Posted on 09/15/2009 9:36:29 PM PDT by Titus-Maximus
According to MSNBC's Chris Matthews, if Democratic Senate candidate Harold Ford loses Tuesday, you can blame it on white conservatives. On Sunday morning, as he appeared in a segment hosted by Alex Witt, Matthews chided whites for an unwillingness to vote for black politicians, contending that "blacks vote for whites," but "whites don't vote for blacks." Matthews added that in states with large black populations, fear leads whites to become conservative Republicans. Matthews: "The larger the black population, where the whites are afraid historically, and in Deep South states, they tend to become very conservative Republican out of fear, whatever, of an overwhelming, or a large number of African-Americans because of the kind of culture." Ignored by Matthews was the willingness of white conservatives to support black statewide candidates like Maryland's Michael Steele, Ohio's Kenneth Blackwell, and Pennsylvania's Lynn Swann, in this year's elections, while white liberals will be supporting white Democratic candidates instead, demonstrating that party affiliation is the deciding factor in whether white conservatives vote for a black candidate. Notably, in Maryland's Senate primary, Democratic voters rejected black Democratic candidate Kweisi Mfume, a former Congressman, in favor of white candidate and Congressman Benjamin Cardin during their party's primary, while the Republican nominee, Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele, is black. (Transcript follows)
Below is a transcript of Matthews' comments, which aired on MSNBC about 9:16 a.m. on Sunday November 5:
Chris Matthews: "I think it's always been a Hail Mary pass, to use a football term, for Harold Ford Jr. I think it's just a tough one, and we all know the history of our country electing white people. Blacks vote for whites. Whites don't vote for blacks. It's just been a problem. It's just a horrible problem. I thought he was really courageous in making this run. I never thought it was really that winnable. He's from Memphis. He's had a history of family illegalities. Talk about the old man being involved in affecting your election. An uncle in trouble. I think he had to overcome an awful lot. But most importantly, he's an African-American guy running in the United States. That's just a challenge
Chrissy Is a Democrat...RIGHT? therefore....CHRISSY is a RACIST!!!!....you know...the Dems are the ones who started and operated the Ku Klux Klan....AND instituted Jim Crow laws!
Hell, I was hoping there were enough racists left in America so that Soetoro wouldn’t get elected...
Hey Mathews, explain how obama got elected then? Must've rigged the election eh? As Walter would say, "What a dumb-a##."
If we could talk Thomas Sowell into running, you'd see a landslide victory for a man of color, but more importantly, a man of intellect, intelligence, and common sense.
I can still remember the good ol’ days when all the racist we just in Alabama.
I think that whole network has mad cow disease.
(From a black cow, no doubt! There, I said it, I’m racist!)
I think Chrissy ate paint chips as a child and continues to do so today......
Girlymen! Start your race cards! The “racers” are on a roll!
Luckily only the three people that watch MSNBC had to hear this.
I can’t believe he is still on the air—I can’t even look at him. I remember when Michelle Malkin was mistreated by him—he was nasty to her when she went on his show. But that’s ok because he is a DEM.
Has a white candidate in the last thirty years won the black vote when running against a black opponent?
In the aftermath of election 2008, that tingle in his leg must have disconnected all Matthew's higher brain centers. Is he in some sort of competition with Keith Olbermann to be he MSM's most brain damaged clown?
I would rather vote for Harold Ford than watch 30 minutes of Matthews.
Obviously it never occurred to Chrissie to compare Junior’s accomplishments to those of his opponent, who built a company that employs lots of people from absolutely nothing. Junior benefitted from his family name, followed in family footsteps, and essentially had govt jobs all his life. Maybe the voters saw him as less qualified?
MSNBC : WHERE OUR EXPRESSED VIEWS APPEAL TO THE BRAIN DEAD AND IDIOTS..
I think of Tom Brokaw saying "This is like saying to all those racists I've ever met, 'Hey, buddy, right here'" when Obama won, like HE, Brokaw, has been the victim of racism, like he's some famous anti-segregationist.
Libs are wusses who need to prove their manhood to themselves, so they pick the easiest fights, ones they never have really had to risk to participate in, and then pat themselves on the back for their "bravery".
Spitboy is a racist.
Pray for American
Mathews just lost this debate, and there's no appeal. Why? He used the race card, which always results in automatic and irrevocable forfeiture of whatever matter of issue was being debated. Why? Because the race card is used when the user sees no valid, legitimate way to continue the debate on its merits, and because it is used in the hope of silencing the opposition. Same as terrorism, but without the physical violence.
But Mathews is also provably wrong. Whites vote for blacks quite often and quite freely. Liberal whites vote for liberal blacks, and conservative whites vote for conservative blacks. Why? Because shared political philosophy is far more important than skin color! A point so obviously true, that Mathews' statement can have no other purpose than intellectually dishonest poltical intimidation!
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