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Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

kritt11 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:40:21 -0000

I agree with Jim S. The GOP hasn&#39t been a friend to blacks since Reconstruction! :-)

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

Jim_Satterfield — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:09:32 -0000

That is rich. The Republican Party as the friends of blacks. The same party whose other black candidate for the leadership derided anyone who looked down on the "Barack the Magic Negro" song being handed out as being hypersensitive on race. Steele said nothing except to call it a misplaced attempt at humor. Then he only criticizes it in terms of making the GOP look bad. This is the great hope of the Republican Party in terms of recruiting minorities? That&#39s only believable if you think that those minorities are hopelessly stupid.

Under the current circumstances refusing to seat Burris isn&#39t a black eye for anyone. Accepting the appointment from a hopelessly corrupt politician who is under indictment and almost certain to be impeached, now that is a black eye. Heck, it&#39s two black eyes and a broken nose. It says a lot of very bad things about Burris. It says that he doesn&#39t deserve that seat in the Senate. But today the Democratic leadership has a perfectly acceptable reason for not seating Burris. Until the lawsuit concerning the refusal of the Illinois Secretary of State to sign off on his appointment is settled the Senate is perfectly within its rights to refuse to seat him.

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

kritt11 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:22:18 -0000

That Blago is still acting in any capacity as Illinois gov is a black eye for Dems!

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

kritt11 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:40:21 -0000

I agree with Jim S. The GOP hasn't been a friend to blacks since Reconstruction! :-)

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

Jim_Satterfield — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:09:32 -0000

Under the current circumstances refusing to seat Burris isn't a black eye for anyone. Accepting the appointment from a hopelessly corrupt politician who is under indictment and almost certain to be impeached, now that is a black eye. Heck, it's two black eyes and a broken nose. It says a lot of very bad things about Burris. It says that he doesn't deserve that seat in the Senate. But today the Democratic leadership has a perfectly acceptable reason for not seating Burris. Until the lawsuit concerning the refusal of the Illinois Secretary of State to sign off on his appointment is settled the Senate is perfectly within its rights to refuse to seat him.

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

kritt11 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:22:18 -0000

That Blago is still acting in any capacity as Illinois gov is a black eye for Dems!

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

GreenDreams — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:42:40 -0000

So I see. That was just such a stupid thing to do. I still don&#39t see a big GOP opportunity here, and I think Burris will be seated eventually. But gotta say, this is a black eye for Dems.

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

acspark — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:11:43 -0000

In case you think I made that up - go to Memeorandum and check out Mark Silva&#39s Chicago Tribune column - "The Swamp."

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

acspark — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:10:01 -0000

Unfortunately, Green and the rest of you, the Dems just shot down Burris... oh, well - Dems will be Dems.

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

GreenDreams — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:07:58 -0000

Really, Tony. What have you been smoking? My prediction. Having objected, derailing any appearance of Dem unity behind or support of Blago, they now seat Burris using just the kind of non endorsement non condemnation approach I suggested days ago. Like "we don&#39t like it that a man under a serious legal cloud made this appointment, but he is entitled by law to do so and we reluctantly agree to seat Burris." Problem solved very strategically I&#39d say. If Burris was seated without objection, the GOP spins it as a corrupt appointment that the Dems supported. Watch and see. I think Obama actually knows what he&#39s doing. And Reid has no choice but to go along with the new leader of the Dem party.

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

kritt11 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:52:06 -0000

I agree with both comments.

Plus, someone in the Democratic party should have publicized a California Republican women&#39s group&#39s decision in November, to put Obama&#39s face on a food stamp, and add images of fried chicken and watermelon!

That would go over like a lead balloon with the African American community.

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

mikeyes — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:39:09 -0000

Good luck on that one.

You are probably correct as long as you don&#39t figure in the presence of the first Black president, the 90+ percent Black vote for him and the fact that Burris has been nominated by a governor whose postive number are in the single digits.

I don&#39t think that Blacks will overlook the fact that the Republicans seem to be the party of the Old South/Dixiecrats, "Obama the Magic Negro", and the GA Senator calling Blacks "Those People."

But we all have our dreams.

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

Manchester2 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:36:34 -0000

This is quite a sweeping statement:

"Two months after a landslide victory, the Democratic party is standing on the verge of imploding under its own arrogance… “absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

I don&#39t see the evidence to support this.

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

GreenDreams — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:42:40 -0000

So I see. That was just such a stupid thing to do. I still don't see a big GOP opportunity here, and I think Burris will be seated eventually. But gotta say, this is a black eye for Dems.

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

acspark — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:11:43 -0000

In case you think I made that up - go to Memeorandum and check out Mark Silva's Chicago Tribune column - "The Swamp."

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

acspark — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:10:01 -0000

Unfortunately, Green and the rest of you, the Dems just shot down Burris... oh, well - Dems will be Dems.

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

GreenDreams — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:07:58 -0000

Really, Tony. What have you been smoking? My prediction. Having objected, derailing any appearance of Dem unity behind or support of Blago, they now seat Burris using just the kind of non endorsement non condemnation approach I suggested days ago. Like "we don't like it that a man under a serious legal cloud made this appointment, but he is entitled by law to do so and we reluctantly agree to seat Burris." Problem solved very strategically I'd say. If Burris was seated without objection, the GOP spins it as a corrupt appointment that the Dems supported. Watch and see. I think Obama actually knows what he's doing. And Reid has no choice but to go along with the new leader of the Dem party.

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

kritt11 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:52:06 -0000

I agree with both comments.

Plus, someone in the Democratic party should have publicized a California Republican women's group's decision in November, to put Obama's face on a food stamp, and add images of fried chicken and watermelon!

That would go over like a lead balloon with the African American community.

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

mikeyes — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:39:09 -0000

Good luck on that one.

You are probably correct as long as you don't figure in the presence of the first Black president, the 90+ percent Black vote for him and the fact that Burris has been nominated by a governor whose postive number are in the single digits.

I don't think that Blacks will overlook the fact that the Republicans seem to be the party of the Old South/Dixiecrats, "Obama the Magic Negro", and the GA Senator calling Blacks "Those People."

But we all have our dreams.

Re: A Republican Opportunity (Burris and the U.S. Senate)

Manchester2 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:36:34 -0000

This is quite a sweeping statement:

"Two months after a landslide victory, the Democratic party is standing on the verge of imploding under its own arrogance… “absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

I don't see the evidence to support this.