Comments on: Ah, the good ol’ “race card” http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/05/ah-the-good-ol-race-card/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:47:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lisa Harney http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/05/ah-the-good-ol-race-card/#comment-6679 Lisa Harney Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:47:14 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=1060#comment-6679 Here's another <a href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/stevenwaldman/2008/08/mccain-ad-suggesting-obama-is.html" rel="nofollow"> article</a> deconstructing one of the McCain ads and pointing out how it paints Obama as the Anti-Christ using imagery from the Left Behind books. Here’s another article deconstructing one of the McCain ads and pointing out how it paints Obama as the Anti-Christ using imagery from the Left Behind books.

]]> By: jovan byars http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/05/ah-the-good-ol-race-card/#comment-6672 jovan byars Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:31:06 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=1060#comment-6672 Our media needs to start doing its job. Anyone with a brain clearly knows that McCain is the one who is playing the race card. Also, the Huffington Post mentioned that he had a racist ad on his site in June. Our media needs to start doing its job. Anyone with a brain clearly knows that McCain is the one who is playing the race card. Also, the Huffington Post mentioned that he had a racist ad on his site in June.

]]> By: Lisa Harney http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/05/ah-the-good-ol-race-card/#comment-6671 Lisa Harney Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:22:54 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=1060#comment-6671 That is, generally speaking. It's not specifically about McCain, I was simply reminded. These tactics are so vile. :( That is, generally speaking. It’s not specifically about McCain, I was simply reminded.

These tactics are so vile. :(

]]> By: Lisa Harney http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/05/ah-the-good-ol-race-card/#comment-6667 Lisa Harney Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:45:25 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=1060#comment-6667 Cara, have you ever seen <a href="http://www.lipmagazine.org/~timwise/whatcard.html" rel="nofollow">this article</a> on the race card? I find it deconstructs the whole thing very nicely. Cara, have you ever seen this article on the race card?

I find it deconstructs the whole thing very nicely.

]]> By: SarahSimone http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/05/ah-the-good-ol-race-card/#comment-6639 SarahSimone Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:04:07 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=1060#comment-6639 I also didn't originally see why the ad was being connected to race, but that Bob Herbert piece was great - thanks for linking it! It seems like the Republicans are doing quite a job of backing Obama into a corner. If McCain continues with these attacks that are subtly racist and Obama doesn't speak out, then the public can accept those messages. But if Obama does speak out then McCain gets to whine that he's playing the race card. It's a genius move by the Republicans really. The more Obama addresses race, the more they can set up an us and them mentality. Divide and conquer, right? Because the day people actually learn how to vote based on... I don't know... the ISSUES and the many problems we need to get fixed in this country, thats the day the Republicans lose the election. I also didn’t originally see why the ad was being connected to race, but that Bob Herbert piece was great – thanks for linking it!

It seems like the Republicans are doing quite a job of backing Obama into a corner. If McCain continues with these attacks that are subtly racist and Obama doesn’t speak out, then the public can accept those messages. But if Obama does speak out then McCain gets to whine that he’s playing the race card. It’s a genius move by the Republicans really. The more Obama addresses race, the more they can set up an us and them mentality. Divide and conquer, right? Because the day people actually learn how to vote based on… I don’t know… the ISSUES and the many problems we need to get fixed in this country, thats the day the Republicans lose the election.

]]> By: Pop Feminist http://thecurvature.com/2008/08/05/ah-the-good-ol-race-card/#comment-6637 Pop Feminist Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:59:59 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=1060#comment-6637 tooooootally! arg. tooooootally! arg.

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