Aug 04, 2009 3:21 PM GMT
[The title was meant to grab your attention, calm down]
Note: I'm tired of many of RJ's inane threads (despite my participation, yes). I think this is a great site, but I'm hoping to see this forum take on a more serious/engaging tone. Mazel tov people.
ALSO, please don't turn this into an "us against them" scenario. I am not trying to enflame, but I'm SURE there will be posters who will attempt to contort my question into a racial bias/argument. Not all whites are racists. There, I said it. ZzzZzzZ predictability is out of fashion people, move on.
This post comes in response to both relevant political undertakings and RealJock’s obsession with race-based issues.
The Pew Center is reporting that among whites with an annual income of less than $65k, there has been a sharp decrease in their approval [rating] of President Obama. More substantially, Obama’s numbers have dropped by 16% points since January, yet increased by 5% among blacks and remained stagnant with Hispanics.
What’s more, it seems as though the GOP is steadfast in opposing the election of so-called “minorities” to high positions in office. Examples include Sotomayor and Steven Chu—in short order. Regarding legislation, I challenge readers to find a Republican who supports—whether vehemently or casually—a system that would work to provide access to U.S. citizenship among “illegal” residents. The GOP is further segregating themselves from the landscape of the 21st century, which strays further from the Anglo-mainstream.
Would it be safe to conclude that the Republican Party is now a white-separatist coalition?
(Kidding.)
Better said, do you feel that the Republican Party is now the home to a growing swath of Americans who fear the [inevitable] change of the American demographic?
More-so, why the disproportionate disapproval rating for Obama among voting rural, southern, white Republicans (their base)?
Statistics: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/03/for-the-modern-gop-its-a_n_250560.html
Note: I'm tired of many of RJ's inane threads (despite my participation, yes). I think this is a great site, but I'm hoping to see this forum take on a more serious/engaging tone. Mazel tov people.
ALSO, please don't turn this into an "us against them" scenario. I am not trying to enflame, but I'm SURE there will be posters who will attempt to contort my question into a racial bias/argument. Not all whites are racists. There, I said it. ZzzZzzZ predictability is out of fashion people, move on.
This post comes in response to both relevant political undertakings and RealJock’s obsession with race-based issues.
The Pew Center is reporting that among whites with an annual income of less than $65k, there has been a sharp decrease in their approval [rating] of President Obama. More substantially, Obama’s numbers have dropped by 16% points since January, yet increased by 5% among blacks and remained stagnant with Hispanics.
What’s more, it seems as though the GOP is steadfast in opposing the election of so-called “minorities” to high positions in office. Examples include Sotomayor and Steven Chu—in short order. Regarding legislation, I challenge readers to find a Republican who supports—whether vehemently or casually—a system that would work to provide access to U.S. citizenship among “illegal” residents. The GOP is further segregating themselves from the landscape of the 21st century, which strays further from the Anglo-mainstream.
Would it be safe to conclude that the Republican Party is now a white-separatist coalition?
(Kidding.)
Better said, do you feel that the Republican Party is now the home to a growing swath of Americans who fear the [inevitable] change of the American demographic?
More-so, why the disproportionate disapproval rating for Obama among voting rural, southern, white Republicans (their base)?
Statistics: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/03/for-the-modern-gop-its-a_n_250560.html
