Comments on: Republican Mitt Romney’s Willie Horton Moment.

By: Lonnie Radcliffe

Lonnie Radcliffe — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:04:57 +0000

Why should anyone be surprised by Romney’s vicious, race baiting during the first presidential debate and throughout his campaign. He is clearly playing the race card and blowing the dog whistle to the racist terrorists.This viciousness not only reflects his vile racist tactics, but more insidious, it reveals a very real and present danger to our freedom, what little we have, and our form of democracy. Romney is the face of an American brand of facism. Romney is the embodiment of the convergence of corporatist power and political control.

Romney and his kind must be defeated if American society is to escape the divine right, feudalistic designs of the 1% elite.

Lonnie Radcliffe

By: Mas

Mas — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 04:18:31 +0000

In 1910 “Fight of the Century” was the headline for heavy weight boxers Jack Johnson versus James Jefferies. A reason for that title was because Mr. Johnson was the heavy weight champion and as noted in the documentary by Ken Burns about Mr. Johnson’s life, feelings in the nation at the time was “for more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African-American on Earth.” Mr. Johnson won. The psychological impact lifted the veil of that racial underpinning and began the efforts for the next six decades for funding, and the politicization of finding a “great white hope” to regain the heavy weight boxing champion belt, finally creating the Hollywood fictional character of Rocky as the boxer who regained the title and champion’s belt.

November 4th 2008, was another psychological moment this time in the political arena which dominance was assured after forty-three (43) uninterrupted titles as President of the United States. That night then, U.S. Senator Barack Hussein Obama, emerged a winner as “President elect.” Millions around the nation and the globe celebrated his victory, while others shared their shock in closed quarters. The first organized meeting to discuss what efforts will be implemented, how to achieve the funding, and how to politicize the effort to defeat Mr. Obama’s presidency was held on the evening of January 20th 2009.

Since that evening the public indignities leveled at President Obama includes personal (death threats, questioning his faith, his citizenship). The political efforts includes “You lie” shouted from the seat in the people’s house, U.S. Congress during President Obama’s State of the Union Address, and congressional proposal to eliminate funding for the alteration, repair or improvement of the executive residence of the White House.

The insidious acts (personal & political) launched against President Obama are not about policies or economics, but more about winning a symbolic fight. Commercials and media outlets will not address the insinuations such as “The President does not understand “Anglo-Saxon” relationship.” “Welfare President.” “The President is anti-colonial in his thoughts.” Anyone that celebrates America’s Independence Day (4th of July) is anti-colonial in their thoughts as well right?

When President Obama wins reelection, they will blame his opponent, and because they didn’t deny him the second term as promised to their base any African American name for a cabinet appointment, Ambassadorship, etc. will find him or herself in an undeclared ring and be subjected to all the remaining feelings simmering from the “Fight of the Century.”

By: JFC

JFC — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:18:01 +0000

For more from this writer go to:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/mitt-romney-and-the-rnc-stoking-the-racial-politics-of-yesteryear/2012/08/29/93d9829a-f1fa-11e1-a612-3cfc842a6d89_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc

By: Jim DeVore

Jim DeVore — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:33:26 +0000

Well I guess President Obama’s half white side is “racist” as he has made a point using the “birth issue” on buttons, coffee mugs and I think tee shirts as fund raising items. It is such a shame how a man who was going to bring America together, has done more to divide our great nation into “Classes” and “Races”.

By: DaTruth

DaTruth — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:47:38 +0000

The GOP has ALWAYS used these racist tactics because they are effective in drawing white supporters.

By: A Metzel

A Metzel — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:41:42 +0000

As usual, thoughtful comments by Ms. Freeman-Coulbary, cutting through the smoke of politics to the heart of the matter.

By: Lonnie Radcliffe

Lonnie Radcliffe — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:15:18 +0000

Romney and Ryan are both abominations and from the pit of hell. As a political ticket, they are an offense to GOD and all that is decent. Their politics is devilish and go beyond corporatism. They are advocating feudalism and the divine right of their sociopathic cohorts to destroy democracy and rule us like we’re all Middle Age peasants, poor and middle class whites included.

With Romney and Ryan, we will have no rights.

Lonnie Radcliffe

By: whatever

whatever — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:32:52 +0000

There you go again race baiting, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012!