tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post2683967047335344849..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: You Tell The CandidateAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-25831080951402596772012-06-01T05:05:56.016-04:002012-06-01T05:05:56.016-04:00LawHawkRFD,
As I pointed out, blacks are the Demo...LawHawkRFD,<br /><br />As I pointed out, blacks are the Democrats' most reliable voting base no matter the color of the candidate. The notion that merely having black faces in the Republican party would change anything is one that isn't supported by the evidence (how much love do say, Allen West and Clarence Thomas get?).<br /><br />I can't imagine why any conservative black would have voted for America's most liberal senator and I haven't heard of any doing so. Colin Powell supported Obama but he's always struck me as a liberal Republican who would have been run out of the party by conservatives a long time ago if he wasn't in the military and (for many years) the highest profile black in the party.<br /><br />Due to history, 'State's Rights' and 'originalism' are probably never going to have the same resonance in the black community that they do in other communities.<br /><br />I don't buy into the notion that black poverty/social dysfunction (not the same thing) is the result not of poor choices but the malicious conspiracies of liberals. Which isn't to say the system can't be improved, but we can't blame it for for our failures.<br /><br />With the CRA we achieved equality of opportunity. What each person does with that equality is up to them. In a free society government can't guarantee you a happy, prosperous life no matter what choices you make in your personal life.<br /><br />All that being said, I can see the number of black voters falling even if the percentage of those who vote Democratic doesn't.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124128949343301445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-68816135367820457282012-05-31T23:36:23.752-04:002012-05-31T23:36:23.752-04:00Tehachapi Tom: Excellent quote. Einstein was cer...Tehachapi Tom: Excellent quote. Einstein was certainly not the confirmed atheist he has often been portrayed as.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-14049051503440000072012-05-31T23:35:15.500-04:002012-05-31T23:35:15.500-04:00Anthony: I think many blacks are not so much lib...Anthony: I think many blacks are not so much liberal as they are simply more government-friendly. The ideology involved is "whatever the reason, the government will take care of me." As the fact that government is failing becomes more apparent, the ideology will be replaced (I hope) by enlightened self-interest. Also, those blacks who are increasingly involved in community affairs and national issues are beginning to discover that Obama promises big and delivers little. For those blacks who are liberal, he has promised things he can't or won't deliver, which creates a sense of betrayal. For moderate and conservative blacks who voted for Obama largely because of his race, the dew is off the rose, and race alone won't be quite as big a factor as the last time, either in percentages or voter turnout.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-46295111337827115842012-05-31T09:50:55.426-04:002012-05-31T09:50:55.426-04:00Hawk
Glad to see you are back from the your interf...Hawk<br />Glad to see you are back from the your interface with the other profession that charges you to practice.<br /><br />"There are only two ways of living, one is as if nothing is a miracle. The second is that everything is a miracle, I believe in the latter."<br /> Albert EinsteinTehachapi Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-10328222739825824272012-05-31T09:15:03.590-04:002012-05-31T09:15:03.590-04:00LawHawkRFD:
Its worth bearing in mind the 94% of ...LawHawkRFD:<br /><br />Its worth bearing in mind the 94% of the black vote Obama won was only 2% higher than the percentage of the black vote Gore won (and 6% higher than Kerry). <br /><br />For most Americans, including black Americans, idealogy is more important than race and most blacks are liberal on most issues. Conservatives of any color don't get the black vote. <br /><br />A post-Reconstruction record number of black Republicans ran for office in 2010, those that won did so in not in black districts, but in districts where black/liberal opposition was meaningless.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124128949343301445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-24488662159688904202012-05-31T00:22:58.449-04:002012-05-31T00:22:58.449-04:00Patti: Thanks for your prayers. I'll update ...Patti: Thanks for your prayers. I'll update everyone on Thursday afternoon. It's not what I wanted to hear, but it's what I needed to hear, so we'll go forward from there.<br /><br />I know you favor Rep. West, and I love the guy. But for multiple reasons I think Rubio is the right man for the veep spot. So we've done what we both need to do (as do millions of others), and come down on the side of the most viable candidate even if he is not necessarily the very best politician/statesman. Once again, as we've mentioned so many times before, "the perfect is the enemy of the good."LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-68956550119054510332012-05-31T00:18:25.309-04:002012-05-31T00:18:25.309-04:00Anthony: Romney has demonstrated that he's no...Anthony: Romney has demonstrated that he's not above full-scale piquant criticism during the primaries. All he has to do is keep that up. I think you're right. He isn't going to let advisers and weak-sisters like McCain form his responses to Obama's mud-slinging. The nice part, telling the truth about a scumbag like Obama is so much easier than having to make s--t up about Romney. So far, each time the Democrats have tried it, it has backfired.<br /><br />Romney owns the economy/business/management issues, and on those vital issues, Obama has two Achilles' heels.<br /><br />I wish that "ethnic" identification played no part in politics, but it does. Blacks voted in huge percentages for Obama because he's black--but that's only half-true. A similar phenomenon will probably happen if Rubio is the veep candidate. Outside of areas of direct conflict between Cuban-Americans and other Hispanic ethnics, a Latino voter who has no strong allegiances to either party or a particular political agenda may very well tend to vote for Romney/Rubio solely because of his name. It's not right, but I'll take what I can get.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-43690051222648966122012-05-31T00:09:15.237-04:002012-05-31T00:09:15.237-04:00K: Thanks again. I knew who you meant and we all ...K: Thanks again. I knew who you meant and we all tend to write in a hurry in the comments section. The Big Boss always knows what we mean, even if we say it wrong.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-57361134900020922922012-05-31T00:07:35.793-04:002012-05-31T00:07:35.793-04:00Stan: Thanks for your good wishes (and your agree...Stan: Thanks for your good wishes (and your agreement).LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-78180856201503994962012-05-30T15:41:01.718-04:002012-05-30T15:41:01.718-04:00prayers for your health.
i'm in with rubio. ...prayers for your health.<br /><br />i'm in with rubio. love him.Notawonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15388997298014397980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-16096992592031025882012-05-30T15:34:19.779-04:002012-05-30T15:34:19.779-04:00Get well buddy.
Agreed on your choices on VP, and...Get well buddy.<br /><br />Agreed on your choices on VP, and direction.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-27521283587989752072012-05-30T10:31:09.037-04:002012-05-30T10:31:09.037-04:00Romney showed he wasn't afraid to go negative ...Romney showed he wasn't afraid to go negative during his fight for the nomination, so I'm not worried on that score. <br /><br />I think Romney will have to stumble very badly in order to lose the election. Obama's big achievement is Obamacare, an achievement so unpopular more Democrats run away from it than on it. Just run the old 'Are you better off today?' ad and Romney will be a shoe-in.<br /><br />As for who Romney's VP should be, my vote goes to Rubio. I'm not sure that Brazilians, Mexicans and Colombians will be impressed by the presence of a Cuban on the ticket, but it can't hurt and on his own merits he's a great politician who as has been mentioned before, fires up and base and could shred Biden in a debate.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124128949343301445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-27835031179000632142012-05-30T02:28:44.814-04:002012-05-30T02:28:44.814-04:00Hawk: Glad you corrected me. Good to have the corr...Hawk: Glad you corrected me. Good to have the correct person in your prayers, although I expect it gets sorted out all right by the all knowing.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289856510554336990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-70097960953204244152012-05-30T00:37:26.335-04:002012-05-30T00:37:26.335-04:00Well, I have to toddle off to bed. It's going...Well, I have to toddle off to bed. It's going to be a very early morning for me. Good night all, and please feel free to keep making suggestions tomorrow. I should be back by late afternoon (the Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise).LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-88830137529414161912012-05-30T00:35:36.834-04:002012-05-30T00:35:36.834-04:00Jen: Thanks. Get back to us when things calm dow...Jen: Thanks. Get back to us when things calm down and get resolved.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-30319294405959011132012-05-30T00:34:18.715-04:002012-05-30T00:34:18.715-04:00K: Thanks for the well wishes. We do have to do ...K: Thanks for the well wishes. We do have to do something about immigration. Rubio himself says that his plan is just an outline, and he wants to work with others to hone it. I've seen it, and it's too loose, but not outrageous. Somewhere along the line we're going to have to do something about those who got here because of their parents, have done everything right (except get legal, of course) and figure out a way to keep the best and brightest. It's general amnesty that we have to avoid, but we can't keep what we have either. Enforcement first, then some kind of coherent plan that helps America by incidentally helping some "innocent" illegal immigrants. It will also require breaking up chain-migration.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-10936421370700221712012-05-30T00:29:26.771-04:002012-05-30T00:29:26.771-04:00tryanmax: Sounds like a good plan. Ridiculing th...tryanmax: Sounds like a good plan. Ridiculing that hope and change mantra will leave wounds.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-84629068071315632102012-05-30T00:04:38.565-04:002012-05-30T00:04:38.565-04:00LawHawk, My thoughts and prayers are with you as w...LawHawk, My thoughts and prayers are with you as well. As far as your questions though, it's getting a little late for me to comment (just now got to reading this article), therefore, I'll have to think about it.<br /><br />As far as VP choice, I don't have a problem with Rubio, or West, and would have to think about if there are any others. I usually don't get real in-depth with these kinds of things, and try to go with my gut feeling.<br /><br />Sorry, my brain is getting a little fuzzy; stress from something that happened to a vital piece of equipment, and it still isn't fixed from Friday when I found out it quit--that means lots of dumping down the drain. :(Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-76852856445093366232012-05-29T23:54:38.369-04:002012-05-29T23:54:38.369-04:00Will hold a good thought for you Andrew. Get well ...Will hold a good thought for you Andrew. Get well soon. <br /><br />VP? <br />1. Gingrich = Spiro Agnew but better vetted. <br /><br />2. everybody else. <br /><br />Paul Ryan = MSM says he'll kill grandma. <br /><br />Rand Paul = the Paulites would work like crazy to elect the ticket and Paul will blow it by saying he wouldn't attack Hitler or something. <br /><br />Rubio = just started his own version of "Dream Act". Inexperienced. <br /><br />West = Very inexperienced and also a loose canon. <br /><br />Face it, the Republicans don't have many stars at the moment. This will be an interesting pick.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289856510554336990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-61912697616537413222012-05-29T22:26:20.431-04:002012-05-29T22:26:20.431-04:00From my perspective, Romney needs to keep his mess...From my perspective, Romney needs to keep his message concise and pointed. The economy and the debt are the cornerstones of this, but it needs to stay pithy. I say hit close to home by playing off of "Hope" and "Change." What kind of <b>change</b> have you experienced in the last four years? How many of you are just <b>hoping</b> to make it to November? Alternatively, Jimmy Kimmel pretty much <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-VYanuUokU" rel="nofollow">summed it up</a>.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-24917360878380206182012-05-29T21:52:51.277-04:002012-05-29T21:52:51.277-04:00obiwan: Better for the Democrats to have a court ...obiwan: Better for the Democrats to have a court jester like Biden as the number two than to have a willful and headstrong woman who still resents her defeat in 2008. Obama can fire a Secretary of State, but he can't fire a Vice President, and he knows it.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-55605887966032588212012-05-29T21:50:12.625-04:002012-05-29T21:50:12.625-04:00Bev: I'm at my daughter's house right now...Bev: I'm at my daughter's house right now, where I'll be staying until the procedure tomorrow morning. But I did manage to sneak in a quick seesion on the computer before the grandkids realized they had been tricked into watching a bad TV show.<br /><br />There's always Jan Brewer to counter Hillary. But I just don't think that Hillary would take second place at this late point in her life, and I don't think she'd be an effective backstop for Obama. The Republicans could counter the Democratic hokum in any event with "the first black president, the first female vice-president and the first national bankruptcy."LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-85363987095345480262012-05-29T21:44:47.999-04:002012-05-29T21:44:47.999-04:00Indi: I have no problem with picking someone who ...Indi: I have no problem with picking someone who doesn't yet have full national recognition. "New" and "fresh" are attractive to younger voters (see: 2008). But by the same token, we don't want a complete unknown or a mystery candidate who will go in all the wrong directions. Another reason why I favor Rubio.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-61199242518160102642012-05-29T21:41:24.082-04:002012-05-29T21:41:24.082-04:00LL: I've been accused more than once of havin...LL: I've been accused more than once of having neither a brain nor a heart. But maybe the Wizard will take care of that tomorrow. LOL<br /><br />Romney needs to take the steam out of the anticapitalism that three generations have been taught. The left has managed to convince the younger generations that profit is a dirty word and capitalsm = robber barons. They need some instruction and correction. He also must make it clear that government actually does serve a role to keep capitalism honest. But he also needs to make it clear that it is not government's job to pick winners and losers. That's what the market is for.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-42607142922903915912012-05-29T21:22:39.903-04:002012-05-29T21:22:39.903-04:00Tennessee: Thanks. Romney can bring the game hom...Tennessee: Thanks. Romney can bring the game home if he doesn't allow himself to get distracted with personal attacks on him or side issues like gay marriage.<br /><br />You're absolutely right about the veep choice. This won't be a one-time deal, and we need someone who will mature and stick to his conservative principles. So far, I think that fits Rubio. I know it fits Jindal---but . . . .LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.com