# GOP Minority Outreach (Don't Step In The Macaca) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 18, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-minority-outreach-dont-step-in-the-macaca/464210 "2008-09-18T21:11:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-minority-outreach-dont-step-in-the-macaca/464210/41 "2008-09-20T13:32:57Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Yes, the Democrats feel that they alone can save minorities from the terrible situation they find themselves born into. I understand your frustration at the Republicans trying to take away the Democrats’ voting block. Apparently you don’t understand our laughter at the Republican’s unbelievably inept attempts to do so. ---
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-minority-outreach-dont-step-in-the-macaca/464210/42 "2008-09-20T16:30:10Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > I’ve been following the news fairly closely, but I’ve not seen if Obama has specifically addressed the Black/Brown issue. I had been hoping he’d pick Richardson for that particular issue. Or did the Republicans throw away the Hispanic vote that was essential during 2004 with the recent anti-illegal immigrant emphasis of theirs? Ah, identity politics - the dog shit on the lush green lawn of American democracy. A, the Hispanic electorate is not pro-illegal-immigration, and two, McCain is pro-amnesty, pro-legalization, and pro-citizenship, even more so than Obama. He thinks white prople are lazy and probably would propose free hot fudge sundaes for all illegal immigrants if he thought he could get away with it. Don’t you remember his “$50-an-hour white lettuce picker” dustup? The real racial issues in this election are that Hispanics are more prejudiced against blacks than whites are, and older white women (read: Hillary supporters) are more prejudiced against blacks than white men are. Democrats cannot openly discuss these factors, but you can bet they talk about it all the time in their private strategizing. ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-minority-outreach-dont-step-in-the-macaca/464210/43 "2008-09-20T17:47:08Z")
[QUOTE=Hyperelastic] Ah, identity politics - the dog shit on the lush green lawn of American democracy. The real racial issues in this election are that Hispanics are more prejudiced against blacks than whites are, and older white women (read: Hillary supporters) are more prejudiced against blacks than white men are. Democrats cannot openly discuss these factors, but you can bet they talk about it all the time in their private strategizing. [/QUOTE] That was a turd all right. Don’t know that I’d go blaming dogs though. The ‘real’ racial issue is everybody hates blacks, but especially older white women like _Hillary_ supporters–but probably not fine Christian ladies like Palin who are _Christian_, and _Hispanics_! sweet-Jesus-Shepherd-of-Judea, Hispanics hate blacks the _worst_, WAY more than white men, so Democrats are just liars and hypocrites. They hate blacks every bit as bad as the GOP and don’t even throw nice parties for them. But everybody better believe Obama and his two-faced Democrats talk this shit _all the time_ in private strategy sessions. Yep, we have a strong entry in the partisan delusion sweepstakes. See, reasonable reactions would be a head-slap and ‘oops, don’t know what the _hell_ they were thinking on this one.’ Wallowing even deeper in shit so to throw it further and wider is pretty much guaranteed to repel bystanders, regardless of skin pigment. While you still end up slathered in shit. Which, as a spirited defense of the GOP, fails on every level and in fact invents a few more just to fail on those too. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-minority-outreach-dont-step-in-the-macaca/464210/44 "2008-09-20T17:50:34Z")
For the record: SurveyUSA, 9/14-16: New Mexico Latinos: McCain ® 28 Obama (D) 69 Nationally, according to the Research 2000 daily tracking poll for Daily Kos: McCain ® 27 Obama (D) 68 Cites available on request. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-minority-outreach-dont-step-in-the-macaca/464210/45 "2008-09-21T06:33:09Z")
[So the rally was today (well, yesterday)](http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/09/20/gop_reaches_out_to_ethnic_grou.html): > [@](#): > > As he came to the lectern to speak, Allen was greeted by a shrieking whistle and two women screaming: “George Allen is a racist! Shame on the Republican Party for having him speak!” > [@](#): > > About 500 people attended, estimated Jim Hyland, chairman of the Fairfax County Republican Committee. Organizers had predicted a turnout of 1,000. I wonder how many of that likely-exaggerated 500 count weren’t white. ---
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-minority-outreach-dont-step-in-the-macaca/464210/46 "2008-09-21T13:57:39Z")
> [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > For the record: > SurveyUSA, 9/14-16: > > New Mexico Latinos: > > McCain (R) 28 > Obama (D) 69 > > Nationally, according to the Research 2000 daily tracking poll for Daily Kos: > > McCain (R) 27 > Obama (D) 68 > > Cites available on request. Hard to argue with, but since Hispanics were 2-1 in favor of Hillary, they’d probably be 90-10 Hillary vs. McCain. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-minority-outreach-dont-step-in-the-macaca/464210/47 "2008-09-21T14:07:27Z")
> [@Hyperelastic](#): > > Hard to argue with, but since Hispanics were 2-1 in favor of Hillary, they’d probably be 90-10 Hillary vs. McCain. Since Hispanics seem to be 2.5-1 in favor of Obama, I fail to see how you can make that point. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-minority-outreach-dont-step-in-the-macaca/464210/48 "2008-09-21T15:11:22Z")
> [@neutron\_star](#): > > [So the rally was today (well, yesterday)](http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/09/20/gop_reaches_out_to_ethnic_grou.html): Anyone show up with ‘Macacans for McCain’ signs? ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-minority-outreach-dont-step-in-the-macaca/464210/49 "2008-09-21T18:25:06Z")
> [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > For the record: > SurveyUSA, 9/14-16: > > New Mexico Latinos: > > McCain (R) 28 > Obama (D) 69 > > Nationally, according to the Research 2000 daily tracking poll for Daily Kos: > > McCain (R) 27 > Obama (D) 68 > > Cites available on request. I think McCain would take 25-30% of the Hispanic vote. Maybe he can increase that b/c he is more friendly towards immigrants than much of the GOP. As an aside, my wife is a N. Virginia Asian and none of her circle would vote for Obama. However, most that I know can’t vote so I’m just sayin’. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-minority-outreach-dont-step-in-the-macaca/464210/50 "2008-09-21T19:27:43Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Apparently you don’t understand our laughter at the Republican’s unbelievably inept attempts to do so. I don’t know, I think the Republicans are just oozing sincerity. Oozing something, at any rate. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-minority-outreach-dont-step-in-the-macaca/464210.md?page=2)