Posted on 03/22/2011 7:49:15 AM PDT by jmaroneps37
“Progressives” are odd self-absorbed people, but they’re very good at creating a supporting argument for their predetermined conclusions. Lee Drutman is just such a progressive.
“To Drutman …. “analysis” of the results of the 2008 and 2010 elections proves...
He examined the sharp drop in state by state Democrat self-identification reported by Gallup and concluded since Whites have largely retreated from the Democrats the shift in political allegiance proves Whites are racists because he can’t account for the switch using any other measurements.
Unemployment and Democratic defeats
Since progressives see no difference between Republicans and conservatives this analysis claims the sour economy drove Americans to vote Republican. This line of argument overlooks the fact Americans voted for conservatives who happen to be Republicans.
It says nothing about the number of Republicans who were thrown out of office by primary voters disgusted with their unwillingness to fight for their conservative values. He doesn’t acknowledge that many people have come to see conservative values and American values as one in the same, or that Obama and his Party have driven voters away with their daily attacks on these values. His answer is White racism.
What manufacturing “decline”?
“ Drutman’s…….. unsupportable assertion that “manufacturing is a dying industry” and therefore is a cause for voter mistrust of Democrats. Voters don’t trust Democrats, but it isn’t because manufacturing is dying.
The inconvenient truth is the latest reports show manufacturing jobs grew by 33,000 and America produces 20% of all the world’s durable goods. Undaunted by facts, the hapless Drutman then even adds, “But if we plot the decline in Democratic partisan ID and the manufacturing as share of the state GDP, there is no relationship.” His answer is White racism…..”
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To the fevered mind a better argument can be made that 'progressives' want to exterminate white people.
...right up to the very moment Herman Cain takes the oath of office as our 45th President.
White people are totally prejudiced against space aliens.
Or, as some wit observed: “The hideous green alien invaders from Ceti Alpha 7 landed in my neighborhood, terrorizing and consuming each house in turn; whereas before, the area had been predominantly white.”
Y’know, one of the problems with this administration is that I’m having less and less of a problem with racism.
If everything I do or think contrary to the policies of this administration is “racism” then I might as well make the most of it.
For Democrats, white males are the enemy 364 days of the year, yet they expect us to vote for them come election day?!?
It ain’t the color of Obama’s skin ... It’s the commie-red color of his policies.
Who cares WHY he loses, just as long as he does.
Got to thinking the other day, are all blacks that didn’t vote for McCain racists too?
Or is the true racism expecting people to vote based on the color of someone’s skin?
Freud: everything goes back to sex
Libtards: everything goes back to racism
So, if by some chance Obama is re-elected, does that mean racism is no longer a factor in American politics or is his re-election due to racist white guilt?
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