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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI just flipped past MSNBC, and noticed something about the crowds at the convention.
It was entirely white!
No blacks, no Asians, no Hispanics.
I couldn't see ANYONE that was non-white!
Not that I blame any non-whites for avoiding this Klan rally...
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I just flipped past MSNBC, and noticed something about the crowds at the convention. (Original Post)
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Aug 2012
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,648 posts)1. Republicans are not noted for their...uh.....diversity.
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)2. I did see one Asian woman..
She looked bored as hell. Maybe she works for the city of Tampa.
Historic NY
(37,451 posts)3. I found ten yesterday but I think they were plants.
RC
(25,592 posts)6. Were they green?
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)4. They panned the camera on 2 blacks one was very light skinned...
....and then Condi was there.
mrmpa
(4,033 posts)5. I saw them too. eom
MADem
(135,425 posts)11. One black young lady looked about fifteen.
Not old enough to vote!
I was wondering if there was a summer school enrichment trip to the convention, or something.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)7. You've been on DU since 2001 and you just now noticed those effers
are white supremacists?????
B Calm
(28,762 posts)8. Probably got tired of being pelted with peanuts
and they ran them all off!
TexasBushwhacker
(20,205 posts)9. 50 Shades of White! n/t
Danascot
(4,690 posts)10. Hah!
Good one.
rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)12. herman cain must be going to the after parties instead
liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)13. I heard Cain on the radio say he was not a zero
and then asked how many more there were in the crowd? I wish I had seen it on tv instead of the radio because I would have loved to see just how many there were.
Cleita
(75,480 posts)14. Repuke conventions and other meeting places always seem to be 99% European white. n/t