Posted on 09/15/2008 8:08:36 PM PDT by kristinn
Monday afternoon, state Representatives Bob Hagan of Youngstown and Tom Letson of Warren met with reporters.
They argue many voters who call themselves "Democrats" or "Independents", but won't vote for Obama, have only one excuse, with Letson saying, "I would say that a lot of it is they're not going to vote for 'the black guy'".
Hagan called the issue "unpatriotic," adding those not willing to vote for Obama need "to face that fact. That that's not acceptable in America."
Both men say they will work to convince those "swing voters" to change their minds between now and election day.
ENOUGH. The race card has officially jumped the shark.
I really do think that most white people WANT to vote for a qualified, principled black president. HOWEVER, they are unwilling to vote for a callow, naive, unprincipled, quasi-socialist radical who has accomplished NOTHING of substance in his public life and whose ONLY redeeming characteristic is that he is “black.”
To be tagged a “racist” for refusing to vote for this lightweight is supremely offensive. MY response is to get pissed off and to do something about it: (a) contribute (a little) money to McCain; (b) volunteer to work for the Republicans on election day; and (c) be more outspoken about criticizing the Obamassiah.
I hope and believe that others feel the same way.
Does it involve waking up next to a horse's head ala the Godfather?
one other thing...the pic of those two...who ARE those bozos.
LMAO
A visit to room 101 will have to be arranged.
I understand that, but I see all this focus on calling folks racist if they don’t vote for Obama as an attempt to prevent the Bradley effect from happening.
Not an intelligent move.
“Vote for X or else you’re evil/racist/stupid” is not going to win a lot of people over.
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They argue many voters who call themselves "Republicans" or "Independents", but won't vote for Sarah, have only one excuse, with Letson saying, "I would say that a lot of it is they're not going to vote for 'the woman".
Hagan called the issue "unpatriotic," adding those not willing to vote for Sarah need "to face that fact. That that's not acceptable in America."
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Thank God, race and sex isn't a factor for us here. We simply will not vote in a Marxist and hope to elect a true Conservative on our ticket.
Good God...what a bunch of whine bags! it’s Ok for Obama to ONLY be the Dem Candidate because HE is BLACK man...but oh how he complains if he thinks we might be smart enough to not vote for him...regardless of his color...He uses the race card backwards and forwards.....whenever it is convenient. Too late Obama....you’re losing and it’s not because of your color...we don’t like you and you America hating wife!
Sorry, voting for a black man simply because he is black and otherwise completely unqualified is racist.
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He does not even qualify as black, let alone a real citizen, because he is HALF black. No matter which way you turn with this thug, he is a FRAUD.
Well, since all or most of us have voted for other black men and women for other positions over the years, I would tell these two losers to go bark up another tree.
We wont vote for obama for who he is, NOT what color his skin is.
I question Øbama’s patriotism. Not because I’m some yahoo who thinks he’s a “secret muslim”. I question it because I can READ.
Is race a factor in the voting?
Of course it is. Black people will vote for black’s, 99% of the time. This applies to Barack Hussein Obama even though he is half white and perhaps almost half Arab.
Besides, the only reasons why BHO and HRC were leading candidates in the Democratic party is that one was black and the other a female. Duh.
I call it the “Grandma Doll Effect” in my house.
Voting against that Communist bum would be the most patriotic thing I’ve ever done.
I was wondering when they were going to trot out this excuse for the Communist One.
Such utter bulls%*t.
They said they same thing about a woman, until a conservative, competent one was put on the ticket.
Most voters would have no problem with a black candidate; they just have a problem with a Marxist black candidate.
Yeah, these guys positively glow with credibility. I’m glad they’re on Obama’s side. [/sarc]
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