I'm not surprised that racism shows it ugly head on a daily, almost hourly, basis when it comes to the Republican party, America's right. It's disgusting but it's so common as to be laughable, in a grim way. But the convention is a (supposedly) well-planned showcase for the party. Why aren't they cool enough to drop the racism, at least for the three days of the convention?
I guess it's so ingrained that, well, they're "among friends" and "can get away with it." Or so they seem to believe. The Washington Post catalogues the latest steaming farts in Tampa.
The tensions come amid a debate within the GOP on how best to lure new voters. The nation’s shifting demographics have caused some Republican leaders to worry not only about the party’s future but about winning in November, particularly in key swing states such as Virginia and Nevada.
“The demographics race we’re losing badly,” said Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.). “We’re not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long term.”
On Tuesday, convention organizers ejected two attendees after they reportedly threw peanuts at a black CNN camerawoman and told her, “This is how we feed animals.” Organizers called the conduct “inexcusable and unacceptable.”
That followed an on-air shouting match between MSNBC host Chris Matthews and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus over whether presidential nominee Mitt Romney was injecting race into the campaign by joking about President Obama’s birth certificate and attacking his record on welfare reform.
“There’s no doubt he did,” Matthews declared.
“Garbage,” Priebus retorted. ...WaPo
No, Reince. The garbage is something you folks seem to pile up at every opportunity -- with the help of candidates you choose and of the media your supporters own.
