2012 Presidential Election (free for all edition)

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by firstdown

The poor has no problem with producing an ID to get food stamps and well fair why is it such a problem to vote?

It still provides additional hoops and costs that people have to go through in order to vote. It's a bigger burden on a poor person who might not have transportation to go get all these things or the money to spend on the other credentials just to get a "free" ID. That's the thing, it's not really free. It's like me saying, I'm giving a away a free trip, but you'll need to pay this processing fee of $5,000 to receive it.

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

If President Obama loses the election...some people are making plans already:

http://i.imgur.com/XQV7D.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/icU6p.jpg

I think those people are trying to be funny, and not really serious.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

I think those people are trying to be funny, and not really serious.

So random people get a pass of "trying to be funny", but a "shock" radio personality doesn't?

Of course, what definition of "funny" applies to either is also debatable, but I don't see how one can excuse either and not the other.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

So random people get a pass of "trying to be funny", but a "shock" radio personality doesn't?

Of course, what definition of "funny" applies to either is also debatable, but I don't see how one can excuse either and not the other.

Oh, so you think Rush is just a ..."shock" dj,bet ya he doesn't think so and I know his followers don't.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by Giantone

Oh, so you think Rush is just a ..."shock" dj,bet ya he doesn't think so and I know his followers don't.

And the people who made those tweets do?

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

And the people who made those tweets do?

huh,do what?

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by Giantone

huh,do what?

How is that people who say "I'll slap the first ***** I see" and "I'm raping a ***** girl" do get treated as "trying to be funny, and not really serious".

But the guy who says THE MEDIA has this viewpoint "As far as the media's concerned, Mrs. Obama deserves this," he said. "Look at the sordid past. Look at our slave past, look at the discriminatory past. It's only fair that people of color get their taste of the wealth of America too.", is racist?

Does anybody else realize that Limbaugh was actually accusing the media of being racist? Throwing race again into the debate is wrong. But racist like those tweets?

How does one set of blatantly racist statements get a pass as "just trying to be funny", while another set of statements accusing political opponents of being racist is automatically condemned as racist itself*?

*Guess all politicians are racist, huh?

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Very good column, for those that are religious a must read.

RealClearReligion - Religion in a Footnote

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

How is that people who say "I'll slap the first ***** I see" and "I'm raping a ***** girl" do get treated as "trying to be funny, and not really serious".

But the guy who says THE MEDIA has this viewpoint "As far as the media's concerned, Mrs. Obama deserves this," he said. "Look at the sordid past. Look at our slave past, look at the discriminatory past. It's only fair that people of color get their taste of the wealth of America too.", is racist?

Does anybody else realize that Limbaugh was actually accusing the media of being racist? Throwing race again into the debate is wrong. But racist like those tweets?

How does one set of blatantly racist statements get a pass as "just trying to be funny", while another set of statements accusing political opponents of being racist is automatically condemned as racist itself*?

*Guess all politicians are racist, huh?

Ok , you're not even close to making any sense.Some girl tweets and you go around screaming .A PAID ...let me say that again ,A PAID RADIO PERSONALITY openly makes false accusations and threats on his show over and over again about the president and his family ,and you think they are the same.Do I think all politicians are racist ...no of course not,but I believe you are.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

So random people get a pass of "trying to be funny", but a "shock" radio personality doesn't?

Of course, what definition of "funny" applies to either is also debatable, but I don't see how one can excuse either and not the other.

Who says they are getting a pass? They are just as stupid as Limbaugh, but the difference is they are trying to be funny, Limbaugh is not. Limbaugh says things with racial tones and implications because he knows his base thinks those things.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Who says they are getting a pass? They are just as stupid as Limbaugh, but the difference is they are trying to be funny, Limbaugh is not. Limbaugh says things with racial tones and implications because he knows his base thinks those things.

You don't realize you just gave one group a pass as "just trying to be funny", while demonizing another who's actually paid to say stupid stuff?

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

You don't realize you just gave one group a pass as "just trying to be funny", while demonizing another who's actually paid to say stupid stuff?

How did I give them a pass? I said they were stupid. I simply said there were "trying" (key word) to be funny. Rush is serious.


BOTH are stupid.


Doesn't look like I gave neither one of them a pass.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

National Barack Channel.... completely in the bag for Obama. Embarrassing.

NBC News Not Airing Obama’s ‘Redistribution’ Video Because They Have Not Yet ‘Authenticated It’ | Mediaite

UPDATE: The Washington Post reports, “The Obama campaign confirmed that is Obama’s voice on the recording and a spokesman moved to rebut Romney’s criticism of it.”

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Obama's "Redistribution" clip.....but he's not Socialist or anything.

Obama In 1998: "I Actually Believe In...

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

How did I give them a pass? I said they were stupid. I simply said there were "trying" (key word) to be funny. Rush is serious.


BOTH are stupid.


Doesn't look like I gave neither one of them a pass.

Let's switch things on your post: the difference is Limbaugh is trying to be funny, the posters are not. The posters says things with racial tones and implications because they knows their base thinks those things.

Is this statement fair? Or does it place more blame on one side?

At this point, how about let's just say the posters and Limbaugh should be condemned for race-baiting and leave out any "differences".