There are not a lot of them left to fall for this worn out GOP con any longer. That is the problem developing for the GOP. Republicans have cried wolf so many times to poor whites and then stolen their wallets right out of their back pockets when they turned to look.
It might has sounded half way plausible when Bush Sr. or Reagan said it. But nobody is going to take the bait from a big time con man like Donald Trump with ties to the Russian Mafia.
Manafort might have been banished form sight on the Trump campaign staff but Ivanka is âvacationingâ with Putinâs girlfriend in Croatia. You can be expecting the Russian âbankersâ to be calling in Donaldâs vows anytime soon now.
Republicans are the Kings of Half Truths and âI wasnât there when the shit hit the fan.â More like they were long gone after the implosion. Hightailed it out of town holding onto their bag of ill gotten gains. Nowadays to the Cayman Islands.
Sounds just like the kind of Meathead Tweet we have all come to expect from that snake oil salesman. There are so many cockroaches running wild in Trump Tower since he started this presidential run that nobody with a brain in their head would eat there.
Itâs interesting (but unsurprising) that in his list of what he believes are the major African-American problems, neither voting rights nor the failures of the criminal justice system made the cut, despite being easily the two best-publicized race-related political issues of the last decade or so.
Apparently, he learned everything he knows about black people by watching old Kojak re-runs.
That had to be the most insulting thing said by a Trump enabler about the black community sinceâŚsince yesterday?
We can expect more like it today Iâm sure. The GOP frat boys all think they are so cute? He didnât even care that this stupid jab would negate all the hard work Trump had put into that speech in one fell swoop. Itâs like they donât care about each other. They would ever care about poor minorities?
Not disagreeing with your numbers, but you do remember that there was a tiny little recession in 2008, right? I mean, it was in all the papers. The piece you cited, âIs Black America Better Off Under Obamaâ needs a comparison. Better off than what? Youâand the writer of the pieceâcanât have the Bush years as comparison and ignore the devastation Bush wrought on the economy. Would McCain have done better? Would Romney have done better? Would the Black America have been better with a complete Republican controlled government?
And whichâif anyâof those things listed above does the President have any power to fix or control, especially with a Republican held Congress that swore to appose him at every turn? Speeches are nice, and Obama gives a great speech, but without the Congress to back him up, his power to boldly shape domestic policy is rather limited. Itâs easy to fall into the trap of wanting a King instead of a President. Weâve all had a fleeting desire for that on occasionâIâm certainly not immune to that even though I spent they first decade of my life living in a dictatorshipâbut the writer of the piece you cited seems to have conveniently forgotten the reality of how the Federal Government operates and the situation that Obama inherited from Bush.
Trump really should put more work into improving his physical appearance, especially if he wants to attract black voters. This getup heâs sporting at that rally yesterday wouldnât impress Bristol Palin⌠even when sheâs drunk.
The man is supposed to be a billionaire and his outfit looks like something your uncle would wear to a fish fry. Have a little more pride in yourself, Donald.
I have been struggling to think of what Trump, especially in his dopey hat, looks like to me!
He reminds me of the doughy, outwardly jocular/inwardly bigoted, jackass whoâs way to ready with the over aggressive hand shake and back pats, with delusions to city council, who shows up at every BBQ down at the VeeEffDubyaâŚ
And wonât let you eat your pulled pork in peace.
Iâm not ignoring the Great Recession. Weâre talking about economic facts six years into a recession when the last seven recessions lasted an average of 18 months. Even if we ignore Obamaâs first 12 months in office, the health of the economy, which in many ways determines unemployment rates, is tepid at best. The last 12 months have shown a 1.1% GDP and barely 2% during Obamaâs two terms. A rising tide lifts all boats. Bill Clinton put it best while campaigning for his wife recently:
Americans are suffering âthe awful legacy of the last eight years,â Bill Clinton said in March. He explained on April 26, âThe problem is, 80 percent of the American people are still living on what they were living on the day before the crash [of 2008]. And about half the American people, after you adjust for inflation, are living on what they were living on the last day I was president, 15 years ago. So thatâs whatâs the matter.â
⌠and by extension it gives his white supporters a chance to say, âsee, weâre not such bad guys after all, weâre not so racist after all.â
Itâs all of a piece for them â the same people who laughed at all the racist smears and jokes at President Obamaâs expense, and cheered every obstructionist move by the Republicans these last eight years â to then go on to say, âWe had such hope for Obamaâs historic presidency. We had such hope for our first African-American president. But sadly, he chose to divide this nation instead of unite it.â
One side is all about I got mine funk you and while weâre at it I want what you have. While the other side is not perfect by any measure they at least say we are all in this together, letâs try this or that, or another if this or that donât work.
