David Gergen this weekend described the Republican strategy towards Obama perfectly:
The best dog whistles are the ones most people don't hear. The reason McCain's ad works is because, at the root of it, there are a significant number of whites who see a successful, confident, intelligent black man. And they hate him for that, and that alone. He is everything they are not. But because he's black, they can latch onto that. As the old Southernism goes, "If you ain't better than a n----er, who is you better than."
I guess the Coalition of the Sane should be fortunate that the McCain camp wasn't quite subtle enough.
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On his campaign website, Romney has listed ten incidents that supposedly mean McCain is unstable. Let's review them:
During Robert F. Kennedy's candidacy, he gave an anti-war speech at K-State. At this comparatively conservative outpost, the crowds went crazy. A speechwriter remembers looking at the wild crowd reaction and saying, "This is Kansas, fucking Kansas. He's going all the fucking way!"
Just the salient points.
McCain does not want to spread the wealth around.
Obama wants to cut the 15 billion dollar subsidy to insurance companies.
Obama wants to invest in higher education.
So far I'm really liking Rachel Maddow's new MSNBC show. She reminds me a lot of what Keith Olbermann used to be (and sometimes still is).
I think I already said this over at Pandagon, but for fuck's sake, I'll be in my closet with a case of fucking Jameson. Someone come get me on November 5.
Not surprised, are we? The Southern Strategy worked, and it's still working. The GOP panders to race hatred, and look where it got them.
I for one am ashamed of my countrymen, most of them.