Is this a "race card" issue?

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Dixie said:
Sounds to me like she had an ear for music from the get-go.
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That's what my mother says. My nephew takes ate her.
 
Reba said:
She did. It was the Democrats who complained about it.
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Well, I guess they figured that the Repubs made such an issue of race in the last Presidential election that they would simply give them a taste of their own medicine.:lol:
 
jillio said:
Well, I guess they figured that the Repubs made such an issue of race in the last Presidential election that they would simply give them a taste of their own medicine.:lol:
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Which Republicans made an issue of race in the last Presidential election? I recall the Democrats emphasizing that, if elected, Obama would be the first black President of the USA. To what issue of race are you referring?
 
Yep. The Democrats did do that. It was the truth, not playing a race card.

All of the requests for birth certificates, discussion over whether he was technically black, etc. came from conservative (read Repub) sources. In fact, the vast majority of this nonsense surrounding Obama's term has come from the conservative. Pleasee point me to a white President that has undergone the same sort of treatment during his campaign and his term.

I know what you are going to say, "It didn't have anything to do with his race."
To that, I reply, just because race isn't specifically mentioned does not mean it was not based on race. Covert racism works that way, and the conservative politicians play to that mindset in voters.

Personally, I think it is sad that race ever needs to come into focus in a political election. It just indicates how intolerant and prejudiced our country still is.
 
jillio said:
Yep. The Democrats did do that. It was the truth, not playing a race card.

All of the requests for birth certificates, discussion over whether he was technically black, etc. came from conservative (read Repub) sources. In fact, the vast majority of this nonsense surrounding Obama's term has come from the conservative. Pleasee point me to a white President that has undergone the same sort of treatment during his campaign and his term.
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I believe the people who asked about the birth certificate were concerned about his nationality, not his race. There are no requirements in the Constitution regarding the race of the President but there are for nationality.

Conservatives have no problem with black leaders in government.

I know what you are going to say, "It didn't have anything to do with his race."
To that, I reply, just because race isn't specifically mentioned does not mean it was not based on race. Covert racism works that way, and the conservative politicians play to that mindset in voters.
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Conservatives didn't want a Democrat in the presidency, period.

I guess it's convenient to make the accusation of racism even when "race isn't specifically mentioned."

Was it racist when they campaigned hot and heavy against Hilary Clinton? How about the election prior, when they criticized Kerry?

If conservatives are supposedly so racist, why do they support non-white candidates? Could it be because *gasp* they're political conservatives?!

If conservatives are supposedly so racist, why do they not support all white candidates? Could it be because *gasp* they're political liberals?!

Personally, I think it is sad that race ever needs to come into focus in a political election. It just indicates how intolerant and prejudiced our country still is.
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I just thought it was plain bizarre in this case. Especially if Democrats supposedly don't care about race in politics.
 
It doesn't have to be specifically mentioned to be obvious.

Like I said earlier, it is most likely just a case of demanding that all live up to the standards expected from the Repubs toward the Democrats.
 
jillio said:
It doesn't have to be specifically mentioned to be obvious.

Like I said earlier, it is most likely just a case of demanding that all live up to the standards expected from the Repubs toward the Democrats.
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You didn't answer my questions.

If conservatives and Republicans are racist, why do they support candidates of all races? Why are there conservative and Republican politicians and appointees of all colors?

Were conservatives and Republicans racist when they campaigned against white liberal candidates?
 
Reba said:
Conservatives didn't want a Democrat in the presidency, period.
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This is really all that you need to say.

It is not just the Presidency; it is all elected and appointed positions, from small town city councils to Senator of the USA; from traffic court to the Supreme Court.

Liberals feel the same way about Republicans. "See the D, check the box" voting. Saves time.
 
Reba said:
You didn't answer my questions.

If conservatives and Republicans are racist, why do they support candidates of all races? Why are there conservative and Republican politicians and appointees of all colors?

Were conservatives and Republicans racist when they campaigned against white liberal candidates?
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See, your questions are not answerable because you always add the word "all" to frame questions about things that never included the word "all".
 
jillio said:
See, your questions are not answerable because you always add the word "all" to frame questions about things that never included the word "all".
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Is that the only reason? No problem. :)

If conservatives and Republicans are racist, why do they support candidates of various races, not just white? Why are there conservative and Republican politicians and appointees of various colors, not just white?

Were conservatives and Republicans racist when they campaigned against white liberal candidates?

There. Fixed.
 
Reba said:
Is that the only reason? No problem. :)

If conservatives and Republicans are racist, why do they support candidates of various races, not just white? Why are there conservative and Republican politicians and appointees of various colors, not just white?

Were conservatives and Republicans racist when they campaigned against white liberal candidates?

There. Fixed.
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Because some are not all.
 
deafskeptic said:
Similar to my doctor's accent. However, I've met Indians with accents so thick that I could barely understand them. I'd pick an accent i know well cuz it's easier or me to understand it.
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I deal with truck drivers all the time. Many are East Indian. Some speak perfect English. Most know several languages. A few I understand better if we speak Spanish rather than English.
 
Berry said:
I deal with truck drivers all the time. Many are East Indian. Some speak perfect English. Most know several languages. A few I understand better if we speak Spanish rather than English.
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ahhh, yes. The limitations of coming from a monolingual culture!
 
Surprised that no one talked about her picking "Asian". Aren't Indians technically Asians?

Of course, racially, that does not make sense... :)
 
Daredevel7 said:
Surprised that no one talked about her picking "Asian". Aren't Indians technically Asians?

Of course, racially, that does not make sense... :)
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Yes, they are. Nepalese are, too. Although they are most often considered Indian, too.
 
Daredevel7 said:
Surprised that no one talked about her picking "Asian". Aren't Indians technically Asians?

Of course, racially, that does not make sense... :)
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The people of India are several ethnicities:

http://www.webindia123.com/india/people/people.htm

The most common are:

Negrito

Proto - Australoids or Austrics

Mongoloids

Mediterranean or Dravidian

Western Brachycephals

Nordic Aryans


Also:

Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3% (2000)

Read more: Ethnicity and Race by Countries — Infoplease.com Ethnicity and Race by Countries — Infoplease.com
 
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