It has long been suggested by some that Republicans have purposely used “race-baiting” to mobilize the white evangelical base, and to alienate black voters. President Obama carried the Black vote in the 2008 election by 95%. Recent polls predict that Obama will again carry the vast majority of Black votes in the 2012 election by 87%.
Logically, Mitt Romney would like to attract some of those voters. Logically, Romney would seek to address the NAAP to attempt to gain their support, and a greater proportion of the Black Vote. Romney DID give a speech to the NAACP. When he referred to “Obamacare” and indicated he would repeal it, the crowd booed.
Do you think Romney was surprised by those boos? Twenty one percent of Black Americans are uninsured. Black Americans tend to be Democratic, and tend to support the Affordable Care Act. Thus it was strange for Romney to make reference to his intention to repeal “Obamacare” and to refer to medical services as “non-essential” care. Watching the Romney speech it would appear that he was almost wanting to inspires boos from the crowd. MSNBC had the same reaction.
Then Romney went on to admit that he “Expected” boos from the crowd. . Thus Romney admitted that he knew before going to give that speech that he was going to incite a crown of Blacks. Why would he want to do that? The only logical reason was to get footage of the speech, and the boos to use to appeal to his white, conservative base.
This was not a case of Romney being out of touch.
It was a perfect example of race-baiting.
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July 13, 2012 at 10:10 am
dlbvet
The man leaves a vile taste in my mouth. Must go brush my teeth.
(Malia, not sure if there are enough hours in your day, but please do to the Mittster what you’ve been doing to Mrs. P. Leave no stone unturned!)
July 13, 2012 at 2:07 pm
malialitman
dlbvet,
I am trying to move on and focus on other issues besides Palin, but she still seems to do so many outrageous things, that it is hard to let her go.
July 13, 2012 at 3:50 pm
Who?
Mitt and the gop strategist will have their hands full very soon. Their having fun right now. But mitt will not be able to stand on that stage with President Obama and debate. Palin is a cockroach witch, and we cannot let up on her. I think that her and todd’s day will be coming soon. It is not over.
July 13, 2012 at 4:10 pm
malialitman
Who?
I hope you are right! If homeland security would just produce those documents, I think we’d be done!
July 13, 2012 at 10:18 am
Beaglemom
Mitt Romney is despicable. He lies through his teeth. He is a life-long bully. He exhibits his disdain of ordinary Americans with every breath. Who in their right minds would ever vote for him?
July 13, 2012 at 10:26 am
Who?
These current rhino republicans are so evil and mean spirited azzholes. The gop flew in blacks days before that were willing to say that they support mitt. We can expect every evil trick and spin from this group for the next few months. It will backfire and continue their quest of being THE WORST REPUBLICAN PARTY IN THE HISTORY OF THE USA. simply pathetic.
July 13, 2012 at 2:39 pm
majiir
Rush Limbaugh and some others on the Right determined, without any evidence, that the reason Romney was booed at the NAACP Convention was because he is white. Nope. He was booed because he had the temerity to refer to the Affordable car Act as being a non-essential government service and because he used RW terminology and called it Obamacare. He has to know that the term Obamacare was created by the RW, and that it would be as offensive to the audience as using the word democrat incorrectly. He also had the hubris to tell the audience that if they want a POTUS who would be best for Black Americans, they should vote for him. What constituted the icing on the cake for me as a well-educated Black America whose family has never been on welfare or food stamps, was the comment he made in Montana when he said if “they” want someone to give them more food stamps, they need to vote for the other guy. Hello! The majority of the members of the NAACP are well-educated and well-to-do. They’re ministers, doctors, lawyers, financial planners, entrepreneurs, dentists, teachers, nurses, etc. All of Romney’s recent words and actions show me that he cares only about corporations and wealthy Americans, and that he meant what he said when he said he wasn’t concerned about the poor. The fact that he supports the Ryan Budget tells me that he doesn’t care about the middle class, either, of which I am a member.
July 13, 2012 at 4:12 pm
malialitman
majiir,
thanks for the information. I’ll find the story!
July 13, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Anne
He not only talked about repealing ACA, but as always, he suggested no alternative to replace it. He’s a nasty, condescending piece of work who apparently chooses to overlook the fact that ACA is helpful to Americans of all races, with more of its helpful features to take effect as time goes on. For someone who talked about “free stuff,” Willard has been availing himself of free stuff all his privileged, insulated life. The idea that he was booed because he is white is offensive and downright false. VP Joe Biden, who is another white man, got a favorable reception from the same crowd because he is attuned to issues that affect not only African-Americans, but also all Americans within the 99%.
July 14, 2012 at 10:33 am
aj weishar
Romney’s speech was setting up the Republican fear vote in 2012. This time the Christian whites need to fear minorities. Bush used gay marriage to pull the white people away from their TV’s long enough to vote. Mitt went into the convention to show the racists he’s not afraid of minorities. He needed the boos for his white street cred. The whole thing was a sham. He was probably hoping they would not let him speak. Then he could whine about that. The NAACP was in a no win situation, but Romney and his handlers managed to mess it up and lose anyway.
July 14, 2012 at 10:37 am
malialitman
aj,
It just seems to me that it doesn’t matter what the occasion is, Romney seems to find a way to screw it up.