As I was driving from Starbucks to Starbucks the other day, searching for even the vaguest hint of consistency in their products, I heard someone on the radio talking about a "Republican outreach to minority voters." I tell you, I almost crashed.
Let's see. First you consistently, from day one, demonize the first black president by calling him all sorts of names: Marxist, un-American, anti-colonial Kenyan, socialist, non-American, the anti-Christ, American hating Muslim, etc. Your spiritual leader, Rush "Pig Boy" Limbaugh even mocks the First Lady's figure. Stay classy, Pig Boy.
Your mouth piece, Fox "News", attacks a teenage gymnast, who just happens to be black, calling her "unpatriotic" because of her leotard (!) and criticizing her hair (!).
Then there's the organized attempt at rampant voter suppression, including the various forms of what can only be called "poll taxes" being instituted by Republican controlled state legislatures, which is the only way the Republicans have a chance at winning this election.
Add to this the constant dog whistle catch phrases that make up most Republican rhetoric these days. You know, "welfare", "the food stamp President", "law and order" (the great Jimmy Breslin once wrote that "law and order" means only one thing to a certain kind of white voter: "Get the nigger!").
(I regret having to use that word, but that's what the man said, and he knows what he's talking about.)
Oh, and let's not forget George "Stand Your Ground" Zimmerman, poster boy for the Second Amendment.
And now you decide to reach out to African American voters? Amazing.
As for Latinos, the other important minority voting block, I have two words for our Republican friends: Joe Arpaio.
And how about a couple of letters and a number: SB1070.
But good luck with your outreach!
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