Everyone had to see this coming with respect to Obama. It’s simply impossible to campaign against a credible black candidate for anything without the charges of racism. Still it’s so delicious to see Bill Clinton hoist on his own politically correct petard. If Obama is the Democratic nominee his Republican opponent is going to have to watch how he sneezes so as not to be accused of racism.
Exactly whom would that be?
He will be accused of racism no matter what he does, just asking the public to vote for him rather than Obama, will be considered racist. The race-baiters will not be able to restrain themselves. However, overall the tactic will likely backfire. It will be one of those elections where people say they want Obama (so as to appear non-racist) and then they will not vote for him.
I wish I could find it as entertaining as you do, but this is how the MSM will completely shut down the GOP message machine in the general if Obama is the nominee.
I cant find this entertaining at all because if Clinton can so effortlessly be cast as a racist, with his 30 + years of accumulated credibility (in PR terms) on race issues buffering the damage, imagine what a GOP that has none of this (in PR terms) will look like when cast in the same light, when the entire country is paying attention rather than just the casual political junkies.
Stop cheering on the Clinton test-run of this, I guess is what I’m saying. Because the tets-run is what this is.
“If Obama is the Democratic nominee his Republican opponent is going to have to watch how he sneezes so as not to be accused of racism.”
True. Likewise, if Hillary is the democrat nominee, her republican opponent will have to watch how “he sneezes” so as not to be accused of offending a woman.
Only Sen. Fred Thompson could manage to win over either one without offending anyone. The loss of Fred Thompson is America’s loss. Indeed, there is none too blind as those who would not see.
Well, if Mitt’s gonna be our nominee, he needs to grow a set right now. Because whether his opponent is Hillary or Obama, he’s immediately going to be cast as the white guy running against America’s first golden opportunity to put a woman or a black in the White House. And since both are hardcore leftists, the media will go all out to elect either of them, and that will include playing the race or gender card at every opportunity.
Everything our nominee says or does, or has said or done, will be scrutinized beyond belief for signs of “racism” or “sexism”. If Mitt gives an eloquent speech we’ll be told it was designed to paint Obama as “ghettoish” by comparison. If he uses a football metaphor, he’ll be accused of trying to intimidate his dainty woman opponent with “violent sports analogies”.
If he gets defensive and starts apologizing, he’ll look like a wimp and dishearten GOP voters. What he’ll need to do is nip the problem in the bud by announcing that he’s not going to bow down to PC and that he’ll run his campaign any way he pleases. If Obama or Hillary can’t take it, they don’t belong in the big leagues.