"This is how we feed animals."

[SlyPokerDog]

GOP attendee ejected for throwing nuts at African American CNN camera woman + saying "This is how we feed animals."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/30/cnn-camerawoman-peanuts-rnc_n_1843576.html

 

[Eastoff]

"It's just one wing-nut. Everybody has them. It's not indicative of the party as a whole."

 

[mobes23]

"It's just two wing-nuts. Everybody has them. It's not indicative of the party as a whole."

Fixed it for you...there were two

 

[PapaG]

No way that they could be plants. Or Ron Paul kooks.

No way at all.

 

[Eastoff]

No way that they could be plants. Or Ron Paul kooks.

No way at all.

aw damn I missed that one!

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Well, Harry Reid has gotten several passes for racist comments.

So what's your point?

BTW, what this person did constitutes a hate crime and I hope they will be punished.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

36 black delegates out of 2000 so 1.8%

is this unusually low?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

The peanuts were obviously a salute to George Washington Carver.

 

[julius]

The peanuts were obviously a salute to George Washington Carver.

or Jimmy Carter.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

or the Planters Peanut Man.

 

[BrianFromWA]

did I miss something? This behavior wasn't condoned and they were forcefully removed from the convention.

Perhaps they joined the group of 40 people marching in front of our apartments chanting "we're black, we're young and we don't give a F***." Or not. Regardless, I don't think someone being kicked out of an event imbues the people kicking them out with their behavior and/or prejudice.

 

[Ed O]

It seems to me that someone should be able to name names. Let's see how Republican those two are before we start bashing half of the country.

Ed O.

 

[MickZagger]

It seems to me that someone should be able to name names. Let's see how Republican those two are before we start bashing half of the country.

Ed O.

You're probably right....The Obama camp planted them there.

 

[Ed O]

You're probably right....The Obama camp planted them there.

Why would Obama have to do it when there are other entities that support him and may be willing to do it?

The whole thing seems fishy to me. I gotta think that they know who every person in that building is. Just name some names. Shame them and fire them and blame them. They deserve it, if it really happened.

Ed O.

 

[julius]

I don't think Obama (or anyone associated with him/his administration) did it. There are plenty of idiots out there, no need to plant them.

 

[MickZagger]

Why would Obama have to do it when there are other entities that support him and may be willing to do it?

The whole thing seems fishy to me. I gotta think that they know who every person in that building is. Just name some names. Shame them and fire them and blame them. They deserve it, if it really happened.

Ed O.

There's always been a lot of racist bigots associated with the Republican party. When your main constituency is the bible belt in the deep south there tends to be a lot of racism.

I know when I visit my cousins in Missouri (very Red) the racism (not neccessarily them) is in the air.

 

[MARIS61]

Most conservatives I know personally, and that's quite a lot, are comfortable being quite openly racist. I don't think it's something you can change in others, or maybe not even in yourself . It's a trait developed from early childhood for most, like whether you are right or left handed. It's also an attitude that's strongly reinforced by most conservative politicians through their rhetoric, their party platforms, their finger-pointing, and their attacks on programs that aid minorities.

I think the best you can hope for is that today's youth has more enlightened parents, teachers, and role models.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Whatevz cracka

{Poasted via palm pilot}

 

[MickZagger]

"Give a Republican a fish and he'll think he learned how to fish. Teach him to fish and he'll call you socialist."

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

"Give a Republican a fish and he'll think he learned how to fish. Teach him to fish and he'll call you socialist."

????

{Poasted via palm pilot}

 

[3RA1N1AC]

It seems to me that someone should be able to name names. Let's see how Republican those two are before we start bashing half of the country.

Ed O.

we need to find out who they are so we know what half to bash

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

I don't think Obama (or anyone associated with him/his administration) did it. There are plenty of idiots out there, no need to plant them.

Although, they did so before at Tea Party rallies.

 

[barfo]

Although, they did so before at Tea Party rallies.

Although, it was completely unnecessary and redundant.

barfo

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Ed "O"bama has always been a plant of the DNC.

Take your peanuts at get the shell out of here, we're on to you!

 

[oldmangrouch]

Guys, do you really believe security at an event like this is so lax that an outside agitator can just wander in? More likely a couple of Ron Paul/Tea Party wing-nuts.

 

[MARIS61]

Jesse Helms, Strom Thurmond, Orrin Hatch, Trent Lott, David Duke, William Bennett, Jeff Sessions, Mitch McConnel, Del Marsh, Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Republican Attorney General John Ashcroft, George W Bush, Karl Rove, Katherine Harris, Dick Cheney, Sonny Perdue...

The list of racist Republican leaders is endless.

But so is the list of racist Democrat leaders.

The only difference is which races they discriminate against.

Personally speaking I find all humans are flawed in a myriad of ways, but I'm unaware of any connection to race being the origin of these flaws.

 

[PapaG]

So ... did we ever find out the identities of these two clowns? Seems odd we haven't heard more about them. I assume if they were Tea Party members, it would be all over the news.

 

[jlprk]

I agree with everyone. Why isn't the controlled, owned mass media pursuing Republican Convention Management to disclose the names? There would be a media firestorm if this happened at a Democratic convention.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Racists in Northern Florida? The hell you say.

 

[44Thrilla]

wait, so this bitch is getting free peanuts and she has the nerve to complain about it?