# More racist hatred courtesy of the GOP **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 17, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270 "2008-06-17T22:42:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/1 "2008-06-17T22:42:59Z")
Ugh. [This kind of shit sickens me](http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/06/stick-a-pin-in-it.html). Fuck you, Republican state convention for allowing these cretins to participate. “_At the Republican state convention, a booth hosted by Republicanmarket was selling a pin Saturday that says: If Obama is President will we still call it the White House._” [Proud. Republican. American. Christian.](http://www.republicanmarket.com/store/item/21650.Proud.Republican.American.Christian) Fuck you, crank smokers. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/2 "2008-06-17T22:55:37Z")
I’m sorry, I can’t comment on that. You see, I’m African-American and I would just be told that it’s been decided it’s a brave, new world where we’re beyond that kind of thing and that I’m just living in the past. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/3 "2008-06-17T23:04:29Z")
Don’t assume that just because one calls himself a Republican, that all other Republicans/conservatives agree with his views. For me, the guy is a pig, and I hope they run him out of town. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/4 "2008-06-17T23:12:35Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] Don’t assume that just because one calls himself a Republican, that all other Republicans/conservatives agree with his views. [/QUOTE] Yes, it’s just a few bad apples, _again._ ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/5 "2008-06-17T23:20:45Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] Don’t assume that just because one calls himself a Republican, that all other Republicans/conservatives agree with his views. [/QUOTE] I realize that are Republicans who are very good people but this is too much. This was allowed to happen by the Republican state convention. There has to be some accountability for this reckless racism and I place it squarely on the Republicans. Seriously, fuck’em. ---
**Author:** ![Renob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8c91f0/32.png) [@Renob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renob)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/6 "2008-06-17T23:22:16Z")
To be fair, there has been a call from the African American community to [paint the White House black](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxl4lQ8tmdM). ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/7 "2008-06-17T23:26:46Z")
Agreed, the Convention has to take some responsibilitywith this. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/8 "2008-06-17T23:33:29Z")
[QUOTE=Renob] To be fair, there has been a call from the African American community to [paint the White House black](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxl4lQ8tmdM). [/QUOTE] That’s only to hide the chicken grease stains on the walls. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/9 "2008-06-17T23:40:43Z")
That’s disgusting. And so true to form. Of course not every Republican approves of this–that’s a given. But when-o-when does that silent “moral” majority within that party start to stand up and say enough of this shit? When? ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/10 "2008-06-17T23:55:23Z")
As a Republican, I object not only to the racism but to the stupidity and inanity. “Will we still call it the White House?” Well, yes. Because it will still be, y’know, a white house. For crissakes, the name was never about the race of the occupant. So I guess you’ll only start calling it the Black House if you were so completely fucking stupid that you formerly called it the White House because it had white people in it. The very question reveals the complete idiocy of any person wearing the button. But you’ll have to forgive me if I decline to accept the responsibility for one stupid-ass vendor at one state convention, especially when it’s not even my state. I’m not a Republican because of buttons so I doubt I’ll forsake the party because of buttons. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/11 "2008-06-18T00:00:16Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] That’s disgusting. And so true to form. Of course not every Republican approves of this–that’s a given. But when-o-when does that silent “moral” majority within that party start to stand up and say enough of this shit? When? [/QUOTE] When they decide to become independents. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/12 "2008-06-18T00:15:31Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] Agreed, the Convention has to take some responsibility with this. [/QUOTE] Not just some. I’ve been involved with running conferences, and if one of the exhibitors does something racist or sexist in their booth you need to be on top of it. It has happened. The party can’t keep idiots from coming and exhibiting, but I can guarantee that the exhibitor contract says something about appropriate merchandise. Not shutting these schmucks down is a de facto endorsement. And I don’t mean shutting them down after it is all over the papers and they take heat from outside. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/13 "2008-06-18T00:18:22Z")
It’s so over-the-top it almost seems like a self-parody. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/14 "2008-06-18T00:25:34Z")
Hmmmm. Republican irony. Nope, can’t get there. ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/15 "2008-06-18T00:27:20Z")
[QUOTE=Squink] Yes, it’s just a few bad apples, _again._ [/QUOTE] So, the fact that [antisemitic groups post on Obama’s official site,](http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/30241_At_the_Official_Obama_Site-_How_the_Jewish_Lobby_Works) it means that it’s official Democratic policy? Or, more likely, does every group contain [wackos?](http://patterico.com/2008/06/08/obama-sites-anti-semitic-material-much-ado-about-nothing/) The button group was roundly chastised and have pulled the button (they said they only sold four and only made twelve…I don’t know or care if that’s true; they shouldn’t have produced **any** ), and Obama’s people scrub his social networking site when these things are pointed out, so, I don’t see what the anger towards an entire party here is. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/16 "2008-06-18T00:35:55Z")
**ArizonaTeach** , your link lead to the _claim_ that anti-semitic remarks were made at Obama’s website by a group, but when I clicked on the link that your site provided, there was nothing there except a blank page made to look like it might have been Obama’s website. Can you link to the actual remarks? ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/17 "2008-06-18T00:41:58Z")
No, he can’t, because Obama’s website folks disapeared them. They were there. They were removed. Can’t be linked to anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/18 "2008-06-18T00:46:33Z")
[QUOTE=ArizonaTeach] So, the fact that [antisemitic groups post on Obama’s official site,](http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/30241_At_the_Official_Obama_Site-_How_the_Jewish_Lobby_Works) it means that it’s official Democratic policy? Or, more likely, does every group contain [wackos?](http://patterico.com/2008/06/08/obama-sites-anti-semitic-material-much-ado-about-nothing/) The button group was roundly chastised and have pulled the button (they said they only sold four and only made twelve…I don’t know or care if that’s true; they shouldn’t have produced **any** ), and Obama’s people scrub his social networking site when these things are pointed out, so, I don’t see what the anger towards an entire party here is. [/QUOTE] The antisemitic material posted on Obama’s community blog site appear to have come from a single [Ron Paul Supporter](http://www.newshoggers.com/blog/2008/06/cleaning-out-th.html) who imported pages wholesale from his own website. The material only drew two responses (both complaints) before the Obama people scrubbed it from the site. This is not comparable to what happened at that state convention. The Obama site got spammed, and they promptly scrubbed it This vendor had to get permission from the Convention to sell its buttons. I haven’t been to McCain’s website lately but I would not fall over in shock to find out that his web people might have had to clean up some white supremacist spam from time to time. That kind of thing is not analogous to screening and approving something for an official party function. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/19 "2008-06-18T00:48:02Z")
[QUOTE=FinnAgain] No, he can’t, because Obama’s website folks disapeared them. They were there. They were removed. Can’t be linked to anymore. [/QUOTE] They disappeared them because they got ratfucked by a spammer. What else were they supposed to do, leave it up? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270/20 "2008-06-18T01:01:49Z")
[QUOTE=FinnAgain] No, he can’t, because Obama’s website folks disapeared them. They were there. They were removed. Can’t be linked to anymore. [/QUOTE] I’m sure you have a point. What might it be, or are we supposed to guess? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-racist-hatred-courtesy-of-the-gop/453270.md?page=2)