GOP Primary Megathread!

[Ed Anger]

I like the Song of the South as much as the next guy, but I know when not to use tar baby references in public.

[KRonn]

John Kerry even used the tar baby phrase! OMG! He must be a racist too!   

[CountDeMoney]

John Kerry even used the tar baby phrase! OMG! He must be a racist too!   

Kerry didn't use it when referring to a nigger.  Bit of a difference.

[derspiess]

I think it's fair to say they don't like Muslims.  But if you want to think that over half the GOP are "confused ignoramuses", that's fine.  I feel the same way.  I suppose a fair question is why so many GOP opinion makers and politicians actively cultivate this confused state?

That's a cheap shot and misrepresentation of the truth on your part.  It's also a reminder of why it's pointless to try & have a serious discussion with you.

[KRonn]

John Kerry even used the tar baby phrase! OMG! He must be a racist too!   

Kerry didn't use it when referring to a nigger.  Bit of a difference.

Not really. The phrase tar baby in the way Bachman and Kerry used it refers to something that is negative but which  sticks to you and you can't get rid of it.

[CountDeMoney]

John Kerry even used the tar baby phrase! OMG! He must be a racist too!   

Kerry didn't use it when referring to a nigger.  Bit of a difference.

Not really. The phrase tar baby in the way Bachman and Kerry used it refers to something that is negative but which  sticks to you and you can't get rid of it.

Yeah, OK Professor Sytax, but you lose a bit on the nuance side: when referring to a black man, it just doesn't sound good.

[Neil]

Yeah, OK Professor Sytax, but you lose a bit on the nuance side: when referring to a black man, it just doesn't sound good.

At least not in the US, where everybody is fucking stupid thanks to decades of idiocy from assholes who want to bring back slavery and then more idiocy from 'civil rights warriors' who are more interested in milking the disaffection of the blacks for votes than doing anything to help anybody.

[CountDeMoney]

Yeah, OK Professor Sytax, but you lose a bit on the nuance side: when referring to a black man, it just doesn't sound good.

At least not in the US, where everybody is fucking stupid thanks to decades of idiocy from assholes who want to bring back slavery and then more idiocy from 'civil rights warriors' who are more interested in milking the disaffection of the blacks for votes than doing anything to help anybody.

I'd mention something similar about Indians for you to relate to, but you killed them all.

[Barrister]

Yeah, OK Professor Sytax, but you lose a bit on the nuance side: when referring to a black man, it just doesn't sound good.

At least not in the US, where everybody is fucking stupid thanks to decades of idiocy from assholes who want to bring back slavery and then more idiocy from 'civil rights warriors' who are more interested in milking the disaffection of the blacks for votes than doing anything to help anybody.

I'd mention something similar about Indians for you to relate to, but you killed them all.

But then who do I keep prosecuting every day?  They sure look like indians...

[DGuller]

  Mop up operation.

[Berkut]

John Kerry even used the tar baby phrase! OMG! He must be a racist too!   

Kerry didn't use it when referring to a nigger.  Bit of a difference.

Not really. The phrase tar baby in the way Bachman and Kerry used it refers to something that is negative but which  sticks to you and you can't get rid of it.

Yeah, OK Professor Sytax, but you lose a bit on the nuance side: when referring to a black man, it just doesn't sound good.

Right, which is exactly the point - it is "racism" because YOU SAY SO, not because the person saying it is being racist.

And you keep repeating it over and over and over again, no matter what the criticism is, because you want there to be racism, because it is such a very effective ad hom.

But it is also cheap and juvenile.

[CountDeMoney]

Right, which is exactly the point - it is "racism" because YOU SAY SO, not because the person saying it is being racist.

And you keep repeating it over and over and over again, no matter what the criticism is, because you want there to be racism, because it is such a very effective ad hom.

But it is also cheap and juvenile.

That's OK, big guy, you've proved your not racist because you ignore it.

[garbon]

John Kerry even used the tar baby phrase! OMG! He must be a racist too!   

Kerry didn't use it when referring to a nigger.  Bit of a difference.

Not really. The phrase tar baby in the way Bachman and Kerry used it refers to something that is negative but which  sticks to you and you can't get rid of it.

Yeah, OK Professor Sytax, but you lose a bit on the nuance side: when referring to a black man, it just doesn't sound good.

Right, which is exactly the point - it is "racism" because YOU SAY SO, not because the person saying it is being racist.

And you keep repeating it over and over and over again, no matter what the criticism is, because you want there to be racism, because it is such a very effective ad hom.

But it is also cheap and juvenile.

I don't know. I agree that Seedy is over the top on this, but...if one uses a term that ones knows people will perceive as having racial connotations and then use it anyway, it is curious. Of course, if one is a political official with a campaign staff and doesn't recognize how it might be perceived, well that say something else.

[CountDeMoney]

Thurston Romney III wins 5 out of 5 tonight.

Gingrich is still fighting, and apparently Santorum is persona non grata to Mittenton's campaign, they don't give a shit if he ever endorses him.

Oh, and the President did a pre-taped appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon;  I just caught a glimpse of it--you're not going to want to miss this one.

[Razgovory]

I think it's fair to say they don't like Muslims.  But if you want to think that over half the GOP are "confused ignoramuses", that's fine.  I feel the same way.  I suppose a fair question is why so many GOP opinion makers and politicians actively cultivate this confused state?

That's a cheap shot and misrepresentation of the truth on your part.  It's also a reminder of why it's pointless to try & have a serious discussion with you.

Is there a better shot you would like?  "Confused ignoramuses" was your phrase for over half of likely GOP voters who thought Mr. Obama is a Muslim.