "puts the interests of these two veteran MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS at odds with those of their party leaders . . ."
Politico noted that "at one point earlier this year, all eight lawmakers under formal investigation by the House ethics committee, including Rangel and Waters, were black Democrats."
At the risk of stating the obvious, the media's darling little meme that black members of Congress are being 'unfairly' singled out is a ploy to get voters to dismiss the incriminating evidence in the Rangel and Waters cases as racially 'tainted' and, while they're at it, erect a firewall for white Democrats in swing districts. The message being, 'move along, nothing to see here but a buncha racist pigs making trumped-up charges, it's all a farce,' etc. And by falsely trying to turn the whole thing into an issue about race rather than ethics, the dog whistle campaign message from vulnerable white Democrats in swing districts to voters will be: Don't link me with this ethics morass, this whole thing is a black thing.
But it won't work. Voters know about a white dude named John Murtha, who would be facing charges right now if he wasn't deceased. Voters know about Eric Massa, another white dude who quit Congress because the "racist" Ethics Committee was going after him. Whether it's Eliot Spitzer or Blago or tax-cheat Tim Geithner, Democrats are one giant corruption factory; skin color is irrelevant.
Popcorn, anyone?
Anyway, that's...
My Two Cents...
"JohnHuang2"
It’s not too early. Rangel’s trial will be in September from what I heard.
That will be must see tee vee...and we will be helpless to get away from it!
Really? The last I heard the trial will be in September.
Admittedly, I’m not up on the latest...
I’ve been waiting for this one. ;o)
Bump it...to the tippy top!!
People in sufficient numbers have learned the “black” thing ain’t going so well—Obama.
Rangel and Waters are a reminder, without further discussion being necessary.
This aspect, together with the bad economy, heaalth care, immigration where significant, point towards the opposing party.
Thus far the GOP has been fairly low key—why say much when the opponent is falling down on his own?
Prediction: narrow majority for GOP in the House, but not the Senate.
The GOP might have effective control on issues.
Obviously the ethical standards in Washington are racist.
White tax cheat and human-elf mongrel Geitner gets away with it and still heads up the Dept of Non-Recovery and Deficit Spending, while Carribean Charlie gets raked over the coals for his 20-year lapse of memory to pay taxes on his rental condos.
It’s really unfair.
The 1994 GOP resurgence was, to some degree (IMO) because of the Contract. I think it also had to do with ethics. As I look back I remember Rostenkowski, the Post Office, and the House Bank. That had, I think, a real influence on the mindset of voters.
I wouldn't have dreamed BJ could survive Lewinsky. At one point after the scandal hit he had 65% approval rating.
My appraisal of the electorate mindset is more heavily influenced by 1998 than 1994.
Instead of being "just about sex," it will be "all about racism." The revolution, Comrade, will be reported by the journolists of the MSM.
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