Is there a racist agenda behind the Republican party?
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Absolutely\n\nI am an expert on this subject because I was raised in a southern republican family where the only word referring to a black person started with an 'n'.\n\nThank God I educated myself and got rid of my ignorance.\n\nThe Republican party uses hate and prejudices to motivate voters. I am not making this up.. those words have come right out of Rove's mouth.\nhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/architect/view/\n\nHe has been doing this to win elections since the 70s.\n\nAnother way to see proof of this is to ask yourself simple questions like how many whites and blacks are on welfare... there are actually more whites on welfare than blacks. BUT, what does the republican party think and tell you about this and WHY. They have successfully used race to paint a black female with 3 kids welfare face on the democratic party. Why? = to motivate your prejudices.\n\nAnother example is gay marriage. Watch that link I gave above. Rove is quoted as stating his #1hate issue to motivate votes is gay marriage.\n\nI can't tell you anymore. You will have to watch and learn.\n\nThe sad fact of the matter is that using hate to win elections might win the battles but loses the war for America... dividing us all.
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well anything a repubican is for they are against, unless they think of it first, and if a republican thinks it might be a good idea, then they ar against it agaim, and dont forget, anytime you make a point to a dem, they are prone to tell you off, call you names, make fun of your social status, and tell you your intellegence level is lower than theirs!!
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Didn't they used to hang repuglicans for wanting to free the slaves. Maybe it goes back to then. They are sure a long way from that party that was formed in Jackson Mi. and had its first convention in Chicago. I think it has been taken over by people that would prefer to own a few, the do the next best thing and hire illegals at substandard wage an benefits.
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Its simple really.....its the same quota system the white people put into place to discriminate against themselves. Being a republican i really don't understand the why....just the how.
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Still sounds like good enough reasons to be Republican in my book.\n\nEDIT:  They'll never get it.  Eye for an eye.  Don't pass children through the fires of Molech (hedonism).  Don't worry about it, they'll get it when a criminal has a gun to their head.
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Instead of the candidate, look at what the party states.  Republicans are cutting taxes, fighting the terrorists, and the House Republicans are the only ones willing to enforce the borders.  \n\nDemocrats have yet to offer any agenda other than against Republicans and Bush.
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KKK is a good start and the NEO_CON"s are another, Skinheads are another, Confederates are another. Republicans in general. It is legal Racism of the rights's Christian Church, they do it in the name of God.
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i really don't think the bumper sticker or the fact that he is or you think he is republican has anything to do with him being an incested pig....\nisn't this the same thing that most people do to blacks?...one bad seed and they hate them all or put them all down with their words....\nI'm sure there are many other things you could be doing with your time
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Actually, believe it or not, there are a few black Republicans out there. I don't understand why they would vote Republican, because it's certainly not in their best interests. I originally come from a small town in Arkansas, and a young black woman from my hometown actually made a speech at the 2004 Republican Convention. When she was asked why she supported Bush, she basically said something along the lines of his being real and upfront. First of all, it seems that she has the wrong impression of Bush. Second of all, she failed to provide any compelling arguments for supporting him, so it makes me wonder if she really knows anything about the Republican Party platform.\n\nThis is really making me scratch my head!
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Because thats what liberals do.  Play the race card.  Why? because the democrats cant ever win without the black vote.  They have to make republicans seem racist as part of their strategy. Fortunately, a strategy that people are catching on to.
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After the Dems embraced the spirit of civil rights, there was an exodus of "the racist element" from that party to the Republican Party. The latter accepted them with open arms. Contrary to another answer the Dems have not only voted for most CR legislation but have introduced most legislation into the House and Senate. The president who most hindered those efforts was - in my opinion -  himself part of that exodus from the Dems, Ronald Wilson Regan. He is the one who claims to have "never seen discrimination in this country". I am not saying he was a Racist, but it was his blatant opposition to traditional CR policies that set the mood for acceptance of anti-Black sentiment in this country.
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I don't think that is what is going on at all. You people are missing George Bush's Republican politics. It's always about the Republican agenda. The Bush Administration is ruled by the base, and they don't like Mexicans. You people should know that by now after all of the bashing you have been getting. These people are bigots and racists, they actually hate other races, and they have been telling you this all along. Republicans hate Democrats too, it's being said every minute on these web pages. I am a Democrat, and I am a Liberal with my politics, and the Latinos should just be signed up, and the employers should be convicted of their crimes. I don't see why people that have been used and abused should suffer for the crimes of American criminals. You shouldn't. I wouldn't worry about any of it, because George Bush isn't going to do anything about it anyway, he is liar on most issues. Why should this one be any different, he is just talking to his stupid base, that will listen, for votes in November. The best thing the Latinos can do is vote Democrat, to get a reasonable legislation passed by Democrats, that will protect Civil Rights of all the people, including illegal immigrants. I wouldn't turn myself in at all, that would be stupid to trust these liars, they want to stab you all in the back like everybody else.
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Firstly, it's BNP, not BMP.\n\nSecondly, the BNP is an extreme rightwing party. Slightly similar to the US republicans, except it's even more racist.
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Traditionally, the big picture for the Democratic party agenda has been to ...\n* increase government & its influence because people do not know how to take care of themselves (the Uncle Sam or who's your daddy syndrome)\n* take money from the working people and distribute it to others because we are too stupid to know how to spend our own money\n* pretend that bad things do not happen in the world and hide under a rock, hoping no one terrorizes us\n* assume all people are bad so why keep people in prison\n* whine excessively if things do not go their way\n* badger opponents because the Dems are obviously the only ones that are correct and everyone else should not even voice an opinion\n* pretend like they are for the poor and the Republicans are only for the rich, ignoring the fact that Republican policies do more to wean people off the government tit.  The Dems want people to be MORE dependent on government.  Clinton had more millionaires in his cabinet than any previous or current administration.\n* lie about the Republicans being racist even though Bush has had more people of different races in higher offices than any other president.  Actually, more and more WORKING Blacks  & Hispanics are becoming Republican (each election there is a higher percentage).\n\n... I can go on and on, but I think you can get the message.  The Dems definitely have an agenda they would like to get pushed through.  It is up to us voters to see that it does not happen regardless of who Hollywood and the elite media tell us to vote for!\n\nWhere's Al Franken, Michael Moore, James Carville when we need them???\n...I thought they were the gift that kept on giving.\nPerhaps John Kerry should tell some more "jokes".
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Well, thanks for the references to Rush and Drudge and Fox. Now I realize that it's really a lie that people of color tend to support democrats more than republicans. \nSo, you must be mistaken in your assumption. There really are lots of people of color at the conventions (well, maybe not as delegates, but they're around). You certainly can't believe your eyes, and you can't believe the polls.\nSo thanks, Rush and Sean and partners for setting me straight. It's really the Democrats who are bigoted, racist, and homophobic. The Republicans don't care if you are black, hispanic, gay, lesbian, atheist, muslim, rich, or poor. They welcome everyone to their fold!\nAnd to think I used to believe that Republican policies were hazardous to gays, non-Christians, minorities, and the poor. They really do want gays to marry each other, non-Christians to have as many rights as Christians, taxes that favor the poor, etc.
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The GOP and their dirty politics is fueling this immigration debate.....
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CHEATING?\n\nOK, I didn't have read much of the article before I knew I didn't have go any further.  There's a big flaw in this argument, the DEMS do it too!\n\nThat's right, when a Republican voter comes to the table, Democrats scrutinize in the same way.  It's a two-sided game that's been going on for decades.  This is nothing new.  Many Republicans after losses in the past complained about the same thing.  He said, She said.  That's all it is.\n\nRemember, you have democrats that target a specific voting pool, going out on election day and rounding as many black, hispanic, and poor americans as they can to vote against the Republican nominee.  Now, I didn't read the rest of that article, but does it mention both sides of the issue?  I'd be surprised if you ever got a "fair and balanced" report out of that mag about anything...